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augurus: How you digging that Best Coast?

Not in Oshkosh, in Vernon Hills, IL. But I am seriously considering this. More and more. It will probably depend upon ticket price. (And, I'm surprised that they're not playing Ravinia.)

So, The Zombies are playing a show near me at the end of July. Question is: is it worth it to go? Normally I am not one for nostalgia shows, especially from the Baby Boomer generation (my parents' generation). But this is The Zombies! Not sure how much tickets are (which will be a factor), but... Anyone seen 'em recently? Is it just Blunstone and Argent with young ringers, or is it the band? Worth it? Would you go?

I would love to be a good gardener: eat things that I have culled from the ground, myself. Sad thing is, I have killed cacti. A total brown thumb. I envy you.

That was pretty cool, Gtr. More straightforward, yet just weird enough that I could dig it. Thanks.

I really need to give this a listen. I was turned off by Trout Mask Replica and have never gone back to give the Captain another chance. Soon.

Still pretty fucking high up my best of 12 list. The only one really seriously competing for the #1 slot with it is the Fun. record. If you pay attention to such things, I'm sure that you've seen it in my NP quite often. So, I just wanna stir up some more talk about this thing, because I think that it deserves more attention from the board than it's getting. I also think that it would probably hit the sweet spot for a lot of you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJJF-RDsGLM Fucking love this.

Reading the obit, he was a pretty fascinating guy. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/books/maurice-sendak-childrens-author-dies-at-83.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

Something else that will almost certainly move you. From the film Latcho Drom:

Yeah. Because Daniel Johnston is awesome. "...but everybody respects the dead." Great line. Although this is my favorite DJ song:

My man MCA's got a beard like a billy goat!!!

Oh fuck.

I didn't think that anyone actually thought he was a junkie, I only just checked the byline after reading the first comment and said, "I know that guy!" (sorta.)

Just found this one. It's pretty flippin' great.

The compiler is actually a guy who I knew from another music board: former writer for CMJ, then a freelancer until he landed the gig at Spin. Also plays drums for a band called Parts & Labor. Good musician, too. And I don't think that he's a junkie.

This is freakin' great. Black Crowes covering VU: