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I'll post mine last as the cutoff point, it's the same from last year as well. Still waiting on the last few people. Please post!

Last call for sign ups! If you're wanting to participate in this, remember to sign up via link before end of day tomorrow, Sunday Nov. 11!

Important for everyone else who has signed up but has not written about themselves yet, it MUST be done by end of day tomorrow as well or you will be crossed off the list and will not be able to participate. I'm not trying to be an ass but we're very short on gift-buying time this year so there is no time to be wrangling any stragglers. Thank you!

16 hours ago, Dunc said:

Perfect. I do too. I am definitely in and if it works out to be an odd number I am down to take on two. 

An odd number of people shouldn't matter, since A>C  B>A  C>B for instance, but that is a very generous offer. 

@Dunc @tokimedo @jhulud I'm not trying to pester so take your time, but I just want to make sure you know since I've updated the thread since you posted. Please sign up via this link some time this week if you'd like to participate. https://goo.gl/forms/JI3XPB7gynpZTlvu2

I also need some people willing to send out of the US or our good friend daegor will be SOL. I already matched with him last year, as much as I like the guy.

21 minutes ago, daegor said:

In!

 

 

I wanted to comment on this rule.  I think this is probably your intent, but you are not saying you have to SPEND $25, correct?  I've definitely had years where I'm poor and just send a bunch of stuff from my collection, spending literally nothing.  But what I sent was worth well over $25.

That's correct, and a good point. I'll clarify!

Signup for this year is closed

I think VCecret Santa is a funnier title, but it looks awful written out. Still had to say it.

Not my intention to stage a coup or anything, but I was the one creeping around so I guess I'll be heading off this year's version of Secret Santa, which I am very happy to do. Depending how many people enlist I may have to ask for a hand wrangling all the elves but I think I can handle it for the time being. 

We've gotten a late start on it this year, which is OK, however I still want to make sure everyone gets their gifts (ostensibly) before Christmas. Therefore I am instituting a couple different rules. 

• DO NOT PARTICIPATE IF YOU CANNOT HAVE YOUR GIFT SHIPPED BY DECEMBER 7. NO EXCEPTIONS. This gives us three weeks to conjure up and purchase the perfect presents, as well as three weeks to get it through the holiday mayhem to your giftee.
• YOU MUST HAVE YOUR 'ABOUT ME' WRITTEN IN THIS THREAD BY END OF DAY NOVEMBER 11 OR YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEARS EXCHANGE. NO EXCEPTIONS. This allows me to send out matches November 12 so we have 3 full weeks to go gift hunting. 

I feel the bolded, no exception rules really highlight the fun and joy this event should bring to us all.

Other than that, the rules are simple:

1. Your match must receive gifts amounting to no less than $25 worth. There is no cap on what you can spend, so go crazy if you want.
2. All packages must be sent with a tracking number. 
3. You must post an 'about me' after you sign up.
4. You must have a tradelist. It's impossible to know what nifty new stuff to get you if we don't know what you already have. 
5. NO NAUGHTY ELVES! You must say thank you and post pictures/video of whatever you received.

Please use the following information as a return address when you send your gift out so you aren't revealed before your gift is even open. 

Secret Santa 

5702 E. 31st St.

Tucson, AZ 85711

I think the new rules are fair considering the time constraints we are working under, however this is not a dictatorship and I am welcome to any revisions or suggestions if you all see necessary. 

List of elves:

ozfacter

Reshiram

Youinreverse

Sasan

Dunc

swb

Daegor

I'll make a new thread to catch any errant eyes. Please reconfirm your participation in that thread! I'm going to alter the rules a bit as well so we can make up for the time lost. 

@jhulud is there any way we can unsticky this thread and sticky the new one? 

I was thinking of this earlier this week. I'm willing to help/host it again if there is interest. This would have to be a truncated version since it is about a month beyond when it's usually started. Anyone out there want to do this again?

18 hours ago, dnl said:

The Nutshell flexi came in today. Pretty happy that it was free. Special thanks to Dine Alone.

Mine too! Huge surprise.

Here's mine. Cool how unique these are. Love that pink on the other one that was posted

11 minutes ago, Buffbloom said:

Did you log in beforehand so you didn't have to enter any information?  All I did was add it to cart and I clicked the PayPal button and I was in and out in less than a minute.

Oh sure, I know all the tricks--refreshed the second they went up as well. And then when they went back up same thing happened. I knew this would be tough to grab but not this tough. Oh well, just bad luck. To the vulturous c&c aftermarket I guess

Are you kidding me... I don't even know how I could have checked out faster and somehow still missed it. Collecting this band is ridiculous

2 hours ago, Billich0986 said:

This. Still hoping they do one day. 

I'd also REALLY like a full-band live album. When he switches his album acoustic stuff to hard, heavy rock for his concerts... man. Hopefully one day.

26 minutes ago, justindinealone said:

There will be 4 variants total for this:

- Black

- Orange / Bone Swirl (City and Colour Exclusive /1800)

- Orange (Indie Retail /3000)

- Black inside Light Brown (Dine Alone Exclusive /100)

Thanks, I changed the post. Wish me luck with the /100! Super excited for this, I've always wanted the first live album to be pressed, sounds like this could scratch that itch

Guide Me Back Home, a new live album by City and Colour, goes up for preorder tomorrow morning September 20 at 10am Eastern. Three cuts off the album will be up for streaming tonight at midnight.

There will be 4 variants total for this 3xLP:

- Black

- Orange / Bone Swirl (City and Colour Exclusive /1800)

- Orange (Indie Retail /3000)

- Black inside Light Brown (Dine Alone Exclusive /100)

This is the first release on Dallas' new label, Still Records (an imprint of Dine Alone.) Releases November 23. 

http://smarturl.it/GMBH

What's up guys, I live in AZ and forgot to go to the Nine Inch Nails show. I meant to buy tickets and just forgot. Can't make tonight's show either. I'm posting this here because I deserve to be lambasted for being a complete and utter idiot ass.

3 hours ago, tetsuodaironman said:

Wth, already sold out? I bought my OG 10 years ago. But I'd love to SLAP this version! 

Not sold out, at least anymore, but the button is grayed out until you acknowledge that it's a preorder and won't ship for a while

RIP variant collectors, my heart goes out to you

Full album streaming on NPR First Listen: https://www.npr.org/2018/08/13/636053290/first-listen-death-cab-for-cutie-thank-you-for-today

Holy shit it's finally happening

2 hours ago, gazzo said:

euro/uk preorders are also up at Alcopop

 

there is a 7box set limited to /10

and a yellow version of the album (us preorders are black and pink)

http://ilovealcopop.awesomedistro.com/products/624350-hellogoodbye-sonly-natural-ludicrously-awesome-10-x-square-7-album-set-preorder
http://ilovealcopop.awesomedistro.com/products/624343-hellogoodbye-sonly-natural-lp-cd-preorder

Thank you. Added to the main post!

Five years since the last album, so this is very welcome news for me. Based on this single and the other song clips released, it certainly seems like this album is going to be more funk oriented. My only qualm is the vocals sound set back a little far and kind of get lost behind that sweetass bass. Not much of a hook, either, but still enjoyable. 

Looking forward to this!

Hellogoodbye has a new album, S'Only Natural, out October 5th.

US buyers: 180g black vinyl and pink vinyl bundles available for purchase on the Hellogoodbye website.
http://www.hellogoodbye.net/

Europe buyers: yellow vinyl and a super limited /20 7" box set at Alcopop.
http://ilovealcopop.awesomedistro.com/products/624350-hellogoodbye-sonly-natural-ludicrously-awesome-10-x-square-7-album-set-preorder
http://ilovealcopop.awesomedistro.com/products/624343-hellogoodbye-sonly-natural-lp-cd-preorder

I'm loving the game Azul right now 

3 minutes ago, KingTacoMunster said:

I mean, they will always hold a special place in my musical journey and they did kinda get lackluster, however their last album wasnt "horrible" so hoping this is a "return to the roots albums".

Cool, yeah, I don't really listen to much of this type of music much anymore so I can appreciate the sentiment of them holding memories. The only bands in this genre I still listen to are ones I already have a connection with. Hopefully this is good then, could use some nostalgia

I still love Deathgrip, it's one of my favorites in the genre but I haven't listened to anything beyond Lead Sails. Are they still worth giving a shot 11 years later?