Wednesday, May 25, 2005

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Yes, I love the San Antonio Spurs. Why? I met David Robinson in his Navy days and thought he was so cool that I vowed to follow whatever team it was that drafted him. That was 1987. There were many, MANY horrible years after that. The Chuck Person and Dennis Rodman teams being the worst of it. In 1997 the Spurs beat out the Celtics for the #1 pick. Tim Duncan. Amazing. In 1999, with Sean Elliott healthy and Avery Johnson running the team, we ran through everyone and won the championship for the first time in team history. Yes, it was the strike shortened season. There was much criticism of this title (most notably by Phil Jackson). Some said it should have an asterisk next to it. I completely disagree. We were so good that year that no one would have beat us if we played 82 or even 182 games. In 2003 the Spurs did it again. David Robinson's final game was in San Antonio, 16 years after being drafted by the same team. He won his second and final championship. Retiring as one of the greatest players to ever play and more notably, one of the greatest diplomats for the league. A family man who never spoke an evil word. A true leader. His constant ear to ear grin was almost as big as his heart.
Now it's Duncan's turn. With a promising 2-0 lead over Phoenix in the Western Conference Finals it looks like we might have another shot again this year. Too soon to tell, but I'm just as nervous and excited as I was back in '99 when they did this for the first time. I really like the NBA. I know that's not a popular thing to say. Maybe it's because I'm a Spurs fan. With all the arrogant, primadonna morons in the league I take pride in the fact that our team has none of that. It plays as a team, with its head down. All business. And nothing but respect for the game of basketball.
Still recording the new record. Lots of fun with Jose and Mark Alan Miller over the past few weeks. Getting excited to get this thing completed. Looks like fall of 2005 is a realistic release time. Fingers crossed. For the record, and the Spurs.

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Lou and I for sale


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Found this poster on Lou Barlow's website. I used to be in a band called "Hospital" and this was from one of the many, many shows we did together.
Looks like the show that I did with Lou Barlow back in March at the Middle East in Boston is on sale by clicking here. Sadly, you have to buy both of our sets seperately but I bit the bullet and maybe you can too. I would deeply appreciate it.

Wednesday, May 04, 2005

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No cohesive thought to put together so here...10 random things:

1) I bought Johnny Damon's new book (the aptly titled "Idiot"). Let's just say it's pretty obvious that he had a concussion after that collision with Jackson. Why did I buy it? I'm a sucker for baseball stories from the horses mouth. If you're a baseball fan and you've never read either Ball Four or Foul Ball by Jim Bouton you most certainly should.
2) Scooter took a record amount of craps on Monday mornings walk. One walk, four dumps is a great metaphor for spending a day in the suburbs of Manhattan. Congrats to Matt Hebert for being the sole winner of the "Guess how many times my dog shit this morning" question. Weird thing is, it didn't even faze him. The question, that is. Not the amount of turd.
3) I heard the first track off the forthcoming Red Door Exchange CD. Holy shit. Hands down the coolest and most creative song I've heard come out of the valley in years. Don't know the name of the song or else I'd let you know. I think the CD comes out fairly soon though. They were talking about mastering it real soon.
4) Don't know why I need to tell anyone this but I'm going to get steaks tonight with Killswitch Engage. My good friend Wayne (who's their merchandise guy) has started a new death metal band called "Colostomy Grab Bag". Hands down the best band name of the year.
5) Jen's play starts this weekend. She's been rehearsing for months. I can't wait to see it. It's called "Misery for Breakfast" and it's at the APE Performance Space in Thornes Marketplace in Northampton. May 6,7,13 and 14th. Tix available by calling here.
6) Did you see us on the cover of the advocate? Such a great piece by Dan Oppenheimer. Much thanks.
7) Latest favorite record? The new Ben Folds
8) I threw batting practice to the Easthampton High baseball team and the next morning found muscles that I never knew I had to begin with.
9) Ted Williams
10) The above collage of photos is a puzzle. It will most likely be the name of my next record. The person who correctly figures it out AND tells me where it comes from (yes, I will most likely get sued for this one) will get a free copy of my last CD and a spot on the guest list for the brass cat, full band show I'm doing with the Winterpills and Harper (featuring Tom and Terry from NRBQ)on Saturday, June 4th. Good luck.