Bouphonia (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
It dawns on me that as of today, I've been making a sorry spectacle of myself on this blog for five goddamn years , for fuck's sake. That makes Bouphonia at least 80, in human years. Where does the time go? It seems like only yesterday that I was indulging myself in impotent complaint before a small but compassionate audience of rubberneckers. Today...well, let's just say that things are very different....
Alternate Brain (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
It's been hotter'n usual around here for this time of year and I've been enjoying it, knowing it wouldn't last, and today dawned chillier and blustery. And then I ran across this tune from Termite58 . This goes out to all my peer age group who may nod their heads in understanding of the lyrics. For folks who may not know who Herb Pedersen is, here's Termite58's notes: Herb Pedersen (born April 27,...
Madam Miaow says ... (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Back from Cornwall and a virtual signal black hole to find Willis at Old and In The Way has been kind enough to have given me an Honest Scrap award. (Yes, it does sound like "honest crap" when said fast.) Willis blogs from across the pond and hails from a generation for whom I have the greatest respect — 1960s hippies who had plenty to fight for. Hard-hearted would-be tuff-nuts who...
LOFT965 (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
A cover of The Rolling Stones’ classic “Wild Horses” by Susan Boyle has leaked onto the the cyber world. The track is a heavily covered ditty with powerful lyrics. No word yet as to if it will appear on her debut album. But, if she releases an album of covers I won’t be surprised, because [...]
blue girl (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009
Please do yourself a favor and go read Glenn Kenny's post, Young and dumb versus old and in the way. What a great post. Love it.
The House Next Door (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
By Keith Uhlich We're a little slow on content upload this week (new entries coming tomorrow), so I wanted to share two web postings that have stoked my interest this week: First, Glenn Kenny of Some Came Running has written a terrific response to several end-of-summer, state-of-the-art doomsaying articles. It's titled "Young and dumb versus old and in the way" , and as befits Glenn it's...
Some Came Running (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
I began writing professionally about 25 years ago. As was befitting to someone with no degree and little practical training, I started as a rock critic. And I was a man on a mission. I wanted to share my enthusiasms...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Stackridge's brand of folk-prog-rock proved a little too parochial and well-mannered to follow in the footsteps of Jethro Tull and Yes back in the 1970s, though they can claim the distinction of being the very first band to play Glastonbury.
CelticsBlog (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Gone Fishin' View full size photo uploaded June 2, 2009 You know, I don't normally like Charlie Rosen's articles, especially when he talks about the Celtics . He's arrogant, overly critical, and condescending in a "I'm a former coach so I'm better than you" sort of way. And I usually disagree with his take on the Celtics. So either I'm too much of an oversensitive homer (a real possibility,...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/24/2009
What if the Beatles had gotten off the road and moved to San Francisco and started playing the Fillmore with Quicksilver and the Grateful Dead? That's the fantasy scenario that Oakland singer-songwriter, guitarist and radio host David Gans comes up with to...
Some Velvet Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Rhode Island's Death Vessel sound nothing like their name suggests. DV is actually the work of Joel Thibodeau with various collaborators over time. Their indie-filtered folk music is like a cross between Old and In The Way and the Bonzo Dog Band (or something like that). Mandan Dink - Death Vessel Horchata - Death Vessel
Turf Show Times (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Who are these Rams? I guess by now you've seen the "100 Impact Rookies" list from WhatIfSports.com. If not, here's a link . Two names of note among the top 15, James Laurinaitis at #15 and Jason Smith at #6. We're hoping they prove the methodology correct. We need them to. Not so long ago, last season, the Rams had one of the oldest rosters in the league. Now the Rams have just 6 players...
Dirty South Wine (Free subscription) | 04/23/2009
Gawt damned! Is there a shortage of Geritol? Why are the old folk all so cranky? The independent consumer advocate, market maker, and wine critic, Robert Parker (and staff) has taken some lumps and made some swings in the past...
Socialist Courier (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
A quarter of UK pensioners feel their lives are getting worse. Michelle Mitchell from Age Concern and Help the Aged said : "Loneliness, depression, poverty and neglect blight the lives of millions of older people and for many, evidence shows the situation is getting worse, not better. ..." Yet all the charities can do is make plaintive pleas to government for reforms . To be frank, campaigning...
Turf Show Times (Free subscription) | 02/14/2009
Only in pro sports do you look at the players on the roster over 30 and think 'old and in the way.' As a 30-something myself it seems strange anyway. ESPN's Mike Sando points out in this post that the Rams were the third oldest team in the league last season. Now younger and speedier in the secondary after the release of Corey Chavous, what becomes of the other elderly players on the team, the guys...
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