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Posted Oct 3 at 3:15 PM

Happy birthday to one of my all time favorite baseball players - Dennis Eckersley (b.1954).
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Posted Sep 28 at 5:15 PM

 
CD's of the moment - Albert King - "Born Under A Bad Sign."
 
 
Bangles - "All Over The Place."
 
 
The Who - "Who's Better, Who's Best."
 
 
Much ink (deservedly so) is being poured upon the passing of Paul Newman. There isn't much I could add that hasn't already been written elsewhere. His prodigious talent and gracious humanity will be sorely missed. Pick out a favorite work of his, throw it in the machine, and pay tribute to the man.
 
 
Gearing up for another Sox post season run. Things are a tad more cloudy than they've been in previous encounters. The Angels look stronger and finally have that missing bat. Will the absence of Manny come back to haunt?  Beckett is a post season God, but no Schilling this time through. Will the less than stellar pen be the downfall? We shall see.
 
 
I smell something burning. I do believe it is coming from both Flushing and the Bronx.
 
 
Concerning the end of Shea...come on. Hell, most Mets fans I know can't stand the dump.
 
 
TV of the moment -- "Bang The Drum Slowly."  The original teleplay that starred Paul Newman. Later made into a motion picture with Robert De Niro and Michael Moriarty.
 
 
DVD of the moment -- "Weeds - Season Three."
 
 
Dessert of the moment - Coconut cream pie.
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Posted Sep 25 at 7:45 PM

 
As it has been stated here before, fall/end of the season races are some of my favorites. This past Sunday was no exception. The weather was perfect, the atmosphere genial and the results were excellent. One hundred well turned laps. Thankfully, all wrecks were avoided and our equipment held up. The one issue that did dog us was still being underpowered. Our set up hit the mark, but the discrepancy in horsepower between our car and the front runners was all too apparent.
 
One small moment we savored was the annihilation of a driver we used to run against at another track. Not a bad guy, but one that never had a good thing to say and was always ready with an excuse. In short, he got his doors blow off. Petty? Perhaps. But victories are tough to come by and you take 'em where you can.
 
Driver introductions and parade laps in the officials trucks were a nice touch added by track management.
 
All in all, a satisfactory ending to a season that started out in brutal fashion.
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Posted Sep 23 at 8:29 PM

Earl Palmer - October 25,1924 - September 19, 2008 - One of the greatest drummers to ever walk the planet.
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Posted Sep 17 at 5:52 PM

 
A favorite moment of musical banter......
 
Dave Edmunds - "It's called 'When Will I Be Loved.' "
 
Nick Lowe - "Uh-oh"
 
Edmunds - "What? It's as quick as that."
 
Edmunds - "It's in A, Nick."
 
Lowe - "Yeah, all right. You know, they all look the same to me from this angle."
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Posted Sep 13 at 4:28 PM

This one's for the ladies....40 spins of songs named for 'em......

1.) "Julie" - Bobby Fuller Four
 
2.) "Maybellene" - Chuck Berry
 
3.) "Donna" - Ritchie Valens
 
4.) "Loberta" - Bobby Marchan And The Clowns
 
5.) "Elaine" - The Smithereens
 
6.) "Bonnie" - Big Dipper
 
7.) "Diane" - Material Issue
 
8.) "Amanda" - Waylon Jennings
 
9.) "Sheila" - Tommy Roe
 
10.) "Alison" - Elvis Costello
 
11.) "Mona" - Bo Diddley
 
12.) "Justine" - Don & Dewey
 
13.) "Deanna" - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
 
14.) "Eileen" - Keith Richards And His X-Pensive Winos
 
15.) "Carol" - The Rolling Stones
 
16.) "Shayla" - Blondie
 
17.) "Rosalie" - Thin Lizzy
 
18.) "Lucille" - Little Richard
 
19.) "Roxanne" - The Police
 
20.) "Jennifer" - The Rubinoos
 
21.) "Claudette" - The Everly Brothers
 
22.) "Suzanne" - Leonard Cohen
 
23.) "Juanita" - The Flying Burrito Brothers
 
24.) "Izabella" - Jimi Hendrix And His Band Of Gypsy's
 
25.) "Cheri" - 20/20
 
26.) "Miranda" - Dwight Twilley
 
27.) "Ann" - The Stooges
 
28.) "Mathilda" - The Texas Tornados
 
29.) "Geraldine" - The Ole Miss Downbeats
 
30.) "Gloria" - Them
 
31.) "Layla" - Derek & The Dominos
 
32.) "Rose" - Mott The Hoople
 
33.) "Susan" - Crash Into June
 
34.) "Josie" - Dion
 
35.) "Wendy" - The Beach Boys
 
36.) "Kathleen" - Townes Van Zandt
 
37.) "Carrie" - Dirty Looks
 
38.) "Loretta" - Larry Jon Wilson
 
39.) "Annalisa" - The Devil Dogs
 
40.) "Bernadette" - The Four Tops
 
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Posted Sep 8 at 8:50 PM

CD's of the day - R.E.M. - "Chronic Town"  & "Dead Letter Office"


There are certain actors that are just flat out great. All the time. They can do anything. They aren't necessarily well known and their parts aren't always large. But they possess skills that project precision with effortlessness. Three of my favorites off the top of my head are : 

1.) Scott Wilson - Chilling portrayal of a heartless killer in "In Cold Blood." "In The Heat Of The Night," "The Right Stuff" and many more.

 
2.) David Strathairn - From working with John Sayles in "Return Of The Secaucus 7" to playing Moss Goodman in "The Days and Night of Molly Dodd."  He's even been able to elevate shit movies like "The Firm."


3.) Allison Janney - Is there anything that she hasn't been wonderful in?  "Drop Dead Gorgeous," Weeds," "Juno." You can't help but to be drawn to her when she is on screen.


Snack of the moment - Cake batter milkshake. An ice cream joint 'round here serves up this particular flavor. Easier than licking the beaters.


DVD of the moment - "Weeds"


Charge of the moment - The Sox shut out the Rays. Lester is boss.

I'm sorry, it is too warm to talk about football. Yes, I could lament about Tom Brady. The season doesn't really start for me until the Red Sox are done. Baseball has and will always rule.

 

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Posted Sep 5 at 8:40 PM

Friday Night Top 40 CD Spins........


 
1.) "Career Opportunities" - The Clash
 
2.) "I Can Dig It" - Box Tops
 
3.) "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" - Albert King
 
4.) "A Message To You Rudy" - Dandy Livingstone & Rico
 
5.) "Warm And Tender Love" - Percy Sledge
 
6.) "Tired Of Waiting For You" - The Kinks
 
7.) "Nobody" - Hoodoo Gurus
 
8.) "Live" - Merry-Go-Round
 
9.) "Shakin' Street" - MC5
 
10.) "Not Too Soon" - Throwing Muses
 
11.) "Changes" - Sugar
 
12.) "Shake, Shudder" - The Faces
 
13.) "Loose Ends" - Bash & Pop
 
14.) "Wild, Wild Lover " - Flat Duo Jets
 
15.) "Don't Tell Me" - Incredible Casuals
 
16.) "Can't Talk To That Girl" - The Real Kids
 
17.) "Don't Talk To Strangers" - The Beau Brummels
 
18.) "Sad Tomorrow" - The Muffs
 
19.) "Look At The Rain" - The Meat Puppets
 
20.) "Girls Talk" - Elvis Costello
 
21.) "Flyin' Shoes" - Townes Van Zandt
 
22.) "Bells Of Love" - Big Dipper
 
23.) "Pete Ham" - Crash Into June
 
24.) "Straight To You" - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
 
25.) "Sex Beat" - The Gun Club
 
26.) "True To Life" - Uncle Tupelo
 
27.) "Down Home Girl" - Old Crow Medicine Show
 
28.) "My Big Dumb Heart" - Her Majesty's Buzz
 
29.) "My Valuable Hunting Knife" - Guided By Voices
 
30.) "Buick MacKane" - T-Rex
 
31.) "Falling Down Again" - Buick MacKane
 
32.) "Hero Takes A Fall" - The Bangles
 
33.) "There She Goes" - The La's
 
34.) "There She Goes Again" - The Velvet Underground
 
35.) "Slim Jenkins Place" - Booker T. & The MG's
 
36.) "Sam's Place" - Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
 
37.) "Meet Me At Mary's Place" - Sam Cooke
 
38.) "The Usual Place" - Don Covay
 
39.) "Every Word Means No" - Lets Active
 
40.) "Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)" - R.E.M.
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Posted Sep 4 at 1:49 PM

"Nothin' "  (Townes Van Zandt)


Hey mama, when you leave
Don't leave a thing behind
I don't want nothin'
I can't use nothin'

Take care into the hall
And if you see my friends
Tell them I'm fine
Not using nothin'

Almost burned out my eyes
Threw my ears down to the floor
I didn't see nothin'
I didn't hear nothin'

I stood there like a block of stone
Knowin' all I had to know
And nothin' more
Man, that's nothin'

As brothers our troubles are
Locked in each others arms
And you better pray
They never find you

Your back ain't strong enough
For burdens doublefold
They'd crush you down
Down into nothin'

Being born is going blind
And buying down a thousand times
To echoes strung
On pure temptation

Sorrow and solitude
These are the precious things
And the only words
That are worth rememberin'
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Posted Sep 1 at 11:28 AM

 
CD's of the moment - Prince Buster - "The Fabulous Greatest Hits"
 
 
The Blasters - "Collection"
 
 
The Outlets - "The Outlets"
 
 
The Mummies - "Never Been Caught"
 
 
 
Saturday was 100 laps of mechanized mayhem. Okay, that is a tad overly dramatic. Actually, all was fairly calm and cleanly raced. End of the year races can prompt over the top driving which results in wrecked race cars and frayed nerves. The key to long races is patience. You have to allow things to shake out. In the end, unless you are in the top tier, you run to survive. Thankfully, tires, engine and handling all held up. The coming holiday made for a packed house and the pre-race autograph session and driver introductions were a nice touch. You can't help but smile when you see children's eyes grow big as saucers when they get up close to both car and driver.
 
One downside - Expenditure to compete has exploded. Granted, you know that going in. But when you are racing against people that have home down payment type monied engines, it just makes it that much tougher. It reeeeally helps if you have an extra thirty, forty grand sittin' around. Can't help but to ask the question -- when does the bubble burst?
 
 
September and Tampa Bay appears to be here to stay.  Who'd a thunk it?  Depressingly, in a sense, people still don't seem to show up down there. They didn't when the Marlins won. How 'bout MLB just scrub Florida altogether as a place for franchises?
 
 
The Sox begin their final run of regular season swings and it is the teams (i.e.,Texas) with nothing to play for that can become particularly worrisome.
 
 
DVD of the moment -- " The Best Years Of Our Lives."  An all time fave. Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews. Timeless, but I wish it weren't in many ways.
 
 
TV of the moment - "Documenting The Face Of America" - Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Gordon Parks and more. Amazing work, amazing stories.
 
 
Snack of the moment - Kellogg's Chocolate Peanut Butter Corn Pops.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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