Squeeze!

I used to play in a band on the Outer Banks that played a few fairly early ending gigs on Saturday nights. One Saturday night I got home just as the first band segment on SNL was coming on. It was Squeeze playing “Pulling Mussels from a Shell” and I thought “Holy crap, these guys are playing their asses off!.” Later they played “Annie Get Your Gun” and I was hooked. Christine and I saw them on their Babylon and On tour in Milwaukee of all places and we’ve since caught Glen Tilbrook’s solo acoustic shows a couple of times. Most recently, they’ve re-recorded a bunch of songs and I caught this on Live at the Artist’s Den on PBS.

Squeeze Live

Rock Stars’ Parents

There’s a gallery on the Life website from a photographer that spent a lot of time taking photos of rock stars with their parents. I really like the Frank Zappa shot.

Rock Stars and Their Parents

How I Find Good New Music

Steve Martin on banjo, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, St. Vincent, Spoon, the Black Keys… As radio and MTV grow increasingly irrelevant to music, I find it harder and harder to discover new stuff. Austin City Limits is my secret weapon in the hunt for new music.

Austin City Limits Video Archive

This is a collection of stuff I find interesting, Christine’s recipes, and cat photos.

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