captains dead

stays thank goodness. now if Thome can stay healthy for another season or two and we get some playoff/world series type pitching from our starters we will be all good.

so, last evening i was awoke by my dog, who is knockin on heavens door, at about 12.30 am and after letting her out to do her thing i was unable to fall back to sleep cause of this program on the history channel. first was a special about UFOs and how american presidents have either played off the fact that UFOs exist or how they have tried to declassify information on the subject as Bill Clinton did during his presidency. it was a pretty interesting program, but the next one - a special about nostradomus and people of the like - got me really thinking about how vague these predictions really are. so, nostradamus wrote his predictions in prose and while some of them are eerily similiar to some events that have occured in the past 500 years, but thats the thing that makes me laugh. i could easily put something down and probably come close to describing some happening within the next 500 years. that doesnt impress me at all, now if someone could predict shit like within a 48 hour time span then that would get me excited. i just dont see how people can get all excited and worked up over this shit. i remember after 9/11 i read something about him predicting an event where two birds run into a building or something along those lines. i called bs at the time and i am sticking to my story.

NP:

Iron and Wine join the roots rock group Calexico for a night of music at Washington, D.C.?s 9:30 Club this Wednesday, Nov. 30. Hear full performances by both bands, webcast live on NPR.org, beginning at approximately 10:00 p.m. EST.

listen

today i would like to recognize Ray Lamontagne as someone that everyone should get to know. if you dig Van Morrison, Iron & Wine or the likes of Cat Power or I would say even Springsteen, then give this dude a chance. he has an amazing voice and writes some pretty great songs.

clicky

Second City in Chicago is holding their annual 24 Hours of Improv benefit beginning on Dec 6 @ 10.30 pm. One of the auction items is a private party for for you and 29 of your closest friends to be witness to a private concert in your choice of venue by none other than Jeff Tweedy, Wilco/Uncle Tupelo. again, i am screwed on this one too.

check it out, here

if i had the cash i would be participating in this fine charity auction, but alas I am not so i will have to dream about what could have been.

click here for details.

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Chris Whitley 1960 - 2005.