Reasons why I might be about 20 years older than my actual age: Dixieland jazz. A wonderful affliction foisted on my by my father and his parents. Yes, Mom and Dad had Beatles/Stones/etc. records around when I was growing up. But Dad’s enthusiasm for the jazz rubbed off on me a long, long time ago.… Read More kids these days.
I know winter’s not done. But at the moment, it’s almost forgotten. Almost. It’s not really warm enough to drive to work with the windows down. But doing so reminds me that the days when it will be aren’t that far off. So the windows stay down — even if the heater in the car… Read More almost warm enough.
On Wednesday night, Wilco finished up an interesting five-night run at the Riviera Theater in Chicago. To start their winter tour, they spent five nights at the Riviera Theater, kind of as a warm-up for the rest of the tour — and kind of … something else. From the time this tour was announced, it… Read More completed.
This is the result of a CD cover meme Cindy brought to our attention the other day: You can see Cindy’s result here, and Rachel’s here. Want to play? The rules are simple. Click here to be directed to a random Wikipedia entry generator; the title of the article that pops up is the name… Read More covered.
To the person who’s been directed to Uncle Crappy twice in the last few days while attempting the following search: Wilco lyrics “I don’t know why this happened” I think the line you’re looking for is “I have no idea how this happens,” from “You Are My Face” on Sky Blue Sky. And from a… Read More 31. helpful.
I’ve got a more substantial post in mind — in fact, the writing has already begun — but that one is getting saved for tomorrow. So, for today, you’re going to get this kind of crap instead: * Hoop. The Big Ten-ACC Challenge is usually enough to get me to pay attention to college basketball… Read More 29. midweek bullets? yes.
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