George Best video

Here's a cool video of Manchester United hero from the 60's, George Best. I was very unfamiliar with him until he died when we were in London in November, 2005. The papers were plastered with his obituary and tributes. I guess he led a very dissolute life after his career but while he was on top, he was supposed to have been amazing. He did come over to the US to play in the North American Soccer League in the 70s. Pele and Beckenbauer, stars who were a little past their primes, also played then. This clip reminds me a bit of the documentary done on Zidane, which followed him for an entire game. Unlike that film, Best did not get a red card for rough play.

Morrissey

I wish he would have done this song but there were not that many Smiths' songs in his set.

Reel Around the Fountain

Nice Summer so far

Very pleasant weather although a little rainy. But none of the hot humid stuff we usually get. Great for running too. If I was a climate change denier, I would offer this as evidence but of course I am not. Good upcoming concert: a great double bill. I am also very excited that Kraftwerk will be in town on my birthday. I hope I am not traveling then.

I am not as enthused about Elvis' song selection though.

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Pixies with Robert Plant

This was an odd double bill as most of the crowd was unaware of who the Pixies are, even though they probably had as much influence on modern rock music as Led Zeppelin did.

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Plant was good. He re-imagined the Zeppelin songs which is admirable. I give him credit for still turning out new music and not turning into a parody of his old self like the Rolling Stones.

My new Toy

I got a FitBit Surge as a Father's Day present, which I am really enjoying. It tracks all activity throughout the day, but I especially like using it as I run. I was never much into monitoring my pace during a run so don't use it for that. But I like looking when I am finished.  It  records the route with its GPS so I can look at  all of the data points below at specific points in the route.

Merle Haggard

He missed some of my favorites like I Take a Lot of Pride in What I am, Always Wanting You and I am a Lonesome Fugitive. Still a very good show by an artist on my list of people I needed to see before they die.

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What a relief!

Done and submitted. 35 total pages. Probably half of that if I stripped out the quotes. It was a few days late but thankfully, I had a very understanding professor.

The request to change grade from IN to A for student  for course 56:512:698:01(IND STUDY HISTORY), Spring 2015, has been approved.