The Swamp

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Playing up a year can open up strong options at any age, as long as a kid can deal with playing with relative strangers. This is no small thing, especially on the girls side, as there will be cliques. There can be really harsh behavior both on and off the field. My daughter played up all but two yea...

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Here's the original version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5Lh9faqFhU

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My favorite Rivers tune. And this one he actually wrote. This song captured my primary romantic fantasy of the '70s. Everytime I brought out the guitar, this one got sung. Still does, though I don't open the case that much any more. I couldn't find a good live version of Rivers doing this song from ...

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I mis-spent a week or so of my young life trying to master the guitar licks in this one. And to Rivers' credit, this is not even a cover. Written by the great 60s writing duo Barri and Sloan, it was originally a TV intro bit -- I believe just a short instrumental -- which was then expanded into a co...

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I've never gotten over my early love for Johnny Rivers. He was considered less than cool by the people I ran with in the 70s. A cover artist, thus not a real "artist" like Dylan or Young or Lennon or Joni Mitchell. Worse, he was a white man who often sang songs made famous by black soul si...

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I like the MCR and Rivers covers of Dylan. Not as much as I like the original, but that's my usual response. Though I think the Byrds did really exceptional Dylan. It's not a competition though. A strong cover unveils more of the song. If it's a good one, that's always a good thing. This is the obvi...

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Those are four wise words that will hold up over time.

It would have been nice if Chuck Berry was a paragon of virtue as well as a musical genius. But it should be obvious by now that looking to people of great achievement in any field to also be moral guiding lights is completely absurd.

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At U8 the games barely matter, in terms of player development. They should properly be seen as primarily a fun activity for the kids. Practices, of all types (not only team-based), are what matter. That's true, though to a decreasing extent, past U8 as well. I coached teams with quite a bit of skill...

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This will be good. That was an era of Peak Monk. And it's a crack band. I'm enjoying the cut featured in the story right now. Good sound quality. The downside is that there are no new compositions or even covers that are not already available. I've got a big Monk collection, and was hoping there wou...

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Three clusters: CA, OR, WA, AK ME, VT, NH CO, UT Hate to leave NC and MI out, but those are big states with both good and bad aspects from my point of view. The bad comes to the top of mind when making such a weighty decision. Perhaps I know too much of them, compared to, say, CO and UT where I just...

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I still have a soccer coaching shirt that says "Sardines" in script. That's from letting U11 girls name their own team. They were old enough to find the usual "Wolverine" variants from previous seasons (e.g., "Wild Wolverines") just too tame. The shirt gets a comment no...

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Good stuff, DC. I kind of knew some of that stuff about the Turtles/Flo & Eddie, but that was interesting to read. And, it's amazing all the different interpretations of Dylan. More recently (about 10 years ago), the emo/punk/hard rock band My Chemical Romance did a very hardcore version of Dyl...

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Berry certainly had some sexual tastes that contravened societal norms. That wasn't particularly unusual for rock and pop stars of his era. Even in the seemingly more straight-laced '50s, Elvis Presley did whatever he wanted, without concern for police scrutiny. Jerry Lee Lewis's third marriage was ...

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Now this is lip synching a classic hit. The brilliant harmony singer Mark Volman does his usual schtick by holding an instrument -- French Horn -- that he can't play while he mocks the lip synching performance. This performance is subdued. I believe he once played the hedge clippers in a TV performa...

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The Turtles first hit the charts in the mid '60s with Dylan covers. Look for "It Ain't Me Babe." They are the vocal anti-Dylans -- and his stuff works in both styles. They soon hit the charts with a whole lot more than Dylan material. The brilliant pop hit "Happy Together" still ...

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Thornton was another hugely influential rock precursor. Wrong complexion to be a sixties rock star. Janis obviously listened. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJlBo5KJ3b Among so many others, so too a truck-drivin' country boy from Tennessee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMmljYkdr-w https://www.yo...

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sancarlos wrote:Sister Rosetta Tharpe started recording in he 1930s. She could play a mean guitar.

Amazing video. Early '60s British tours by American black blues, R&B, and gospel musicians played a major role in the existence of the Stones, Mayall, Clapton and dozens of lesser-known 60's rockers.

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No veiling to the primary audiences of blues and R&B musicians prior to the 60s when they started crossing over.

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He seems like a classic "elite sports parent" buffoon. I have sadly experienced so many of them, in both my own generation and my daughter's. Absent some details about how this father turned his sons into great players. Apart from choosing a female basketball player to be their mother (and...

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LeBron is coaching pretty well too.

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Day one: Flew into San Jose, picked up the daughter and drove south on 101. Walked around Morro Bay. 75 degrees and lovely. At sundown witnessed the classic scene of a floating otter cracking shells with a rock. Then off to San Luis Obispo for dinner and walking around. 70 degrees and lovely. Great ...

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Jeez. The ungrateful amateur athletes who don't want to play by the rules. First, in college. Then, in the draft. Who do they think they are, a member of every other skilled profession in the USA, who are allowed to freely negotiate the terms of their employment?

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I haven't looked at NBA stats this year. But aren't there pretty convincing analyses of individual defense? I imagine Kawhi Leonard is doing very well. He seems to have elevated his offensive game a bit. His team is doing great. Why is he not right there with the top MVP candidates? As I said, I'm n...

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The recent decline of NASCAR from a commercial point of view seems dramatic. I can imagine many causes. I'd enjoy hearing or reading some thoughtful commentary about this.

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All strong points. Though I wonder about the one re: Cav's record without LeBron. Were these games after the point at which Irving had become a legitimately strong player and Love had figured out how to be good in the Cav's context? Also, were they even in the lineup? That's a serious question as bo...

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The CalTrans website is my source on Route One being completely closed (until later in March) just past (south) of Carmel when driving south from San Francisco/Silicon Valley. [Route 1] IS CLOSED FROM RAGGED POINT (SAN LUIS OBISPO CO) TO 15 MI NORTH OF BIG SUR /AT PALO COLORADO/ (MONTEREY CO) - DUE ...

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As far as route one, it appears to me from reading the CalTrans website that several stretches are undergoing repairs from storm damage. Some work will last through the summer. So you can't take route one from Monterey through Big Sur and then south. As far as I can tell, you can't get to Big Sur fr...

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The previous analysis was solid in my view. And I cannot point to stats that demonstrate Westbrook gets more defensive attention than the other MVP candidates. But my eye test says he does. This is supported by clear evidence that his team mates aren't that good on offense. Westbrook's historic effi...

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My daughter and I are going to hit the backcountry on the back side of Big Sur State Park next weekend. We might spend some time in San Luis Obispo as well. Neither of us has been there. Any tips on things to do or see, and places to eat or sleep? Since route 1 is closed, we'll be on 101 to go north...

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NBA defenses focus more on Westbrook than anyone. Look at who is on the floor with him. He has a lot to overcome on the offensive side. How do stats assess this factor?

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Yes to both. And a tragic end. It was great to see him up front on the McCartney cover.

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I agree that Westbrook should be right there with the other guys. He's having a historic season. But I tend to weight the individual performance heavily. Others apply more substantial weight to the individual leading his team to be around the top of the table. Harden and James are strong even in my ...

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Rod had a distinctive voice and sang with some soul during his early era. I like the McCartney cover above because it seems to me that it's a whole band affair. They all brought it, they weren't just backing The Voice. And while I was never a McCartney fan, he wrote a great song and delivered it ver...

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To my ears, nearly all covers in the rock and pop genre are just pale versions of the original. Not this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLhoLkTyNkM

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/spor ... tions.html

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I should also add that I have just begun meditating on a regular basis. It helps - not so much in not sweating the small stuff, but in avoiding being overwhelmed by the big stuff. Anyone here been doing it for a while? Would love to ask a few questions. I was a student of a zen roshi in the late 70...

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Good cover albums feature musicians with unique voices. Not just random singers playing a tune that they're not known for. Those are certainly two amazing voices. I expect they really dig in.

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I don't think Sheffield failed a test, was named by Canseco, was in the Mitchell report or was otherwise incriminated for PEDs use. Nothing beyond his own statement, as above. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I think Sheffield and Edgar Martinez are reasonable comps. I put them in the same category a...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlEVQX84s2o

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Nice. Can't wait to hear the album. I associate Blind Willie Johnson with some early blues classics. But can't recall any specific ones except this and 'John the Revelator.' This song has drawn some tremendous covers. Led Zep, Dylan, Clapton, Nina Simone, Paul Butterfield -- I think they've all reco...

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