Monthly Archives: April 2006
Birthdays Like This Pt. 2
Made it home from NYC Friday afternoon in time to a) Enjoy the stunning mid-afternoon view of the streams and lakes as the bus wound from Kingston through Woodstock, Shady,...
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April 29, 2006
Birthdays Like This
This one goes out to… the friend who drove Michael Stipe from his own party, by asking if he didn’t agree that The Replacements are the greatest American band of...
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April 28, 2006
Featured Album: Simpatico by The Charlatans (UK)
THE CHARLATANS (UK): SIMPATICO WHO: The Brits that won’t quit release ninth studio album in 17 years. And best one in five. WHAT: The Charlatans – and full disclosure, I...
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April 26, 2006
The Bemused Bartender
“Pabst Blue Ribbon is annoying. Now, I’m all for cheap drinks, but, let’s face it, there are much cheaper ways to get happy than drinking that stuff. The alcohol content...
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April 26, 2006
Featured Wine Grape: Spanish Albariño
CASTRO BREY ALBARIÑO, RÍAS BAIXAS, SPAIN, 2004 The majority of Spanish white wines have an inauspicious reputation, and for good reason: made from old warhorse grapes like Garnacha Blanc and...
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April 25, 2006
Tony’s Hitlist
Keen iJamming! readers may notice a new side-bar over on the right hand side of the web site today: Tony’s Hitlist. This addition reflects my desire to maintain a regular...
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April 24, 2006
We are the boys who wear Claret and Blue
For barely two seasons (1971-72, 1972-73), I got to see Crystal Palace play in claret and blue, and as a result (which is more than Palace got in those years,...
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April 24, 2006
And I’m feeling, Glad All Over
It would have been just around full time across the British League grounds on Saturday when two generations of Fletchers sat down at the Playstation to embark on the latest...
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April 23, 2006