Oil Can Boyd

I agree - and would argue that the Sox are as pitching starved as the Yankees. If only Oil Can Boyd would come out of retirement again ...

It was great how Hester sort of hesitated, waiting for the Giants to start leaving the field before he took off. Youtube link: Devin Hester

And don't forget the finale: Patti Smith and Ramblin

Didn't see any - but I wasn't looking very hard. The sound in the place was great, and the crowd was very quiet, so I would bet a recording would sound great. Bradley's Almanac (a great blog) often has recordings from the MFA shows so I'll keep an eye out on his site.

Saw a strange - but great - double bill of Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Califone last night at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Califone played first and they were great. I am not that familiar with them (having only seen them open for Wilco) but I really enjoyed it. They made a number of comments about how they are used to playing in loud bars rather than really quiet auditoriums and how they were a little unnerved and our being able to hear everything they said to each other onstage. Some of the folkies were not sure what to make of the more dissonant stuff Califone played. Then Rambl

Pretty fun - or depressing - site where people talk about songs that have been ruined for them. For me it is CSN's Helplessly Hoping (and I won't go into the details). Ruined Music

From wikipedia: Alternative names Hell's Kitchen has stuck as the name even though real estate developers have offered alternatives of Clinton and Midtown West or even the Mid-West. The Clinton name originated in 1959 in an attempt to link the name to the DeWitt Clinton Park at 52nd and 11th Avenue. Clinton was a former New York governor. Hell's Kitchen Several different explanations exist for the original name. An early use of the phrase appears in a comment Davy Crockett made about another notorious Irish slum in Manhattan, Five Points. According to the Irish Cultural Society of the Ga

I recorded it and watched the Sufjan portion this morning. I thought it was pretty good (although the wings were a little distracting). The strings and horns are a nice addition. He dedicates "Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head" to Jack White and himself.

Me too!

That totally sucks. I'm not a huge Twins fan but Liriano was fun to watch.

True, and both Uribe and Michael Young seem to have better numebrs than Jeets.

I am sure if he were on my team I would support the whole

I think Double Nickels is their best, but Project Mersh and Three Way Tie for Last are probably easier to get into (and quite good too).

RIP Red ...

To the people who recommended this last week, I thank you.

Embarrassing confession: I have had that album for a couple of years and have never listened to it. Not even once. Perhaps I will load it onto the pod tonight ...

Ummm, how about "Happy"?

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Love the Cracker. One of my favorite songs from them is Another Song About the Rain.

Tanya Donnelly's new album This Hungry Life

Hasn't stopped Tupac - or Johnny Cash, for that matter ...

I don't often read rock bios (or autobios) but I always liked Phil and it was $5 at Barnes and Noble. I'm about 100 pages in and it's OK.

When I was in college (which is longer ago than I would like to admit) my dorm had a fundraiser and with the money we had the choice of buying a VCR or a laserdisc player. I remember there was lots of discussion but the laserdisc faction won out. It seemed like a good choice at the time ...

I love that album!!