I have recently come across the band Midlake. The song "Head Home" from their latest CD, "The Trials of Van Occupanther," has been getting decent airplay on Philly's WXPN 88.5 FM and was getting stuck in my head. I finally heard who performed the song and decided to check them out."The Trials of Van Occupanther" … Continue reading Artist to Watch: Midlake
Ben Folds put on a show in his Nashville studio last night that was broadcast as a live video webcast on his MySpace site. It was pretty cool...and I found the following video on MySpace that shows a bit of Ben's performance of "Kate" last night in Nashville.We and Ben FoldsAdd to My Profile | … Continue reading Ben Folds’ MySpace webcast
Well, at least that's where Ben Folds came in on WXPN's 885 Greatest Artists of All Time countdown, as voted on by its listeners.The countdown has been going on since Monday, Oct. 9, and has featured a full spectrum of musical artists ranging from Mozart to Muddy Waters to Black Sabbath. XPN is the greatest … Continue reading Ben Folds…78th greatest artist of all time!
From minorleaguebaseball.com (MiLB.com):The Lakewood BlueClaws won the first South Atlantic League championship in their six-year history Friday, riding the pitching of Matt Maloney to a 5-0 blanking of the Augusta GreenJackets.Maloney (2-0) recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts en route to his first complete game of the season. He scattered seven hits and two walks in … Continue reading Congrats, Lakewood BlueClaws: 2006 South Atlantic League Champions!!!
Well, my friend Jason wanted to know if I was still alive based on my lack of recent activity on the ol' blog, so I figured I would post this YouTube video of a great 1987 Peter Gabriel peformance of his "Lay Your Hands on Me" (which should not in any way be confused with … Continue reading YouTube: Peter Gabriel – “Lay Your Hands on Me”
Thought I would use a Todd Rundgren song title for the purpose of this post......so I recently started running regularly each day. About two weeks ago, I missed a weekend of bike riding so I decided to hit the track at the middle school next to my apartment complex in Fairless Hills, Pa. I have … Continue reading Can’t stop running
...who, along with his brother Pat, created the steak sandwich, which eventually became the famous Philly cheesesteak. Harry died Thursday at the age of 90.Here is an excerpt from a story in today's Philadelphia Daily News:Harry and his older brother, Pat, had been selling hot dogs at a stand at 9th and Wharton streets in … Continue reading In memory of Harry Olivieri…
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, the 2005 National League Rookie of the Year, won this year's Century 21 Home Run Derby during All-Star Game festivities at Pittsburgh's PNC Park on Monday night.He is the second Phillie to win the event in as many years, joining teammate and 2005 Derby champ Bobby Abreu.Way to go, … Continue reading Congratulations, Ryan Howard!
Who is Kyle MacDonald...and why am I congratulating him?Well, Kyle is responsible for one of the most ambitious and entertaining projects thus far in Internet history. About a year ago, the Canadian came up with an idea to make a series of trades with the ultimate goal of trading for a house. The dream started … Continue reading Congratulations, Kyle MacDonald!
I was going to head out to the Jersey Shore last night so I could stay at my parents' place and go on a bike ride today. Well, I'm still heading out there today for a bike ride, but my plans last night were changed by a phone call from my friend Jimmy.Jimmy has a … Continue reading A whole new way to watch a ballgame
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