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And did anyone notice Neutral Milk Hotels "Holland 1945" playing at the very end. Apparently Colbert is a big fan.

Top five (in no order but all in the Boston area): Neutral Milk Hotel Slint Feelies Replacements Throwing Muses/Tanya Donelly

Love that one. There was a really stressful time in my work life about ten years ago and that was the only CD I had in my car so I listened to it a ton.

Yes - that's actually what jumped out at me from the set list.

I have that but haven't started it yet - but your comments confirm my fears about it. I think the relatively straightforward Black Swan Green remains my favorite Mitchell book.

Ian McLagan in critical condition: http://kxan.com/2014/12/03/ian-mclagan-in-critical-condition-at-austin-hospital/

Just re-read Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and am now on to:

We just started watching Orphan Black (on BBC America) - and it's pretty good.

Brag away. That's a great find ...

When I was 15 I saw the Jerry Garcia Band play Tangled Up in Blue. I bought Blood on the Tracks the next day and have probably listened to it more than any other album.

Saw the Grant Hart documentary the other night and enjoyed it. When I last saw Grant he sort of distanced himself from it which seems a little weird given that so much of it is just Grant talking. But I suppose you can edit something to give a different spin on things.

What an experience this would be: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bob-dylan-plays-concert-for-one-insanely-lucky-superfan-20141124

Red Sox reportedly sign both Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval: http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/11/24/report-red-sox-sign-hanley-ramirez/HbkvnSt1qxYbFhQrek2GxO/story.html

Yes - great seeing/meeting you! I thought the show was fantastic. Not much banter and they ripped through a lot of songs. I like the new stuff but it's definitely slowed down a notch from the early stuff (like Mass Romantic, which they played at the end). But with Dan on stage they had eight musicians and seven microphones so there is lots of vocals.

New Pornographers!

The show is up on archive.org (https://archive.org/details/robynhitchcock2014-11-12.Somerville-MA). I haven't listened to it yet but here's the setlist: 01. intro 02. The Abyss 03. The Wreck of the Arthur Lee 04. Only the Stones Remain 05. Old Pervert 06. talk / tuning 07. Sally Was a Legend 08. You and Oblivion 09. talk / Trouble in Your Blood 10. tuning / San Francisco Patrol 11. tuning / talk 12. My Wife and My Dead Wife 13. One Long Pair of Eyes 14. talk 15. Dismal City 16. New York Doll 17. talk 18. Adventure Rocketship 19. "It's Tanya Donelly, from Area Code 617!" 20. Untogether (Bell

Saw St Vincent last night. Despite it being a little mawkish and predictable, I really liked it.

So now you know I'm not a 55 year old former major league baseball player from Mississippi ...

I haven't started reading it yet but just got back from a reading by Richard Ford from his new book of Frank Bascombe stories.

Ha! I know Brad and chatted with him before the show. I just saw your conversation on FB and came here to post it. (I don't know Jon personally but I certainly know who he is.)

No - that's definitely missing a bunch of songs - including Tanya Donelly's initial appearance. I'd have to think about what else is missing. It was a fairly long show. He started a little after 7:00 and his main set finished about 8:40. With encores we walked out of the venue about 9:00.

It was a great, fun show. Hitchcock came out and just started playing and he did everything from Soft Boys (Only the Stones Remain) to Egyptians (My Wife and My Dead Wife) to stuff from his new record. Very quiet and respectful audience. He had his usual banter - his first words were "Hello, I'm British." He explained that having us watch him tune his guitar was an important part of the show because it showed how six independent strings could be made to sound good together as a group. Tanya came out and played his favorite song of hers (Untogether) and her favorite song of his (which I

Robyn Hitchcock

That's how I remember it too. I have the artist listed as "Brian, Jeff, and MIke."

39 years ago today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw