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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

The first batch of tapes I got included the Binghamton show and it is great. I've probably listened to that Fire on the Mountain more than any other.

I work in Cambridge ("Our Fair City") and I used to see both of them regularly in Harvard Square. They would sit outside this coffee place with their friends and it sounded just like their show. You could hear them laughing from half a block away. I also used to live a few houses away from Tom. There were often interesting cars in is driveway. Once his dog got out of his house, ran into my building, in to my apartment, and onto my bed (while I was still in it). A couple of years ago I was standing next to him at the coffee place and told him that story. I know that getting him to laug

So poking around a bit reveals: Rawley Eastwick (1975 Reds) is the only other pitcher two get two wins and a save in the same World Series (but he was a reliever).13 pitchers have won three games in a World Series

Pretty amazing performance by Bumgarner. I wonder if any other starting pitcher has ever gotten two wins and a save in the World Series. I know Bob Gibson pitched three complete games and got three wins in the 1967 World Series.

Luna playing some dates in Spain next April and hinting at some US dates in "fun places." http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/inside-lunas-surprise-reunion-with-dean-wareham-20141029

Me too - including the possibly. I've been out of town for a while so I suspect I'll stay home with the family instead of going but it's been a while since I've seen the Pups.