I'm off to Ely tomorrow...

My train ride--excuse me--my excursion at the controls of a diesel locomotive will be Sunday morning at 10 am the Nevada Northern Railroad. My question is this: when I'm done geeking out at the train museum, is there anything else to do in Ely? Anything at all?

Watch for pictures Monday or Tuesday of me driving a real train.

todd's iPod Friday 7/22

10:20 am "Don't Tread On Me" 311 (New album on 8/16)

1:20 pm "The City Sleeps" MC 900 Foot Jesus

(Yay, a listener helped me fix my number lock problem on this crappy little tiny keyboard.)

Burning Down The House

Last night at 1:35 am my wife awakened me saying, "What's that smell?" I wasn't particularly gassy last night, so I knew it wasn't me. There was also a beeping sound coming from my home office.

The odor was electrical ... like when something is shorting out and about to burst into flames. It turns out that my surge protector / power strip for my computer was so hot that I couldn't even touch it. I quickly unplugged it and removed it from the house.

Does anybody know what the hell is up with that? My house is for sale, but I don't want it to burn to the ground.

Fortunately my computer and its hard drive filled with my many unpublished novels was not harmed.

Is my fire insurance paid up? I better check on that. Hello ... State Farm...?

10:20 am "Love Will Tear Us Apart" Joy Division (Read Touching From A Distance by Deborah Curtis.)

1:20 pm "Eye" Smashing Pumpkins (From the Lost Highway soundtrack.)

My Train Ride

This Sunday I'll be in Ely, Nevada fulfilling my silly dream of driving an honest to god train. I haven't been this excited about anything since childhood--well, except for my honeymoon.

Remember that we're kicking off an X-Sets Weekend this Friday at 3 pm for the Pioneer Day weekend.

todd's iPod Wednesday 7/20

10:20 am "Bug Eyes" Dredg (This band will be huge. Trust me. Dredg will be performing live in Airwaves this Tuesday afternoon. Come and watch for free...and maybe meet them. They're in concert later that night at In The Venue. And...you can read the review of the new Dredg album and enter to win it right here!)

1:20 pm "Papercut" Linkin Park

X-Freaking-Sets Weekend

Hey faithful blog readers...

Get ready for an X-Sets Weekend for Pioneer Days. Let X96 supply the background music for your picnics, family events, parade route camp-outs, drunken parties--whatever you do to commemorate Utah's heritage. This time, we're digging deeper into the archive and you'll sometimes get a super-sized X-Set with three songs.

Here is a picture of me at the Van's Warped Tour from last Saturday. (Hey Todd, 1985 called. They want their wardrobe back!)


todd's iPod tuesday 7/19

10:20 am "Sunspots" Nine Inch Nails
1:20 pm "Popular" Nada Surf

Hot & Warped on Saturday

Which bands kicked ass on Warped? Post your comment below.

I loved Fall Out Boy and Thrice.

Todd's iPod monday 7/18

10:20 am "H" Tool (New music coming this year, but the band won't say when...)

1:20 pm "Clumsy" Our Lady Peace ("You need to know that / I'll be waving my hand / watching you drown...")