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The Devil You Know

Stream o’ consciousness for February 7th

In me, Me, ME! on February 7, 2010

	Can’t ever really escape Dallas. Amazing dinner at Revolution in Durham last night. Meet owner and learn he was chef at Jeraboam (RIP). [mikeorren]
	It never pays to agree to let a Taxi driver dropping you at hotel pick you up for rt to airport. Always ends in tears for passenger or cab [mikeorren]
	… Crazed cabbie repeatedly calling me and my current cab driver. He said he’d call at 8:45 for 9 am pu. Nothing by 9:05, I’m in another. [mikeorren]
	Hey @TiPb, love the new @Qik VideoCamera! Can has? http://bit.ly/bH9eoy [mikeorren]
	Shared mikeorren: http://twitpic.com/11wg8w.
	Google has self-doubt? http://twitpic.com/11wg8w [mikeorren]
	Listened to 10 songs. Emmylou Harris – You’re Still on My Mind R.E.M. – Hollow Man Sam Cooke – I’m Gonna Forget About You Southern Culture on the Skids – Doublewide The Velvet Underground – Jesus The Zutons – Confusion True Gospel Wymics – Oh Yes That’s Right Vassar Clements – Sitting on Top of the World William Bell – Any Other Way Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis – Georgia On My Mind
	@howardowens Similar happened to me. [mikeorren]
	RT @Lileks: Wonder if Superbowl journos are observing the 5 rules: who dat, when dat, where dat, how dat, and why dat. [mikeorren]
	Wonder if Superbowl journos are observing the 5 rules: who dat, when dat, where dat, how dat, and why dat. /via @Lileks [mikeorren]
	They would tour w/ Dread Zeppelin. rt @JasonIsbell New cover band- "The Who Dat." Zydeco Who covers. [mikeorren]

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