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Since this whole episode has been pretty cynical, I'll be cynical about the ESPN thing. Television and radio is mostly about finding the cheapest possible content to fill the space between the commercials. LeBron is what ESPN has been using to fill the space between the commercials for the past week. I'm sure LeBron didn't pay them anything.

LeBron communicates with Cleveland fans: http://www.bestweekever.tv/2010-07-09/bwe-exclusive-lebron-james-delivers-shocking-message-to-cavs-fans-using-his-fingernails/

You couldn't live without The Angel?

That's a lot of songs. Long album or short songs? The material that has surfaced so far seems to be of a "normal"l length.

Isn't that Plastic Ono Band Live Peace In Toronto?

2 shows in Toronto this weekend. Tickets go on sale each day at noon which is a little early considering it's a 5 hour drive from here and you would probably have to arrive at least 2 hours in advance to ensure tickets.

Bluesfest in Ottawa.

http://www.nme.com/news/paul-weller/51246 (with video) Modfather plays with ex-bandmate for the first time since 1982 May 26, 2010 Paul Weller was reunited with his Jam bandmate Bruce Foxton for the first time since 1982 last night (May 25), as the two performed together in London. Weller, two days into his five-night residency at the capital's Royal Albert Hall, called the pairing "history in the making" as he welcomed his old bandmate onto the stage. The duo – augmented by Weller's backing band – kicked off their three-song reunion by launching into a vitriolic version of 'Fast C

For some reason it saddens me a bit but I'm very happy for them. Madison Square Gardens. Good on them!

Would I sound out of touch if I said I thought $440 was a bit steep for Lady Gaga.

Seconded. My Garmin does the same thing.

I like my Garmin. I think it's a 260 model. I don't use the traffic updates because that feature is not available in Ottawa. I mount it on the windshield only when I don't know where I'm going and put it away otherwise. So the "suction cup on the windshield" feature is good for me. In fact, all I really do is enter the street addresses of new destinations, add them as favorites, and pull them up as needed. I have used the "search" function a couple of times and find it's really slow at finding places - I guess because of the amount of data. I find the voice feature pretty essential si

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/is-jane-siberry-in-the-house/article1556528/ Not just living room shows but an entire tour, self-promoted, playing in homes, etc. Interesting. Is Jane Siberry in the house? Randy Quan for The Globe and Mail The Canadian singer-songwriter is staging her bare-bones European tour in the living rooms of her fans – provided they feed her dinner first, and put her up for the night London — From Wednesday's Globe and Mail The last time Sarah Gillespie had seen Jane Siberry in concert, it was at London's Royal Festival Hall on the South Ban

I did 40. I did 50 too. Crow Daddy was talking about wasted life cliches. There's lots of age cliches - like only as young as you feel, age is just a number, etc. I never understood why people worried more about turning say 40 than they did about turning 47. I'm generally happier now than I was at 40 or 50. And I think I'm healthier than I was at 40. Don't sweat it.

I am still old school in that I need the physical thing. I had lots of LPs at one time. For a number of reasons, I got away from listening to them but held on to a lot of them. So when it appeared that CD was the way to go, I started to buy not only new music but also CDs of stuff I already had on vinyl. Now I'm getting back into playing the viynl and wondering why I bought the CD back ups. I hardly ever buy CDs new. It's a little harder to get them as cheap in Canada as you seem to be picking them up in the US but $10 seems to be my iimit. If someething comes out on viynl now, that'

Ummmmm

And Dryden in the early 70s (71?). The is a Canadians tradition of goalies coming out of nowhere to win a cup. Halak certainly stole that series. And after the Olympics, and now this, the debaate about who is better between Crosby and Ovechkin will disappear for a while.

The Young@Heart documentary is outstanding. After seeing the film, I thought I really would love to see Young@Heart. And they are playing in Montreal this summer. But then, horror of horrors, it turns out to be the same night as Arcade Fire plays here in Ottawa. Crap. If anybody is looking for a pair for Montreal, I have a parif ro sale.

"Marquee Moon"?

I have a Facebook account. I don't use it that often and certainly would have no problem going for a month without it - I do that regularly. However, I'm a little surprised by people who say they don't have it and don't like it. How do you know you don't like it if you don't have it?

That sounds like "The Promised Land"

Bluesfest has some stuff going on this year.

Yes, exactly

They could do a set of 7" or 10" records of all the songs they have recorded that are not on commercial releases. More Like the Moon and the Ghost is Born bonus stuff, etc. That would be pretty awesome.

I'm not interested myself but just wanted to say that's a very kind gesture.