The only PBS-type show I really like is “American Routes” with Nick Spitzer. Sometimes there’s a little too much zydeco and Cat Power pour moi personnellement, but I love it anyway.
They’ve got Sonny Rollins on tonight, you can live stream it here. The best guest they’ve ever had, surpassing my previous favorite Jerry Wexler. The show has a cowboy theme and they inexplicably failed to discuss “Way Out West”, which has the greatest liner note quote of all time “get that cat way out on the range”. But he kills “Some Enchanted Evening”.
Americaneocon
Plus, in case you missed it: ‘Progressives March on Washington for ‘One Nation Working Together’ — Thousands Rally in Support of Socialist Agenda — UPDATE!! Crowd Size Estimates!’.
I’m sure a few of these commies play saxophone.
South of I-10
I love American Routes. Nick Spitzer lived here and they broadcast out of KRVS for 6 months or so after Katrina.
cathyx
That’s the only show you really like? Really? The British mystery series are fantastic. They did a special on Los Lonely Boys that was good too. In fact, it’s on again soon, this week maybe.
DougJ is the business and economics editor for Balloon Juice.
@South of I-10:
Listening to this show really makes me want to visit New Orleans again. I am going to try to go there in January.
monkeyboy
I actually got to meet Sonny Rollins – though it was sort of on false pretenses. One day a friend asked for help – a halfway house for mentally deficient young women had been donated an intercom system but they needed someone to install it. So I volunteered. After finishing I was told that the whole house had been invited as guests to the Sonny Rollins concert that night and since they couldn’t pay me I could at least come along with them.
Great concert. And after, unexpectedly, our whole group was ushered backstage for a meet and greet and for me a handshake.
DougJ is the business and economics editor for Balloon Juice.
@monkeyboy:
Great story.
South of I-10
@DougJ is the business and economics editor for Balloon Juice.: We are going October 22 with about 6 other couples to celebrate all turning 40 this year, and we are all leaving our kids behind. We were dicussing last night what we are going to do, eat, drink, etc. I think Ellis Marsalis is playing that weekend.
arguingwithsignposts
@DougJ is the business and economics editor for Balloon Juice.:
You don’t like Mountain Stage? (BTW, is it PBS-type or NPR-type?)
If you’re talking PBS-type, I also can’t believe you don’t like Austin City Limits.
Both MS and ACL hit some low notes occasionally, but they get some high-quality performers.
soonergrunt
I haven’t been able to catch my breath today, and I have no energy at all. I’ll go see the doctor on Monday unless I get worse, but in the mean time I’m comfortable and resting.
This is all a lead in to me talking in this thread about my favorite show, NOVA, of which I am watching episodes on line today. I have almost no interest in the OU/Texas game anyway. Just taking a break from watching the episode “Intelligent Design on Trial” about the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial about teaching intelligent design.
Linkmeister
Nick had Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane on once and asked Jack where he got the bass line for “White Rabbit.” Casady, immediately: “Maurice Ravel.”
Sure enough, it’s nearly a direct copy of “Bolero.”
Yutsano
@soonergrunt: Sooners won. Just FYI.
stuckinred
@soonergrunt: I’m amazed that a site that had endless soccer discussions has no interest in one of the best days in college football this year! Guess WVU must be idle. Go Hokies, Go Dawgs! Nice try Illini.
soonergrunt
@Yutsano: BOOMER SOONER!
stuckinred
@soonergrunt:More importantly, take care of yourself man.
stuckinred
OK, music. I have decided to sell my record collection. I have a friend who is a collector and he’ll give my stuff a fair read and price. Some of it is as much as 45 years old and a good percentage is trashed but we’re thinking there may be some goodies in there. Poking around today I found some stems and seeds in a few of the double albums!
JPL
@soonergrunt: Take it easy. Texans are not happy tonight!!!
JPL
Anyone watching BAMA beat up on the Gators?
BGinCHI
OK, what kind of human being would agree to be the Notre Dame mascot? Seriously.
I thought South Park had closed the book on what to do with Leprechauns.
(sorry to pollute a quality jazz/culture thread, but I couldn’t help it)
stuckinred
@JPL: Picture in picture, gotta watch my dogs now that the best receiver in the nation is back. He’s killin the Buffs! I was hoping the hated gators would win because I have my Ga_Fla tickets for sale and if they win they’ll be worth more!
BGinCHI
@JPL: That game is over. ‘bama looking unbeatable.
Cycling world championship road race was today too, from Melbourne. On Universal Sports if you want to catch a replay.
Mark S.
This Stanford Oregon game is good.
(I’m too scared to use a hyphen)
Corner Stone
@Mark S.: You see? I’m telling you it’s part of the mindfucking this site is perpetrating on us all.
BGinCHI
@BGinCHI: Under-23 road race. Sorry for the confusion.
Corner Stone
@stuckinred: They’s gettin’ flattened by the inexorable Tide.
Corner Stone
@JPL: I’m feeling pretty ok.
tim serbo
@BGinCHI: pretty sure the men’s road race is televised tomorrow. at least that’s what it says on the universal sports schedule. we’ll get the women’s and U-23 road races tonight. beautiful course. saw some U-23 time trial earlier today, Tyler Phinney won. good genes, that boy.
universal is also streaming the men’s race tonight. debating whether i want to stay up that late and spend the $10.
catclub
@soonergrunt:
NOVA is great. E.O Wilson on today – amazing guy.
And his great story: “if only, when I saw the FIRST fire ants invading the US, I had gone to the authorities and told them.”
And his great statement, “God has an inordinate fondness for beetles.”
tim serbo
@tim serbo: Taylor Phinney, of course. fudge.
monkeyboy
@catclub:
Wilson was quoting JBS Haldane (1892-1964):
DougJ is the business and economics editor for Balloon Juice.
@stuckinred:
I didn’t want to beat people over the head after the BCS post earlier today.
stuckinred
@DougJ is the business and economics editor for Balloon Juice.: Aw, I didn’t mean you. Georgia had the ball on the 25, down 2 with a 1:45 to got and fumbled on what I think was a trick play. Shit is fixin to get ugly in Athens.
Yutsano
@JPL:
There may be a few Aggies who disagree with your assessment. Just sayin’.