Worth A Listen

  • Spanic Boys -

    Spanic Boys: Spanic Boys
    Milwaukee father-and-son duo that got their 15 minutes of fame as a last-minute replacement on "Saturday Night Live." Take a walk around your office and ask if anybody likes them. If you find someone who's a fan, beg them to show you their record collection or make you a mix tape. You have found a true fan of the rock and roll music. A blend of '50s rock, rockabilly, country and blues sung in innate harmony found only in blood relatives. Sample lyric: "You're drivin' me insane/ Like a man that's lost his brain. While you're out there having fun, I'm sittin' home havin' none." -- "Looks Good To Me" Note: The picture is actually The Spanics' "Dream Your Life Away" album (thanks a lot, Amazon), but it's a good one, too.

  • Tim Easton -

    Tim Easton: Break Your Mother's Heart
    Another discovery as an opening act; this time the headliner was John Hiatt. A great songwriter and fingerpicker who has honed his craft on the road in the States and overseas. While Ashlee Simpson was lip-synching on "Saturday Night Live" and, even worse, actually singing at halftime of the Orange Bowl, this guy was in a club somewhere, playing for tips. Get thee now to a record store and find this CD. You won't be sorry. Sample lyric: "A pack of dull monkeys could write circles around that fourth-grade, mumbly slang, stream-of-consciousness jive that you call a song." -- "Poor, Poor LA"

  • Will T. Massey: Will T. Massey
    This 1991 album is out of print, but if you shop around on eBay you can probably find a copy for less than a buck. That's a crime. Fans of Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty will find something for them here. Steve Earle did; I discovered Massey when he opened for Earle around the time this disc came out. Mike Campbell, Roy Bittan, and Jim Keltner did; they all played on it. This guy should have been a star, and I can't for the life of me figure out why he wasn't. In fact, I don't know what happened to him. If anyone out there knows, drop me a line. Sample lyric: "And when I was young they starting ropin'/Now the roundup's done and I ain't broken" -- "Barbed Wire Town"

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Monday, January 16, 2006

The Most Popular Girl In Town

Dsc00357_5 Dad was more or less glued to the TV on Sunday, watching the NFL playoffs (except for that one stretch when he was cleaning up a catastrophic poo event during the exciting finale of the Steelers-Colts game), but Harper spent the day entertaining company. First, her Aunt Jennifer stopped by for some snuggle time. Then Susan came over bearing gifts of a stuffed zebra and a Virginia Tech bib featuring the fighting Hokie bird (Marcus Vick could use something or someone to clean up his mess, too). Finally, the Woodfords came over so our lil' bud Kasper could have a play date with the new baby. And here they are, from left to right: Pat, Kasper, Meaghan and Harper. A good time was had by all, and Harper scored more loot (a sleep sack and the book "Where's Baby's Belly Button?"). On Saturday, Eddie Rogers came to visit with his girls, Julia and Caroline, who brought Harper a Mother Goose toy. We have a lucky little girl, with so many caring relatives and friends. Dad and Mom are lucky, too, despite the turd on the wall.

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Thanks for the shoutout! Kasper is going to think that everything he does belongs in a blog. It was great the meet Harper - we're looking forward to seeing her (and all of you) again soon.

Dude, you had me until the last sentence. I'm just walking on by that one...

So... if you're coming back to work next week (as rumor has it), is that a bad week to stop by and see the wee angel? Can Sharon handle a short visit by Lizzy and me all on her own?

"Catastrophic Poo Event" might have to be the name of my first album.

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