Oil Can Boyd

This is one of my favorite books ever:

"Elizabeth Reed" is to ABB as "Dark Star" is to GD.

I always think of Mountain Jam as the Dark Star equivalent.

Probably Blood on the Tracks.

Me too.

Today's additions:

 

We're Not Gonna Take It - in a pms commercial

 

Hello Goodbye- in a Target commercial

I heard the Violent Femmes in a Wendy's commercial last night.

Bonnie"Prince" Billy's new one the letting go is already gold

As my son used to say, "are you true?"

I like Bonnie Prince Billy but I can't imagine he has sold 500,000 copies of anything ...

I saw Disappearances over the weekend at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge.

My wife and I met at the Brattle Theater (seeing Casablanca).

 

I was luke warm about this album when I got it a few months back but I can't seem to get enough of it the past few days. Awesome.

Then maybe I'll give it another try. Hasn't done much for me so far ...

The Hype Machine: Hype Machine

Sway

That is my favorite Stones' song.

Dean & Britta are married? Since when? I had no idea that they were even a couple.

They are definitely a couple but I didn't know they were married.

If you see the DVD of their last tour (Tell Me Do You Miss Me), you see them living together.

Aw Come On, and No You Come On.

 

LouieB

I'd give Nixon a listen before you give up on them.

NR.

I love that book ...

Although in retrospect it looks like a big freakin' overreaction, it's a tough position for the authorities. If it turns out to be nothing they look stupid, and if they ignore it and it turns out to be real, they look stupid.

I have heard (and read) a number of people say "the police are stupid for reacting the way they did. But I'm glad they took it seriously."

it, and the paradise, are in boston. (just across the street from the brighton town line) but it is across the river to cambridge.

Not to be too picky but Brighton is part of Boston.

The Agganis and Paradise are just across the street from the Brookline town line ...

GD---Dark Star--"Live Dead" (1969)...what a shocker, huh?

I almost put the 2/13/70 Dark Star ...

My favorite song is Tangeld Up In Blue.

There. I said it.

Owen is a lot more popular than you think.

Wow. That is quite a spike. If my daughter (Betsey, born in 1998) had been a boy she was probably going to be named Owen.

There was that basketball player, World B. Free.

Although his parents call him Lloyd ...

I just applied to NYU, and, of all my hopes and fears of college, careers, etc, the ONE thing that bothers me above all is that, if I get accepted into NYU and attend, It'll be so hard to get to see Wilco.

As an NYU grad, let me just say that while it may be harder to see Wilco, you will have the opportunity to see more music than you will have time (or money) for.

I have heard so many good things about this entire series...I really need to check a couple of these out. Anyone recommend any particular volumes?

Bill Janovitz's book on Exile on Main Street is quite good. It is very analytical, going through each song in order. I read it on my commute while listening to Exile on my ipod.

I just got L. D. Beghtol's book on 69 Love Songs, which I think is more for the fan. That is one of my all-time favorite albums and the book includes some fun anecdotes about it and explains a lot of the references in the songs.

Ok, I'm going to admit to not watching a bit of this and mostly putting off reading about it today--what was Mutombo doing there? Announcing his candidacy for '08? Challenging Bush to a game of Horse? Now I'm curious!

From the speech:

When America serves others in this way, we show the strength and generosity of our country. These deeds reflect the character of our people. The greatest strength we have is the heroic kindness, courage, and self-sacrifice of the American people. You see this spirit often if you know where to look -- and tonight we need only look above to the gallery.

Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa, amid great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship to study medicine -- but Coach John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his blessings with others. He built a brand new hospital in his old hometown. A friend has said of this good-hearted man: "Mutombo believes that God has given him this opportunity to do great things." And we are proud to call this son of the Congo a citizen of the United States of America.

Same old shit!!!

 

More war, more programs that won't be instituted, alot of sheepish looks, some standing and clapping, some sitting and stewing.

 

LouieB

And Dikembe Mutombo!

I haven't watched a State of The Union speech in years (including this one), but I can give you the first 17 minutes:

 

Good

 

(APPLAUSE)

 

Evening

 

(APPLAUSE)

 

My

 

(APPLAUSE)

 

Fellow

 

(APPLAUSE)

 

Americans

 

(APPLAUSE)

You forgot the next bit:

The State of Our Union is ....

(wait for it)

STRONG.

(RESOUNDING APPLAUSE)