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Indeed. I was there, just to the left of the big column in the middle of the floor.

My first experience was similar yet very different from a weather perspective. At my high school in the spring they would have a field day where everyone would go out to the playing fields and there was stuff going on. At the time I was pretty into the Dead but 72-74 was my favorite era. So it was a beautiful spring day and my friends and I were hanging out and some guys sat down near us. One of them had a boom box and he put on the Dark Star from Live/Dead. It totally blew me away. I thought I knew the Dead but this was something really different. I got my own copy the very next day.

Springsteen's Atlantic City is a pretty great song.

Has anyone read "A Simple Twist of Fate: Bob Dylan and the Making of Blood on the Tracks" by Andy Gill (who I assume is not the Gang of Four guitarist)? I just read a few pages in a bookstore and it seemed like there are some good stories from some of the players, but I didn't buy it.

Just don't try to sell your own shirts: Phish is kicking off its reunion tour with a lawsuit against bootleggers. The Vermont-based rock band, which developed a cult following over two decades before splitting up, will perform for the first time since 2004 tomorrow night at the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia. But first the foursome will ask a judge to block the sale of bootleg T-shirts, posters, and other merchandise at its upcoming concerts. US District Judge Raymond Jackson will consider the band's request for an injunction this afternoon. (AP)

I picked Exile but Sway might be my favorite Stones song.

The New York Times magazine had an interesting piece on Lucinda and her house.

I'd agree with this. What parts of Brooklyn are you looking in?

ESPN is reporting that Nomar is choosing between joining the A's or retiring.

Seconded.

Which one is your band?

Nothing but rumors but this was in today's Boston Globe: U2 is pulling out all the stops to hype its new CD, "No Line on the Horizon," which hits stores Tuesday. Bono and the boys played a surprise gig Friday on top of the BBC building in London, and Monday the lads take up residence on "The Late Show with David Letterman," where they'll be Dave's musical guest all week. (It's the first time a band has been given five nights on Letterman's show.) That's not all. According to the Hartford's Courant Eric Danton, the guerilla marketing campaign continues Friday, when Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayto

I just saw that. Cassel and Vrabel for a 2nd round pick? Wow.

Great article about Bobby Orr in the current Sports Illustrated.

I remember a game at Fenway in late 1988 where the Sox were playing the A's. The fans in right field (where I was sitting) were getting on Canseco with the steroid chant. He walked over to the stands, flexed his muscles, laughed, and then took his position playing right field.

I was going to say, Dino Jr in a small club? Bring the ear plugs. I've only seent hem twice but they were both really really loud. I still think a Bob Mould solo band (post Husker Du, pre Sugar) show was the loudest show I have ever been to.

Really liked the show in Boston last night. They played most of Furr, some older stuff, a Tom Paxton cover. They seemed to be enjoying themselves. As someone said earlier, a pretty good night of entertainment for $12. I actually liked Alela Diane as an opener. I missed her first few songs but liked what I saw. Lots of beards and PBR in the crowd. And not to sound like Tweedy but there was lots of talking while BT were playing. I don't expect people to be rapturously quiet in a club but if you paid money to go see a band why would you spend the whole time talking?

Soon is such a great song.

In the same vein, I just downloaded Green Grass and High Tides from itunes.

Me too!

The band Buffalo Tom wrote a song "Ink Falling (Father Outside)" which was adapted from a poem by Nick Flynn. It's on a benefit CD called "Give Us Your Poor".

Is that out yet? I'm looking forward to it ...

Griffey back to Seattle Ken Griffey Jr. is returning to Seattle. The future Hall of Famer informed the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday that he's returning to the city where he carved out a Hall of Fame career as a perennial All-Star in the 1990s. Two baseball sources said that Griffey made his decision after two days of debating between Atlanta, which is close to his home in Orlando, Fla., and Seattle, where he's been a fan favorite since breaking in with the Mariners as a 19-year-old phenom in 1989. The contract is for one year and is believed to be worth $2 million in base salary, plus i