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^^^ Boss, how's the new Steve Earle album? I heard country(ish).

Through a series of fortuitous events, my wife scored a free VIP seat for the show in Boston on Saturday. I'll be in Chicago catching up on Better Call Saul.

remphish -- I'll check out Clouds Taste Metallic.

^^^ Highly recommend "Transmissions From the Satellite Heart." I discovered it just this year (released in 1993) and it's easily my favorite Flaming Lips album.

I thought Five for Fighting did Closing Time?

Robyn Hitchcock.

^^ I've been told that it's not the size of your image which matters . . .

^^ Thanks. I'm a big Parquet Courts fan. I've never seen them live. Someday . . .

When my kids were little (they currently are all in their 20's), I would always sing Steve Miller's "The Joker." Not sure why, but it worked like a charm.

KevinG: It's all perspective (and geography). Like most people when they reach a certain age, Hawk has slipped a bit in the last few years. But for many of the same reasons you loved Santo, I think Hawk is fun to listen to (unless the Sox are mired in a losing streak -- which has become all too frequent). While he has his detractors on the South Side, Hawk remains immensely popular among Sox fans because of his longevity, passion and enthusiasm for the team (some of the same attributes for which you loved Santo). For my kids, he was the voice of the team they loved while growing up. That

^^^ Curious how you felt about Ron Santo when he was the Cubs radio analyst?

PopTodd: The Mountain Goats are excellent. Start with "Tallahassee."