Friday Playlist
Happy Friday! The sun is out, the birds are chirping, and the mini-chill that has dominated the first half of May seems to be moving out. Please enjoy this hand-crafted playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7mE8MfH6PFGdRM8FaIhNcp?si=ded188a52c434160 “Misandrist to Most” – Lady Dan We’ve been trying to teach our girls since they were born to be strong and independent. Tyler Dozier, aka Lady Dan, has…
Reader’s Notebook, 5/12/21
Time for some book chat. The Marsh King’s Daughter – Karen Dionne I hate it when books that come highly recommended don’t hit me with the same impact they hit others. I found this book on some “best new thrillers” list, and its jacket featured some positive blurbs from other authors I’ve enjoyed. But the story just didn’t work for…
Car Shopping Chronicles, Part 6
When I began this process last fall, Audi was at the top of my list. It didn’t matter which Audi. The Q3 if I went with a subcompact. The Q5 if I went compact. The Q7 if I wanted to blow out the budget. Once upon a time, say in the early ‘00s, Audis were my ultimate car, specifically a…
Kid Sports Notes
Track The City track championship qualifying races were held Saturday. L ran the 50, 100, and 200. C ran the 100 and 200. L was a little annoyed with her assignments. Each athlete has a three event limit, and she was hoping to run a relay. Her coaches are smart, though. They know we will win the medley relay as…
Car Shopping Chronicles, Part 5
I have no set order or reasoning to how I am scheduling my test drives. I guess some of it is stock dependent: if a dealer does not have the car I’m interested in on their lot, I’m not going to drive something else just for grins. In general, though, I head to whatever dealership my car muse sends me…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6KEo7ezfigfqs5raGoN8RS?si=1654d8d19f544ce4 “Throw Me Around” – The Blips While not your standard supergroup, I think The Blips officially qualify. Made up of members from various bands in the Birmingham, AL scene, they may not be known entities, but they are still coming from different backgrounds to make something new. One reviewer described this as “Tom Petty takes on pop-punk.” That seems…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 56
Chart Week: May 1, 1982 Song: “867–5309/Jenny” – Tommy Tutone Chart Position: #8, 15th week on the chart. Peaked at #4 for three weeks in May and June. Quick show of hands: if you were alive and old enough in 1982, how many of you dialed 867–5309 to see if Jenny would answer? I know I did. I believe in…
April Media
Shows and Movies Pearl Jam Live On 6/25/2010, Hyde Park, London, England To celebrate Easter weekend, I guess, online streaming service nugs.net put this show up for free from Good Friday evening through Easter Monday. An outstanding show with terrific sound and a stellar setlist. It was unnerving to see how tightly the crowd was packed in, though. Not because…
Weekend Kid Sports Notes
The pace is winding down but still kid sports notes to share from the past few days. Track Yesterday was CYO track meet #3. This one was a little different: kids were free to make their own schedules. They picked a race, show up when it was called, and then scanned their wristband at the finish line to “register” themselves…
Stats
April 2021 Middle Kids – 61 Manchester Orchestra – 39 The Natvral – 26 Dumptruck – 24 The Pack A.D. – 23 Complete stats available at my Last.fm page.