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That is the best baseball game I've seen in years. This is why post-season baseball is the pinnacle of sports. WOW!

Me at Shea Stadium Friday night.

 

You don't look very happy. Oh, Shea Stadium. Right. Collapse. Historic and all. Sorry.

Wow, I've never seen so many posts before on VC regarding being clean or sobriety or quoting one of the 12 steps . . .

 

I had heard of a group of clean Gratefull Dead fans who used to meet up at concerts and wondered if this has ever happened or could it happen at Wilco shows . . .

 

the other thing is the Musicians Picnic is on this Sun in So. Cal (Chatsworth) with Wayne Crammer of MC5 (Doug Lunn on bass), English Beat and others . . . anyway, thats been a great event over the last 1/4 century, pretty much one of the largest clean and sober gatherings . . .

 

. . . just dreamin i guess, ya know, Wilcos on break, Nels lives in LA, Tweedys being of service comments on the Sunken Treasure DVD, . . . If the event is good enough for Clapton, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Ivan Neville, etc. maybe Wilco would play it some year . . .

 

(12 years clean this month . . )

 

"It was the third of September, that day I'll always remember, that was the day, that my [addiction] died"

Beautiful! Congratulations Chuck! (Hug)

Ryan and Mary

Mary, the 18 year-old daughter, and I met Wendy in Kalamazoo Monday night for the Ryan Adams show at the State Theater.

We had just seen him Saturday in Ann Arbor. He and the rest of the Cardinals had put on one of the best shows I

Your best chance at Zingerman's is if you arrive while the game's still going on. Downtown Ann Arbor experiences a lull during home games, but before and after it's completely overrun with maize-and-blue-clad morons. Hopefully you'll be able to park within a half mile of Z's. If you run into too much of a crowd at Zingerman's, there are several other good places downtown, closer to the venue, that aren't as popular with the MABCMs.

 

Wendy's probably going to call me when people are preparing to gather, and I might come on down and join the crowd.

 

If it's Zingerman's, you might want to order your sandwich with the mustard on the side ... the kitchen staff has developed a bad habit of trowling on so much mustard that you can't taste any of the other ingredients of your sandwich. That's happened to me the last four or five times I've been there, and I think I've finally learned my lesson. It's a pity, because those sandwiches are amazing when properly made, but I just don't trust those kids any more.

Yeah, I was just there Thursday evening and, come to think of it, my corned beef was having trouble keeping its head above the mustard. Wannabe-hippie kids. Sheeeesh!

Saw him at the Gem earlier this summer and my recollection was that they were not allowing taping.

Thinking Zingerman's for dinner Tom. Any thoughts? It looks like it'll be a nice night to sit outside.

I was lucky enough to get a 4th row seat on the right, just was wondering if anyone else 'round here was going as well...

See you there. I'm in row U. Too bad you can't tape. Well, I'm assuming you can't because the last RA show I attended they were not allowing it.

It's after-the-fact, but you got mine. Hope it went OK.

That was great! Thanks. Thinking about seeing Rollins in Detroit. Sounds like I should.

Never give up until the final out.

Mike Nolan does not wear a suit well. It looks more like a costume.

Hopefully, Taylor misses a lot of time so I can safely start Peterson in Green's place. Any word?

Who is Debaser?

You mean the guy that left 29 points on his bench? Damn! Yeah, me.

I'm still thinking I've got an outside chance tonight. But, then again, I still think Michigan has an outside shot at the Big Ten.

I missed it. Hope your birthday was great! Hell, hope today is great!

1:47 - 1:51 Poor Places. The way he evokes longing when he sings "love" gets me everytime, especially live.

I was at the Fri and Sat Tiger/Mariner games.

We looked good. Timo Perez was hitting like Tony Perez. Granderson played like baseball's next superstar. I thought, if he stays a Tiger for his career, he will become this generations Al Kaline, Alan Trammel . . .

Then Bonderman goes out and gets crushed and lost for the remainder of the year. Injuries have killed us this year. Momentum has been impossible to generate since the all-star break.

Sadly, I agree that the Yankees appear to have th wild card, even though their pitching is terrible.

I look for a great championship series between the Red Sox and Angels.

NL - I have no clue what will happen.

This is the best sports time of year. Baseball pennant races!!!

WTF. I'm numb.

Once upon a time, a decade or so ago, I made my living in, among other places, divorce courts and probate courts (Children Protection proceedings) arguing the "best interests" of minor children. I'd be happy to discuss this with you. PM me if you like.

Hey Johnny,

Just catching up with VC and see the celebration of your birthday.

CHEERS!

See you soon.

Chicago next week?

Seen both within the last 6 months.

Bright Eyes with the large band and Gillian Welch and David Rawlings as opener. Highlight of that show was Gillian and David joining Conor and then the whole band for a couple of tunes. The Bright Eyes set was average, unless you're a 16 year-old girl, most of whom were unable to contain themselves (actually, that was pretty entertaining).

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals was an excellent show. Most of the set was from ET, CR, JCN, 29 and LIH. One of the tightest, well-performed shows I've seen.

I think you made the right choice.

Happy birthday Paul. See you at a show soon.

Although I have no formal training in conditions requiring treatment with SSRIs, I do have personal and job-related experience that is relevant.

Without going into great detail, I have come to believe that our society and, more specifically, the medical community, overtreats with medication. I don't believe that a treatment which merely masks the underlying problem and creates a false sense of well-being is appropriate or beneficial. In many cases where a suffering person is prescribed SSRIs, the depression is caused by errant self-perception or an inablility to respond to people, places and things in a healthy way. Medication does not address those behaviors, it only masks the sadness. I don't believe they offer a solution and urge anyone considering their use to first try a more natural approach to the problem.

Obviously, people suffering from bi-polar disorder or schizophrenia will benefit from medication; but, outside those diagnoses, I think there are healthier responses to depression.

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Carol, my sister, made some peach cobbler last week. Fresh out-of-the-oven with vanilla ice cream. Deeeelightful!