Monthly Archives: August 2007

Neko Case Has No Patience For Fashion Beggars

Today, as I am still recovering from Monday night’s concert, we will learn about Proto-Neko. Eleven years ago, Neko Case was with an all-girl cuddlecore trio called Maow. Think Sleater-Kinney with shorter songs and cuter lyrics. As with most things musical, this is best described by example, rather than words alone. And so, let us

Rufus Wainwright at The Tabernacle (Review)

I’ve seen Rufus Wainwright three times over his career. The first was back in 1998, I believe, at the Variety Playhouse. Imogen Heap opened, before she reinvented herself. With only a single major label album to his credit, he ran through his self-titled debut perfectly. The set was peppered with hints of things to come,

More Rufus

More Rufus, originally uploaded by grabbingsand.

Rufus

Rufus, originally uploaded by grabbingsand.

Truth In Advertising

Truth In Advertising, originally uploaded by grabbingsand.

Morning Spider

Morning Spider, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. meant to send this yesterday

George Bush Don’t Like Safe Bridges

Heckuva…well you know., originally uploaded by Lady, That’s My Skull. Asked about a proposal by members of the House Transportation Committee to raise the 18.3-cents-a-gallon federal gas tax by 5 cents to help replace similar structurally deficient bridges, Bush said, “My suggestion would be that they revisit the process by which they spend gasoline money

Sun Daze Cool – Summer Mix 2007

It’s mix time again. Sun. Daze. Cool. 2007. 1. “Phat Beats?” – dialogue from the film, Human Traffic / “Know How” – Young M.C. 2. “Our New National Anthem” – Donnie 3. “Funky President” – James Brown 4. “Shameless (Live)” – Ani DiFranco 5. “Supermassive Black Hole” – Muse 6. “That’s Enough” – Brother John

Godspeed, Endeavour

Tonight, twenty-two years later, teacher / astronaut Barbara Morgan gets to fly. You know, it hasn’t been a long time. [1985] was just yesterday. It still feels like just yesterday. As we go through training now, those memories still are there with me. For example, when we go flying in the T-38s (and we do

Live Coverage

Live Coverage, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. Traffic helicopter over Barrington Hall, reporting on gas main break near corner of Highways 9 and 120.