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He must have at least one real friend or someone who cares about him, right? If so that friend or someone needs to sew his mouth shut and break every one of his goddamned fingers to keep him from tweeting. It would be for his own good. He can’t get out of his own way. Every day brIngs a new train wreck.

There are way more with your feeling about it than there are with mine. I don't know if you were there, but a few years ago Elton John played the Acura stage. The crowd that day was dangerously large. I told a friend that day that if someone near the front of the Acura stage had suffered a heart attack, nobody would be able to get to them in time. It literally took an hour to get from one side of the fairgrounds to the other that day. I haven't been back since. A lot of locals (including myself) pushed for ticket caps after that experience, but there's no way they'll ever do that. There's too

Today I bought this t-shirt.

Correct. I once enjoyed it, but it's gotten too crowded for my taste. It'll depend on the lineup. But I no longer cry when I miss it. Haven't been in three years.

Just picked up "The Man from Muscle Shoals" by Rick Hall. It came with a DVD copy of the excellent documentary "Muscle Shoals."

I think I knew that at one time but forgot. I guess James comes by his wordsmithing honest. I was actually more excited about finally seeing him live, but Isbell & co. were great also.

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit with James McMurtry

I couldn't agree more about their live performances. I saw them a couple of weeks ago and was very impressed.

The Resurrection Ball, a benefit concert for the restoration of the historic Eagle Saloon in New Orleans: Resurrection Ball Holiday Fundraiser (Dr. Michael White & the Liberty Jazz Band & the Perdido Street Legacy Band featuring Donald Harrison, Delfeayo Marsalis, Germaine Bazzle, Charlie Gabriel, Big Sam, Sasha Masakowski, James Andrews, Detroit Brooks, Branden Lewis, Joe Dyson, Sullivan Fortner, John Michael Bradford, Jasen Weaver & special guests).

Saw "Darkest Hour" tonight. Gary Oldman is definitely worthy of a best actor nomination for his portrayal of Churchill.

A sad day for me when I got home from work. My old Fables "monkey on a bicycle" t-shirt had worn out (the graphic had literally peeled away from the cloth of the shirt, leaving a gaping hole). I ordered one of the reproductions on R.E.M.'s website, and like most shirts nowadays it's paper thin. I know a lot of folks seem to like those, but I'm not one of them. Just a tiny matter, I know, but I sure love that design.

Finally watched Wonder Woman. It was just OK though I admit to not being a fan of superhero movies. I can think of worse ways to spend two and a half hours than watching Gal Gadot, however.

Detroit

The War on Drugs.

Sorry to revive this long-dormant thread. I'm stuck at home with a bad cold, so I'm a little bored. Dale Murphy is my boyhood hero. Like a lot of his fans I grew up in the South. We got cable in the very early-1980s, and my dad sat me down one night in 1982, turned the TV to TBS, and told me he wanted to show me something. To that point in my life the only sport I'd been introduced to was football (which I hated because my dad yelled at the TV whenever he watched it). As soon as I saw Dale Murphy at bat, however, I fell in love with the game and discovered my hero. Anyway, I've met Murphy a

A couple of new songs by the Decemberists: a cover of Big Star's "Jesus Christ" and a song the lyrics for which were written by Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM4Pz6Ccrro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVmVVkbx3jE

Links to a couple of good and recent documentaries (one audio and one video from the band itself): https://soundcloud.com/rte-radio-1/rem-out-of-athens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaiLpMsz2FE&t=182s Because you can never have enough R.E.M.