Hold Steady rocks for the lucky few — Page 1 — Times Union – Albany NY "The Hold Steady’s Tuesday night performance at Valentine’s was sold-out weeks in advance of the show, which left a lot of mopers without a ticket or a hope of getting in. Those who’d jumped on the chance early on,… Continue reading links for 2009-04-02
Month: April 2009
Introducing DogPhysics.com
Because a book isn’t a real book until it has a promotional website, I give you: http://dogphysics.com the official(ish) site for promoting How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, which will be published this December (and can be pre-ordered on Amazon). The site does, in fact, contain content you won’t find on the blog, including… Continue reading Introducing DogPhysics.com
The Hold Steady at Valentine’s, Albany
Everything I’ve read about the Hold Steady says that they’re a great bar band, which always seems a little improbable. I mean, the songs are complicated, with tons of words and odd subject matter (“I dig those awkward silences, ’cause I grew up in denial, and I went to school in Massachusetts”), and Craig Finn… Continue reading The Hold Steady at Valentine’s, Albany
links for 2009-04-01
Setshot: Basketball for the Aging and Infirm: "Worse than he thinks": Self-image versus ability "To me, the worst players to run with (aside from the belligerent and insane) are those with drastically inflated self-images. You know these players. They’re the ones who think that they’re the best on the court, the ones who think they… Continue reading links for 2009-04-01