one of the all-time great names in rock

I've mentioned my fraternity brother Chuck Shattuck before; besides Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, he also turned me onto Midnight Oil with their live album, Scream in Blue (one of the few live albums i enjoy), and Lindsey Buckingham's Out of the Cradle.  I consider OotC the poppiest album i own, but it's definitely a lot of fun.  Buckingham released his latest album, Under the Skin, two months ago.  You can see the video for the first single, "It Was You", at the previous link; it's a low-key, occasionally spastic affair, but the family shots are cute, and the song is sticky with its layered vocal work and simple melody.  Buckingham looks a little haggard, as if a lot more than 14 years had passed since his last solo record (although he did work a lot with Fleetwood Mac in the meantime).  He'll be playing at the Flint Center in Cupertino on January 17, and Kim and i will be there.

one of the all-time great names in rock

I've mentioned my fraternity brother Chuck Shattuck before; besides Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, he also turned me onto Midnight Oil with their live album, Scream in Blue (one of the few live albums i enjoy), and Lindsey Buckingham's Out of the Cradle.  I consider OotC the poppiest album i own, but it's definitely a lot of fun.  Buckingham released his latest album, Under the Skin, two months ago.  You can see the video for the first single, "It Was You", at the previous link; it's a low-key, occasionally spastic affair, but the family shots are cute, and the song is sticky with its layered vocal work and simple melody.  Buckingham looks a little haggard, as if a lot more than 14 years had passed since his last solo record (although he did work a lot with Fleetwood Mac in the meantime).  He'll be playing at the Flint Center in Cupertino on January 17, and Kim and i will be there.

in the wake of the week

Ah, college, the prime breeding ground of socialists and LaRouchies, same as it was sixteen years ago.  What did the LaRouchie type spout before LaRouche, i wonder?

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"What would happen if you were to connect all the ZIP codes in the US in ascending order?"

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On Monday night, Crossfire lost again, this time 7-3 to Ball Monsters.  We played our best game yet, but it bears mentioning that Ball Monsters was a player down the whole game.  Lack of conditioning haunted us again; that'll work itself out the more we play.

in the wake of the week

Ah, college, the prime breeding ground of socialists and LaRouchies, same as it was sixteen years ago.  What did the LaRouchie type spout before LaRouche, i wonder?

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"What would happen if you were to connect all the ZIP codes in the US in ascending order?"

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On Monday night, Crossfire lost again, this time 7-3 to Ball Monsters.  We played our best game yet, but it bears mentioning that Ball Monsters was a player down the whole game.  Lack of conditioning haunted us again; that'll work itself out the more we play.