Heads up to readers in the NYC area - Rob and I (Cesar) will be coming to Manhattan next week - let's meet up! If you're in the NYC area next week, drop a comment! Quick edit: everyone who's interested in coming out: please email me at "cesar(then type the @)zune.net" - with the headline "zune meetup nyc - awesome"

Was the Seattle community event awesome? In all seriousness it was great fun. We all met up at Fuel Coffee in Seattle, and I brought with me the red, black and green Zune 4 GBs. A few Seattle Zune community folks came out to check out the new lineup. Here's a quick crowdshot: Our buddy Stefan at IWAPZ has a great wrapup .

In a few minutes I'll be getting on a plane to NYC. If any readers are in the area and want to possibly meet up Thursday late afternoon/evening - drop a comment. We can find a coffee shop, exchange high-fives songs via wireless, and general what-have-yous. Hope to see you today! < Edit 4:00 PM > For those in the area, let's meet up today, June 28th at 6:00 PM, at the Maritime Hotel , 9th and w. 16th Street. Be there or be a rectangle.

I'm leaving work early today (high-five!) to start my vacation. So other than MP3 Friday (and maybe some other posts), I won't update this site as much. Before I take off though, a few things. First, Leo Laporte is hilarious. Yes, I've seen the video . "Ice cream social" at the end had me in stitches. The only thing I'm not happy about is the amount of name-calling in the youtube comments. And maybe the lack of spell-check. But that's me. Are any readers of this site in Chicago? Our buddy Charlie...