The Other Side of Summer

I would like to write a song about how I could fulfill an adolescent dream by seeing the Police and Elvis Costello play the Hollywood Bowl this Spring (yes, together), but that the performers and the dream are not what they once were, and the $600 tag was not in the dream. True, I could [...]

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Study: US Is Still Alarmingly Christian

According to the LA Times. (I’m sure they’ll let you look at it if you just give them a junk e-mail). Or, straight from the horse’s mouth. On the other hand, the religious landscape is changing. And by religious, I don’t just mean denominations of Christianity. Neither do most Americans.
Here was Rich Mouw, my evangelical [...]

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More warm. Less fuzzy.

All you folkies and other softies can come out. It’s safe now.
CJ turned me on to Andy Gullahorn a few weeks ago, and I picked up his new record, Reinventing the Wheel. Andy wasn’t making as much noise as I was looking for at the time, but I could tell I was coming back. I’ve [...]

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Man vs. machine

One of the young’un’s V’tines cards, which he enjoyed for what it contained rather than what it brought to my mind, stated in the declarative and not the imperative:
“Punch-out cars for Valentine’s Day!”
I’ve had years where that sounded about right.

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Werewolf Tuesday

Yawn.
[Smack smack smack.]
Oh, look – this is fun.
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk

Update: After getting a search engine hit for “werewolf tuesday,” I discovered that my ridiculous play on “Vampire Weekend” is a name either being used by or is a joke from similar minds in a band from Nashville. My apologies for [...]

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I don’t know why you’re still sittin’ down

Elder Baab and the Madison Bumblebees made an appearance at the Grammy’s this year, and I loved it.
Elder Baab & the Madison Bumble Bees of Winnsboro

Besides Vince Gill receiving his Grammy from presenter Ringo Starr and saying, “I just got an award from a Beatle. Have you had that happen yet, [...]

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Barbara Ann

If you haven’t already seen will.i.am & co.’s contribution to the campaign to get Obama another Grammy, you might still think this parody is pretty hilarious.
HT Andi.
(I’m capnwatsisname, and I did not just endorse a candidate for President of the United States.)

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Juuuust right.

So, among my 40 songs for 10 bucks this month, I added Ladyhawk to the anticipated Liam Finn and The Whigs picks. And, I have to say, The Whigs hit the spot. Finn, the “gentle rocker,” has some great melodies and harmonies, but is sometimes looping everything back into itself, and gets a bit [...]

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Now playing

1) Sweetpea brought the Youtube ukelele girl to my attention last week, and I really must insist that you check her out. If you develop a crush, you might enjoy her song about Myspace and 200 subscriber tribute montage.
3) Added to my list of things I want to hear more of by the end of [...]

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Government of, by, and after these messages

I have not seen much blogging or heard much casual conversation about the “Bradley Effect” and the Obama candidacy. Maybe we don’t want to talk about it, but it may be an important conversation, especially after hearing that Obama did especially well last week in caucusing states. I would love to see this turn out [...]

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