I Woke Up Today in a Very Simple Way

Dodger Thoughts transcribed a wonderful interview between Red Barber and Larry King about Vin Scully. Such a great interview.

Going to the Dodger game tonight at Citi Field. Somehow, six friends are coming with me. This amazes me.

Clayton Kershaw is pitching for the Bums tonight. This day of work is just going to drag by.

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For the next seven days I will listen to “Against All Odds” by Phil Collins once every hour for every hour that I’m awake. It doesn’t have to be the top of the hour, just within the hour. So between 9 am and 10 am, then 10 am and 11 am and so on. I could listen at 9:55 and again at 10:02 and then not have to listen until 11:55. But I’ll try not to do that too much, that’s lazy. I’ll also be posting pictures of my ipod for “proof.” I’ve done dumber things.

Wow, internet. Just when I thought you couldnt get more awesome, you have thrown this at me. Wow.

Apparently The Maldives have a new EP entitled Tequila/Someday coming out next week, with a full length offering to follow in the Fall. This is fantastic news. Check out their first EP streaming for free right here. I’m pretty partial to the song, “I Have Found.” Also, their new single is streaming at their myspace. So much twang and perfect use of the slide guitar. Can’t wait for the tour that will hopefully follow the release of this new music.

We are grilling outside for the fifth night in a row. Summer! Gotta get this in before it gets more humid.

Kind of in love with Hospitality right now. Bouncy in all the perfect summer pop music ways. They have seven songs streaming at their myspace right now. Stereogum had them on their bands to watch feature some time ago. Check it out; I especially love the song song, “Betty Wang.”

MP3: Hospitality - Betty Wang (via Stereogum)

At some point over the last three years I have become an old man. After years of going to any concert that sounded remotely interesting, I can barely even be bothered to see bands I enjoy if the show starts at a late hour. Case in point: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone are playing on Friday night in Brooklyn, but I doubt I go because doors for the three band bill do not open until 10pm. Past Travis wouldve been excited because he could have fit two shows in that night - an early show at another venue followed by the wonderful CTFTPA late night. If I’m this turned off by a 10PM show at 26, what will future Travis be like? No shows unless theyre over by 10pm? No shows at all? I shudder to think.