Now that’s alternative to alternative

On this mornings’ run, my mental jukebox was on “Talking Seattle Grunge Rock Blues,” by the wonderful Todd Snider. And, just because my mental jukebox sometimes skips a bit, here it is, covered by Yoda: Hey, hey, my, my. Never die, rock and roll will. Your hair down in your eye hang. Make a million […]

When I hear that whistle blowin’

I ran just under five miles this morning. I was slated to do 4.5, and changed the route a little while I was out. Ah, exciting times. This mornings mental jukebox selection was of course (as you can tell by the subject line), ‘Folsom Prison Blues.’ But I have got to stop singing this bit […]

About the picture up top

I just wanted to tell you a little story about those banana plants. See, we didn’t have any when we moved here. And one day, many years ago (95? 96? Don’t remember), through a series of very fortunate events, I began listening to a musician by the name of Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone. Johnny lived in […]