Evolve Me Mama

Chasing down links regarding a certain song's development, from a few comments about the evolution of the song Wagon Wheel during an interview with Old Crow Medicine Show a few weeks ago.

1. Big Bill Broonzy: Rock Me Baby
2. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup: Rock Me Mama
3. Bob Dylan: Rock Me Mama No. II
4. OCMS: Wagon Wheel

Nothing deeply profound here, but it is interesting to see how these tunes and lyrics get around.

Upcoming Music

Just when I get down to moping about the lack of good music down at the Mockingbird, they up and book Idlewild String Confederation for this Saturday and Bronwynne Brent for Thursday the 20th.  Things are definitely looking up!

ps: and as if I needed more inducement to bike downtown to listen to good music and drink good beer, we now have...

Offer accepted!

Movie Review: "Now You See Me"

My review: three out of four stars, it's a bunch of fun, we were entertained solidly for two hours, and it's pretty much a living definition of the term "movie magic."  There were enough puzzles, twists, plot-hole-or-did-I-blink?, and pure-damn-spectacle to keep things hopping the entire time.  If you want more details, I don't have to type any more because here's a review that already says whatever else I'd say.  Hell, I'll even toss in another quarter-star for the constant wry insights on human nature, so make that 3.25/4.

Oddly enough, it's only getting about 45% favorable reviews over at Rotten Tomatoes.  Guess it didn't have enough social commentary about the downtrodden Freedonian polar bears or such for some people.

One thing I'd change though is the poster.  All that gray makes it look way too serious.  Give the subject and all the action, the poster should be a riot of primary colors.  Ah well.  Weekend's coming up, have some fun and go see the damn movie already.

ps: trailer at youtube.

News from The Bay

Les Fillingame retains mayor's seat, other election news at The Echo.
Fourth Ward Cleaver, June issue is up.
And summer is off and running!

Hot Pepper

Things are cranking up with the garden now.  Cayennes are starting to produce.

Tasty, and the lower half wasn't hot at all.

Get Up and Go

After a down time weekend, here's some get up and go music: 65DOS's PX3.

Down Weekend

Just... downtime.  Worked on the garden, worked on the truck, paid bills, and took naps, worked on the garden some more, listened to blues on the shortwave, insulted my yard with the weed-whacker.  Acquired a chicken head mask courtesy of the Darling Daughter.  (cross-ref to a certain song)  Watched entirely too much Outer Limits.  Sorry if that's not enough excitement for y'all, but rest assured that I'll be back at my usual misadventures this week.

And if you've just got to have some action right now, here's a picture of Chuck Norris modeling his action jeans.  Good enough?

Yeah, I thought so.  All this and more over at Retronaut.