Monday, February 04, 2008

Site Meter

Just noticed my Site Meter hit the 2 million unique visitors mark over the weekend -- with more than 4 million page views! (It seems like it was just over a year ago that we hit passed 500,000.) I'd like to take this moment to say thanks to everyone for all of their kind e-mails, comments and support. I'm looking forward to the next 2 million ...

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Giants Stun Patriots in Super Bowl XLII

Tom Brady and the boys were surprised, but I called it! I wonder if they can trademark "The Not-Quite-Perfect Season, 18-1"... (NYT)

Game Time

I hope pretty boy Tom Brady is ready for his first loss of the season ...

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Pre-A&F

This classic photo of the Yale Varsity Crew line-up was taken sometime between 1910 and 1915. Note the crewcuts on Bachelors No. 4 and 7, where the hair style got its name. (Source)

Friday, February 01, 2008

Friday Ad Watch



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  • The Journey Continues (Even More)


    In this exclusive footage, Saint Etienne chanteuse Sarah Cracknell gives her new single, "The Journey Continues," the acoustic treatment and the results -- alongside classically trained soprano Jane Sheldon -- are sublime. Additionally, Sarah goes on to say that Saint Etienne's is working on a new single with Richard X, called "This Is Tomorrow," to be included on a new greatest hits album that focuses on the singles since 1995's "Too Young to Die." (Never mind the fact that "Travel Edition" and the two-disc "Smash the System" already took care of this!) More interest, though, she says the group's entire catalog is set to be reissued and remastered. Although I claim to have mixed feelings about shelling out hundreds of dollars more on music I already own, god knows St. Etienne will do them up right with lots of bonus tracks and the like, so how can I resist? (My six reissued BANANARAMA CDs just arrived a minute ago and they're fab!!!)

    Violent Violet also has Sarah’s handwritten and signed lyric sheet from the acoustic session to give away (click here for details). If you look very closely you can see it in the accompanying video footage.