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"Says you ..."

I was thinking about my list this morning while listening to my ipod and the slow version of Autumn Sweater popped up on shuffle. I love both versions of that song.

Nothing like a good old-fashioned pitching duel.

For those not familiar with it, here is the unedited version: "Fuck those fuckin' fans who come out here and say they're Cub fans that are supposed to be behind you rippin' every fuckin' thing you do. I'll tell you one fuckin' thing, I hope we get fuckin' hotter than shit, just to stuff it up them 3,000 fuckin' people that show up every fuckin' day, because if they're the real Chicago fuckin' fans, they can kiss my fuckin' ass right downtown and PRINT IT. "They're really, really behind you around here... my fuckin' ass. What the fuck am I supposed to do, go out there and let my fuckin' pl

Clemens reportedly had affair with country star Former pitcher denies relationship with McCready was 'inappropriate' NBCSports.com news services updated 9:26 a.m. ET, Mon., April. 28, 2008 Roger Clemens has denied a report that he had a 10-year affair with country music star Mindy McCready, although he confirmed having a long-term relationship, his lawyer told the New York Daily News for a report Monday. Clemens had a long affair with the country star that began when she was a 15-year-old performing in a karaoke bar and he was a 28-year-old married father of two, the Daily News reported,

Saw them last night. As always, they put on a great show.

It is a running joke in Boston. A lot of bands play the Orpheum Theater which is kind of a dump, even though every ticket as long as I can remember has included a restoration fee.

It would but it does not. Ticketmaster is owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp.

If you don't trust your memory, check the wiki (where everything is true): The Fillmore The Fillmore (also known as Fillmore Auditorium, or Fillmore West) is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California made famous by Bill Graham. Named for its original location at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard, it lies on the boundary of the Western Addition and the Pacific Heights neighborhoods. In 1968 the venue was moved to a location at Market Street and South Van Ness Avenue; the original Fillmore location became The Elite Club. The Market St. venue closed due to earth

I have no particular feeling about that song but about six months ago I had a dream that I was on stage playing that song with Semisonic. I was playing the piano, which I don't play.

Are you David Fricke?

There was an AV Club interview with Kozelek where he said this: AVC: What inspired you to write when you made Ghosts Of The Great Highway? MK: I'm embarrassed to say it, but I think that there was some sort of post-September 11th things happening in my psyche and in my life. I had a tour scheduled in Europe, and some stuff in Florida and New York, right around Sept. 11, and I'd cancelled it when Sept. 11 happened, and I remember wanting to be around my girlfriend at the time, and just sort of wanting to be home. It wasn't until April 2002 that I got on an airplane. There's a real theme of

Meat Puppets performing Meat Puppets II

About two years ago I changed jobs and went from driving 20 miles each way (which took about 30 minutes) to taking public transportation about 6 miles each way (which takes about 40 minutes).

Josh Beckett misses a start with a stiff neck.

Goin' to Acapulco is the best thing on the I'm Not There soundtrack. It's also the best thing Jim James/MMJ have ever done.

It is Feelies 2.0: Mercer Million Brenda Sauter Stanley Demeski Dave Weckerman And yes, I'd love to see them with Anton Fier.

I just saw Destroyer and on my way home heard What Light on the radio.

According to Dead.net it's Jerry.

Gotta love an 11:00 AM start for a baseball game. Happy Patriot's Day everyone!

The first Big Audio Dynamite album is better than most Clash albums.

Speaking of bullpen management: "Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner told the New York Times in a phone interview that he wants setup man Joba Chamberlain moved into the starting rotation, saying, "I want him as a starter and so does everyone else, including him . . . you don't have a guy with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and keep him as a setup guy. You just don't do that. You have to be an idiot to do that." . . . "

Thanks - I'll poke around. I'm one of those people who still likes to have the actual CD. And, if all else fails, it looks like it is available on itunes.

Gaaah. Been meaning to pick up the first one probably since Analogman posted that it was out ...