ITEOTWAWKI: New Fables
Earlier this month, R.E.M. announced the remastered version of "Fables of the Reconstruction," the third of the band's early albums to get this treatment. Like the first two, this July…
ITEOTWAWKI: New and Improved
As the glow of the 30th anniversary celebration wore off, we got news from REM HQ that the band had headed back into the studio to work on the next…
Happy Birthday, R.E.M.
Something remarkable happened in a very unremarkable fashion 30 years ago tonight. A young woman named Kathleen O'Brien threw herself a birthday party. From all reports, she wanted it to…
ITEOTWAWKI: Happy Birthday, Peter
I totally spaced on Peter Buck's birthday earlier this week. I don't really pay attention to their birthdays that much, but remembered that two of them were very close .…
Happy Birthday, Michael Stipe
You're weird and funny and cryptic and have made me think about things I may not have ever thought about before. Happy 50th.
The List
I started to think about something the other day when I posted something about "Jersey Shore," aka the greatest television show ever created. I have enjoyed watching The Situation so…
ITEOTWAWKI: Recognition
The time has come for columnists and bloggers to do their "Best of" lists for 2009. They fill some needed space for many writers and do serve a good purpose…
ITEOTWAWKI: Crushed
I usually like to know all the facts. I don't like to believe in myths or legends. I want cold, hard facts. In the case of former major league pitcher…
Wonderful Reunion
After yesterday's post about The Baseball Project, I embarked on one of those inevitable Internet quests for more information on the band. That led me to this amazing story about…
Nice Addition
When Mark Buehrle threw a perfect game earlier this year, I had last year's album by The Baseball Project in heavy rotation. That immediately brought one question to mind -…