Do you have an "after" shot?

http://www.improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy

I like Vs. from beginning to end and enjoy it on some levels better than the first record. I also like the rest of their entire catalog (studio releases). Yep, there's some tunes I like less than others but I don't discount the entire albums because of that.

Found these onsale while I was out Christmas shopping today, both at a very reasonable price (Buffett-$6.99, Zep-$11.34).

I saw it this afternoon at Best Buy of all place so my guess is, it isn't all that hard to find. You can always special order or purchase online if nothing else.

Yes, it is. Probably my favorite live DVD release of the year. Actually, one of the things I like about it is that it's not just a live performance disc but it also includes glimpes behind the scenes. Danny Clinch did an outstanding job on the cinematography on this one and Pearl Jam rise to the occasion both onstage and off.

Yep, that was a possibility but lack of funds was one of several things keeping us from doing that. The other would the "mitigating" factors I've refered to, mainly that the property was owned by my brothers and myself. They love Swansboro and the property but most of them wanted out. The other factors were the storms and the proximity to the highway. As much as it hurt to part with it we were left with very little recourse. I hope they do too, she has many wonderful stories to tell. Another great local treasure is Tommy Redd of Nantucket. Although he lives in Raleigh these days every once in a while one of his bands (Boogie Chillins, Soul Daddies) or even Nantucket will play the area. All of my older family members and friends saw Nantucket many, many times at local clubs growing up but I never saw them until the late 70s when they played Fayetteville on a bill with Cheap Trick and AC/DC (Nantucket was second on the bill as Cheap Trick was relatively unknown at the time). That was when they were at the top of their game and riding high on the success of their Epic Records debut. Unfortunately that fame would be short-lived and they'd soon find themselves dropped from the label. In the years since I've had an opportunity or two to speak with Tommy about his adventures with Nantucket and the many bands they shared bills with over the years. Some of his tales have finally been published in a book about AC/DC called Let There Be Rock: The Story of AC/DC. I first heard about it via The Mullet Wrapper (Tideland News) but have seen it several times since. It also made me wonder about the folks that built the small cabin and pier on the island just across from Dudley's as the people that built it are very seldom there (at least when I was still living on the Intracoastal). Also, for quite some time there was a houseboat down by the Emerald Isle bridge that was always a little controversial since they were actually living there. It appears they've moved on as I haven't noticed the boat during my last few trips down to the coast.

No, I haven't. Does he play outside of Texas? I'm in NC.

Found these onsale while I was out Christmas shopping today, both at a very reasonable price (Buffett - $6.99, Zeppelin - $11.34)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGFPPI0bmr8&rel=1

Here's a brand new YouTube clip that was just posted today. You can tell a lot of love went into this as a lot of folks (musicians and otherwise) have been hit very hard this week by the passing of guitarist David Enloe:

Yeah, I don't think they've been to Sweden either. I do hope you get a chance to see them this time.

#1 should definitely belong to the Gourds' Noble Creatures.

http://www.nccoastwaterfront.com/features/...andParadise.asp Channel Surfer Ever Dream of Owning a Private Island? By Commodore “JB” Bagby, Bethesda Yacht Club, Contributor Lat 34.68N Long -077.12W, White Oak River ICW, Green Daymarker “47” - The island here has been in private hands for years, but when a volleyball net, lawn chairs and a flagpole with an American flag went up on its shore a year ago, rumors started. This year, a sign proclaims “Pelican Island” and a 32-foot fishing boat was beached. I have watched the progress of the mysterious owners with curiosity. Soon, the boat was painted its tropical pastel light aqua and coral pink and given the name Corina. I knew there were fun folks behind this with a name from the song “Corina, Corina” by Brooks and Dunn, sung by many 1960s artists. Who are these folks? “Yeah, some guy bought it for $29,000, but I don’t know who,” said the owner of the Icehouse Restaurant on the Swansboro waterfront where my search started. “I didn’t know it had a name,” said a gift shop clerk whom I asked for information about Pelican Island. Woody and Laura Woodrum of the Swansborough Yacht Club said, “JB, you know Justin. That’s his boat over there.” And indeed, local waterman Justin Wysowski sold his old fishing boat for $10 to Donald Suggs. Owner of the Harbour House in the historic district and captain of the 46-foot charter ocean yacht Sea Dancer II, Donald Suggs was found sealing his dock. “About a year ago, two partners and I bought the island from Richard Oliphant, a friend from Greensboro. The Phillips family here owned it before that.” He related a story about family outings to other island beaches where once a warden warned him he couldn’t have a beach fire, and sometimes the language of other parties got out of hand. “We just wanted somewhere to take the family and five grandchildren with nobody telling us what to do.” “It’s just the perfect little family place,” said Debbie Suggs. Partner Russ Davis, like all of us, had dreamed of owning an island “and the dream sort of turned into a nightmare when Donald told me we were partners after he made the purchase.” The third partner, father of four Pete Cockrin, “from everywhere on earth, Miami, and Emerald Isle,” is known as the only property owner there with three horses, the only ones on Bogue Banks. “We all went over and cleaned up the island, got rid of the ‘sticker burrs,’ and now have a grill, horseshoes and a small picnic table. That’s all. Don’t have any plans for anything else,” Donald said. “Everything was taken off the boat before we took it over—engine, fuel tanks, everything. The bottom was in bad shape, so it was removed. The boat now has a floor with holes in it so the boat won’t float away if the water were to rise over its supports. It’s anchored, tied down, so it’s not going anywhere in a storm.” And speaking of storms, that is one great advantage of owning an island in view of your mainland home. “It’s right there. If something blows up, we can just come right on home,” said Debbie. Motorists going across the White Oak River Bridge at the Onslow County and Carteret County line notice the brightly colored boat. Although it is private property, boaters and kayakers do stop by for a look at the three-acre island. “I’m not going to go out and chase anybody off the island. All I ask is for people not to leave any trash.” Want an island yourself? There is another available in the area for around a million dollars….

I was just tuning in to a friend's show on WXDU out of Durham, NC and he ended a set of tributes with a song called "Evel Knievel" from an old local band named Big Joe. Curiosity got the best of me so I Googled it. Who knew there was such a shitload of Knievel tunage: http://www.stevemandich.com/evelincarnate/knievelrock.htm

I imagine there's a way to do some sort of Excel spreadsheet but you're right, that would be a massive undertaking especially considering the amount of vinyl, cassettes and CDs I've accumulated over the years. Still, it would be a nice way of keeping track. Not sure about satellite radio hiring but I understand there's some online only radio stations that allow you to DJ. Only thing is, there's no pay.

In 2004 R.E.M. skipped NC for the first time in their entire touring history so they could take part in the Vote for Change Tour so it meant hitting the road to catch a couple of shows. The first was at the Ryman, the second at Gwinnett Arena outside of Atlanta. The Ryman was the superior of the two mainly because of the intimacy of that venue. I even picked up a rare Hatch print at the show that night.

In recent years I've started keeping a list of everything I've purchased (or been gifted with) over the course of the year whether it be full length albums (CD & vinyl), EPs, box sets, reissues, etc. Last year it came out almost even. I just tallied up this years' lists and it came out like this: 42 new releases 40 released prior to 2007 All that and I still don't have a lot of stuff I'd like to hear such as Neil's new one, Lucinda's West, Steve Earle's Washington Square Serenade, The Song Remains the Same remaster and lots of others. I also keep track of DVDs and books but didn't include them here.

While I enjoy perusing the various year end best of lists I'm not one to get all that worked up about what releases make the cut on them. I listen to what I like with no aversions whatsover to what's hip or not. That approach sucks all the joy out of listening to and enjoying music, at least to me.

I'm imagine some are very worthy but I don't own any of them either.

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/pop...ums-of-2007.htm 50. PJ Harvey - White Chalk 49. Paramore - Riot! 48. Monkey Swallows the Universe - The Casket Letters 47. 65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas 46. The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism 45. Strategy - Future Rock 44. Colleen - Les Ondes Silencieuses 43. Basteroid - Upset Ducks 42. Calle 13 - Residente O Visitante 41. Andy Palacio & The Garfuna Collective - Wátina 40. Pantha Du Prince - This Bliss 39. UGK - Underground Kings 38. Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water is Life 37. Devin The Dude - Waitin' to Inhale 36. Marnie Stern - In Advance Of The Broken Arm 35. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position 34. Dungen - Tio Bitar 33. Stars Of The Lid - And The Refinement Of Their Decline 32. Low - Drums and Guns 31. Menomena - Friend and Foe 30. El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead 29. Electrelane - No Shouts No Calls 28. A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Scribble Mural Comic Journal 27. Of Montreal - Oh Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? 26. Kathy Diamond - Miss Diamond to You 25. Battles - Mirrored 24. Studio - West Coast 23. !!! - Myth Takes 22. Deepchord Presents Echospace - The Coldest Season 21. Caribou - Andorra 20. Dalek - Abandoned Language 19. Liars - Liars 18. Justice - Cross 17. Grinderman - Grinderman 16. The Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse 15. The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters 14. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog 13. Gui Boratto - Chromophobia 12. Phosphorescent - Pride 11. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible 10. Radiohead - In Rainbows 09. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime 08. M.I.A. - Kala 07. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 06. Kanye West - Graduation 05. The National - The Boxer 04. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3 03. Panda Bear - Person Pitch 02. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 01. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

Actually WRDU is still on the air, they just went country just like WQDR before them. It is now known as The Rooster. Blade got an offer to stay on as an announcer there but it didn't take long for playing country music to get to him. He slipped on The Song Is Over by The Who and got the hell out of there. You can read all about it in this very accurate Wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRDU Yep. I got a call from my brother one day when I was at work in Jacksonhell. He said, "there's a truck upside down on the backporch". I saved photos that ran in the Jacksonville Daily News but am not sure where they are at present. Thankfully no one was home at the time. Believe you me, I miss it and if there was any way we could have hung onto it, we would have. There was just too many factors involved in hanging onto it and it was no longer feasible so we were left no other option than to part with it. As I recall, she was in fine health at the time. If I'm not mistaken she performed Amazing Grace. I have been hearing about Kitty since the 70s. As long as she's been around it's strange how I never saw her perform until just a few years ago. I think anyone here would be completely blown away by reading her history on her MySpace site. She is definitely one of the unsung heroes of rock n' roll and a dyed in the wool hippie, the best kind. She has certainly seen a lot and played with so many of the greats over the years.

It may not be your cup of tea but at least you gave it a shot. It was also my intention to show you that there is much more to Neff's work than what he's done with the Truckers. Same with Japancakes. Like I said, and I'm not exaggerating here, he's probably worked with hundreds of bands out of Athens and not all of them are of the same style at all. That was my point. Thanks for listening though.