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Friday Music Day: Nov 16, 2012
Writing fast...
1. Soundgarden was my first favorite band, my first rock t-shirt, and I only got to see them live in concert once: at Lollapalooza in Des Moines. Now, they've reunited and are touring, hitting Minneapolis on Feb. 2. At the Orpheum! So excited, I don't even mind that tix are $60. On sale Saturday at noon.
1b. Haven't even listened to their new album, hope it doesn't suck.
2. Dolfish on the Thursday after Thanksgiving at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul. $6. I'll buy you a beer or pay your cover if you come.
3. Placeholders for personal messages to Algonad and CanOfCorn.
Friday Music Day: Nov 9, 2012
I forgot to write something here, so share your list and maybe that'll start folks talking.
Friday Music Day: Nov 2, 2012
1. I have some half-formed thoughts about some new music from Shannon Stephens versus her first and second albums, and getting better at being a musician but losing what makes one unique (and precious to me), but it's not really fleshed out and nothing's been typed, and I'm tired. Anyone here ever listen to any of her music? Anyone heard of her? I only know because of the Bonnie "Prince" Billy cover, and got to the party late.
2. Hey, that Dolfish album I talked about is now available for as much money as the EP! (Free, or you can pay more if you like.) If you haven't downloaded the EP (and I only know that Daneeka's Ghost has), maybe check the album, too. There's a heart-wrenching song about "Boy Meets World" and Jimi Hendrix. He's playing in St. Paul before the month is over. I'll hassle y'all about that later.
3. Leaving this afternoon for deerhunting in Swanville, MN tonight. Not sure if I'll even be able to log in after I post this because work will be busy as I try to get out of there.
Enjoy your Friday and Weekend and share some randomness... now.
Friday Music Day: Oct 26, 2012
1. This is my song for this week:
I've had it on my iPod for a month or so now and it just hit me like on Monday. Then yesterday I realized that it's like Sigur Rós in English. Does this actually have the same tune as a Sigur Rós song? I'm actually curious if the reason it hit me is because I'm remembering a different song that I liked but never really paid attention to. I'm going to be seeing this guy/these folk in St. Paul one week after Thanksgiving, because Dolfish is opening.
2. Dolfish has an album out and it's great. It doesn't have the organ-drone backdrop of the (still free!) Your Love Is Bummin' Me Out (and it reprises four of those five songs), but it's got a ridiculous amount of variety and has the immediacy of being recorded in one take (I don't know that it was, just it feels that way).
3. I've just been mixing up my iPod be decent degrees, ripping CDs I hadn't yet, removing stuff even though I still like it just to get different stuff on there, etc. Given me a bit of pep.
AMR Graphs: The 2012 AL Triple Crown (Part 4 of 4)
I experimented with batter stats last year, but that was looking at the horrible and injury-and-demotion skewing Twins. This year, I decided to look at the development of the American League triple-crown stats' leaders, as, at the end of the year, one Tiger was atop all three lists.
For parts 1-3, here are Monday's look at the AL, and Tuesday's look at the NL, and yesterday's look at the Wild Card and Draft Position races.
American League Batting Average:
Showing the top nine finishers, all that finished over .310. The first point on the graph represents the first day's play. I didn't start players at zero.
Well, that doesn't look all that usable. Let's zoom in starting after the All-Star break: Continue reading AMR Graphs: The 2012 AL Triple Crown (Part 4 of 4)
AMR Graphs: The Wild Cards and Draft Pick Races (Part 3 of 4)
Today, a look at how the inter-division Wild-Card races developed, and also the Race for draft position. Here's Monday's look at the AL, and yesterday's look at the NL.
These graphs show games above or below .500 at the conclusion of each game. So double-headers will show two markers, one above the other. I started each team off at 0 on the day preceding its first game.
American League Wild Card Race:
There was a lot of churning going on in these races up until the very end, with Basically six teams contending for four playoff spots. I also kept the Sox in there (and the Tigers) to show that as late as August 29, not only did the Sox have a lead in the Central division, but they also had the third-best record in the American League as a whole. From that point, they went 13-20 and finished with the eighth-best record in the AL
Continue reading AMR Graphs: The Wild Cards and Draft Pick Races (Part 3 of 4)
AMR Graphs: The 2012 National League (Part 2 of 4)
Today, we'll look at the NL. Here's yesterday's look at the AL.
These graphs show games above or below .500 at the conclusion of each game. So double-headers will show two markers, one above the other. I started each team off at 0 on the day preceding its first game.
National League Central
Continue reading AMR Graphs: The 2012 National League (Part 2 of 4)
AMR Graphs: The 2012 American League (Part 1 of 4)
I've done these in the past and here they are for 2012. Nothing really cool stands out this time around.
These graphs show games above or below .500 at the conclusion of each game. So double-headers will show two markers, one above the other. I started each team off at 0 on the day preceding its first game.
American League Central
Continue reading AMR Graphs: The 2012 American League (Part 1 of 4)
2012 NLCS: Game Six
Game starts in just a few.
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