I’m around until tomorrow afternoon if anyone happens to be at NAMM (or near Anaheim) and wants to grab a coffee.
By the way. It feels great to escape the winter that decided to show up in Vancouver. Even if only for a day.
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At first I was like “Palm trees in Vancouver?! The environment really has gone to crap.”
But then I drank more coffee.
Enjoy the sunshine!
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I just happen to reside in Los Angeles. A quick jaunt down to Anaheim for some coffee sounds good. 
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We actually had some rain last night!
My guess is that photo was taken in Huntington Beach. 
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Looking forward to hearing about what you saw at NAMM @andrew!
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Great! I’ll send you a pm so we don’t bore everyone with logistics.
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I arrived during the storm last night and got to my hotel (in Huntington Beach) at 2:30am. Photo taken in front of the Philz Coffee in one of those public adarondack chairs.
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I recognized the view. I drive down that strip of PCH from time to time. On clear days Catalina looks within reach.
I do love our California coast. 
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So far the best thing I’ve seen is the new Steve Vai signature model. It’s all my synthwave dreams come to life.
Love to hear / see some of your highlights @andrew!
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Just had a great (and rushed) dinner and whiskey with @ValentineLuke on the way to LAX. Now back to slushfest 2020 in Vancouver
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By the way. NAMM was great, but it is an anarchic sea of noise and humanity.
Here is a picture of the line for an escalator. There were so many people that they had a man telling us what side of the escalator to stand on to safely distribute weight.
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In L.A. it’s referred to as “Runnin’ and Gunnin’”, or “Gorilla Style”! 
Good times and a pleasure to meet @andrew and hang for a bit. Looking forward to the next time you’re in L.A.
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@andrew - Instantly recognized that stretch of PCH! I used to live in HB and work in an agency across the street from the pier (right edge of your photo). Didn’t have a Philz back then. Wish I’d gone up there for NAMM now - had to go camping for the weekend. How was it?
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It’s an amazing show. I feel for the headphone brands though. Etymotic for example was pretty close to the Zildjian cymbal booth with an army of people “testing“ the cymbals. I guess it’s a good test of the Etymotic nose isolation.
Overall, not a great atmosphere to demo headphones. Definitely a cool show to check out as a music fan though.
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I wish there was some kind of Get Smart - like “Cone of Silence” for shows for each exhibitor so you could hear headphones in a better environment.
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