Hello. I had quite the dilemma at the record store last night. I was in there for about a half and hour and didn't know what to get. Once again, I don't know any of these new bands! It was very stressful. I was only able to find one CD that I thought might be something. I was carrying around Guided by Voices for a long time but I'm only familiar with one of their songs. I looked at the section where you can listen to the CD before you buy it but the CD wasn't there. I had to center myself, this is the point of no return. I said to myself, screw this -- research it before you buy it. And I'm happy to report, that's exactly what I'm going to do.

Not a whole heck of a lot going on; work, sleep, work, sleep. To break things up, I've decided to have one of my patented contests. In the past, I've given away films, books and my used pomade -- that last one was a little strange. The question for me is what do I give away now? How can I top myself? How about a mix-tape? A tape of some songs that I enjoy listening to. Except instead of a tape, let's take a step into the 80's and make a CD! And that's what I did last night.

You can win this mix "tape"

made by Bob
This is exciting! Here's all you need to do: Leave a message on my message board that says: "I want to win Bob's mix tape!" That's it! The winner's name will be mentioned in Thursday's diary. It's a good mix. Remember, you have to play to win!

I think that may be it for today. I wrote too much yesterday and before I knew it, I was talking about a walking snakehead fish! Have a good day. God Bless America.