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Robert Fripp and The Orchestra Of Crafty Guitarists VI – Caorle, Italy, April 19th, 2013: For largely personal reasons, I have been in Italy for a few weeks, and when I was planning the trip, by luck, I happened to come across this. I’ve heard various versions/recordings/concerts/whatever of various incarnations of the crafties since they first started recording, and I’ve always thought it would be interesting to attend one of the classes/workshops/whatever someday. Anyway, I noticed they had a performance at the end of this incarnation and inquired as to whether it would be public or not. It wasn’t, but I was grateful when I was added to the guest list (along...; posted @ Tuesday, April 30, 2013 3:48 PM | Feedback (0)

Marillion Montreal Weekend 2013 – Brave: “Brave” was a seminal release in Marillion’s career. It came maybe a couple of years after they dropped off the planet for me (94 maybe), so I never knew it existed until 5 years ago, or whenever I rediscovered the group thanks to Porcupine Tree (Stephen Wilson helped produce one of their albums (I think), “Marbles”, which is my favorite of theirs). So, there’s a bit of an emotional distance there for me. But, I’m willing to bet that for many people in the crowd, this was one of their all-time favorites, and there were grown men, giddy like...; posted @ Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:57 AM | Feedback (0)

Steven Wilson – The Raven That Refused to Sing (and other songs): Steven Wilson’s latest release is arguably bittersweet for any Porcupine Tree fan, for while he has emphatically rejected making any sort of grand pronouncement about the permanent demise of the band, it is clear that it is on the back burner for him for the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, for anyone that is a fan of what is contentiously labeled “progressive rock,”, I urge you to give this a listen. Having only listened to it a few times, I am not sure, but it might arguably be, on many levels, the greatest work that he has ever produced. A...; posted @ Friday, March 01, 2013 11:05 PM | Feedback (0)

A question of deep philosophical import concerning Taco Bell: Why didn’t they create a version of their Doritos Loco tacos using taco-flavored Doritos?; posted @ Wednesday, July 18, 2012 12:11 AM | Feedback (0)

Marillion, Park West, Chicago, IL – 6/23/12: A different concert in a couple of different ways. But first, the set list: The Invisible Man Open My Eyes Slainte Mhath Out of This World Afraid of Sunlight Cannibal Surf Babe The Great Escape Estonia Lucky Man Between You and Me Neverland Encore 1: This Strange Engine Encore 2: Kayleigh ...; posted @ Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:10 PM | Feedback (0)

Marillion, Park West, Chicago, IL – 6/22/12: If there were two things that were confirmed at this concert, they are: Though I was encouraged by the presence of my still noticeably older brethren, I am perilously close to becoming too old to rock Sometimes, you can go home again First, the set list: The Invisible Man Beautiful You’re Gone Easter King Fantastic Place A Voice from the Past Ocean Cloud ...; posted @ Saturday, June 23, 2012 2:00 AM | Feedback (0)

Repost: Comments Commentary: Via John Gruber at DaringFireball, Matt Gemmell has a post that describes the pros and cons of allowing comments on a website. I’ve long been of the view that you really should have (moderated) comments if you want to say that you have a blog. Of course, given that Gruber doesn’t allow comments, I’d then have to figure out what DaringFireball is, if not a blog, and if that’s a difference that makes a difference. In any event, none of the comments in the linked post favors the Rob Conery patented “turn on comments until you start getting...; posted @ Monday, January 09, 2012 11:03 PM | Feedback (0)

Jesus does not influence the outcome of NFL games: After watching yet another miraculous Tim Tebow led comeback, I began to reconsider my stance that Jesus was not interested in the outcome of NFL games. There are two particular aspects about the Tebow phenomenon that I particularly enjoy. One is the obvious religious aspect. Although it isn’t the only factor, by far one of the largest aspects that drives the Tebow-haters, and drives them nuts, is the fact that Tebow is openly Christian, and unapologetic about it. These same people generally wouldn’t mind thuggish behavior in their athletes, or manslaughter convictions, or what have you, but an occasional mention of Jesus...; posted @ Sunday, December 11, 2011 7:45 PM | Feedback (2)

Report: There were too many people and they were too drunk: Truer words have never been spoken about many things, but it definitely applies to this one. As the link states: “Let’s make sure we have this straight: too many drunken people in too close of a proximity to each other, in an emotionally charged environment, without enough police supervision will lead to problems. Glad to hear it only took two months to come up with that kind of hard hitting analysis.” As a proud Canadian (and a proud American, as like my sisters, I am a dual citizen of both countries due to being born in Canada of...; posted @ Friday, September 02, 2011 5:14 PM | Feedback (0)

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – Big White Gate (Live): Sometimes you come across a band and wonder to yourself “where the hell have they been, how did I miss this?” and this, for me is one of them. They are on tour for their current album (which I actually don’t like as much as their 2007 release, which is why I’m posting this one), and I actually looked into driving 10+ hours to see them, but it doesn’t work out. Anyway, damn can she sing. Saint peter won't you open up the big white gate Cause i heard about forgiveness and i hope...; posted @ Sunday, August 28, 2011 7:28 PM | Feedback (0)

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