My wife has been coughing for the last two months. She's peaked and valleyed but it just won't stop.
The War on Drugs – An Ocean in Between the Waves
"Beer commercial lead-guitar sh*t" - Mark Kozelek
(Spoiler alert: Although it will be somewhere near the top of my 2014 list, I don't think I'm going to get to anything off of Benji this week. That's Koz's punishment for being such a grumpy old dick.)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOfIN7XBl-4
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December 17, 2014: Creation
I just shared my spiced Scottish winter ale with one of my best friends from work last night. It went over huge. In the absence of real acting around here, this is as good as it gets.
Happy Birthday–December 17
Cy Falkenberg (1879)
Ray Jablonski (1926)
Cal Ripken (1935)
Jerry Adair (1936)
Leo Cardenas (1938)
Bob Ojeda (1957)
Marvell Wynne (1959)
Curtis Pride (1968)
Alex Cintron (1978)
Chase Utley (1978)
Cal Ripken was in the Orioles organization for many years, managing in the minors from 1961-1974, coaching in the majors from 1976-1986, and 1989-1992 and managing the big club from 1987-1988. He had a son who did okay in the majors, too.
Hospitality – I Miss Your Bones
I think this album (Trouble) came out back in January. That seems as if it should feel like a long time ago, but it doesn't. Or maybe it's cause I still like the album a lot.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x9kilZeagg
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Venezuelan View
A look at the Venezuelan Winter League.
Happy Birthday–December 16
Sammy Strang (1876)
Tony Kaufmann (1900)
Neil Chrisley (1931)
Adolfo Phillips (1941)
Mike Flanagan (1951)
Rick Sofield (1956)
Tom Gorman (1957)
Billy Ripken (1964)
Jeff Granger (1971)
Charles Gipson (1972)
Matt Kinney (1976)
Neil Chrisley's given name is Barbra O’Neil Chrisley. I have no explanation for this name, but it seems reasonable to assume that he’s the only man to play major league baseball whose first name was Barbra.
Jeff Granger was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1990, but did not sign.
December 16, 2014: Okay
I'm too tired to think of anything here. Time to admit defeat.
Wild Beasts – Wanderlust
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y3lDcnLA8o
Seems like most of these guys' songs are about doing the dirty. Except for this next one, which might be about being the father of Godzilla or something like that.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG5t7XXhCPA
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Down Under Diary
A look at the Australian League.