Matthew

My gosh, I'm starting to get a raft of these: It's bad enough I get these, but two weeks ago, I was getting panic phone calls from Poland about a scam using my name....

So What: The Life of Miles Davis. John Szwed's biography of Miles Davis, which I will read during my business trip the next ten days. Nothing helps reading like long lay-overs in airports..

Dan, I don't see Beltre & Cameron hitting more that 50 fifty home runs, and at 37, I see Cameron going on the down slide. It's pitching that's going win for Boston this year, though I do not have the highest confidence in Papelbon at the moment, his meltdown against the Angels in too fresh in my mind. Ghosty: The Yankee outfield flat-out stinks. Really? Gardner/Winn? Move your best outfielder, Granderson to left, who is also coming off a bad year? Swisher in right? A 35 year old Jeter at shortstop? I'm not seeing it for the Yankees this year -- and hey! I'm completely unbiased about the whole thing!

Is Echo Curio that place on the east end of Sunset? Close to Dodger Stadium? I might have to get the gumption to go out and see the show.

To get in shape for the upcoming baseball season: Mariners 2010 Annual

The Beach Boys -- Surf's Up Absolutely gorgeous. I always find it amazing that this beautiful music can come from such a SoCal soul crushing state-of-being and location like Hawthorne. And I say that as one who grew in a soul-crushing SoCal locale myself.

Parker Lewis Can't Lose -- The Complete First Season. I've been looking forward to this dvd for years. I don't have a clue why I enjoy this series so much, but I find it just a fun watch.

Honestly, I been watching/listening to surfing music & the Beach Boys for the past hour on You Tube, and it is the happiest music ever made, THANK YOU BRIAN WILSON!!!!

One more and then I'll stop... http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

The Fendertones are so cool.... http://www.youtube.c...feature=related http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

Dan's retro-curse upon the O's: O's pitcher injured filming commerical!

Review on Amazon site mentions this issue, among others. Disappointed by the review, which, if true, makes this less than a complete recordings cd that I hoped for. I still might get it as Amazon is showing a seller at $23.70, which is a good buy -- PLUS, it is Artie Shaw after all. I'm still thinking about getting the Mosaic also, but I need a little more convincing.

I'm finding that these stories contain a great sense of isolation, with the characters locked inside their heads, and have no ability to reach out and connect with others. Short stories of isolation, yet of people wondering how to break out of that loneliness. Kind of a downer in some ways, but I'm 2/3 the way through, so I'll keep on going -- supposedly the last collection of stories in this book is very good.

The only forum that has banned me, just because I called out Hoffman because he said that Monk played the way he did because of his "mental illness." Anyway, I'm back on, and I do go there for rock information for bands until 1976, for rock after that, it gets rather contentious. I have to admit, the whole "I can't listen to A Hard Day's Night because of the first six seconds" thread is a little much. Caveat Emptor applies in this case...

Granted, that is an unspoken worry for the Mariners, everyone just assumes he's going to be lights-out, but my two worries are these: 1. It's much easier to be the closer on a team with zero expectations, just throw free and easy, and let the chips fall where they may (what's that? three cliches in one sentence?). 2. There have been way too many one year wonders when it comes to closers -- that's the scary part. If Aardsma falters, probably Mark Lowe will be given a chance, he was very good at times last year, and he did have three saves. The Mariners seem to be hopelessly in love with Brandon League, so maybe he's Plan B. This whole question is the reason I did not like the Morrow trade, which I think will come back to bite the Mariners in the rear end when it's all said and done. Edit: PS -- Article "whistling-past-the-graveyard" on Aardsma

According to my Mariners Home Page: 4 day 5 hours 31 minutes until pitchers and catchers report. Good, it really been a sports vacuum for me since the World Series ended.

Shout! Factory issued the first season of Parker Lewis on DVD last year, and the second season just came out a couple of weeks ago: Season One Season Two Thanks. Bought & bought!! I loved that show for some reason...

Love this video of the Beach Boys from the T.A.M.I Show. Dennis Wilson is rocking the drums, and Mike Love is breaking out the most awkward dance moves ever. Has there ever been a nerdier band than the pre-Pet Sounds 'Boys?

Isn't the story that the Rolling Stones were petrified to come on after James Brown, and there was a convenient 45 minute "technical malfunction," that delayed the taping, after which, they got the nerve to go on?

All I want on dvd is the series Parker Lewis Can't Lose and the first season of the John Larroquette Show.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Xopwmval2jY

Okay, you convinced me: OP disk two. I really enjoy this set...

Heard the title track on Sirius today myself. Very cool. Sounds like they have added "Darn That Dream" to the play list also -- which I happen to prefer.

After I read Roughing It, I'm always tempted to jump in my car and recreate the journey (that would be a good idea for a book also!).