They seem to be taking this possibility very seriously in Boston.
I'd be shocked if the Cubs actually pulled it off, but the fact that they're worried in Boston is a very good sign.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Theo Epstein
They seem to be taking this possibility very seriously in Boston.
I'd be shocked if the Cubs actually pulled it off, but the fact that they're worried in Boston is a very good sign.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Graceland
From Bob Dearborn's The Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac this morning...
It may be 25 years old today, but it really stands the test of time, especially the lyrics. In my boat, Paul Simon is one of the top five lyricists of all time (in the same category as John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, and Bruce Springsteen).
"August 25, 1986…Paul Simon released the single "Graceland," with backup vocals by the Everly Brothers. As the title track of his album released two weeks earlier, the song revealed Simon's thoughts during a road trip after the failure of his marriage to actress Carrie Fisher."
It may be 25 years old today, but it really stands the test of time, especially the lyrics. In my boat, Paul Simon is one of the top five lyricists of all time (in the same category as John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, and Bruce Springsteen).
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Ode to a handshake
You can read it here.
When Nature Calls
Just ask former Cubs outfielder (and current Mets outfielder) Angel Pagan. Nature called the other night while his team was batting, and he held up the game because he was indisposed when it was time to head back out to the field.
The gruesome (but funny) details are here.
I believe he was the #2 hitter that night.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The Hallelujah Chorus
All three boys have their first day of school today. This song has been in my mind all morning, in eight part harmony...
A terrible tragedy
Art Anderson was one of the founders of WPGU Radio, the station that got me started in the business. I had met him several times over the years at WPGU reunions, and he was as upbeat and cheerful as anyone you'll ever meet.
This weekend he was stabbed in the neck while leading a group of Boy Scouts on a nature hike. Art was just in the wrong place at the wrong time; the killer had just killed one of his own dogs and assaulted his mother, and was presumably fleeing the scene of the crime.
An unspeakable tragedy.
This weekend he was stabbed in the neck while leading a group of Boy Scouts on a nature hike. Art was just in the wrong place at the wrong time; the killer had just killed one of his own dogs and assaulted his mother, and was presumably fleeing the scene of the crime.
An unspeakable tragedy.
Starlin Castro
On the other hand, after Mike Quade reviewed the tape, he benched Castro.
So what do I know?
Monday, August 22, 2011
Led Zeppelin
On this day in 1979 Led Zeppelin released their final album "In Through The Out Door", which included this great song...
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Father Knows Nothing
You can read it here.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Jim Hendry Gets The Hook
Wow. I never thought they'd actually do it, but boy oh boy is this move overdue. The Cubs have fired the architect of this team.
Details are here.
Rahm's Open to Wrigley Funding
It may be a little different for the Cubs now that we have a Mayor that's actually a Cubs fan.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Mancow
During the signoff of Q-101 last month, everyone that had been on the station during it's alternative rock hey-day came back to participate in the farewell. Everyone, that is, except the biggest star from that era, Mancow.
He tells Robert Feder this morning why he said no: "They had ratings with me, but they never appreciated what they had,” he said of his former co-workers. “I found them to be a bunch of selfish, unappreciative people when I worked with them. Lazy, miserable, ultrahip nobodies who loved to hear themselves talk. They’d celebrate this local music show [Local 101] with 10 people listening, and over here you’ve got Mancow with millions. Why was I not the hero? I’ll never know.”
I think that quote explains Mancow better than any other thing I've ever heard him say. It must not be easy walking around with such a giant chip on your shoulder.
I think that quote explains Mancow better than any other thing I've ever heard him say. It must not be easy walking around with such a giant chip on your shoulder.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Cold War Intrigue
You can read it here.
The Berlin Wall
It was really the first time a country had built a wall not to keep people out, but to keep people in. I visited West Berlin several times in the 1970s, and my Boy Scout troop even camped out within eyesight of it once, and let me tell you, it was a life changing experience. To see the guard towers, to hear the stories of the people that were shot or blown up by land mines trying to escape to West Berlin, and then to travel inside East Germany and see the Russian Soldiers with their guns walking on the streets--it's not a memory I'll ever forget.
One time I accidentally entered East Germany with proof that my father worked for the US Department of Defense on my person. (Not a good move--Wow was my dad mad at me that day). Another time we were taking a train through East Germany and Russian soldiers came into our berth and searched all of our luggage--screaming at us in a language we couldn't understand.
East Germany was simply the scariest place I've ever been. I'm so happy that it's gone forever (as it was in the 60s and the 70s).
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The 25 Greatest Unscripted Movie Scenes
I had no idea these scenes were unscripted. Interesting stuff (although note--the clips in here are not bleeped)
Monday, August 15, 2011
Big Z's Very Bad Weekend
The most shocking part is the name of the player who chastised Carlos in the clubhouse while it was all going down.
Would you believe it was Alfonso Soriano?
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Father Knows Nothing
You can read it here.
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