The Linkdump That Almost Wasn't and Then Was and Wasn't All Over Again

I am sorta back after spending some time working through a couple of real life issues that made the idea of reading a bunch of hamfisted vitriol from the webs more tedious than I anticipated. For the umpteenth time, I'm basically rebuilding a band from scratch which is every bit as painful as I remember it being. Job hunting is bleak but, at least in this case, this misery indeed loves company and…