Oil Can Boyd

Ha! Not at all. (But I was also not aware of that Bragg quote. What is it from?)

How is it?

Yeah, I'm one of those people. I know I don't need it and I'll tell myself that I won't buy it. But I'll walk in the store and see it and look at all of the extras and I'll buy it.

Beat me to it ...

Nice!

Bill Janovitz/Crown Victoria - Fireworks on TV

I've taken your advice before and not been dissapointed, so I will check 'em out.

I really like this. I have not been into Sonic Youth in a while, but this one totally does it for me.

Clemens won the MVP in 1986.

I like it a lot, particularly after Summer Sun, which was a letdown for me.

I know; it is pretty frustrating. It has also been a while since Sox/Yankees games in September mattered so little. Coverage of the sweep on Sunday was on page 2 of the Boston Globe sports section on Monday (with the Patriots and NASCAR on page 1).

Loved the book, but think the movie is pretty good too.

Started this last night:

Autumn Sweater - Yo La Tengo

I agree. I have been a fan for a while but their last one (Summer Sun) didn't do much for me.

I remember seeing him in John Sayle's movie Matewan in the late 1980s and thinking he was great.

I am certainly no Lips expert and it was only my second time seeing them. It was a great show. Truly entertaining; I smiled throughout. But the review in today's Boston Globe was pretty right on. It basically said that it was fun and entertaining, but it is esentially the same show they have been playing for several years with the same props. Yes, they have some new songs and some new tricks, but it is the same smoke and confetti and funny camera-on-the-microphone and balloons, etc. Set List: Race for the Prize Free Radicals Yoshimi Pt 1 (w/ sing along) Yoshimi Pt 2 Vein of Stars (

I really like Alphabetical. I have fond memories of driving through the streets of LA, playing that album very loud.

Death Ship Tour dates (opening for Jay Bennett) 10/20/06:Champaign, IL @ Cowboy Monkey w/ Jay Bennett 9pm 10/21/06:St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway w/ Jay Bennett 9pm 10/22/06:Nashville, TN @ 3rd + Lindsley w/ Jay Bennett 9pm 10/23/06:Louisville, Ky @ TBA 10/24/06:Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe w/ Jay Bennett 10/27/06:Arlington, VA @ IOTA w/ Jay Bennett + These United States 10/28/06:Philadelphia, PA @ M-Cafe w/ Jay Bennett 10/30/06:Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall w/ Jay Bennett 10/31/06:New York, NY @ Joe

I like it. The guy who gave it to me (their manager) described it as Wilco crossed with the Shins, which I don't really see. There is defintely an early Wilco feel, some Jayhawks perhaps. Some nice guitars ...

The other night I met Jay's manager (who, for some reason, lives in Boston). He gave me a copy of Jay's forthcoming CD, as well as CD by a band from Iowa City called Death Ships. He said that Jay will be touring in the fall, with Death Ships opening and then also playing as Jay's band. I have only listened to Jay's CD once and (as someone else said) I have trouble with his voice. There is one song he wrote with John Stirratt and I think Ken Coomer plays on a couple of tracks.

Red Sox win! Red Sox win!

How about giving Bronson Arroyo back?

Yikes ... BOSTON - Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was released from the hospital Thursday while pitcher Jon Lester is being tested for enlarged lymph nodes