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I guess everything is fine with the Stone Roses: But a spokeswoman has dismissed the incident, telling Sky News: "The band didn't play an encore - which is quite normal for them - and they had already played their full planned set so no one walked off before the end." She added: "All tour dates continue as planned." http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/16246390

From Richard Lloyd's facebook page: I regret to inform you that the Richard Lloyd and Grand Strand June 2012 Tour has been cancelled. Richard's health has declined over the past week and on June 11 he was admitted to the hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Again I am sorry for the cancellation. Team Lloyd

They did one tour with all original 4 and that's the one I saw. It was great. They have toured since then with a new drummer and bass player, and I have not seen them. At the show in Boston original drummer Hugo Burnham, who lives around here, came out and played the encore with them.

Feelies Gang of Four

And apparently it's done ... http://www.holymoly....-goes-home63339 EDIT: little hard to tell from this blog whether Reni left the show or left for good.

She willed herself invisible?

Came out on this date in 1985. Still one of my favorites REM albums.

I think you are correct ...

just let the thread die, you highly messed up freak!

Not as good as his Any Human Heart, but still an enjoyable read.

Wayne Coyne's latest kerfuffle: http://pitchfork.com/news/46765-erykah-badu-is-super-pissed-at-the-flaming-lips-right-now-about-that-nsfw-video/

I wonder the same thing (about my kids, not yours). They read other comics - and read and re-read all of the Foxtrot collections - but they almost refuse to look at Calvin & Hobbes. I wonder if I pushed it too hard on them.

I agree. I am usually fairly picky about what books I start but once I start them it is fairly rare that I don't finish them. I read a fair amount and I can only think of less than ten books in the past 25 years that I have not finished. Interestingly, two of them have been in the last month. I also keep books after I read them. I am happy to loan them to people but I like to get them back. My wife is the opposite on both counts. She'll start a book, read 25 or 50 pages and if she doesn't like it, she'll put it away and start something else. She also gives books away as soon as she fin

Agree - and I'll add in that I also love Lethem's writing. (And I swear I posted something similar in this thread but I can't find it.) I liked his approach but then I'd lose his train of thought.

Hope it was worth it to him. He missed his son's first birthday because he was being held awaiting arraignment, and he might be fined and banned from CitiField for life ... http://gothamist.com/2012/06/03/shocking_jorts-loving_no-hitter_par.php

The guy in the jean shorts and Gary Carter jersey who joined in the on-field celebration was pretty funny ...

Weird story coming out of Boston - Tim Thomas might take next year off: http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/extras/bruins_blog/2012/06/bruins_assuming.html

Guns N' Roses ban fans from wearing Slash t-shirts to their UK gigs: http://www.nme.com/news/guns-n-roses/64110

I liked that song more when Bob Mould did it and called it Brasilia Crossed With Trenton.

And it's great that Seattle's Hisashi Iwakuma picked up a save. He comes in with his team up 17-5, gives up three runs in three innings, and gets a save.

Steve Martin and his band showed up at Paul Revere's House in Boston the other day: http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/12007595628884/steve-martin-performs-outside-paul-revere-s-house/

A 1988 documentary about Sonic Youth is linked here: http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/video_watch_pbss_1988_documentary_o.php

I pre-ordered the album through Caldo Verde and it arrived a couple of weeks ago. It does not really break any new ground for him but it's definitely got some good stuff on it. It also came with a free CD called Live at Lincoln Hall, which is pretty good. Again, not groundbreaking, particularly if you have any of the other live CDs Caldo Verde has issued in the past few years, but it's enjoyable.

That's a good one ...