Wednesday, February 21, 2007

5...4...3...2...1...0

Major League baseball is screwing us again. This time, it's our heads they are messing with, well, at least what goes on it. On opening day, the traditional wool cap will get kicked to the curb in favor of a new polyester blend model designed to wick away moisture and make money disappear from your wallet. The change is part of commissioner Satan...er...Bud Selig's focus on boosting player performance. I guess he's trying to make amends for turning a blind eye to the juicing going on in the 90's and I guess he needs something to cover up Bond's ginormous head. So, not only are these hats going to be made out of the same material as Disco Stu's favorite pants, but it'll cost ya. The new caps will retail at about $32, up from the current $29. Yeah, a current cap costs $29 and it's gonna cost more! Alas, I just with they could go back to the hats they had in the early 90's, with the green underbill. Man, those were sturdy hats and didn't poof up like a chef's hat and have the unbendable brim. And don't even get me started on the new batting practice hats. What is up with that piping on the sides. This isn't NASCAR, you don't just add a racing stripe!

This is fairly depressing. I know I live about 2 miles from the Empire State Building. Damn those North Koreans. Damn them. Steve Jobs, I blame this on you.

Listening Pile:
The Frames are back w/ a new album, The Cost, which hit stores, yesterday. One of Ireland’s most successful current bands since the release of their first album in 1992, the group led by frontman Glen Hansard, has bounced through various failed record deals and line-ups releasing consistently excellent records throughout it all. 2005's Burn The Maps was one of my favorite records in recent memory. The Cost is the band's ninth album and one of their more focused and straightforward, as the ten songs on The Cost, blend together beautifully. Hansard is a vocalist capable of both quiet, contemplative passages,as well as gut-wrenching catharsis. However on this album he tones it down a notch, and he never screams, he just sings brilliantly. One of the better records I've heard so far this year. Check out what may be the best song on the album, "Sad Song" ,

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