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Coveroo Lois Griffin from Family Guy (Hot Mom) on a brand new iPod Nano 8GB (latest version)

Get this hot mamma (a.k.a. Lois Griffin from Family Guy) on your Coveroo! Prices are for a brand new iPod Nano 8GB (5th Gen) with artwork.

Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)
$259.00
After a long year of waiting, I finally purchased my own Kindle 2. First impression is that the kindle 2 is really easy to read. It requires a book light if you are reading in the dark or in low lighting area because the screen does not light up. I love how easy it is to read on this device. My eyes were not tired from looking at badly printed pocket books.

It's a bit heavier that I expected, but I got the hang of it now. The service to Canada works well. I've purchased book on the Kindle and they were delivered directly into the kindle in less than a minute. I also installed the Kindle PC software. I've downloaded a small software to convert PDF into Kindle format (Mobi Pocket creator). Works well, I'm impressed.

I had the Kindle 2 delivered to a border town in the US and drove to pick it up. It probably saved me some brokerage fees from UPS. I had to declare it at the border and paid some retail taxes. But that's OK. Kindle books are usually from $6.99 to $9.99 for the latest release. That a HUGE saving. Usually books in Canada, for a new release, are around $30.00 CAD and only come in hard cover. With the kindle, I can get the latest release for $9.99 USD. Not too bad considering that the exchange rate right now is around $0.95 CAD for $1.00 USD.

Time will tell if I make the permanent switch to Kindle 2. I currently work at Chapters-Indigo, which is the largest chain of book store in Canada.

Latest Version of the Truth
$15.98
I know what you're thinking. Who the hell is Mustasch and why should I possibly care? Mustasch was this year's WTF band from the annual ProgPower USA festival. It seems like every year there's a band on the lineup that nobody knows and that totally blows everyone away. This is how I discovered bands like Mercenary, Freak Kitchen, and Devin Townsend, and this year it was Grammy-winning Swedish hard rock heroes Mustasch. They're not really prog, and definitely aren't power metal, but seeing them live was a phenomenal experience, and one that had me racing for the merch tables as soon as their set was complete. That's where I grabbed their 2007 album Latest Version of the Truth.

Mustasch rocks. No wait, let me rephrase that. Mustasch flat out ROCKS! If the Cult's Ian Astbury got roaring drunk with Zakk Wylde and Tony Iommi, the resulting chaos would sound something like this album. Mustasch has this pure, pounding hard rock sound with plenty of Sabbath-style stoner groove, some seriously powerful vocals, and good lord is that a string section?!? Oddly enough, the orchestral elements really work here, and add emphasis to the already powerful rock sound.

I suppose by now it's painfully obvious that I love love LOVE this album. You just don't run across this kind of unbridled rock often enough. If you like hard rock along the lines of Black Label Society, Brand New Sin, Black Stone Cherry, later Corrosion of Conformity and Entombed, the non-artsy Cult albums, and old school Black Sabbath, you need some Mustasch in your life. Check out the samples provided above (start with I Wanna Be Loved and Bring Me Everyone) and you'll understand why.