DC and Texas are the only non-busy, tattoo-friendly flags that come to mind. Read more

I need a fan or I find myself doing math problems in my head and i got a D in math. Read more

I got an email about Willie Nile a few hours ago and that took me back about four decades when he first tried to ride Springsteen’s coattails, so I put his stuff on and have had nothing but him on ever since I read ‘em. All of it takes me back and lots (“Vagabond Moon”) still makes me smile, and I’m really wondering… Read more

I’m Story Repeater Guy 9/10 times. Read more

Nationals, yet again. Read more

i just read a USAToday piece about how horribly he acted toward his kids’ high school coach all year. Everybody in Chino must just be afraid of the guy. So he doesn’t turn it off away from the TV set. Read more

If the spending limit is $25 or $4,000, it’d be a whole chicken and a shitload of beans and rice from Super Chicken in Falls Church, Va. Total tab: $17.49. There’s a really fine chance that’ll end up being my last meal, death row or not. Read more

Jason: How normal was Reggie Jackson? I ask because the only personal interaction I ever had with him was absolutely loony tunes. It was in the late-1980s at an auto auction in Auburn, Indiana. His car warehouse had just burned down so everybody knew he was there to spend big bucks, as he was one of the most… Read more

Well, DAMN! Tho if you wanna get TECHNICAL, the ‘79-80 Cup winning Isles team is a ‘70s team, HS! but, i’m surprised to learn the winning started that late. We had some Potvins at my high school in the ‘70s and they claimed to be related to Denis & Jean Potvin of the Islanders, so maybe that blurred my thinking of… Read more

JEB!? you’ve already forgotten JEB!? Read more

The Caps team that beat the Blackhawks 6-0 several Fridays ago was the best team I’ve ever seen in my whole life. And I saw the Islanders in the ‘70s and the Oilers in the ‘80s. But I concluded a few years ago that predicting the Stanley Cup winner is like handicapping a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament. So I won’t… Read more

You know what I’m more intrigued by? This: Why do basketball players only get called by their first name by fans? Nobody calls Tom Brady anything but “Tom Brady.” Barry Bonds is still “Barry Bonds.” But basketball players get the Madonna/Britney treatment. Color me perplexed. Read more

I’ve gone to two high school games in the DC Catholic league in the last week. My god, the kids today are good. We’re going to be the kings for at least another generation. Read more

I have an album of love songs put out by Saddam Hussein. I got it for $1.50 at a yard sale. Get back to me when you find another copy. Read more

i’d probably have to hide or volunteer. Read more

i’ve got no hard drive space for new music. but lately i’ve been looping Time Will Show the Wiser, an Emitt Rhodes song, that’s been covered by everybody and i love every rendition. here’s Richard Thompson’s version from ‘76:

Yeah, they can fuck right the fuck off. Anybody who shows up just to win is a dick. ‘Course, I suck and got yelled at a lot through the years. Read more

i’m pretty sure nobody under 30 plays guitar. i know the guitar hero is dead. kids don’t play guitar anymore, which is among the reasons you can get a great guitar on craigslist for $100 now. Buying cheap, great guitars is the only thing that keeps me from getting depressed about what’s going on with guitars. Read more

Led Zeppelin is the best. (it won’t load right-side up for me but fuck it.)

Nothing. Read more