On To The New

Alex has posted a review of Under The Table and Above The Sun, the big-label release from self-described Austin-via-Oregon “hick-rockers” Reckless Kelly.

He gives it a solid thumbs up, which doesn’t surprise me. It is a good effort, and the lyrics are definitely, as Alex writes, more “grown up” on this CD than the earlier ones.

I put the thing on the old stereo for a listen tonight, because I really haven’t listened to it much since I

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Not Andrea Harris… Noooo

It looks like she’s hanging ’em up:

It occurs to me that I have better things to do.

That thought occurs to me from time to time.

This thing is a time sink, and so is Reductio.

But since about 1997 or so, my little stabs at web publishing have been a fun hobby. I’ve met some interesting people through it. And honestly, it’s not that big of a time sink (I’m largely just commenting on stuff I’ve

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A Nets Bonanza

Not only did the Rockets blow three first-round draft picks for Eddie Griffin, but now the team to which they effectively traded those picks has signed the “troubled” forward (that’s what we call so many of the NBA’s young thug criminals, right?).

So, it’s effectively a four-pick bonanza for the Nets, courtesy of Carroll D and Rudy T.

Just a partial explanation of why our Rockets have been so underwhelming (we’ll leave Kelvin Cato’s huge contract for another

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We Get Letters

Here’s some fan mail I got over Christmas:

I just read your article, Expanding the Boycott, and was not very happy to see that you dont appreciate Kenny Chesney, and plan to boycott him. Boycott him from what may i ask!?!? I understand everyone has an opinion, but you dont have anything nice to comment about, why say anything at all!?! I would appreciate if you wouldnt diss someone that you don’t know personally. What goes around comes

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