Jethro Tull

Can't think of anything too witty because I'm still working on Versatile Algebra:

18, Wisconsin
Arizona State 32, Wisconsin 30 = ----------------- = Wisconsin's a totally better bowl team, yo!
22, Arizona State

 

Always thought that the intro to Locomotive Breath would make
a great "walk to the plate" song.

 

I was/am a big Jethro Tull fan, at least vintage Tull, and for my money they never made a better album than Stand Up, and their best song by far (to me) was Fat Man. I still listen to it regularly. I also love Benefit, which has arguably their best three-song sequence of With You There To Help Me> Nothing To Say > Inside. Aqualung is a great album, but it's been played into the ground by classic rock radio, although I did hear My God on Deep Tracks a few days ago, which was nice.

I thought they got too "out there" beginning with Thick As A Brick and really lost the bit with Passion Play. But Minstrel In the Gallery and Songs From The Wood are a couple of really underrated records. I kind of lost interest, though, after Heavy Horses. Interests changed, etc. But those early Tull records are gold. And, yes, I can almost taste the bong every time I play Benefit. 8)

 

I was listening to 'Thick as a Brick' last weekend.

 

I've read that Anderson was not happy with Aqualung. Didn't turn out how he wanted. He wasn't able to get the right mix/sound.

 

Speaking mixing/sound -

“I once went down to Neil’s ranch and he rowed me out into the middle of the lake—putting my life in his hands once again. He waved at someone invisible and music started to play, in the countryside. I realized Neil had his house wired as the left speaker, and his barn wired as the right speaker. And Elliot Mazer, his engineer, said ‘How is it?’ And Neil shouted back . . . ‘More Barn!’” —Graham Nash, talking about how Neil Young first played him Harvest.

 

Hymn 43 rocks. That's all I got.

 

Don't give me that 'woe is me' stuff.

You finished 32 wins ahead of me this season, and the heart of pitching rotation is on a single-start week.

I'm the underdog here.

 

My friend, that was then, this is now.

I have pitching, batters are not what they were. I've lost my outfield. CarGo was huge for me. That's the way it goes. Pitching has to carry me. You have batters.

No excuses, like I said we ride. I am proud to be going head-to-head with you.

I came home today with two turntables! I'm totally geeked. Found a deal I couldn't walk away from. Have to get back to applying oil to the speaker cabinets and getting the grills and badges set. The first growler seems to be helping the process along!

 

I very much hope Young's Pono thing works out.

 

Let's look at the season stat totals.
You finished ahead of me in all six offensive categories, including 124 more runs, 42 more homers, 27 more RBIs and 100 more SBs.
You finished ahead of me in four of six pitching categories.

You're trailing me now, but you're within striking distance in seven of eight categories.
I know how this ends for me.

 

Metallica never got the license plate number of that bus that hit them.