Friday night videos – episode 36

Kicking back and relaxing on a warm summer night – take your time with these videos. Perhaps you’re like me and do a lot of your web surfing outside.

You know, that Joe Sestak job offer scandal is still percolating around Washington, casting a shadow on the Obama Administration.

I know the Center for Individual Freedom generally exceeds its “Freedom Minute” but it’s worth watching.

Something that probably won’t be worth watching is an upcoming Comedy Central show called “JC.” It’s a show I wrote about for Patriot Post and begs the question – is America ready for more Christian-bashing out of a network which was afraid to portray the prophet Muhammad? (Probably NSFW if you’re there.)

Yeah, that was pretty disgusting. Speaking of disgusting, let’s have the reaction of folks on the left to this guy becoming violent at a Tea Party protest in North Carolina.

Oh, I forgot, it’s the Tea Partiers who are violent. That might be the next thing Obama blames Bush for, and the background music is priceless. (I actually used the Smokin’ Gunnz version of the song a few weeks back.)

Yeah, I got that from Eric Cantor’s office. But it was good. On a more serious note (and since Obama referred to the Deepwater Horizon spill) the next two videos feature American Petroleum Institute chief economist Dr. John Felmy discussing the effects of the Gulf drilling moratorium.

Of course, some of these jobs could’ve gone to newly minted graduates – ALG talked to some recent ones about the youth job situation and 26.4% unemployment.

As always, let’s close with a song. Local artist Bryan Russo has a jazzy flavor on this song as he takes a trip to the ‘Smokey Cafe.’ Don’t think I’ve ever embedded a Vimeo before.

With that, another episode of FNV is a wrap.

Weekend of local rock volume 33

It wasn’t the weekend just past but last weekend that my significant other and I made the rounds to check out our friends and a number of other bands. This all began in Crisfield thanks to a speedy Shorebirds game and a gorgeous warm night on Somers Cove.

It's not a perfect shot since I didn't have a tripod handy but doesn't that look relaxing?

That’s where we caught up with our friends in Semiblind.

Don't even ask why the picture is off-kilter - I think I was trying to take a shot from hip level. This was at the Crisfield Tiki Bar on May 28, 2010.

Little did we know that the winds of change were about to blow there, but more on that briefly. After taking a time out from the local music scene on Saturday we returned to the Concert for a Random Soldier on Sunday.

I went through some of the particulars here but didn’t talk about the bands we saw. We picked up the show about halfway through, beginning with the oldies of 33 1/3. (No, I won’t do the obvious and change the post title to reflect the group – funny that I’m on volume 33.)

The first band we saw at CRS played a dose of classic hits from the 1960's. 33 1/3 was similar to several other bands who donated time for the event.

One thing about the day and the background – bad for picture taking. That also bedeviled me for the next band.

3/4 of the band 'Nothin' But Trouble' were present, so I called them the Joey Fulkerson Trio.

The highlight of their set was a wild ride through a medley of ’60’s music from pop classics to TV themes.

Between sets, there were various combinations of acoustic players – one of those combos being Jim and Michele Hogsett from Semiblind.

Michele and Jim Hogsett doing the duo before the full band set later on.

Jim and Michele have a wide variety of songs in their acoustic playlist. They played as 8 Track Flashback got set up.

I used a wider shot in my previous post on the Concert for a Random Soldier, but 8 Track Flashback went way back with their playlist to get some of the elders moving and grooving.

These guys played stuff I hadn’t heard from a rock band – how about a cover of “Minnie the Moocher?” I think the older folks under the pavilion enjoyed it more than I did.

Semiblind was next up, but they had a personnel issue. Fortunately, Alan from Blind Willie was all ready to step in and filled in well for Semiblind’s set. And let’s just say next time I see my friends at a show there will be a different drummer once again.

It wasn't the tightest set I've ever heard from the band, but Alan from Blind Willie did a yeoman's job filling in at the last minute for Semiblind.

In fact, Blind Willie was the next band. We had to leave, though, just as they started their set.

Blind Willie was just getting started when we left the Concert for a Random Soldier.

Had we stayed until the end, we would have been treated to a much heavier sound as Destroying the Catalyst was the last band scheduled. Even their trailer says ‘metal band.’ I did notice there were a few more of the Millennial Generation arriving as we left so it’s obvious DTC put the word out on the show.

At some point I would like to catch these guys live - it just wasn't to be last Sunday.

Arriving late to the event, unfortunately we missed the sets from Blue Thunder, Hyde Park, and lower case blues. But we had another place to go and support another friend in the music business. We were off to a bonfire.

This bonfire was outside the Oasis, unfortunately the bands were inside. There's something wrong with that picture.

We arrived at the Oasis in time for the seventh band of the ten or so scheduled for the day, called Living the Dream.

The three-piece 'Living the Dream' had some help on the hard rock classics as host Skip Dixxon played the drums.

These guys bashed through a number of hard rock classics before yielding to a more modern rock cover band I’d heard about but hadn’t seen yet, Dust n’ Bones.

Dust n' Bones seems to play a lot at one of my favorite places to eat, Station 7. This gig was down the road a piece from there.

The one thing which sticks out in my mind is that they could use another guitar to bring themselves a fuller sound. It didn’t seem like the lead was very prominent in some songs.

Then things calmed down for the last two acts of the night. One of them was a reprisal of Jim and Michele playing an acoustic set; something they’ve branched into over the last month or so as a way of getting additional gigs in different places.

Jim plays guitar and Michele sings. You can't get a whole lot simpler than that for keeping it in the family.

Last but not least was the stripped down acoustic version of Crookedfinger.

A stripped down version of Crookedfinger wrapped up the show as the bonfire burned outside the Oasis in Whaleyville.

The one thing which was disappointing as far as the four bands I saw at the Oasis – no originals. Having not seen Living the Dream and Dust n’ Bones I wouldn’t have known they were (I assume) strictly cover bands, but the acoustic sets could have been a little more adventurous. Those guys all can play.

But it made for a full weekend. I wouldn’t have minded getting to one musical event I missed (Greenwoodstock) but that wasn’t to be. This is the time of year it’s a little harder to find originality because the tourists demand the same old songs in repackaged form, so I was hoping for something new and exciting out of the groups I saw. It was still entertaining, though, especially for a summery Friday evening and Sunday.

Friday night videos – episode 35

Oh yeah, this one should be good. I’m liking the way this is shaping up already.

I’ll begin with a leftover from last weekend. You know how I celebrated Memorial Day weekend, but my blogging friend Bob McCarty found one man’s ultimate tribute to the veterans in his family and across the nation – a restored 1971 Mustang.

I found this fascinating as well. You know, we’ve all been transfixed by the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but, as former Virginia Governor George Allen explains, we have other energy resources which are being ignored.

But it’s government regulation which keeps us from accessing our resources, and the unpredictability of Washington is scaring some investors. Businessman Steve Wynn was on CNBC recently making his case.

So he’s going to reallocate his operations because China – a nominally Communist nation – is more predictable and friendly to business than our nation. Shameful.

Then again, in this video from CEI we see government run amok. While they bill the video as humorous, is this really all that far-fetched?

The cold hard reality of our economic future is detailed in this short piece.

Yes, we are basically making money out of thin air, tangling ourselves hopelessly in a web of debt.

I referred to this video earlier today in an Examiner piece, but financial crunches are affecting government all the way down to the local level. While I find there’s a little too much grandstanding in this example, the problem is real.

Maybe we all should just say screw it and rock. Ballyhoo! is an Aberdeen-based band soon to embark on another national tour of clubs and the occasional opening slot for other artists. They’re already popular on the college circuit as this video from a University of Delaware stop shows (some language NSFW).

A nice, summery groove. Can’t be dead serious all the time, can we? Until next time, enjoy the weekend.

Friday night videos – episode 33

Since I didn’t do this last week, I have a lot to choose from among what the internet has offered me – an abundance of stuff. Let’s begin with this one, which features the script GM should’ve really followed in its recent commercial.

Now this is a real commercial. If Maryland elected a Secretary of Agriculture I would hope he’d do a commercial half as good.

Speaking of Maryland, Montgomery County guaranteed itself more hard times by enacting a carbon tax. Watch this county councilman call the opponents ‘astroturf.’ But wouldn’t astroturf then be taxed because of its carbon footprint? Doesn’t matter, we’re all going to get it.

Perhaps the next scenario will soon occur in Montgomery County (and probably serve them right.) In the meantime, it’s yet another witty campaign spot from Vermont.

After last Tuesday’s big Kentucky win, Rand Paul was feeling pretty good about himself. Check out this call out.

I’ll say the same thing about Frank Kratovil – please, please, President Obama, come down here to the Lower Shore and campaign for flip-flop Frank. That oughta be a good time.

On a more serious note, one Maryland businesswoman detailed her struggles for a Bob Ehrlich campaign spot.

Just let her do the talking, Bob.

Hey, do you see a pattern here? Must be an election year, huh? Here’s a guy who doesn’t have to worry about that anymore – he can live on his generous pension and endorse Democrats now. Thanks Wayne.

Okay, enough politics. I wanted to find something to crank up so this should fit the bill. 13:1 does ‘Judgement Day’ at a show in Philly.

I’ll leave you with that, see you next week.

Friday night videos – episode 32

Another week, another edition of FNV for your enjoyment.

The first video may not be as enjoyable as it is tragic. Take a look at the devastation in the Nashville region from a simple rainstorm that wouldn’t move off the area. No hurricane, no tornado – just heavy rain wrought this damage.

On the other hand, we have people like General Motors who aren’t self-reliant and wait for government handouts. Perhaps a presidential candidate in 2012, Rep. Paul Ryan recently decried their ‘crony capitalism.’

We’re 1/3 of the way through President Obama’s term, and Renee Giachino of the Center for Individual Freedom points out 10 lessons of his era.Best thing is that I disabled autoplay on that one – yay me! I like their videos but didn’t like their autoplay feature, so I fixed it. Self-reliant.

It’s not as confusing as HTML code, but Arizona’s new immigration law does have its share of controversy. Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies did his best to explain the ins and outs on Fox News.

Another bill explained here by Americans for Limited Government is the Dodd financial takeover bill.

Let’s take this full circle, sort of, by going from southern rain to southern rock. Recently I was at Pork in the Park and caught these guys playing some Lynard Skynard you don’t often hear.

And is Smokin’ Gunnz a politically incorrect name or what? It’s a great way to wrap up this edition of FNV.

Friday night videos – episode 31

Back to politics again after my foray into local music. Let’s see what I can dig up here, all right?

The other day it was Earth Day and needless to say I don’t go in for the hype – neither does Mario Lewis of the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

Three guys who were too much into Earth Day are Senators John Kerry, Lindsey Graham, and Joe Lieberman. They are a creative bunch, though, as they spin cap and tax. Again, from CEI:

Speaking of big government, the Environmental Protection Agency has a video contest going to explain why government regulations are a good thing. Needless to say, someone had to poke fun at it – why not the gang at Americans for Prosperity?

This spotlight is on a group which wants government regulation (in the form of higher taxes) to fatten their coffers.

Perhaps the Maryland GOP can borrow this from their California brethren?

Instead, our state is faced with too many voters like this group Bob McCarty found at an Illinois rally.

This is the same rally where TEA Partiers were greeted by a riot squad.

A protest of a different sort occurred right here in Maryland. Disaffected workers in the film industry aren’t too happy with our present governor – WBAL reports.

Newt Gingrich always has something to say as well. Here he talks about President Obama’s “secular socialist machine.”

I wrote about Daniel “The Whig Man” Vovak earlier this week as he proposed to legalize pot. Nick Gillespie of the Reason Foundation agrees.

But I didn’t forget local music! Here’s the hard-rocking Christian group Not My Own recorded live (not by me) at Circles in Milford, Delaware.

Until next time, that’s a wrap.

Weekend of local rock volume 32

This is an example of judicious editing, as I could have easily put up 40 shots – instead I distilled it to 14.

A week ago Kim and I were at Pork in the Park as two earlier posts this week suggest. But I intentionally held off on doing the musical portion until now. On Saturday a total of eight bands performed and we saw six – seven if you count the tail end of Power Play.

We pick up the action with the ’80s cover band Riot Act. They won their spot by winning the Battle of the Bands last year, over my objection. But they came with one purpose:

Although they did a pretty good set, my socks stayed on throughout.

These guys are a five-piece band with one lady who alternates between guitar and keyboards.

The five players of Riot Act played during the early afternoon at Pork in the Park. Photo by Kimberley Corkran.

This year they didn’t have the several costume changes they featured last time I saw them at Pork in the Park. The biggest switch was this getup by the bassist who does their short rap segment.

This part of the show was where they segued Van Halen's 'Jamie's Cryin' into a rap song and back.

This will give you a good idea of the crowd who was watching.

It was a fairly decent afternoon crowd during Pork in the Park and a lot of folks got into Riot Act. Photo by Kimberley Corkran.

I’m the kind of guy who will give the benefit of the doubt to local musicians. But the singer really needs to work on remembering the proper lyrical sequences – he messed up 2 or 3 times that I noticed.

A guy who I doubt messed up on lyrics (or if he did I wouldn’t have known) was Tom Principato, who followed Riot Act on stage. It was a definite transition from ’80s glam to a blues-rock gumbo. Speaking of gumbo, it’s part of the title to one of his several CD’s which were available for sale there.

I don't know if the lady is Mrs. Principato or just a fan, but she was moving and grooving to what Tom and his band were laying down.

Tom is also a Pork in the Park veteran who was here in the same timeslot last year. He may have even wore the same shirt.

Blues-rock guitarist Tom Principato once again held court at Pork in the Park. Next month he's back in the area, playing a show in Berlin.

But he and his band kept the crowd entertained as they prepared for the awards ceremony.

The four parts of Tom Principato's band. It's sort of unique to have both a drummer and percussionist to go with bass and lead guitars.

And, just like last year, after the awards ceremony we were treated to the Southern rock of Smokin’ Gunnz. They also had their swag for sale, but part of the picture is intended to show how breezy it was out there.

Yes, it was a little breezy out there. I was tempted to pick up the long-sleeved rebel flag shirt just for an extra layer.

One thing I liked about Smokin’ Gunnz is that they play a wide variety of songs from the genre. They started with five Lynard Skynard songs but they weren’t the five you may expect – there were some forgotten gems in there too.

They didn't just play 'Free Bird' when they played Skynard - Smokin' Gunnz can play some of the deeper album cuts too.

And here’s to wireless equipment.

Say hello to your friendly neighborhood lead guitarist.

Speaking of equipment, could you imagine the chaos which would ensue if someone spilled their Yuengling on this bad boy?

This is what you call a professional sound rig. As windy as it was, the sound came across really well so thumbs up to the crew here.

As the day turned into night and the wind kept a-howlin’, the crowd thinned out somewhat for the 95.9 The Sports Animal Battle of the Bands. The station changed format (it used to be 96 Rock) after the event was announced, so I wonder if edition 3 will occur next year.

Unlike last year, just 3 bands participated, with two of them being repeat performers. One of them was Order 6-D6.

When I saw them back in January, Order 6-D6 talked about getting another guitarist but this was still the same four-piece band.

With there only being 3 bands each played four songs, with Order 6-D6 choosing 3 originals and one cover song. I think being first up hurt them again because they didn’t win; perhaps they should have again.

Next up was Dakota John, who played as I recall a two original, two cover set. They were the only band I saw who hadn’t played here last year – yet they’re from Salisbury.

Dakota John showed a lot of energy and promise. While they're not quite there yet, they have the potential to be a solid band.

I think I would have liked them better if the vocals had been more pronounced. The lady can sing but I had a hard time figuring out just what she was singing. Maybe it was the cold.

Your winner was CIA, which stands for Conjured in Absence. Good thing I scored a shirt because now I can remember that. (It was tossed out and landed right by me, so I picked it up. I didn’t pull any journalistic strings.)

I'm curious to know what these guys sound like with their regular guitarist. The player on the far left stepped in 10 days before since their regular guitar player couldn't make the show.

I wouldn’t have given them first because having the fill-in guitarist made them a bit rough around the edges musically, but they went last and that seems to be a good spot, plus their best song was the original song they did to close the show. To me they were a close second but I’m not a judge.

And maybe I was just popsicle-frozen by then since the temperature had dipped into the low 50’s and the wind was whipping the flags around Pork in the Park. I was glad to be in a warm car because Kim couldn’t take the cold and left before CIA began.

As part of winning, I believe CIA gets to play as part of the “Suds at the Shorebirds” event next Saturday. (Damn, I have to miss it – couldn’t you have picked a date where I wasn’t at our spring convention?) So you can go and judge for yourself whether they deserved to win.

Friday night videos episode 30

In a way, this is going to be sort of a “best of” version. What I wanted to do was go through the videos I have (about 30 in all, some of which are on my Youtube channel already) and find some of the best ones where bands were doing original songs. Lord knows we have a lot of cover bands around here, while others do a mix of both their own stuff and songs popularized by other bands.

There are six videos I’m featuring tonight, all done by local bands over the last six months or so. So sit back and enjoy the tunes.

The first one was done back in October at the Save the…Breast Fest and features my friends from Semiblind. It’s too bad I was so close because it makes the sound it bit rough, but the song still shines.

Later that month I found myself in the small community of Trappe, Maryland, where Trappetober Fest was going on. This band is called Perfecting Kate and they’re from Denton, Maryland.

At the 12 Bands of Christmas last December, I got two bands playing original stuff. First up is Woodstok Nation.

The other is the Paul Lewis Band.

Later in February I went to a great benefit concert put on to benefit the Haitian relief effort where Not My Own played.

Lastly, I have a new video from the Delaware-based band Crookedfinger, just uploaded this afternoon.

Hope you enjoyed this look at original music as much as I did being there! Next time it’s back to political stuff.

Weekend of local rock volume 31

Damn, this is a post I’ve been meaning to get to for about 3 weeks now but I’ve had all kinds of other things take precedence. This concert happened way back on March 26th (I even put some of these pictures on my Facebook page 3 weeks ago and one video’s already been on FNV) but these local bands deserve their due and by golly I’m going to give it to them!

For the last 8 years, local promoter Skip Dixxon has put together a concert he dubbed the Spring Luau and 2010 was no exception. Nine bands took the stage and Pickles Pub in Ocean City even reopened a few weeks early to host the event.

Skip Dixxon has played host to this event for the last eight years as part of his promotion of the local music scene. Photo by Kimberley Corkran.

Here’s a handy guide to the lineup. Unfortunately Kim and I were a little late and missed the Aaron Howell Band.

The nine bands participating in this annual event.

So we’ll start with the Electric Company, who played a mix of their stuff and others. Between them, these guys are in several other bands and solo acts so they have a pretty good list to choose from.

The guy in the back was fixing sound as The Electric Company played. This was an issue at times early on but seemed to get better as the night progressed. Photo by Kimberley Corkran.

Next came the Joey Saah Band. This was the only one of the nine I’d not heard, and I was impressed.

The guys who make up the Joey Saah Band ripped it up, and you can tell they were into jamming too. Photo by Kimberley Corkran.

Bet most of you wannabe guitar players can’t do this.

Playing guitar well is one thing. Playing it behind your neck like this is another.

Next came the brightly clad and original playing (for the most part) Crookedfinger.

These guys stood out both in attire and musically. Crookedfinger put on a nice show, I like them better each time I see them. Photo by Kimberley Corkran.

Agent 99 doesn’t have to be brightly clad to stand out among bands. This was one of their first efforts as a four-piece band.

Marla and Agent 99 were slimmed down to a quartet from their previous five-piece composition and it affected their playing a little bit. Photo by Kimberley Corkran.

I think Marla was a tad dismayed with how they played but the crowd still liked how it came out.

Another female-fronted band, Witches Brew, came next. They did a number of hard-rock covers in perhaps the heaviest set of the nine bands.

This lady seems to sing the heavy stuff, and people seem to like to take snapshots of Witches Brew.

Gravy brought things back a little more to the mainstream but didn’t lose any of the energy.

One of the better cover bands around, Gravy takes an interesting set list and makes them all sound really good.

An interesting and somewhat quirky trio is Phantom Limbs. They sound like a melding of surf rock with more modern stuff, with a dash of punk thrown in – not many bands cover the Dead Kennedys but these guys did.

The two guitarists of Phantom Limbs have a great way of playing off each other.

The final band on the bill was my friends in Semiblind. If you pay attention to FNV you’d know they played here and they were the headliners.

One thing I can say about Semiblind is they constantly expand their playlist, so I heard a song or two I hadn't heard from them before.

But the rock wasn’t done yet, even though we were at closing time. Ryan of Lower Class Citizens wanted to belt out a couple Led Zeppelin tunes so the musicians who knew the parts to “Rock n’ Roll” and “The Immigrant Song” jumped right in to play.

This was a fun little jam session between musicians who just wanted to bash out a couple Zeppelin classics.

Yeah, that’s how we roll. This was a good show in one of the rare places hereabouts I hadn’t seen one. Next up in the near-term future is another edition of Weekend of Local Rock covering this past weekend.

Friday night videos episode 28

This won’t be the longest edition of FNV but I think it will be a good one.

The TEA Party Express 3.0 is off and running. While they are coming no closer than Washington, D.C. they had quite the shindig in Searchlight, Nevada as I understand.

With success come imitation, and a candidate billing himself as a “Tea Party” candidate weaseled his way onto the Nevada ballot. The real TEA Partiers want him off.

 

Another real group of TEA Partiers express their fears of Obamacare thanks to fellow blogger Bob McCarty.

Note to self: remind Bob some of us need a 480-pixel wide format. Same for whoever put this next one up.

Just remember: the speaker in this next one is a Democrat who voted for Obamacare. This video has been viewed over 750,000 times and is proof positive a Congressman is no smarter than us average folk – and in some cases not nearly as bright!

Getting a little more local, fellow Red Maryland blogger Brian Griffiths put together Martin O’Malley’s first campaign advertisement. Surprised? You won’t be after you see this.

Last but certainly not least, here’s the musical portion of the program – old friends and a video shot by my significant other! She taped this last Friday night at Skip Dixxon’s Spring Luau at Pickles Pub in Ocean City. It’s foreshadowing of a post I’m going to try and put up this weekend – another weekend of local rock! But the sizzling coda at the end of this only comes out in video form, darn it!

Until next time, have a great weekend and hopefully I’ll have more goodies for the next edition of FNV!

Friday night videos episode 27

Hey, two weeks in a row! How about that? Let’s see what I have this week.

I guess we have enough anger out there over the Obamacare bill (boy did I get an earful in one Facebook forum.) Let’s try a more amusing look at the pitfalls of Obamacare from a group called TalkPAC.

And Rep. Mike Pence is right – it’s time to condemn those who turn to violence to oppose Obamacare, but it’s also time to end the smears!

On the other hand, Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak may be the most reviled man in America, particularly for pro-lifers. Here’s one reason why – he wasn’t really a firm vote against Obamacare.

Yet I thought the focus for Obama now was going to be on jobs – didn’t you? Producing our own energy resources would fit the bill.

The are jobs in the legal community, but do you ever get tired of these ambulance chasers pitching the legal lottery of having a dread disease pay off? Bob McCarty did.

Let’s transition to the music portion of FNV with this politically-charged song. A little more country than I like, but the lyrics are sound.

Now it’s time to rock. Last weekend at Marina’s up in Blades, Delaware I recorded my friends from Semiblind doing this little ditty.

This post is timed so you can enjoy it, then head over to Pickles Pub in Ocean City and enjoy Semiblind as headliners of the 8th Annual Spring Luau – Semiblind goes on at 1:00. (Why do you think I do my FNV posts in advance most of the time?)

Hopefully I’ll get more good video tonight for use in future FNV episodes.

Friday night videos episode 25

Bringing back the FNV franchise again after a week off, so let’s see what the extra week has given me to work with.

Lots of video on the health care debacle, as you might expect. Pollster Scott Rasmussen talks to the Washington News-Observer on the upcoming midterm elections and about how unpopular Obamacare really is:

It wasn’t too popular among this group either. My blogger friend Bob McCarty (who lives in that area) covered the counter-protest to President Obama’s health care show in St. Charles, Missouri.

If I didn’t put this on when it first came out, I sure missed out. This edition of FNV will be graced by the common sense of Rep. Mike Pence, perhaps my favorite member of Congress.

But the Democrats do reveal the facts about their health care bill.

Speaking of leading Democrats, in a couple weeks we’re going to see the third edition of the TEA Party Express, which begins in Searchlight, Nevada (Harry Reid’s hometown.) Mark Williams of TPX3 wanted to have a conversation with MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan but you can see how the left expresses “Anger in America.”

And if you’re interested in saddling up and heading out west, they have an interesting lineup to start their tour – wonder how many will be there for the other stops?

Let’s finish the political end of FNV with something humorous. We can laugh about this now that this half of the globe is actually warming (with a corresponding cooling on the other side – funny how that works, huh?)

Now the fun part. This comes from one of my favorite regional bands and was recorded live at the Trocadero Theater in Philadelphia (unfortunately, not by me.) Hailing from Smyrna, Delaware, this is 13:1.

If you go to their website, crank out ‘No Goodbyes.’ (Feel free to do so with their other songs if you wish, too.)

With that, we put another FNV in the books. That was fun.