A Sunday

My sunday went along just like my intention to visit the Mark Twain house the summer: nothing came of it. I thought I might pack some things, but alas nada.
See, Jaws came on TV, and I just had to watch Jaws. And then I had to eat something. Twice. Kind of a shame, because i don't think we'll have too many more of those perfect days until next spring. Well, who knows ... maybe it'll be a mild winter (please oh please!) I did manage to make it to Princeton for a nice tea at Small World.
I took another car load of stuff over to the new place yesterday, and I'm going to try and take Friday afternoon off at work to move the big stuff over with the roommie and Mike. That means I'll have to get a-packing to have everything ready to haul away by friday. The big benefit is that I can be at the new place by this weekend!
I was watching all the news shows this morning and thinking how much bullshit all that useless punditry and conjecture really is.
I think I might be tired, but I could just be really bored.

All Bruce, baby

From J.:
A satellite radio network, Sirius, is apparently set to unveil a station that will focus entirely on Bruce and the E-Street Band.
All Boss, all the time?
Can you imagine so much Bruce in one place? I know one dude(my bro-in-law) that will probably go and get Sirius installed in his car just because of this news!

2000

A few days ago, the 2000th US soldier died in Iraq, and yesterday was a day of rememberance for them. The fact that even one US soldier had to die over there pisses me off, because this whole excursion was solely based on conjecture, half-truths, and outright lies.
However, I passed by a protest against the war yesterday in Princeton, and I saw on the news that quite a few happened in NYC, too. That kind of set me off, cuz those protests just seemed disingenuous and phony. First, don't even bother showing up if you weren't protesting two years ago. Second, it would be disastrous for us to leave now, considering the tenuous state of Iraq and especially considering what those freaks in Iran said yesterday: Iran Leader Calls for Israel's Destruction
Where does this leave me, a liberal dude who thought it was stupid to enter Iraq yet now thinks it's stupid to leave? Is it just as shortsighted to say "We have to leave now" than it is to say "Let's go liberate Iraq because they definetly have weapons of mass destruction."?
Mikey confused.

Yet another poll

Majority of Americans now feel Iraq war was wrong: poll
You believed wholeheartedly the lies the administration told you and called the people who pointed that out as unpatriotic.
You failed to elect a president who would have tried to get us out of the mess or at least point us in another direction, and then you criticized his service in Vietnam.
Now you think the war was wrong? Fuck off. You broke it, and now you have to pay for it.

Rosa

Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks Dies at 92
Her one act of defiance put her in an esteemed place in American folklore. RIP.

Exhibit Encourages Guests to Play 'Imagine'
So, they stuck Johnny in a musuem. Apparently, you get to go up to a piano and play Imagine. I imagine one could theoretically play other songs, but that might be strictly verboten.
Once you leave the musuem, you can do a performance art tribute to Joni Mitchell by driving away in a Big Yellow Taxi.

Mark Twain

I was fully intent on going to the Mark Twain Musuem and House in Connecticut this summer, but I never did actually make it out there. Bummer.
But, I have just come upon a site with a whole bunch of Twain quotes here. These are some of my favorites:

• Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
  
• Only presidents, editors and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial 'we'.
  
• Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
  
• "Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humour itself is not joy but sorrow."
  
• "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect."
  
• "The only reason why God created man is because he was disappointed with the monkey."
  
• "I have no race prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being, and that is enough for me; he can't be any worse."
  
• "The report of my death was an exaggeration."
  
• "Man is the only animal that deals in that atrocity of atrocities, War. He is the only one that gathers his brethren about him and goes forth in cold blood and calm pulse to exterminate his kind. He is the only animal that for sordid wages will march out…and help to slaughter strangers of his own species who have done him no harm and with whom he has no quarrel. …And in the intervals between campaigns he washes the blood off his hands and works for 'the universal brotherhood of man' — with his mouth."
  
• "The loud little handful will shout for war. The pulpit will warily and cautiously protest at first…The great mass of the nation will rub its sleepy eyes, and will try to make out why there should be a war, and they will say earnestly and indignantly: 'It is unjust and dishonorable and there is no need for war.' Then the few will shout even louder…Before long you will see a curious thing: anti-war speakers will be stoned from the platform, and free speech will be strangled by hordes of furious men who still agree with the speakers but dare not admit it...Next, statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception."
  

Genius is timeless, I guess.

Ghost Hunters

I feel myself slowly becoming addicted to Ghost Hunters on the Sci-Fi channel.

Plumbers by day — ghost hunters by night. This one-hour weekly docu-soap from the creator/executive producer of American Chopper follows a group of real-life paranormal researchers as they investigate haunted houses throughout the country, encountering every type of imaginable haunting.

Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, plumbers by trade, head up TAPS — The Atlantic Paranormal Society — a group of intrepid souls who are far from the usual collection of bespectacled Ph.D.s. They're ordinary, everyday people — office managers, factory workers, teachers and even psychic-hotline gurus — with an interest in getting to the bottom of your otherworldly disturbances. Jason, Grant and their team of moonlighting ghost-hunters are our first and last defense against uninvited paranormal visitations. Tom Thayer and Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Films (American Chopper) are the executive producers.

What's nice is that they are naturally skeptical and they approach their searches scientifically, which makes the findings that they do present a bit more believable.
The last episode I watched was when they went through the penitentiary featured in Shawshank Redemption and the Lizzie Borden house. They go through these with all these hi-tech electrical gadgets, such as voice recorders and heat sensors, so that they can documented proof of hauntings. In the case of this episode, some freaky things happened, but they weren't documented.

Los Beatles

Los Beatles
Originally uploaded by mgmystic.

What else would one have to do with a life after they've been named entertainment icon of the century? Ringo is probably thinking, "Well, that's nice. (I'm the luckiest guy ever!)"

MOW at CBGB

The roommate's band, mouth of wilson, will play at the legendary CBGB in New York tonight at 6pm. I would have loved to been able to make it, but it doesn't look like I will. So, rock on and savor the moment!

Somethin' fun for the kids

1) Go to google.
2) Type in "Failure."
3) Hit "I'm feeling lucky."
Have fun!

Top ten

For curiosity's sake, how my top ten fared:

10. Thriller - Michael Jackson (127)
9. Our Time in Eden - 10,000 Maniacs (318)
8. Disintegration - The Cure (96)
7. Automatic for the People - REM (60)
6. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - The Cure (440)
5. White Ladder - David Gray (45)
4. Revolver - Beatles (9)
3. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan (5)
2. White Album - Beatles (6)
1. Abbey Road - Beatles (1)

I guess I can't call my favorites all that eclectic, but oh well.

The last day, 885 greatest albums

From XPN.
# 10 – THE BEATLES – Rubber Soul
# 9 – THE BEATLES – Revolver
# 8 – THE CLASH – London Calling
# 7 – U2 – The Joshua Tree
# 6 – THE BEATLES – The Beatles (White Album)
# 5 – BOB DYLAN – Blood On The Tracks
# 4 – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Born To Run
# 3 – PINK FLOYD – Dark Side Of The Moon
# 2 – THE BEATLES – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
#1- THE BEATLES - Abbey Road!!!!!!!!

and in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make.......

I'm really stoked that the beatles got five out of ten, and the final two! Plus, my #1 was the countdown's #1.
What a great few weeks it's been, and you gotta love a radio station that would drop almost everything to do this. XPN rocks, something fierce!! I am happy I am a member.
And Julian, sorry buddy, but Bruce came in at #4 with Born to Run.

Lennon on Rolling Stone

Lennon-Ono Photo Deemed Top Magazine Cover
On what would be the last day of his life, Lennon and Yoko Ono posed for Annie Liebowitz at their home in NYC's Dakota building for this photo. Lennon took off his clothes and curled up next to a clothed Yoko Ono. It would have been a great photo anyway, but it took on added meaning after some nut job killed him a few hours later just down the stairs. Rolling Stone put this photo on the cover, with nothing else. Quite poignant.
Can you believe that was almost 25 years ago? It's nice to know he's still remembered, as the Beatles got five albums in the top ten in XPN's countdown.
Rock on, brutha.

Sat. and Sun, 885 ATGA

From XPN.
Sunday October 16, 2005
11AM
# 15 – RADIOHEAD – OK Computer
# 14 – MILES DAVIS – Kind Of Blue
# 13 – JONI MITCHELL – Blue
# 12 – THE GRATEFUL DEAD – American Beauty
# 11 – THE WHO – Who’s Next

Saturday October 15, 2005
10AM
# 20 – VAN MORRISON – Moondance
# 19 – BOB DYLAN – Blonde On Blonde
# 18 – PAUL SIMON – Graceland
# 17 – THE ROLLING STONES – Exile On Main Street
# 16 – BOB DYLAN – Highway 61 Revisited

The appearance of Highway 61 Revisited kinda messed up my top five. I'm really surprised it didn't make the top ten, and it makes me think there is still a surprise waiting for us in the last ten.

Friday, 885 Greatest Albums

From XPN.
Friday October 14, 2005
6 AM
# 44 – JONI MITCHELL – Court & Spark
# 43 – NEIL YOUNG – Harvest
# 42 – JIMI HENDRIX – Electric Ladyland
# 41 – THE WHO – Quadrophenia
7 AM
# 40 – DEREK & THE DOMINOES – Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
# 39 – JIMI HENDRIX – Are You Experienced?
8 AM
# 38 – U2 – Achtung Baby
# 37 – THE ROLLING STONES – Sticky Fingers
# 36 – FLEETWOOD MAC – Rumors
9 AM
# 35 – CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG – Déjà Vu
# 34 – PEARL JAM – Ten
# 33 – THE ROLLING STONES – Let It Bleed
# 32 – NEIL YOUNG – After The Gold Rush
10AM
# 31 – NIRVANA – Nevermind
# 30 – STEELY DAN – Aja
# 29 – PINK FLOYD – The Wall
11 AM
# 28 – LED ZEPPELIN – Led Zeppelin IV
# 27 – JEFF BUCKLEY – Grace
# 26 – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – The Wild, The Innocent…

THE TOP 25 BEGINS
# 25 – COUNTING CROWS – August & Everything After
# 24 – DAVID BOWIE – Ziggy Stardust
# 23 – CAROLE KING – Tapestry
# 22 – ALLMAN BROTHERS – Live At Fillmore East
# 21 – THE BEACH BOYS – Pet Sounds

All I can say is that I wish I could stream music at work, cuz they played so many good albums today. I would have loved to hear what they said about Grace. I know that people responded to it quite positively on the boards.
I was really surprised to see August and Everything After in the top 25. I like the Counting Crows, and this album was great, but how did it get so high? I guess it's one of the things that make a countdown like this, as voted on by xpn listeners, this interesting.
Also quite happy to see that Pet Sounds on the list. Beach Boys, represent!
My top 5 prediction:
5. Blood on the tracks
4. Revolver
3. Born to Run
2. Highway 61 revisited
1. Sgt. Pepper
A lot of people thing Born to Run will hit at 1, considering that Bruce is a native son to the listening public here. However, I'm gonna stick with Sgt. Pepper.

Apple

I am an Apple geek. Check out The Unofficial Apple Weblog for a whole bunch of useful info.
Also, Apple released a video iPod this week, and with it, they upgraded iTunes. Now, you can buy TV shows like Lost and Desparate Housewives the day after they air.
The video iPod has a video out jack that allows you to connect to a TV. So, I guess it can act like a portable dvd player. A really really small one.

Thursday, 885 greatest albums

From XPN
Thursday October 13, 2005
6 AM
# 84 – GUNS N’ ROSES – Appetite For Destruction
# 83 – SIMON & GARFUNKEL – Bridge Over Troubled Waters
# 82 – THE GRATEFUL DEAD – Europe ’72
7 AM
# 81 – YES – Close To The Edge
# 80 – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Born In The USA
8AM
# 79 – JOHN COLTRANE – A Love Supreme
# 78 – COLDPLAY – A Rush Of Blood To The Head
9 AM
# 77 – DIRE STRAITS – Making Movies
# 76 – ELTON JOHN – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
# 75 – THE POLICE – Synchronicity
10 AM
# 74 – CROSBY, STILLS & NASH – Crosby, Stills & Nash
# 73 – JACKSON BROWNE – Late For The Sky
# 72 – LITTLE FEAT – Waiting For Columbus
11 AM
# 71 – PINK FLOYD – Animals
# 70 – SARAH MCLACHLAN – Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
12 PM
# 69 – JAMES TAYLOR – Sweet Baby James
# 68 – LED ZEPPELIN – Led Zeppelin II
# 67 – ELVIS COSTELLO – My Aim Is True
# 66 – RADIOHEAD – The Bends
1PM
# 65 – DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – Under The Table And Dreaming
# 64 – PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION – Purple Rain
# 63 – LED ZEPPELIN – Led Zeppelin
# 62 – TORI AMOS – Little Earthquakes
2PM
# 61 – DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – Crash
# 60 – R.E.M. – Automatic For The People
# 59 – THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – Eat A Peach
3 PM
# 58 – WILCO – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
# 57 – MARVIN GAYE – What’s Going On?
# 56 – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Darkness On The Edge Of Town
# 55 – THE WHO – Tommy
# 54 – STEVIE WONDER – Songs In The Key Of Life
# 53 – THE ROLLING STONES – Beggars Banquet
# 52 – PETER GABRIEL – So
# 51 – PINK FLOYD – Wish You Were Here
5PM
# 50 – VAN MORRISON – Astral Weeks
# 49 – THE BAND – The Band
# 48 – LED ZEPPELIN – Physical Graffiiti
6 PM
# 47 – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey
# 46 – LUCINDA WILLIAMS – Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
# 45 – DAVID GRAY – White Ladder

Woohoo! White Ladder is in the top 50. That's much higher than I thought it would go, and it beat Parachutes from Coldplay. Quite a few cool albums came on the list today, and it seems that all the albums that I chose as my top ten will be on the list.

Wed., 885 Greatest Albums

From XPN.

Wednesday October 12, 2005
6 AM
# 129 – U2 – War
# 128 – GEORGE HARRISON – All Things Must Pass
# 127 – MICHAEL JACKSON – Thriller
7 AM
# 126 – ALANIS MORISSETTE – Jagged Little Pill
# 125 – THE BEASTIE BOYS – Paul’s Boutique
# 124 – RADIOHEAD – Kid A
8 AM
# 123 – YES – The Yes Album
# 122 – RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
9AM
# 121 – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Nebraska
# 120 – COLDPLAY – Parachutes
# 119 – PATTI SMITH – Horses
10 AM
# 118 – BECK – Odelay
# 117 – LIZ PHAIR – Exile In Guyville
# 116 – THE ROLLING STONES – Some Girls
# 115 – DAMIEN RICE – O
11AM
# 114 – BOB DYLAN – Desire
# 113 – GENESIS – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
# 112 – TALKING HEADS – Stop Making Sense
# 111 – NEIL YOUNG – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
12PM
# 110 – PRETENDERS – Pretenders
# 109 – BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Exodus
# 108 – ROXY MUSIC – Avalon
1 PM
# 107 – R.E.M. – Life’s Rich Pageant
# 106 – THE BEATLES – Let It Be
# 105 – STEVIE WONDER – Innervisions
# 104 – PIXIES – Doolittle
# 103 – LED ZEPPELIN – Houses Of The Holy
2PM
# 102 – INDIGO GIRLS – Rites Of Passage
# 101 – THE DOORS – The Doors
# 100 – JETHRO TULL – Aqualung
3PM
# 99 – THE GRATEFUL DEAD – Workingman’s Dead
# 98 – BOB DYLAN – Bringing It All Back Home
# 97 – ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS – This Year’s Model
# 96 – THE CURE – Disintegration
4PM
# 95 – THE BAND – Music From Big Pink
# 94 – DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – Before These Crowded Streets
# 93 – U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
5PM
# 92 – THE SMITHS – The Queen Is Dead
# 91 – THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – Velvet Underground & Nico
# 90 – THE EAGLES – Hotel California
# 89 – R.E.M. – Murmur
6 PM
# 88 – JONI MITCHELL – Hejira
# 87 – JIMI HENDRIX – Axis: Bold As Love
# 86 – NORAH JONES – Come Away With Me
# 85 – CAT STEVENS – Tea For The Tillerman

Now it's getting to the fun! I would prefer that The Smiths wouldn't have gotten higher than The Cure, but oh well. With the placement of Disintegration at 96 and Thriller at 127, all of my albums will be on the countdown. Which means, of course, that my tastes aren't terribly unique from the regular XPN crowd.

Tuesday, 885 Greatest Albums

6 AM
# 173 – ERIC CLAPTON – Unplugged
# 172 – DIRE STRAITS – Brothers In Arms
# 171 – BILLY JOEL – Piano Man
7 AM
# 170 – BOSTON – Boston
# 169 – TOM WAITS – Rain Dogs
# 168 – RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON–Shoot Out The Lights
8AM
# 167 – STEELY DAN – The Royal Scam
# 166 – WILCO – Being There
# 165 – TODD RUNDGREN – Something / Anything?
9AM
# 164 – QUEEN – A Night At the Opera
# 163 – WEEZER – Weezer
# 162 – DAVID BOWIE – Hunky Dory
# 161 – SMASHING PUMPKINS – Siamese Dream
10 AM
# 160 – LOVE – Forever Changes
# 159 – VIOLENT FEMMES – Violent Femmes
# 158 – TRAFFIC – The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys
# 157 – PATTY GRIFFIN – Living With Ghosts
11AM
# 156 – NICK DRAKE – Pink Moon
# 155 – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – The River
# 154 – NIRVANA – MTV Unplugged In New York
# 153 – JANIS JOPLIN - Pearl
12PM
# 152 – SANTANA – Abraxas
# 151 – JOE JACKSON – Look Sharp!
# 150 – LED ZEPPELIN – Led Zeppelin III
# 149 – WARREN ZEVON – Excitable Boy
1PM
# 148 – STEELY DAN – Katy Lied
# 147 – THE BAND – The Last Waltz
# 146 – INDIGO GIRLS – Indigo Girls
# 145 – TALKING HEADS – Remain In Light
2PM
#144 – THE MOODY BLUES – Days of Future Passed
#143 – AC/DC – Back In Black
#142 – MILES DAVIS – Bitches Brew
3 PM
# 141 – NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE – Rust Never Sleeps
# 140 – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – The Rising
# 139 – BILLY JOEL – The Stranger
4PM
# 138 – TRAFFIC – John Barleycorn Must Die
# 137 – JEFFERSON AIRPLANE – Surrealistic Pillow
# 136 – BOB MARLEY & WAILERS – Natty Dread
5 PM
# 135 – SEX PISTOLS – Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
# 134 – MEATLOAF – Bat Out Of Hell
# 133 – ELTON JOHN – Madman Across The Water
6 PM
# 132 – GENESIS – A Trick Of The Tail
# 131 – GENESIS – Selling England By The Pound
# 130 – BOB DYLAN – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan

Julian: The River at 155 and The Rising at 140, from Bruce Springsteen. You likey?

Monday, 885 Greatest Albums

From XPN.
Monday, October 10, 2005
6 AM
# 220 – BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB – Buena Vista Social Club
# 219 – BILLY JOEL – Turnstiles
# 218 – THE DOORS – L.A. Woman
7 AM
# 217 – ELTON JOHN – Tumbleweed Connection
# 216 – TOM PETTY – Wildflowers
# 215 – WILCO – Summerteeth
8 AM
# 214 – JIMMY CLIFF – The Harder They Come
# 213 – LAURYN HILL – The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
# 212 – FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Liege And Leaf
9AM
# 211 – RICHARD THOMPSON – Rumor And Sigh
# 210 – KING CRIMSON – In The Court Of The Crimson King
# 209 – PUBLIC ENEMY – It Takes A Nation Of Millions…
10AM
# 208 – BONNIE RAITT – Give It Up
# 207 – SIMON & GARFUNKEL – Bookends
# 206 – THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – Loaded
# 205 – THE BEATLES – Meet The Beatles
11 AM
# 204 – MOBY – Play
# 203 – THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET – Time Out
# 202 – THE REPLACEMENTS – Let It Be
# 201 – 10,000 MANIACS – In My Tribe
# 200 – R.E.M. – Reckoning
12PM
# 199 – R.E.M. – Out Of Time
# 198 – YES – Fragile
# 197 – JACKSON BROWNE – The Pretender
1PM
# 196 – THE GRATEFUL DEAD – Live Dead
# 195 – BOZ SCAGGS – Silk Degrees
2PM
# 194 – XTC – Skylarking
# 193 – BEN FOLDS FIVE – Whatever And Ever Amen
# 192 – GREEN DAY – American Idiot
# 191 – TRACY CHAPMAN – Tracy Chapman
3PM
# 190 – THE KINKS – The Village Green Preservation Society
# 189 – MATTHEW SWEET – Girlfriend
# 188 – STEELY DAN – Can’t Buy A Thrill
# 187 – TOM WAITS – Closing Time
# 186 – CREAM – Disraeli Gears
4 PM
# 185 – U2 – All That You Can’t Leave Behind
# 184 – ROD STEWART – Every Picture Tells A Story
# 183 – BOB DYLAN – Nashville Skyline
# 182 – JOHN PRINE – John Prine
5PM
# 181 – THE BEATLES – Magical Mystery Tour
# 180 – NEIL YOUNG – Harvest Moon
# 179 – CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG – Four Way Street
# 178 – THE GRATEFUL DEAD – Terrapin Station
6 PM
# 177 – ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS – Armed Forces
# 176 – RYAN ADAMS – Gold
# 175 – HALL & OATES – Abandoned Luncheonette
# 174 – R.E.M. – Document

Had a few R.E.M. cds appear here, two consecutively. Still waiting for Automatic for the People, but I have a feeling that that will appear in the double digits somewhere, as that is one of their better albums. Also surprised to see Magical Mystery Tour appeared already. They'll still have quite a few in the top 25...

From the inside

Here are some more pictures of my new place. I haven't had much of a chance to put anything in it yet, but give it time. I'm thinking of putting a UF banner or flag or something on the wall by the entrance. The thing that sold me was the attic. There are so many possibilities with the attic, but I'm also quite happy at the storage an attic affords. That means I don't have to have a whole bunch of useless crap in my room.

Lennon

I forgot to note it yesterday, but October 9th would have been John Lennon's 65th birthday. It would have been nice to have him around.

Sunday, 885 Greatest Albums

From XPN.
Sunday, October 9, 2005
11 AM
# 258 – PHISH – Rift
# 257 – SANTANA – Supernatural
# 256 – FRANK ZAPPA – Hot Rats
# 255 – LAURA NYRO – Eli & The 13th Confession
12PM
# 254 – THE STONE ROSES – The Stone Roses
# 253 – THE POLICE – Ghost In The Machine
# 252 – THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – Brothers And Sisters
1 PM
# 251 – THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS – Flood
# 250 – THE WHO – Live At Leeds
# 249 – PAUL SIMON – Rhythm Of The Saints
# 248 – JOHNNY CASH – At Folsom Prison
# 247 – NEIL YOUNG – Tonight’s The Night
2 PM
# 246 – VAN MORRISON – Tupelo Honey
# 245 – JOHN HIATT – Bring The Family
# 244 – ELLIOTT SMITH – Either Or
# 243 – Woodstock (soundtrack)
3 PM
# 242 – TOM WAITS – The Heart Of Saturday Night
# 241 – JACKSON BROWNE – Running On Empty
# 240 – SUBLIME – Sublime
# 239 – JOHN MAYER – Room For Squares
4PM
# 238 – ELVIS COSTELLO – Imperial Bedroom
# 237 – KATE BUSH – Hounds Of Love
# 236 – ELLIOTT SMITH – XO
# 235 – DAVE MASON – Alone Together
# 234 – Garden State (soundtrack)
5PM
# 234 – Garden State (soundtrack)
# 233 – INDIGO GIRLS – Swamp Ophelia
# 232 – JACK JOHNSON – Brushfire Fairytales
# 231 – WEEZER – Pinkerton
# 230 – THE DOORS – Morrison Hotel
# 229 – CITIZEN COPE – The Clarence Greenwood Recordings
6PM
# 228 – JETHRO TULL – Living In the Past
# 227 – LUCINDA WILLIAMS – Lucinda Williams
# 226 – BECK – Sea Change
# 225 – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Tunnel Of Love
7PM
# 224 – RYAN ADAMS – Heartbreaker
# 223 – OASIS – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
# 222 – BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Catch A Fire
# 221 – JONI MITCHELL – Ladies Of The Canyon

We are getting some surprises here, aren't we? Citizen Cope? Another Jack Johnson album? Garden State soundtrack? (Granted, I loved that soundtrack.)
This list is getting Mui interesting...
This blog has mini reviews on each album.

Saturday, 885 Greatest Albums

From XPN.
Saturday, October 8, 2005
9 AM
# 297 – BOB DYLAN – Time Out Of Mind
# 296 – TOM PETTY – Full Moon Fever
# 295 – COLDPLAY – X & Y
# 294 – RAY LAMONTAGNE - Trouble
10 AM
# 293 – UNCLE TUPELO - Anodyne
# 292 – THE ROLLING STONES – Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out
# 291 – TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS – Damn The Torpedoes
# 290 – PETER GABRIEL – Peter Gabriel (3)
11AM
# 289 – TELEVISION – Marquee Moon
# 288 – LOS LOBOS – Kiko
# 287 – ELTON JOHN – Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
12PM
# 286 – EMMYLOU HARRIS – Wrecking Ball
# 285 – SON VOLT – Trace
# 284 – BLIND FAITH – Blind Faith
# 283 – PHISH – Billy Breathes
1 PM
# 282 – PINK FLOYD – Meddle
# 281 – GILLIAN WELCH – Time (The Revelator)
# 280 – THE JAYHAWKS – Rainy Day Music
# 279 – GENESIS – Fox Trot
2 PM
# 278 – RICKIE LEE JONES – Pirates
# 277 – TOM WAITS – Small Change
# 276 – SIMON & GARFUNKEL – The Sounds Of Silence
3PM
# 275 – THE CLASH – Sandinista!
# 274 – ANNIE LENNOX – Diva
# 273 – JACKSON BROWNE – For Everyman
# 272 – TORI AMOS – Boys For Pele
# 271 – STEELY DAN – Pretzel Logic
4PM
# 271 – STEELY DAN – Pretzel Logic
# 270 – THE POLICE – Zenyatta Mondatta
# 269 – THE CARS – The Cars
# 268 – SANTANA – Santana (1st album)
# 267 – BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS–Child Is Father To The Man
5PM
# 266 – PRINCE – Sign O’ The Times
# 265 – DEPECHE MODE – Violator
# 264 – COWBOY JUNKIES – The Trinity Sessions
# 263 – PIXIES – Surfer Rosa
6 PM
# 262 – BLACK CROWES– The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion
# 261 – PAVEMENT – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
# 260 – CREAM – Wheels Of Fire
# 259 – STING – Ten Summoner’s tales

Sting is getting a whole bunch of his albums in the countdown...Happy to see Ray LaMontagne on there too. Considering it's his debut album that came out this year, that's a pretty good showing. I find it statistically interesting that two different albums from the same artist can get consecutive positions on the list.

Friday, 885 Greatest Albums

From XPN
6 AM
# 351 – BRIGHT EYES – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
# 350 – LIVE – Throwing Copper
# 349 – AIMEE MANN – Whatever
7 AM
# 348 – LYLE LOVETT – Joshua Judges Ruth
# 347 – TALKING HEADS – More Songs About Buildings & Food
# 346 – NEIL YOUNG – On The Beach
8 AM
# 345 – INDIGO GIRLS – Nomads Indians Saints
# 344 – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL – Cosmo’s Factory
# 343 – TRAVELLING WILBURYS – Volume 1
9 AM
# 342 – THE FLAMING LIPS – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
# 341 – BETH ORTON – Central Reservation
# 340 – U2 – Rattle & Hum
# 339 – DIRE STRAITS – Dire Straits
10 AM
# 338 – PETE YORN – Musicforthemorningafter
# 337 – MY BLOODY VALENTINE – Loveless
# 336 – RAMONES – Ramones
# 335 – RUSH – Moving Pictures
11 AM
# 334 – AL GREEN – Let’s Stay Together
# 333 – STEVIE WONDER – Talking Book
# 332 – A TRIBE CALLED QUEST – The Low End Theory
# 331 – PATTY GRIFFIN – Flaming Red
1 PM
# 330 – MARC COHN – Marc Cohn
# 329 – FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE – Welcome Interstate Managers
# 328 – FRANZ FERDINAND – Franz Ferdinand
# 327 – THE REPLACEMENTS – Pleased To Meet Me
# 326 – STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN – Texas Flood
2 PM
# 325 – BRIAN WILSON – Smile
# 324 – PAVEMENT – Slanted And Enchanted
# 323 – NICK DRAKE – Bryter Layter
# 322 – THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – Velvet Underground
3 PM
# 321 – PETER FRAMPTON – Frampton Comes Alive
# 320 – SHAWN COLVIN – Fat City
# 319 – BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING CO. – Cheap Thrills
4PM
# 318 – 10,000 MANIACS – Our Time In Eden
# 317 – THE BYRDS – Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
# 316 – TALKING HEADS – Fear Of Music
# 315 – SIMON & GARFUNKEL – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
# 314 – FRANK ZAPPA – Apostrophe
5PM
# 313 – JACK JOHNSON – In Between Dreams
# 312 – FIONA APPLE – Tidal
# 311 – KING CRIMSON – Discipline
6 PM
# 310 – NINE INCH NAILS – The Downward Spiral
# 309 – JOHN LENNON – Imagine
# 308 – SMASHING PUMPKINS – Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness
# 307 – WILLIE NELSON – Red-Headed Stranger
7 PM
# 306 – GREEN DAY – Dookie
# 305 – U2 – Boy
# 304 – THE JAYHAWKS – Tomorrow The Green Grass
# 303 – RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE – (self-titled) (2 songs!)
8 PM
# 303 – RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE – (self-titled) (1 song!)
# 302 – BONNIE RAITT – Nick Of Time
# 301 – NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE – Live Rust
# 300 – THE BEASTIE BOYS – License To Ill
# 299 – THE CLASH – The Clash
# 298 – THE BEATLES – Help!

Well, another of my top ten list has made it. Our Time in Eden at 318. I can't believe that Imagine has already come on. I thought for sure it would be a top50 album, but I guess it is known better for the single than for the album. The album is quite good, tho.
Also, nice to see Smile on there. I'm sure Pet Sounds will be in the top25, if not in the top 10.
Man, this is a fun countdown!

Thursday, 885 greatest albums

From XPN
Thursday, October 6, 2005
6 AM
# 397 – JONI MITCHELL – For The Roses
# 396 – ERIC CLAPTON – 461 Ocean Blvd.
# 395 – METALLICA – Master Of Puppets
7 AM
# 394 – MELISSA ETHERIDGE – Melissa Etheridge
# 393 – TALKING HEADS – Speaking In Tongues
# 392 – AIMEE MANN – Bachelor No. 2
8AM
# 391 – JOAN ARMATRADING – Joan Armatrading
# 390 – THE BEATLES – A Hard Days Night
# 389 – DEEP PURPLE – Machine Head
9AM
# 388 – AL STEWART – Past Present Future
# 387 – THE SHINS – Chutes Too Narrow
# 386 – GRAM PARSONS – Grievous Angel
10 AM
# 385 – TOM PETTY & HEARTBREAKERS – Tom Petty & Heartbrteakers
# 384 – WILCO – A Ghost Is Born
# 383 – SONIC YOUTH – Daydream Nation
# 382 – ANI DIFRANCO – Dilate
11 AM
# 381 – T. REX – Electric Warrior
# 380 – CROWDED HOUSE – Woodface
# 379 – COUNTING CROWS – Recovering The Satellites
# 378 – STEELY DAN – Countdown To Ecstacy
12 AM
# 377 – PEARL JAM – Vs.
# 376 – RICHARD THOMPSON – Mock Tudor
# 375 – THE POLICE – Outlandos D’Amour
1PM
# 374 – JONI MITCHELL – Miles Of Aisles
# 373 – BIG STAR - # 1 Record / Radio City
# 372 – MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER – Come On Come On
# 371 – TORI AMOS – Under The Pink
# 370 – JEFF BECK – Blow By Blow
2PM
# 369 – JOHN LENNON – Plastic Ono Band
# 368 – DAR WILLIAMS – The Honesty Room
# 367 – ANI DIFRANCO – Little Plastic Castles
# 366 – THE REPLACEMENTS – Tim
3 PM
# 365 – JAMES TAYLOR – Mud Slide Slim
# 364 – PETER GABRIEL – Us
# 363 – LITTLE FEAT – Dixie Chicken
4 PM
# 362 – METALLICA - Metallica
# 361 – BILLY BRAGG & WILCO – Mermaid Avenue
# 360 – SUPERTRAMP – Breakfast In America
# 359 – PAUL SIMON – Concert In The Park
5 PM
# 358 – INTERPOL – Turn On The Bright Lights
# 357 – NIRVANA – In Utero
# 356 – THE WHITE STRIPES – Elephant
# 355 – CAT STEVENS – Teaser & The Firecat
6 PM
# 355 – CAT STEVENS – Teaser & The Firecat
# 354 – ERIC CLAPTON - Slowhand
# 353 – R.E.M. – Green
# 352 – BEN HARPER – Fight For Your Mind

Man, there are some classics on here. I see that Plastic Ono Band is on the list now at 369(seems like a fittting number for him). I kinda figured that that would go a bit higher, but I don't think that the albums in these sections are separated by that many votes.
I love a radio station that can just drop everything and do this. They'll be playing the top 25 albums in their entirity, so you just know it'll be a marathon of Beatles, Dylan, and Bruce. How cool is that?!

Wednesday, 885 greatest albums

One of my top ten appeared on the list: The Cure -- Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me at no. 440.
Cool!

From XPN
6 AM
# 446 – COUNTING CROWS – This Desert Life
# 445 – BJORK – Debut
# 444 – BRIAN ENO – Another Green World
7 AM
# 443 – SUPERTRAMP – Crime Of The Century
# 442 – JOHN COLTRANE – My Favorite Things
# 441 – JACK JOHNSON – On And On
8 AM
# 440 – THE CURE – Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
# 439 – SHERYL CROW – Tuesday Night Music Club
# 438 – PRINCE – 1999
9AM
# 437 – CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY – Chicago Transit Authority
# 436 – NINE INCH NAILS – Pretty Hate Machine
# 435 – YES – Tales From Topographic Oceans
10AM
# 434 – FRANK SINATRA – In The Wee Small Hours
# 433 – STING – The Soul Cages
# 432 – STING – Nothing Like The Sun
# 431 – JOHN COLTRANE – Blue Train
11 AM
# 430 – FLEETWOOD MAC – Fleetwood Mac
# 429 – NICK DRAKE – Five Leaves Left
# 428 – GUIDED BY VOICES – Bee Thousand
# 427 – THE SMITHS – Meat Is Murder
# 426 – RUSTED ROOT – When I Woke
12PM
# 425 – LITTLE FEAT – Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
# 424 – SARAH MCLACHLAN – Surfacing
# 423 – BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Kaya
# 422 – K.D. LANG – Ingenue
1PM
# 421 – THE ARCADE FIRE – Funeral
# 420 – JOAN OSBORNE – Relish
# 419 – PRETENDERS – Learning To Crawl
2PM
# 418 – GRAHAM PARKER – Squeezing Out Sparks
# 417 – TALKING HEADS – Little Creatures
# 416 – THE EAGLES – Desperado
# 415 – O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)
# 414 – PUBLIC ENEMY – Fear Of A Black Planet
3PM
# 413 – RENAISSANCE – Ashes Are Burning
# 412 – Jesus Christ Superstar (soundtrack)
# 411 – KEANE – Hopes And Fears
# 410 – BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Live
4PM
# 409 – VAN HALEN – Van Halen
# 408 – PATTY GRIFFIN – 1000 Kisses
# 407 – THE FLAMING LIPS – The Soft Bulletin
# 406 – FRANK SINATRA – Songs For Swingin’ Lovers
# 405 – AIMEE MANN – Magnolia (soundtrack)
5PM
# 404 – LUCINDA WILLIAMS – Essence
# 403 – DAVID BOWIE – Station To Station
# 402 – GANG OF FOUR – Entertainment
6 PM
# 401 – PHISH – Junta
# 400 – OLD 97’S – Fight Songs
# 399 – RADIOHEAD – Hail To The Thief
# 398 – ELVIS COSTELLO – King Of America

Leaving an impression on the walls

In a little over a month, I will be leaving my current rectangular dwelling for a new place in a small Jersey town called Hopewell. The new apartment is all about character and uniqueness, and it's the place I always wanted to have during college. So, I guess I'll be living my college dream several years after the fact.
There are several restaurants, a bar, a pizza place, and a coffeeshop within walking distance, and I've never lived anywhere where I have the convenience of a downtown like that.
I've been at the current place six years, and there have been good times, certainly, but bad times as well. This new place will be a fresh start, kind of a big-scale "shifting of the furniture." I can leave all the bad stuff here.
It's been a rather good year, and this new place should make the next one pretty cool, too.
I'm wondering if this place is haunted?

Tuesday, 885 greatest albums

From XPN
Tuesday, October 4

6AM
# 491 – SARAH MC LACHLAN - Mirrorball
# 490 – PROCOL HARUM – A Salty Dog
# 489 – WORLD PARTY – Goodbye Jumbo
7 AM
# 488 – THE ZOMBIES – Odyssey And Oracle
# 487 – BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Uprising
# 486 – ANI DIFRANCO – Not A Pretty Girl
8 AM
# 485 – JANE’S ADDICTION – Nothing’s Shocking
# 484 – PHISH – A Picture Of Nectar
# 483 – TALKING HEADS – Talking Heads 77
9 AM
# 482 – Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)
# 481 – THE BAND – Rock Of Ages
# 480 – SQUEEZE – Argybargy
# 479 – PAUL MC CARTNEY & WINGS – Band On The Run
10AM
# 478 – THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – White Light / White Heat
# 477 – BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE – The Way It Is
# 476 – JOAN BAEZ – Diamonds And Rust
11 AM
# 475 – BOB DYLAN & THE BAND – Before The Flood
# 474 – THE BEASTIE BOYS – Check Your Head
# 473 – EMMYLOU HARRIS – Red Dirt Girl
# 472 – JOE JACKSON – Night And Day
12 PM
# 471 – LAURA NYRO – New York Tendaberry
# 470 – ELVIS PRESLEY – Elvis Presley
# 469 – LYLE LOVETT – The Road To Ensenada
# 468 – MARSHALL CRENSHAW – Marshall Crenshaw
1 PM
# 467 – LEONARD COHEN – Songs Of Love And Hate
# 466 – THE MOODY BLUES – A Question Of Balance
# 465 – JOHN COLTRANE – Giant Steps
2 PM
# 464 – STEELY DAN – Gaucho
# 463 – JETHRO TULL – Benefit
# 462 – DAVID BOWIE – Diamond Dogs
# 461 – LITTLE FEAT – Sailin’ Shoes
3 PM
# 460 – RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – By The Way
# 459 – THE STORY – The Angel In the House
# 458 – JONI MITCHELL – The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
# 457 – R.E.M. – Fables Of The Reconstruction
4PM
# 456 – MILES DAVIS – Sketches Of Spain
# 455 – JANE’S ADDICTION – Ritual De Lo Habitual
# 454 – BOB MARLEY & WAILERS – Rastaman Vibration
5 PM
# 453 – THE POLICE – Regatta De Blanc
# 452 – RUFUS WAINWRIGHT – Want One
# 451 – BEN FOLDS – Rockin’ The Suburbs
6 PM
# 450 – NATALIE MERCHANT - Tigerlily
# 449 – STEVE FORBERT – Alive On Arrival
# 448 – DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE – Transatlanticism
# 447 – DAVID BOWIE – Aladdin Sane

Monday, 885 greatest albums

From XPN
Monday, October 3
6AM
# 556 – JAMIE CULLUM - Twentysomething
# 555 – RANDY NEWMAN – Sail Away
# 554 – ZAP MAMA – Seven
# 553 – THE MOODY BLUES – In Search Of The Lost Chord
# 552 – LUCINDA WILLIAMS – World Without Tears
7AM
# 551 – AT THE DRIVE IN – Relationship Of Command
# 550 – PINK FLOYD – Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
# 549 – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL–Willy & The Poor Boys
# 548 – PHISH – Hoist
# 547 – B-52’S – B-52’s
8 AM
# 546 – INDIGO GIRLS – 1200 Curfews
# 545 – SHELBY LYNNE – I Am Shelby Lynne
# 544 – TOM WAITS – Mule Variations
# 543 – TODD RUNDGREN – A Wizard, A True Star
9 AM
# 542 – BELLE & SEBASTIAN – If You’re Feeling Sinister
# 541 – THE STOOGES - Funhouse
# 540 – BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Survival
# 539 – THE SHINS – Oh Inverted World
# 538 – JOHN MAYALL – Turning Point
# 537 – DAR WILLIAMS – Mortal City
10 AM
# 536 – VAN MORRISON – Poetic Champions Compose
# 535 – SPIRIT – Twelve Dreams Of Doctor Sardonicus
# 534 – ERIC CLAPTON – From The Cradle
# 533 – THE DOORS – Strange Days
# 532 – SINEAD O’CONNOR – The Lion And The Cobra
# 531 – RICKIE LEE JONES – Rickie Lee Jones
# 530 – THE STROKES – Is This It
11 AM
# 529 – MILES DAVIS – The Birth Of The Cool
# 528 – BILLY JOEL – Songs In The Attic
# 527 – BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Babylon By Bus
# 526 – BOB DYLAN – John Wesley Harding
# 525 – EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER - Trilogy
# 524 – ELVIS COSTELLO – Get Happy
12 PM
# 523 – THE MOODY BLUES – To Our Children’s Children’s Children
# 522 – THE POSTAL SERVICE – Give Up
# 521 – THE GRATEFUL DEAD – Blues For Allah
# 520 – THE SMITHS – The Smiths
# 519 – THE KINKS - Arthur
1 PM
# 518 – FRANK ZAPPA – Joe’s Garage
# 517 – DUSTY SPRINGFIELD – Dusty In Memphis
# 516 – BLACK SABBATH – Paranoid
# 515 – THE BAND – Stage Fright
# 514 – KIRSTY MACCOLL – Tropical Brainstorm
# 513 – JOHN HIATT – Slow Turning
2 PM
# 512 – DONALD FAGEN – The Nightfly
# 511 – EELS – Electro-Shock Blues
# 510 – LOU REED – New York
# 509 – DAVID BOWIE – Young Americans
# 508 – SINEAD O’CONNOR – I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
3 PM
# 507 – THE WALLFLOWERS – Bringing Down The Horse
# 506 – PARLIAMENT – Mothership Connection
# 505 – RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Californication
# 504 – PATTI SMITH - Easter
# 503 – JOHNNY CASH – At San Quentin
# 502 – STING – The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
4 PM
# 501 – PETER GABRIEL – Secret World Live
# 500 – BOB DYLAN – The Times They Are A-Changing
# 499 – BECK – Guero
# 498 – ANI DIFRANCO – Living In Clip
5 PM
# 497 – DAVID BOWIE – Low
# 496 – JIMI HENDRIX – Band Of Gypsies
# 495 – THE JAYHAWKS – Hollywood Town Hall
6 PM
# 494 – OLD 97’S – Too Far To Care
# 493 – THE GRATEFUL DEAD – Wake Of the Flood
# 492 – THE GRATEFUL DEAD – Mars Hotel


Two Grateful Dead right after one another? Curious.

Paul McCartney

The Beatles have been an influence on my life since I was single-digits old, so I couldn't beleive my luck when a friend said she had an extra ticket for sale to his concert, Sept. 30 at Madison Square Garden. When I got the ticket, I just stared at it, amazed that I would get to see Paul McCartney.
He didn't disappoint! He was on and hit every note, and the band was very tight. The drummer, Abe Laboriel, Jr., is just silly good, but everyone in that band was fantastic. They played 37 songs, with a good mix of Beatles, Wings, and solo stuff. He played a few off the new album, and I was very impressed. CAn't wait to listen to the whole thing.
I was just happy that i got to see a Beatle in person...It absolutely floored me when I saw him play. It was amazing. I couldn't help but get a bit misty when he was up there performing "Hey Jude."
I'm smiling about it now still.
If you want to see a setlist, check it out here. Also, check out the Paul McCartney Tour 2005 blog.

Sunday, 885 greatest albums

From XPN
Sunday, October 2
11am
# 608 – IRON BUTTERFLY – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
# 607 – SUFJAN STEVENS – Come On Feel The Illinoise!
# 606 – ELLIOTT SMITH – Figure 8
# 605 – ANI DIFRANCO – Out Of Range
# 604 – RUSH – 2112
12 PM
# 603 – JACKSON BROWNE – Jackson Browne
# 602 – FRANK ZAPPA – We’re Only In It For The Money
# 601 – JANE SIBERRY - When I Was A Boy
# 600 – STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN – Couldn’t Stand The Weather
# 599 – JOY DIVISION – Closer
# 598 – THE WHO – The Who By Numbers
1 PM
# 597 – LYNYRD SKYNYRD – Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Erd
# 596 – OASIS – Definitely Maybe
# 595 – LIVE – Mental Jewelery
# 594 – JONI MITCHELL – Clouds
# 593 – DAR WILLIAMS – The Green World
# 592 – THE SMITHS – Hatful Of Hollow
2 PM
# 591 – THE BLACK CROWES – Shake Your Money Maker
# 590 – CAKE – Fashion Nugget
# 589 – OCTOBER PROJECT – October Project
# 588 – SANTANA – Moonflower
# 587 – HUSKER DU – Zen Arcade
# 586 – RADIOHEAD – Amnesiac
# 585 – WARREN ZEVON – The Wind
3 PM
# 584 – DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER – Tanglewood Tree
# 583 – FIONA APPLE – When The Pawn…
# 582 – OTIS REDDING – Otis Blue
# 581 – FUGAZI – 13 Songs
# 580 – WHISKEYTOWN – Strangers Almanac
# 579 – ARETHA FRANKLIN – I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
# 578 – NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND – Will The Circle Be Unbroken
# 577 – MELISSA ETHERIDGE – Yes I Am
4 PM
# 576 – LYLE LOVETT - Pontiac
# 575 – DAVID BOWIE – Scary Monsters
# 574 – BJORK – Post
# 573 – THE VERVE – Urban Hymns
# 572 – DAVID BOWIE – David Live At The Tower
# 571 – WARREN ZEVON – Warren Zevon
5 PM
# 570 – NEIL YOUNG – Comes A Time
# 569 – NANCI GRIFFITH – Other Voices, Other Rooms
# 568 – RUFUS WAINWRIGHT – Poses
# 567 – PHISH – Farmhouse
# 566 – THE BEASTIE BOYS – Ill Communication
# 565 – BONNIE RAITT – Luck Of The Draw
# 564 – IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY – It’s A Beautiful Day
6 PM
# 563 – SUGAR – Copper Blue
# 562 – MILES DAVIS – In A Silent Way
# 561 – GENESIS – Seconds Out
7PM
# 560 – THE BLACK CROWES – Amorica
# 559 – STING – Mercury Falling
# 558 – LOU REED – Rock & Roll Animal
# 557 – FRANK ZAPPA – Over-Nite Sensation

Saturday, 885 greatest albums

From XPN
Saturday
10AM
# 664 – CHICAGO – Chicagi II
# 663 – JOHNNY CASH – American IV: The Man Comes Around
# 662 – JELLYFISH – Spilt Milk
# 661 – X – Under The Big Black Sun
# 660 – VAN HALEN – 1984
# 659 – STEVE EARLE – Transcendental Blues
# 658 – CREAM – Fresh Cream
11 AM
# 657 – THE STROKES – Room On Fire
# 656 – THE DOORS – The Soft Parade
# 655 – THE WHITE STRIPES – White Blood Cells
# 654 – AIR – Moon Safari
# 653 – GENESIS – Wind And Wuthering
# 652 – BOB DYLAN – New Morning
12 PM
# 651 – FRANK ZAPPPA – One Size Fits All
# 650 – THE CURE – Wish
# 649 – THE BYRDS – Mr. Tambourine Man
# 648 – ANNIE LENNOX – Medusa
# 647 – BLONDIE – Parallel Lines
# 646 – SOUNDGARDEN – Superunknown
1 PM
# 645 – EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – Brain Salad Surgery
# 644 – MORPHINE – Cure For Pain
# 643 – IZZY STRADLIN – Izzy Stradlin & The Juju Hounds
# 642 – THE WATERBOYS – This Is The Sea
# 641 – JAMES BROWN – Live At The Apollo
# 640 – TOAD THE WET SPROCKET – Dulcinea
# 639 – THE KINKS – Something Else By The Kinks
2 PM
# 638 – SLY & THE FAMILY STONE – There’s A Riot Goin’ On
# 637 – BJORK – Vespertine
# 636 – EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
# 635 – POE – Haunted
# 634 – PAT METHENY GROUP – Pat metheny Group
3 PM
# 633 – PAT METHENY GROUP – Still Life Talking
# 632 – KILLERS – Hot Fuss
# 631 – TORI AMOS – From The Choirgirl Hotel
# 630 – SHAWN COLVIN – Steady On
# 629 – BECK – Mutations
# 628 – BOB DYLAN – Oh Mercy
4 PM
# 627 – JETHRO TULL – Stand Up
# 626 – DR. DRE – The Chronic
# 625 – THE KINKS – Muswell Hillbillies
# 624 – NEIL YOUNG – Freedom
# 623 – U2 – Under A Blood Red Sky
# 622 – DAR WILLIAMS – The Beauty Of the Rain
5 PM
# 621 – JIMMY BUFFETT – Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
# 620 – THE GRATEFUL DEAD – Shakedown Street
# 619 – TOM WAITS – Nighthawks At The Diner
# 618 – JAMES – Laid
# 617 – AEROSMITH – Toys In The Attic
# 616 – JOHNNY CASH – American Recordings
6 PM
# 615 – HEART – Dreamboat Annie
# 614 – PINK FLOYD – The Final Cut
# 613 – STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN – In Step
# 612 – MICHAEL JACKSON – Off The Wall
# 611 – BARENAKED LADIES – Stunt
# 610 – BOB DYLAN & THE BAND – The Basement Tapes
# 609 – P.J. HARVEY – Rid Of Me

Friday, 885 greatest albums

From XPN
Friday, September 30
6 AM
# 739 – ROCKPILE – Seconds Of Pleasure
# 738 – REM – New Adventures In Hi-Fi
# 737 – PETER GABRIEL - Passion
# 736 – ELLIOTT SMITH – From A Basement On the Hill
# 735 – SEAL - Seal
7 AM
# 734 – THE CRANBERRIES – No Need To Argue
# 733 – BOB MOULD – Workbook
# 732 – DADA – Puzzle
# 731 – THE GRATEFUL DEAD – Without A Net
8 AM
# 730 – ELTON JOHN – Don’t Shoot Me… I’m Only The Piano Player
# 729 – DJ SHADOW – Endtroducing
# 728 – BOB DYLAN – Love And Theft
# 727 – BILLY BRAGG – Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
9 AM
# 726 – MARK KNOPFLER – Sailing To Philadelphia
# 725 – GENESIS – Duke
# 724 – THE EAGLES – Hell Freezes Over
# 723 – DIXIE CHICKS – Home
# 722 – THE DAVID BROMBERG BAND – How Late’ll Ya Play Till? Vol. 1 and 2
10 AM
# 721 – LOU REED – Transformer
# 720 – MODEST MOUSE – Good News For People Who Love Bad News
# 719 – LOS LONELY BOYS – Los Lonely Boys
# 718 – DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – Live At Red Rocks
# 717 – CROWDED HOUSE – Crowded House
# 716 – VINCE GUARALDI TRIO – A Charlie Brown Christmas
11 AM
# 715 – PAUL MC CARTNEY – Ram
# 714 – X – Los Angeles
# 713 – SLEATER KINNEY – Dig Me Out
# 712 – NATALIE MERCHANT – Ophelia
# 711 – JANIS IAN – Between The Lines
# 710 – FOO FIGHTERS – The Colour And The Shape
1PM
# 709 – DAVID GRAY – A Century Ends
# 708 – B-52’S – Cosmic Thing
# 707 – THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – The Allman Brothers band
2 PM
# 706 – BRUCE COCKBURN – The Charity Of Night
# 705 – NEW RADICALS – Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed, Too
# 704 – YES – Going For The One
# 703 – VAN MORRISON – The Healing Game
# 702 – STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN – The Sky is Crying
# 701 – INTERPOL – Antics
3 PM
# 700 – STEVE EARLE – Guitar Town
# 699 – JOY DIVISION – Unknown Pleasures
# 698 – JEFF BECK – Truth
# 697 – ALICE IN CHAINS – Jar Of Flies
# 696 – U2 – October
# 695 – DAVID AND DAVID - Boomtown
4 PM
# 694 – WEATHER REPORT – Heavy Weather
# 693 – PJ HARVEY – Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
# 692 – THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS – Lincoln
# 691 – NRBQ – At Yankee Stadium
# 690 – THE ENGLISH BEAT – I Just Can’t Stop It
# 689 – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Out Of The Blue
5 PM
# 688 – STAN GETZ / JOAO GILBERTO – Getz / Gilberto
# 687 – THE BRAVERY – The Bravery
# 686 – AEROSMITH – Rocks
# 685 – THE LEMONHEADS – It’s A Shame About Ray
# 684 – DE LA SOUL – 3 Feet High And Rising
# 683 – BECK – Midnite Vultures
6 PM
# 682 – WILCO – AM
# 681 – STEVE WINWOOD – Arc Of A Diver
# 680 – MARK KNOPFLER – Shangri-La
# 679 – CRY CRY CRY – Cry Cry Cry
# 678 – HERBIE HANCOCK - Headhunters
7 PM
# 677 – COWBOY JUNKIES – Lay It Down
# 676 – KATE BUSH – The Kick Inside
# 675 – JETHRO TULL – Songs From The Wood
# 674 – DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – Busted Stuff
# 673 – BADLY DRAWN BOY – The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
# 672 – STEVIE NICKS – Bella Donna
# 671 – THE MINUTEMEN – Double Nickels On the Dime
# 670 – JOHN MAYER – Heavier Things
8 PM
# 669 – SQUEEZE – East Side Story
# 668 – PEARL JAM – Yield
# 667 – MARTIN SEXTON – Black Sheep
# 666 – MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER – Stones In The Road
# 665 – THE EAGLES – On The Border

Maine

Last weekend, I drove up to Maine, as my brother-in-law had a retirement ceremony from the Navy. I have some photos here.
The drive up was easy, almost relaxing. The weekend was nice, and I had a good time hanging out with family and the kiddos. Sunday, we went apple picking, and those were some mighty fine apples!

Gators, erg

I knew the game was over early on. I watched it to see if they could make it less embarassing. They didn't, losng 31-3. Also, some gator dude managed to break alabama's star receiver's leg on an obvious passing interference penalty. Ok, it was a freak accident, but still. It looked just like joe theisman getting his leg broken. Disturbing. That's football for you. Alabama was plainly the better team. Florida showed how much of a lack of depth they have.