Some stuff of note for this morning, April 2, 2008:

1. This essay caused me to slam my head on my desk because I suspect that no one quoted in it is joking, even a little.

2. Previously unheard Texas is the Reason live set. Full post to come in the next few days on the importance of this band to my life/the world at large.

3. Pretty good review of Uppers/Downers. Also, in music news, last Mother Night show May 10th. More on that in another post.

4. After watching Johan Santana completely ruin the Marlins on opening day, Pedro pitching four innings of slow pitch softball and then hurting himself quickly brought us back to reality. Thank you Pedro.

5. Something cool to check out is the "Earl Cunningham's America" exhibition at the American Folk Art museum in NYC. I like this museum a lot even though my interest in "folk art" ranges from lackluster to totally nonexistent, and I especially like Earl Cunningham because he does such unexpected things with color. They remind me of the Charles Wysocki prints that my mom hung around the house when I was young, only not so rigid and in the technicolor palette of the 1960s. Good times.