On the joy of buying eggs...

You've probably bought eggs by the dozen, hell, probably by the half-dozen! But have you ever purchased eggs by the egg? Well, maybe it's the lack of natural food co-ops in my neighborhood...maybe it's my unwavering love of eggs, but the Madison Market in Seattle offers such an opportunity that both delights and excites me: the purchasing of individual eggs.

The going cost of an egg these days is 19 cents. I don't know why, but this actually makes it cheaper to purchase 6 seperate eggs "in bulk" than to buy the pre-packaged half-dozen. Maybe because a traditional carton is not provided and you have to do all "the work". But is it really work to get to hand-pick your desired egg? If anything, this process should add value! But going back to the costs...The average egg will get you 75 calories, which, at only 19 cents, is probably the biggest bang you could get for your caloric buck.

On top of that, there's a liberating...almost empowering quality to purchasing eggs in something other than a multiple of 6. Especially for a traveler such as myself. I can't eat 6 eggs in one night! (I actually could, but I wouldn't want to)

It should be noted that the hotel we're staying in tonight actually came with a stove and cooking appliances so I had no other choice but to take advantage of these stars aligning...So I bought two eggs. I put them in a pot of boiling ramen noodles.


They were delicious.

Drive

Writing from the wonderful St. Cloud, Minnesota, which falls in the 6th congressional district represented by none other than crazywoman/anti-american Michele Bachman. We are currently prepping for what will be a two day, 1600 mile drive to Seattle. I have already eaten two bananas and I plan on eating more.

Just wanted to inform you that while Shark Dance is still doing its thing, Blurt.com will be hosting a more detailed recollection of our journeys across this country. The first entry is right here.

On to banana #3.

Add to the Value

For Maximum Value (Kroger Value)

For Maximum Value (FMV), originally named Fred Meyer Value, offered staple products such as sugar, flour, bread, and canned goods at the lowest price for that particular product in the store. Though some FMV products (such as their cheese made with water & partially hydrogenated soybean oil) use a lower-quality manufacturing process, other products appear to be indistinguishable from their banner brand equivalent (FMV sugar and Kroger sugar, for example) other than the price (these are more than likely examples of loss leaders).

In 2007 Kroger replaced FMV with the new Kroger Value brand. This has led to a situation where Kroger brand and Kroger Value brand products are sold side-by-side with little to distinguish them except for packaging and price. FMV itself was the successor to Kroger's former Cost Cutter brand, which had been introduced in 1981 and was known for its near-generic product labeling. Most Kroger Value brand items are labeled bilingually (English and Spanish).

But what about Maximum Value outside of the grocery store? Well, when it comes to buying Moonwink at your local retailer, below is a list of stores that will throw in a free spinto band 7" with your purchase. Wow... save on!

Bull Moose Music Portland ME
Sound Garden Baltimore MD
Amoeba Records Hollywood CA
Amoeba Records San Francisco CA
Amoeba Records Berkeley CA 52.5 Charleston SC
ATOMIC RECORDS Milwaukee WI
BOO BOO RECORDS San Luis Obispo CA
CD CENTRAL Lexington KY
CRIMINAL RECORDS Atlanta GA
CRIMINAL/AURORA Atlanta GA
CULTURE CLASH Toledo OH
END OF AN EAR Austin TX
EXILE ON MAIN ST Branford CT
GOOD RECORDS Dallas TX
GRIMEY'S Nashville TN
GUESTROOM RECORDS Norman OK
GUESTROOM RECORDS Oklahoma City OK
HOT POOP Walla Walla WA
JACKPOT RECORDS Portland OR
JACKPOT RECORDS Portland OR
JACK'S MUSIC SHOPPE Red Bank NJ
LANDLOCKED MUSIC Bloomington IN
LUNA MUSIC Indianapolis IN
LUNA MUSIC Indianapolis IN
M-THEORY San Diego CA
ROCK-A-BILLYS Utica MI
SHAKE IT Cincinnati OH
SLOW TRAIN Salt Lake City UT
SONIC BOOM Seattle WA
SONIC BOOM Seattle WA
STINKWEEDS Phoenix AZ
VINTAGE VINYL St Louis MO
VINYL FEVER - TAMPA Tampa FL
Cactus Houston TX
CD World Eugene OR
Disc Exchange Knoxville TN
earX-tacy Louisville KY
Earshot Greenville SC
Easy Street Seattle WA
Electric Fetus Minneapolis MN
Fingerprints Long Beach CA
Homer's Omaha NE
Kief's Lawrence KS
Lakeshore Record Exchange Rochester NY
Looney Tunes West Babylon NY
Lou's Records Encinitas CA
Magnolia Thunderpussy Columbus OH
Music Millennium Portland OR
Park Avenue CD Orlando FL
Plan 9 Richmond VA
Pure Pop Burlington VT
Rainbow Books and Music Newark DE
Record Archive Rochester NY
Record Exchange Boise ID
Record Time Roseville MI
Rhino/Mad Platter Claremont CA
Salzer's Ventura CA
Schoolkids Raleigh NC
Streetlight San Jose CA
Twist and Shout Denver CO
Uncle Sam's Miami Beach FL
Vintage Vinyl Fords NJ
Waterloo Records and Video Austin TX
Earwax Brooklyn NY
Other Music New York NY
Reckless (Broadway) Chicago IL
Reckless (Madison) Chicago IL
Reckless (Wicker Park) Chicago IL
Sound Fix Brooklyn NY
Underground Sounds Louisville KY
Wax N Facts Atlanta GA
AKA Music Philadelphia PA
Mondo Kims New York NY
Kim's Mediapolis New York NY
Insound.com New York NY
Angelo's (HQ) Aurora CO
Everyday Music HQ Portland OR
Everyday Music Portland OR
Everyday Music Seattle WA

Thank you!

Just a quick "Thank You" to everyone who has purchased a copy of Moonwink thus far and to everyone who attended the release show last night in Philadelphia. It was a very heartwarming experience. Our show in Brooklyn tonight will mark the true beginning of our U.S tour. Click here or here for the complete dates.

Thank you once again!

Love,
The Spinto Band

Happy Birthday, Amazon.com!

Did you dudes know the book-selling website, Amazon.com is 10 years old? It's kind of a mind-blower, right? Well, anyways, they don't just sell BOOKS anymore! We thought we'd make a little video celebrating their growing omnipotence...















Just go to the Moonwink page on their site! Feel free to do a little shopping while you're there. Sometimes I like going to the wedding registries and typing in random names and looking at what they want to buy. I live a sad, sad, life.

Winners of the 2008 Roy Spinto Mask Competish!!!

Well, the results are in! It was quite the contest! Here are the top ten winners of this year's mask competition, with some select comments from our celebrity judges. Thank you to everyone who submitted.

GRAND PRIZE - Karl Frankenfield

"Save me Spintos!" - Jim McGuinn
"Excellent visual impact; excellent design & composition" - John Krill
"Good tonality within the highlights and shadows of the picture." - Yale MFA photographers
"Really dope" - Pigeon John

2nd PLACE - Victoria and Charlotte Schofield"This is one of my favorites, because of the guy in the back...slick shot...really great, this looks fantastic and untrying"- Pigeon John
"It should have been the worst picture but its incredibly hilarious." - Yale MFA photographers
"Would you like fries with your Spintos? The name tag won me over big" - Jim McGuinn

3rd PLACE - Zerena Diaz"Roy was always a winner; good use of color" - John Krill
"Like the kitten, it's obvious, but still fun" - Jim McGuinn
"We want a monster truck wheel just coming in to the frame." - Yale MFA photographers

4th PLACE - Nogeeshik Haskell"I love kats, really like the loungey feel" - Pigeon John
"A bit obvious, but still fun times" - Jim McGuinn
"Too clawing for Roy" - John Krill

5th PLACE - Erin Black"Mysterious; excellent dramatic black & white; great retro and futuristic"- John Krill
"Please don't kill the spinto band when you see them in person" - Yale MFA photographers
"This is the guy thast gonna stab nicholas at a show in memphis" - Pigeon John

6th PLACE - Jenny Casmus"The tension is held well within the frame."- Yale MFA photographers
"I have no idea why, but I love this one. Maybe it's the arms raised in triumph, maybe it's the general construction paper-ness of the mise-en-scene."- Jim Mcguinn

7th PLACE - Lisa Manfre"Good tensions between static design and strong perspective" - John Krill
"We were scared." - Yale MFA photographers

8th PLACE - Joe Madonna"Better in the toilet" - Yale MFA photographers
"That's pretty funny. Mighta been funnier if it was on the inside and prone to being pee'd upon" - Jim McGuinn

9th PLACE Ice Cream- Diandra Reyes"Too sweet for Roy's tastes"- John Krill
"Who doesn't love a little chocolate? Not Roy! "- Jim McGuinn
"Makes me hungry...for her soul"- Pigeon John

10th PLACE - Corrine Frankenfield
"Good landscape but mask too diminutive"- John Krill

Did you mean: "summer GROF"?

We've done it, folks! We may not be the most successful rock band out there, but we have the power to alter the Google search engine! Now, when you search for the terms "Summer Grof", it will no longer infer you are looking for a "Summer Grove"!!!

Thanks for all your help.

Oh, and a reminder of two great things happening tomorrow: We're also announcing the winners of the latest Roy Spinto Mask Competish and Moonwink gets released in the U.S.A!

Sam Hughes Reviews: Red Bull Cola

Video edition!