LOST Dharma campfire mug: My new way to enjoy my morning cup of coffee. And while I’m on this topic. Copco Eco-First Sierra Tumbler: My new way to enjoy my morning iced coffee. Just doing my part to save .10 at Starbucks. That plus being a Gold member adds to the overall savings.

Deftones “Diamond Eyes”: So glad to hear these guys again. It’s been 4 years since the last album. And songs like the title track and “Rocket Skates” do not disappoint.

Vans La Costa: I loved my black pair so much last year I went for the checkerboard this summer.

Hands on Nashville: The best organization to support the flood relief in Nashville. Your financial support here will go directly to people in need. Not to sound mean, but don’t give to the Red Cross, give to Hands on Nashville.

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Black Toad Dark Ale

Shiner Bohemian Black Lager: From Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, TX.

Yazoo Sly Rye Porter: The best porter I’ve had to date.

Yazoo Sue: Catch the reference to the Man In Black? It’s 9% abv makes it available only at wine & liquor store for bottles. Only 100 cases were bottled in December 2009.

Yuengling Bock Beer: A celebratory beer for Yuengling’s 180th anniversary last year finally made it to bottles this year.

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33 Bottles of Beer Journal: Perfect for my 30 in 30 challenge next month. Thanks to Uncrate for the tip and if  you decide to buy ‘em go to ScoutBooks.com where they are 3 for $12 with no shipping costs.

Madden NFL Arcade for the PS3: 60 yard field. 5 on 5. 4 downs to score. No special teams. No penalties. The online playability allows me to play my brother in PA even though he kicks my ass.

Vans Era black, white, green flash: My first pair of Eras. Plus a great sale price from Nashville Clothing Company.

Gungor “Beautiful Things”: A truly amazing worship album.

PS: Today would have been Johnny Cash’s 78th birthday…I only wish I could have met him.

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Facebook.com/iTunes: More FREE music if you become a fan of iTunes on Facebook. This time it’s a 20 song “Artists to Watch” sampler. It’s the 9th sampler I’ve downloaded. Stop sleeping on this opportunity for new music that’s free.

Answers?!: A great LOST parody.

The Smashing Pumpkins “Teargarden”: So far the first 2 tracks are great and what’s even better is that they are free. I just hope Corgan starts offering them quicker so it doesn’t take till 2014 to have the entire 44 song collection.

Dispatches from the Island: Jorge Garcia’s blog (Hurley from LOST).

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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band “Working On A Dream” Tour: My first time seeing the Boss. The 3 hour Nashville show included the entire “Born to Run” album plus covers of “Ring of Fire” and “Higher & Higher”

Rolling Stone magazine: I usually only pick up cover stories I want to read. I’ve never been a subscriber. That is till recently. I got a free subscription when I bought this Johnny Cash shirt. And I must say, I really enjoy reading it. I don’t dive into the political articles but so far it’s great bathroom reading.

Whatever: The 90′s Pop & Culture Box Set: 7 discs of 90′s music? Yes please! I owe this purchase to the Warner Music Group Charity CD Sale to benefit Habitat for Humanity. It’s where WMG sells promo CD’s for $1 and box sets for $10-$15.

DrinkFit app: I figured I better start watching my “beverage” calorie  intake.

Netflix for PS3: I’m test driving it right now. Not too many “new” releases and only a few are available in HD. I really liked the “Man on Wire” documentary that I watched last weekend.

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U2 360: I got to see the Tampa show 2 weeks ago. I loved it. I only wish I could see 1 more show. Here’s to hoping for more USA shows in 2010.

Pearl Jam “Backspacer”: Thanks Ed for working with Brendan again. “The Fixer” is a great song and even Bono thinks so. It’s not as great as the first 3 albums but it’s just as good if not better than the last. It’ll be in my top 5 of 2009. Plus you get 2 free full concert downloads of your choice.

“Bottle Shock”: A great film from 2008 based on the true story of the Judgment of Paris in 1976 when California wine beat French wine in a blind taste test.

Starbucks Mobile Apps: The myStarbucks comes is very handy when traveling. It pulls up spots in Targets and even hotels. Maybe the Starbucks Card Mobile will spread to TN at some point.

Facebook.com/iTunes: More free music. This time a 15 song Austin City Limits 2009 sampler and a 15 song Back to School 2009 sampler.

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The Beatles (Remastered Stereo Box Set):  I never had all the albums. Now I do and they sound amazing. I love how the packaging is identical to the original vinyl versions too. Classic.

iTunes 9: Slick.

Jay-Z “The Blueprint 3″: I’m glad Hova is back. Check out the track “On To The Next One (with Swizz Beatz)”.

Guitar Hero 5: Being able to play online with other players and import all the songs from Guitar Hero World Tour and my downloaded content is GREAT.

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@360fromTheEdge: Follow him on Twitter and you’ll see pics from the tour like this, this and this.

Facebook.com/iTunes: More FREE music if you become a fan of iTunes on Facebook.com. This time it’s a 15 track Lollapalooza sampler.

Them Crooked Vultures: I can’t wait to hear this album. Plus I love the marketing campaign of just using logos from their “other” bands and giving us video teasers with no vocals and using footage from the studio to hear the music. Bad ass.

iTunes.com/Backspacer: Download a ‘making of’ short film for Pearl Jam’s new album “Backspacer” for FREE but only available till September 8. Go get it now.

Wow. This Friday Faves was all music related.

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Three Sheets: I’m so glad Zane & co. are back. If you like to enjoy a tasty beverage and you’re not watching you should be.

Facebook.com/iTunes: Another FREE 20 song Indie Spotlight sampler.

Hulu desktop: It’s how I watch Three Sheets.

Conversations with Tom Petty: Amazing insight into one of America’s greatest songwriters.  I can’t stop reading it.

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Funny People Soundtrack: A great summer mix. I just hope the movie is as funny as it’s titled.

Tron Legacy: The VFX Concept Test shown at Comic-Con  2009.

iDisk app: Finally.

5 year old performs “Folsom Prison Blues”: Too cute.

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