Oil Can Boyd

I've never been a big Civil War buff but a few weeks ago my family and I were near Gettysburg and we swung through for a visit. Man, it was a pretty intense visit. I'm not ready to be a reenactor or anything but I feel like I definitely need to know and read more about it.

Fan shouts out request at Paul Simon concert and he invites her up onstage to sing it. Her expressions are pretty priceless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXBlY5CImUU

Tour dates (via pitchfork): 07-22-23 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre 07-24 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre 07-25 Indianapolis, IN - The Murat Theatre 07-27 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium 07-28 Atlanta, GA - Cobb Energy Performing Arts 07-29 Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Amphitheater 07-30 Richmond, VA - The National 08-01-02 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 08-03 Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre 08-05 Boston, MA - House of Blues 08-06 Holyoke, MA - Mountain Park 08-08 Toronto, Ontario - The Sound Academy 08-09 New York, NY - The United Palace Theatre 08-10 Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park Bandshell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQYudO51LU

If it's odd and incongruous that we're looking for, this is right where the Miley Cyrus clip belongs. Incongruous: lacking congruity: as a : not harmonious : incompatible b : not conforming : disagreeing c : inconsistent within itself d : lacking propriety : unsuitable

Moved it to the other covers thread ...

Moved from the other covers thread ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDmkuBlEnUE There are so many things wrong with this but the best/worst might be the Elaine Benes style dancing she does at the beginning.

Still my favorite Dark Star. And I agree with Shug that Winterland's summary is good, but that it needs to start earlier than 1972. I don't listen to the Dead all that much anymore but when I do I tend to put on stuff from 69-70.

One of my favorites ...

And included the classic line "Which Doobie you be?"

I posted something similar earlier in this thread but I do like your line "out of all the possible reactions I could have had to this album, boredom was one I never expected." I have seen them play some of the songs live and in true Feelies fashion, they do rev them up a bit. I read one review that basically said that the songs were not great but it still has the Feelies sound, and if you like that sound it's a decent album. That's pretty much how I feel after a few listens. I remember hearing The Good Earth when it first came out and about halfway through the first side saying to my frie

How were they? I saw them last September at TTs and it was fantastic. Just like the old days ...

The first two that came to mind for me: Remember the Mountain Bed Your Sweet Voice - Matthew Sweet

Slightly off-topic but below is Charlie Crist's apology to David Byrne for using "Road to Nowhere" in a campaign ad without Byrne's permission. He says "In fact, Mr Byrne has never permitted his songs to be used for advertising of any kind, a position I respect deeply." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4k13LmlcUE&feature=player_embedded

It pains me to say this but I'm not loving the new Feelies album. I love this band and the album maintains their basic sound but there are too many mid-tempo songs where they don't let the guitars let loose. It's decent and I'll keep listening to it (and see them live next month). Maybe my expectations were too high.

Fair enough. But I will never get sick of Josh Beckett pitching like he did last night.

A very good adaptation of a book that I thought was great.

Manny retires, effective immediately.

Going to see them tonight in Boston.

Ladies and Gentlemen - your 0-6 Red Sox ...

There's a great story about that cover shot. Brad, from the great Boston-based blog Bradley's Almanac, took that shot and posted it on Flickr. Either Low or Sub Pop saw it, and asked him if they could use it (and paid him for it).

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