The Family.

Easily the best birthday gift in recent memory, thanks to Mr. Lansing. 

Almost four hours worth of live metal professionally filmed in Germany circa 1983 -- Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Priest, Def Leppard, Ozzy, Quiet Riot, Krokus and Michael Schenker Group. See Rick Allen with two arms, Ozzy fronting a synth-heavy post-Rhodes band, Kevin DuBrow getting on everyone's last nerve ... it's all ridiculous and bracing in equal measures.

Another future End Times hit, recorded by Diamond in The Ghetto. Again. 7" vinyl single -- b/w "Cursed With Hot Blood" -- planned for this summer, release date TBA, catalog number BSH-004. 

My life continues to stumble forward into the maw of destiny. It's official now, but we feel that it's gauche to discuss such things in the stagnant public pool that is the internet. More soon.