New Year and New Things...

Greetings, Spacepilots!
I want to launch with a few "neat" observations for the new year:
1. AVC (Any Video Converter) is a fantastic tool. I will incorporate a link here once I get over my enthusiasm. With so many subtleties (reads as inaccuracies) with hosted solutions and tools, it helps profoundly to have a conversion tool worth a damn.
http://www.any-video-converter.com/
Look for the free version. The full-on has an amazing extension list.
2. Epiphone Performer SG - The so-called mini-venetian jumbo is absolutely fantastic. Boasting a neck small enough to accomodate my tiny fingers, whilst still allowing unparalleled finger work (in such a neck). Amazing volume and tone. Can't recommend a string set yet for this acoustic-electric, but pending... Big thanks to my wife for this gift.
http://www.epiphone.com/news.asp?NewsID=1250
3. The Pentech Syntech mechanical pencils (made by Jakks Pacific) are still the greatest mechanical pencils I've ever owned (possibly used). I am so thankful to have found some through Amazon...
4. I've got some new music collaborations with Amazing Gil, Nathan Crowson, and (!) Silverspun. Eventually these will be featured on the Cleider myspacepage.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=441937293
5. I got a great old pub of an S.S. Van Dyne novel "The Dragon Murder Case" (or something) featuring Philo Vance (portrayed by "Nick Charles" William Powell in at least one cinematic gathering). Can't wait to get into that one.
6. Taking a fresh stab at my one-act adaptation of Eddie Campbell's Bachus. Should be interesting.

Well... I guess that's it for now. May come back in and hash out some additional good news! - k