Neal Pomea

Indeed I cried!

Nationals losing 5, 6 straight. Hope we don't go the way of the Mariners! Feel bad for their fans.... Our manager Jim Riggleman now works for the Giants.

Didn't Benny Goodman have to relearn how to play? Henry Red Allen could play a range of musical styles.

It beats selling beer in the seats! Looks like a back-breaking job!

Illinois Jacquet, when he grew into Midwest Jacquet.

Not really a terminology question, I guess, but why is it verboten to link to music downloads or even God forbid speak the name of sites that provide links, but it's perfectly fine to link to YouTube videos that are every bit as much under copyright as songs? Never quite understood this. Sometimes the very person who is an absolutist about music mp3s unhesitatingly links to YouTube video clips of copyrighted material.

Jelly Roll Morton, Hesitation Blues, Complete Library of Congress recordings, from 1938, the Jungle Inn in Washington D.C.

I hope the Nationals don't commit 5 errors in today's game with the Braves! That was ugly last night. Opposing teams bat around .285 against Livan Hernandez. I don't see how he's a number one starter other than the fact that he eats up innings and can bunt and field well.

Good tip! Thanks.

Brownie McGhee to Sonny Terry on Down by the Riverside: "How do you feel about it, buddy?" Brownie McGhee to Sonny Terry on Walk On: "Let's walk together now!"

Orson Bean mentioned Dylan and folk rock, so I doubt this clip could have been before 65. In 64 Dylan wasn't electrified yet, I thought. At least not at Newport.

The Washington Nationals are slightly ahead of where I expected them to be. Werth, LaRoche, and Ankiel are the biggest disappointments in the field, Burnett in the bullpen. But Espinosa, Morse, and Nix are exceeding expectations. Just hope we haven't burned out our bullpen too much. This week will be a much needed break. I think we will end up about 4 games below .500.

Cajun great from the 60s-70s Doris Matte, J'aimerais danser avec toi. He could really sing in that Belton Richard style. Sounds like the melody Dewey Balfa copped for his song J'ai pleurer.

Memphis Slim did some work on harpsichord. Ain't Nothing but a Texas Boogie on a Harpsichord, from the album Southside Reunion. Buddy Guy and A.C. Reed are on this one.

I thought his documentary on World War II was well done. Will never surpass World at War, but it had a different focus altogether. It was seriously off the mark by not including country music, especially in its coverage of Mobile, and the fact that charging Japanese waves shouted to hell with Roy Acuff.

Don't put much stock in the All Star team selections, but glad to see Tyler Clippard of the Nationals on board, which is not common for set up relievers. Danny Espinosa'a BA is not the best but he is the sluggingest second baseman in the NL (majors?) this year and probably the Gold Glove winner and really should be on the All Stars, IMO.

Great quote from Durocher! True too. First Columbian District win for the Davey Johnson regime, at home 2-1 over Pirates. First walk off winning hit for Matt Stairs, who has been a terrible disappointment this season overall. Excited about going to a true double header tomorrow (single admission, no clearing out the stadium between games!).

It's like I have always said. What this country needs is more Rice.

14-inning win against the White Sox last night, and an ejection for new manager McLaren! Washington sports talk is buzzing with news about Davy Johnson.

He had a classic scene in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Sid Caesar wants to use the pay phone he's ranting on when he finally gets out of the hardware store with Edie Adams. He's on a pay phone ranting: "The police in this town are retarded! I'm dealing with moronic people!"

Serpentine!!!

Not surprising. Can't blame Riggleman at all. The GM would not even agree to begin discussing an extension. A manager with a one year contract is really in a bind. These are not the days of Walter Alston anymore. I wish him well. He served baseball in Washington very well, in my opinion.

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Sweep the Cardinals, vacate last place (that's the Marlins), and talk smack to Baltimore coming into town for our inter-league series. What a night! Columbian District on an upswing for a rare moment!

Cards gotta be wondering wtf. 8-0 Nationals in the 7th inning. Would love to see a series win, then some momentum going into our weekend series with Baltimore.