Over the Cliff

Saw the Old 97s at the 9:30 tonight. The first part of the show was fairly uninspired. Maybe it just took awhile for the newcastle to kick in (for them or for me?). But when they hit their cover of Jon Langford's "Over the Cliff" (below) the show really took off. Highlights from there included a positively Simon-and-Garfunkel version of Murray Hammond's Valentine, and the classic closer Time Bomb. But the apogee was the close of Over the Cliff, brought to you here courtesy of You Tube:

Back Talk

[Me to B after he called me a "fool"]

Me: Hey, don't call me a fool, Punk.

B: Well, don't call me punk, Fool.

Grand Finale

As kids, we always used to ask whether it was time for the Grand Finale during the fireworks. It was a term we never used in any other context. So, here is the Grande Finale of tonight's fireworks on the national mall. If you listen closely, you just might hear B asking if this is the Grand Finale.

Did you hear, the cops finally busted Madame Marie
For tellin fortunes better than they do
For me this boardwalk life's thru, babe
You oughta quit this scene too

--Bruce Springsteen, “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy).”

R.I.P. Madame Marie.

Video of the song that made her famous here.

[Posted by D Miasma]