In the past month I’ve had chicken with fries at three different places. In the past 10 years I’ve had chicken with fries at three different places. They are (in order of historic relevance):

1.) Thee Parkside

2.) Oakland Coliseum

3.) Corporate nom du jour park where the SF Giants play

Oakland was better than SF. Thee Parkside was technically better than Oakland, with one exception, the variety of mustards, ketchup, and barbecue sauce at Oakland was the best. Parkside wins on taste, presentation, and of course price.

Regarding mustard; there’s nothing wrong with yellow mustard on chicken. Honey mustard sauce is a superior alternative. If you have the choice, choose the honey mustard. No disrespect to yellow mustard. We’ve been together and we’ll be together. And maybe this preference for honey mustard on chicken only holds for those of us who grew up in the golden age of chicken nuggets.

Regarding the show; it was good. Hanging out with the folks from Arcadio was great. The Provisionals and Arcadio played well. My performance went as well as I expected it to. Some parts worked. Had fun.

Macro-Virus-Executable Update: someone at my show last night mentioned having read this website. That was nice. Several people asked about the upcoming Delivery is Possible release titled “Macro-Virus-Executable”. That was also nice.

The deal with the record is that recording and mixing are done. There are at least 22 tracks that could make the final cut. I’ve been in contact with a few different mastering engineers and I’ll probably contact one or two more before making a decision.

Initially my plan was to release macro-virus-executable as a triple LP debut. I stand by the integrity of that plan. I’ve used a lot of analog gear in the recording and mixing and the intention has always been to release it on vinyl. The name refers to the three LP’s. Triple LP is obviously the right choice from an artistic perspective.

Triple LP is a challenge from a financial perspective. The only way I can figure to realize the triple LP vision is to start collecting pre-orders.

I’ll need a lot of them and I’ve been hesitant to even put the idea out there. Consider it out there. If it works, great. If not, what the hell, yellow mustard isn’t bad…

In the coming weeks I’ll set up an online store to manage orders. I’ll also set up one of those pledge drive style thermometers that will give constant updates on how close we are to the goal. I haven’t learned much about the record business – but trust me when I say – nothing moves units like a LIVE ACTION! data-driven thermometer graphic.