Love the story they tell before the song below. It's cut out here. They were talking about setting up their equipment in a gigantic bar in Texas. If you've never been inside one of those, you absolutely cannot appreciate it. I've been in a few of them. The Rusty Keg in Houston could have easily fit two football fields inside of it ... end to end. Anyway, they're in one of those bars setting up and there are only three people in the whole place besides them ... and a fight broke out. My favorite song of theirs. Enjoy.
Tried to find a link to a performance of Road Fever by Foghat for the QOTD. All I could find was a version from the current incarnation of the band. The lead guitarist is an adequate replacement for the late former lead guitarist, Rod Price. He even bears a slight resemblance. There's no replacing Lonesome Dave, though. The current incarnation is not much more than a tribute band. Save your money.
Preliminary bill for an afternoon at the emergency room: $10,141.00
For that paltry sum, we spent about 20 minutes total with the physician, tied up a hospital bed for about 5 hours, had IV saline, was given some pain medication and some medication for nausea, and had a CT scan performed. $10,141.00 ... so far. We can and should debate/argue about what needs to be done but anyone defending the status quo should be summarily dismissed as a participant in that debate/argument. We're spending more on health care than anyone and we aint healthier. We're not getting our money's worth.
I offer one from the CrabAppleLane sunny back deck. I thought I had accidentally killed it.
CrabAppleLane Mirliton Vine - August 15, 2010
From the Here Nor There Department: No matter how slowly and carefully I sip a Sonic slush, I get a freezer brain headache that takes at least a minute and a half to pass. Dumb, Rob.
Time to start researching my fantasy football auctions. Have one a week from today and have another one a few days later. I started to move some names around yesterday but couldn't finish. Hope to have a preliminary spreadsheet done today. I haven't used a magazine in years.
The Minnesota Vikings walloped the Rams in St Louis last night and they did it "without Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson, Sidney Rice, Percy Harvin and Visanthe Shiancoe.". I'm sure someone in Metairie took notice.
25 days until football season ...
- Road Fever [Live Version] - Foghat - Live
- Selling the Drama - Live - Throwing Copper
- Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero, Pt. 1) - Neil Young - Freedom
- Sad Lisa - Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman
- She Don't Love Nobody - Nick Lowe - Andrea's Gift Mix
Quote of the Day
I'm back on the road and I ain't gonna stop
Gonna roll 'til I'm old, gonna rock 'til I drop
Out of the smog, headin' into the sun
I'm goin' to New Orleans
Bourbon Street here I come
Foghat, Road Fever
Blog of the day is here.
Quote from said blog: "When the new version of the old blog bit the dust I took it as a sign and as a result, this blog has a new name. I decided to retire Pitcherlady and move on to a page that’s a little more refined in its subject matter, (she said)."
I hope not too refined. Refinement has its place but there are times when it should step aside. :)
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"We can and should debate/argue about what needs to be done but anyone defending the status quo should be summarily dismissed as a participant in that debate/argument."
Absolutely, Rob. You have an even more striking example than my recent hand surgery, which I thought was bad enough.
It was fun to watch the Vikes last night, but about the only thing I really thought stuck out was how dominating even the second and third string defensive players were. Expect some depth on that side of the ball in a few weeks.
They also took some blood and did a urinalysis, Dave. I just forgot about them. It's ridiculous. Those medical cases illustrated on House must run well over a million dollars each. :)
I expect a deep, talented, and chippy Viking team here in 24 days ...
Thanks for the laugh. However, as a former strawberry picker myself (circa 1940's) I could not relate. I have never been treated to such a sight and I'm wondering how people knew it was a male behind? I automatically assumed it was a female.
I don't think it's much of a treat unless you have a camera and can capture the posterior for posterity.