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Vodka and soda. I hardly ever drink spirits, so this is fun. It's my wife's bottle and she's had it for about 9 years and never touched it. And now she's out of town har har har har! 
I usually only have vodka in Moscow mules or bloody Mary's. I don't like the taste of it, so I need strong flavors like those to mask it. My spirit of choice is whiskey, but I've always been more of a beer drinker.

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Had some interesting dark beers yesterday, of the aged high-ABV persuasion. Also my local beer store just started carrying cans of a few different IPAs from Night Shift, one of the best breweries I've tried up here. I used to have to make a 45 minute round trip to get my hands on their stuff, so I'm in the lap of luxury. 

Currently I'm drinking in the scenery on our drive back down from New Hampshire.

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Had some interesting dark beers yesterday, of the aged high-ABV persuasion. Also my local beer store just started carrying cans of a few different IPAs from Night Shift, one of the best breweries I've tried up here. I used to have to make a 45 minute round trip to get my hands on their stuff, so I'm in the lap of luxury. 
Currently I'm drinking in the scenery on our drive back down from New Hampshire.
Sounds righteous. One of these days, we'll have some of those high ABV beers together my friend.

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6 minutes ago, BlutAusNerd said:

Yeah, that's over 1000 km from Salt Lake, so I don't end up out that way much.

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Yeah but IIRC it'd be closer then if I'd been in San Fran. I do expect to make MDF next year. Already in the planning process 'cause being virtually blind you tend to do much more planning around the logistics of things.

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Yeah but IIRC it'd be closer then if I'd been in San Fran. I do expect to make MDF next year. Already in the planning process 'cause being virtually blind you tend to do much more planning around the logistics of things.
LA is actually a few km closer to Salt Lake than San Francisco. My work involves logistics planning, and LA is my main area, so I'm getting to know the area pretty well. However, all of my knowledge is based on maps, I've only actually been to LA twice. The people who put on MDF also recently started doing a California Death Fest in Oakland, CA, right across the bridge from San Francisco. It's not as long or as stacked with bands, but it's closet then Maryland, so I've been exploring that possibility as well. If you're coming internationally though, there's no reason not to hit MDF, that's the most bang for your buck you'll get stateside.

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I'd say it's the biggest bang for your buck from any metal festival. The better known events tend not to favour more extreme bands as best I can tell. For me the big thing with planning is accomodation close to main transport lines, or close to where an event is being held, making sure I have enough time to make any connecting flights, making the airlines aware I'll need assistance in that regard and with locating luggage. Lots of little things that you wouldn't necessarily think about if you could see. Then it's all about cost. When I want something though I make damn sure it happens.

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I'd say it's the biggest bang for your buck from any metal festival. The better known events tend not to favour more extreme bands as best I can tell. For me the big thing with planning is accomodation close to main transport lines, or close to where an event is being held, making sure I have enough time to make any connecting flights, making the airlines aware I'll need assistance in that regard and with locating luggage. Lots of little things that you wouldn't necessarily think about if you could see. Then it's all about cost. When I want something though I make damn sure it happens.
Hopefully you can make it happen. If you can get it booked, I'll try extra hard to make it and try to give you a hand. I'm not sure what all you would need specifically, but Baltimore can be tough to navigate if you don't know you're going even if you aren't vision impaired. It should be easier now that there are only 2 venues instead of 3, and I believe both of them are close together, but I've never actually been to the Soundstage.

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