Magazines and baseball…
Good afternoon. I’m a music mag freak. Just love reading about music…could read about music every day (and do, come to think of it). Not sure if you’re familiar with this one but it’s fast becoming one of my best reads each month…a mag called Harp. It’s full-color, glossy, costs about $5 and seems to have solid coverage of rock, pop, and Americana/alt-country. And what’s really terrific about the new issue is a full page story on Martin’s Folly and their new record. Why so terrific? The Folly were one of the bands that I “discovered” (with the help of Eric “Roscoe” Ambel) while co-owner and A&R guy at the former Tar Hut Records. We had the opportunity to release one record of theirs called Man, It’s Cold. Great rootsy pop-rock record and one of my faves, and the best sounding record, of the Tar Hut catalog! The Folly’s new one, From Hope, is their third and features a fantastic version of “I Wish I Was Your Mother” with Ian Hunter!
Speaking of mags, I’ve been reading the new issues of Uncut, CMJ, and Q. Among others that I regularly read include Magnet, Mojo, Paste, Amplifier (when I can find a copy), The Big TakeOver, No Depression and more. Currently, Uncut is my fave Brit mag because of it’s coverage and the fact that a free CD comes with each issue. Magnet will likely forever remain my fave US music mag.
Other than that, my day’s been crawling along. Took a long nap. Ventured outside by myself for the first time since my surgery and ended up at Borders. I bought Social Distortion’s “Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell” for $10! What a score for me since I’d only had that one tape and it’s one of my favorite records from the 1990s.
Finally, the big news tonight is that I’m taking my 3 year old son, Joe, to the Kane County Cougars game. They play the Fort Wayne Wizards so it should be a good game. And if minor league ball wasn’t exciting enough, you just gotta love the names of some of these teams…Dragons, Lugnuts, Bees, Snappers, Kernels, River Bandits, Timber Rattlers!!!
MIDWEST LEAGUE STANDINGS
STANDING OF CLUBS THROUGH GAMES OF 8/04/03
EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB
SOUTH BEND SILVER HAWKS (ARIZONA) 28 17 .622
BATTLE CREEK YANKEES (NEW YORK YANKEES) 22 23 .489 6.0
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS (DETROIT) 20 23 .465 7.0
*FORT WAYNE WIZARDS (SAN DIEGO) 20 24 .455 7.5
DAYTON DRAGONS (CINCINNATI) 19 25 .432 8.5
%LANSING LUGNUTS (CHICAGO CUBS) 16 28 .364 11.5
WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB
BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 30 14 .682
*KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 26 18 .591 4.0
CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 26 19 .578 4.5
PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 24 21 .533 6.5
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 23 22 .511 7.5
BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 21 24 .467 9.5
%WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 19 25 .432 11.0
QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 17 28 .378 13.5
Rave on!
Dave