Rite of Strings is a trio of jazz fusion gods Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, and Jean Luc-Ponty. Sit back and enjoy!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI7ADEy2yP4
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Loading... One of the finest concert openers I've seen was on the GTR tour, when Steve Hackett and Steve Howe performed various solo and duet pieces (and that particular concert was recorded for King Biscuit Flower Hour). Steve Howe prefers steel strings, while Steve Hackett favors nylon; here's one of Hackett's more beautiful numbers:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUZcHZEficE
After the break, Steve gets his cheaptoy on...
Continue reading Steve Hackett – “Horizons”
(6 votes, average: 7.67 out of 10)Loading... Tony Levin playing bass on a Chapman Stick and doing vocals on this King Crimson classic. It's ooooonly talk...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6psHT-n4PSI
recorded from a Mexican late night TV show
(7 votes, average: 6.14 out of 10)Loading... American League vs. National League
Jered Weaver vs. Roy Halladay
7:00 PM CT
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
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Thought I'd post some Twins cards with photos that caught my fancy. Some you've probably seen before, some might be new -- all of them caught a certain interesting moment in time.
1994 Topps Gold #543 Larry Casian "Shower time, Larry"; 2003 Playoff Prestige #81 Torii Hunter "backwards K"; 2010 Bowman #137 Delmon Young "Whoa! Uh lookout, whoa!"; 2004 Topps Total #81 Matt LeCroy "Huff puff huff puff..."
Although I had another post in mind for the second Collectibles Spotlight, this one prempted. My LCS (that's "Local Card Shop" in baseball card blogger parlance) got in some of this year's Topps team sets, and besides all the Cardinals sets he picked up a Twins set for me as well.
Continue reading Twins Collectibles Spotlight: 2011 Topps Twins Team Set
I noticed a while back that the various baseball card companies have been pretty single-minded in their choices for front photos for Shane Mack's baseball cards. Shane was a favorite of mine, and if you collected baseball cards in the early '90s, you'd know that he was quite the hustler on the base paths. To the left is his 1991 Upper Deck card #188.
Continue reading Twins Collectibles Spotlight: Shane Mack Baseball Cards