Her Jazz

Welp, I’ve been waiting at 30th Street for over an hour now. While everyone’s celebrating, SEPTA is falling to pieces. A service rep told us “the monitors are down” and they’re just calling trains as they come. The station intercom warns about delays — so typical of technology to pass the buck — and then [...]

For some bizarre reason, I will be reporting from the Phillies Victory/Celebratory Parade today for WPRB. This should be totally fun, totally surreal. And then I have to run to Princeton to my radio show (6-8:30 PM! Tune in!).
Anyway, speaking of the Phillies, Ted Passon’s car was decimated on Wednesday night from the, uh, celebration. [...]

Yup, it’s gonna be a long night, friends. Forget the champagne; break out the Natty Lite and Hurricane. Stay classy, Philadelphia.

1: Hot Guts at Pilam, October 2008. 2: Awesome Color. Both images © MTS
I know this is my proverbial bed and I have to lie in it, but goddamn, having a life outside of school is next to impossible. I did catch Awesome Color at Pilam Thursday night, as well as the “secret” Dead Milkmen [...]

I just heard the Phillies are going to the World Series! Good for them. I shall continue my new plan of rooting for the team. It’s called Not Caring, simply because when I start paying attention the local teams fail miserably. Make no mistake: I love the Phillies, so Not Caring isn’t me hating on [...]

Bush Tetras, “Too Many Creeps”
What terrible news: Laura Kennedy, original bassist for the legendary no wavers the Bush Tetras, is in need of a liver transplant.
She has lived with Hepatitis C for 25 years, and the disease is now causing her liver to fail. She is currently on a transplant list but is looking for [...]

Enjoy this wonderful Dolly Mixture tune.

Well, it’s happened again: I have internet access at home. And despite all attempts to go as wire-free as possible, I can’t but feel more entangled than usual. (One day I hope to print directly from my brain.)
As usual, I have nothing new to report. Do you want to read a paper I wrote recently? [...]