Act One: With a couple of notable exceptions — the new bridge to Parkersburg that cuts as much as a half-hour from the trip and the new Baker Center looming over the lower end of Court Street — the 2009 Athens is very much like the 1995 Athens. Or the 1985 Athens. A late April… Read More homecoming.
It’s so nice today that I’m having a very hard time maintaining any kind of focus whatsoever. So? You get bullets. * I’d like to thank everyone for their overwhelming support of me in what will be known from this point forward as The Great Lulu’s Fiasco Of 2009. Just about everyone I heard from… Read More want to go NOW.
This weekend? It’s going to be perfect. Here’s a couple reasons why: 1) Wilco. I’ve maintained for a while now that Wilco is the best band on the planet, and I finally get to see them again. I’ve seen them just one time before, at a free show at the Three Rivers Arts Festival in… Read More perfection.
I said at one point a few years ago that I was done talking about Maurice Clarett. That was a promise I’ve largely kept. But something’s changed, and I think it’s worth addressing, especially since I wrote him off as the 2006 football season was getting underway and he was starting a stint in prison.… Read More maurice, redux.
Mrs. Crappy Weekend, so far: 1) Eighth-row seats to see Wilco in Athens in April. 2) Dinner at D’s (her choice — honest!). 3) A fun evening at AA’s Living Room. Always a good time. 4) A very productive day at the home and garden show — a good thing, since we now own a… Read More a good start.
I’ve been tagged for this over and over and over, so it’s a little hard to ignore. I am, however, ignoring most of the rules: Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be… Read More twenty five.
Uncle Crappy 