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Saw this posted elsewhere the other day. Just another reason why Louis CK fuckin' ROCKS! I love this idea and am so happy it has been wildly successful. Totally worth the $5. I paid and downloaded instantly: https://buy.louisck.net/index.php/statement People of Earth (minus the ones who don't give a shit about this): it's been amazing to conduct this experiment with you. The experiment was: if I put out a brand new standup special at a drastically low price ($5) and make it as easy as possible to buy, download and enjoy, free of any restrictions, will everyone just go and steal it? Will they pay for it? And how much money can be made by an individual in this manner? It's been 4 days. A lot of people are asking me how it's going. I've been hesitant to share the actual figures, because there's power in exclusive ownership of information. What I didn't expect when I started this was that people would not only take part in this experiment, they would be invested in it and it would be important to them. It's been amazing to see people in large numbers advocating this idea. So I think it's only fair that you get to know the results. Also, it's just really cool and fun and I'm dying to tell everybody. I told my Mom, I told three friends, and that wasn't nearly enough. So here it is. First of all, this was a premium video production, shot with six cameras over two performances at the Beacon Theater, which is a high-priced elite Manhattan venue. I directed this video myself and the production of the video cost around $170,000. (This was largely paid for by the tickets bought by the audiences at both shows). The material in the video was developed over months on the road and has never been seen on my show (LOUIE) or on any other special. The risks were thus: every new generation of material I create is my income, it's like a farmer's annual crop. The time and effort on my part was far more than if I'd done it with a big company. If I'd done it with a big company, I would have a guarantee of a sizable fee, as opposed to this way, where I'm actually investing my own money. The development of the website, which needed to be a very robust, reliable and carefully constructed website, was around $32,000. We worked for a number of weeks poring over the site to make sure every detail would give buyers a simple, optimal and humane experience for buying the video. I edited the video around the clock for the weeks between the show and the launch. The show went on sale at noon on Saturday, December 10th. 12 hours later, we had over 50,000 purchases and had earned $250,000, breaking even on the cost of production and website. As of Today, we've sold over 110,000 copies for a total of over $500,000. Minus some money for PayPal charges etc, I have a profit around $200,000 (after taxes $75.58). This is less than I would have been paid by a large company to simply perform the show and let them sell it to you, but they would have charged you about $20 for the video. They would have given you an encrypted and regionally restricted video of limited value, and they would have owned your private information for their own use. They would have withheld international availability indefinitely. This way, you only paid $5, you can use the video any way you want, and you can watch it in Dublin, whatever the city is in Belgium, or Dubai. I got paid nice, and I still own the video (as do you). You never have to join anything, and you never have to hear from us again. I really hope people keep buying it a lot, so I can have shitloads of money, but at this point I think we can safely say that the experiment really worked. If anybody stole it, it wasn't many of you. Pretty much everybody bought it. And so now we all get to know that about people and stuff. I'm really glad I put this out here this way and I'll certainly do it again. If the trend continues with sales on this video, my goal is that i can reach the point where when I sell anything, be it videos, CDs or tickets to my tours, I'll do it here and I'll continue to follow the model of keeping my price as far down as possible, not overmarketing to you, keeping as few people between you and me as possible in the transaction. (Of course i reserve the right to go back on all of this and sign a massive deal with a company that pays me fat coin and charges you straight up the ass.). (This is you: yes Louie. And we'll all enjoy torrenting that content. You fat sweaty dolt). I probably sound kind of crazy right now. It's been a really fun and intense few days. This video was paid for by people who bought tickets, and then bought by people who wanted to see that same show. I got to do exactly the show I wanted, and exactly the show you wanted. I also got an education. And everything i learned are things i was happy to learn. I learned that people are interested in what happens and shit (i didn't go to college) I learned that money can be a lot of things. It can be something that is hoarded, fought over, protected, stolen and withheld. Or it can be like an energy, fueled by the desire, will, creative interest, need to laugh, of large groups of people. And it can be shuffled and pushed around and pooled together to fuel a common interest, jokes about garbage, penises and parenthood. I want to thank Blair Breard who produced this video and produces my series LOUIE, and I want to thank Caspar and Giles at Version Industries, who created the website. I hope with all of my heart that I stay funny. Otherwise this all goes to hell. Please have a safe and happy holiday, and thank you again for all this crazy shit. Sincerely, Louis C.K.

That show was fantastic! Great meeting up with ya SteveO and seeing the other skanks outside preshow. Was easy to unload another extra I had and we got in and settled for the show. That audio click was a drag on those piano songs but outside that the show was impeccable. Ryan's voice is sooooo good. He was able to carve those very few douches in the crowd like a seasoned stand-up comedian. Totally put them in their place and provided some perfect dry humour for the rest of us Great venue, respectful crowd, awesome night.

Saw my first Phish show. Time flies. After blowing off seeing that weird band from VT in '91 when some friends went to that Buffalo area roller skating rink venue to see Phish, I finally decided to jump in head first when they came to Toronto. Really small venue and it was incredible. I remember hanging out at the bar with some really cool people from Rochester. The performance rocked and we got a bit of everything ... tramps, secret language, bust-outs, covers, etc. I was hooked. Got that Ride Captain Ride at my first show, and then again this past summer at Darien Saturday, 12/12/1992 The Spectrum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Soundcheck: Funk Jam, Uncle Pen Set 1: Llama, Foam, Sparkle, Cavern > Reba, The Landlady, Split Open and Melt, Poor Heart > All Things Reconsidered, Bouncing Around the Room[1] > Run Like an Antelope[2] Set 2: Maze, Glide, The Curtain > Tweezer > Rift, Guelah Papyrus, You Enjoy Myself[3], Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head Up, The Squirming Coil > Golgi Apparatus Encore: Ride Captain Ride > Tweezer Reprise [1] All Things Reconsidered teases from Trey. [2] All Things Reconsidered tease from Trey; Simpsons, Random Note, and All Fall Down signals. [3] Several Davy Crockett teases in song and vocal jam. Notes: This show marked the band’s first headlining performance in Canada. All Things Reconsidered was teased by Trey in Bouncing and Antelope. Antelope also contained Simpsons, Random Note, and All Fall Down signals. YEM contained several Davy Crockett teases in the song and was also sung in the vocal jam. Ride Captain Ride was played for the first time since April 14, 1990 (338 shows). download: http://www.mediafire.com/?u6zwj0ue0pgf5 :bonghit:

HA HA HA "Gomez and Kaberle.....11.6 mil. combined for the next 3 years."

Extra = GONE!

ha! Yup. Ollie, I'm with you and agree with your comments. I wasn't paying big bucks to see them. I had a chance to see them in Buffalo on the way back from Furthur Syracuse but didn't go. I was tempted to go on Saturday to score a cheap ticket, but hanging out at home with the family was much more appealing at the time. Ollie, I have now missed The Watch TWICE. Pissed. I really like what I've heard and seen of them. Next time for sure.

Winston-Salem '97 box set. F'in rocks :bonghit: http://bit.ly/sEmfuy Phish – Hampton / Winston-Salem ’97 Phish dip into the “Holy Grail†of legendary shows to release Hampton/Winston-Salem ‘97. Among some of the most requested shows for release from the Phish Archives. The 7-CD box set, features three complete shows recorded Live November 21 & 22, 1997 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA and November 23, 1997 Lawrence Joel Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC, in the midst of Phish’s legendary 1997 Fall Tour. Hampton/Winston-Salem ‘97 contains all the music played over these three shows for a total of 45 songs (8 hours of music from Paul Languedoc’s stereo soundboard mix, remastered by Fred Kevorkian). The 1997 Hampton Coliseum shows were the band’s first two-night stand at Hampton Coliseum – a venue they have played a total of fifteen times including a two-night stand in 1998 (released as Hampton Comes Alive) and a trio of reunion shows in 2009. The shape and feel of the venue have earned it the nickname “The Mothership†among fans. The next show after Hampton 1997 took place at Lawrence Joel Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina - another familiar venue where Phish also performed in 1994, 1995 and 1998. According to Phish Archivist, Kevin Shapiro: “The Hampton/Winston-Salem 97 shows were packed with notable renditions of classics including “Split Open And Meltâ€, “AC/DC Bagâ€, “Slave To The Traffic Lightâ€, “Mike’s Songâ€, “Halley’s Cometâ€, “Tweezerâ€, “Run Like An Antelopeâ€, “Stash†and “Bathtub Ginâ€. The band also showcased a wide variety of newer covers from the debut of the Rolling Stones’ “Emotional Rescue†to Del McCoury’s “Beauty Of My Dreamsâ€, Jimi Hendrix’s “Izabellaâ€, Clifton Chenier’s “My Soul†and even an impromptu take on War’s “Low Riderâ€. The Hampton/Winston-Salem ‘97 shows also showcased newer originals like “Dogs Stole Thingsâ€, “Ghostâ€, “Piper†and the brand-new-for-fall instrumental “Black-Eyed Katyâ€, which is the only song repeated on the release.More than what was played, the sheer heights of these performances are what made them special and built their acclaim.†- ohkeepahblog mp3@320 http://bit.ly/sEmfuy ================================================== Here are the bonus tracks from the livephish preorder: http://bit.ly/tnB0gd Extra Tracks from livephish on Hampton / Winston-Salem ‘97 preorder. mp3@256 Track List 1. Brother, Harpua (3/26/92, Ziggy’s, Winston- Salem, NC) 2 .Kung>Wolfman’s>Runaway Jim (11/25/95, Hampton, VA) http://bit.ly/tnB0gd

thanks for the tip. Time to d/l and attempt to re-live

Nice! I was there for those shows. Good times. Skiing Whiteface all day, then getting melt-faced at night

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http://www.cbs.com/late_night/liveonletterman/ryan_adams/video/ Watch Ryan Adams as he performed Live on Letterman, in a CBS.com online concert exclusive. Live from New York's Ed Sullivan Theatre on December 5, 2011. Looking forward to this Saturday's show. Anyone need a ticket?

^^^^^ oh yeah!!! Never disappointed with a Shakedown. Always a good time and that opening twomp is a great way to get it goin'

WOOO HOOO 5/25/77 = The day that Star Wars opened The Mosque May 25, 1977 Richmond, VA US Mississippi Half-Step Jack Straw They Love Each Other Mexicali Blues Peggy-O Cassidy Loser Lazy Lightnin'> Supplication Brown Eyed Women Promised Land Scarlet Begonias> Fire on the Mountain Estimated Prophet> He's Gone> Drums> The Other One> Wharf Rat> The Other One> The Wheel> Around and Around Johnny B. Goode

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They are on SNL this weekend with Steve Buscemi 2012 North America Tour Dates 3/2/12 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena 3/3/12 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena 3/4/12 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center 3/6/12 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center 3/7/12 Boston, MA TD Garden 3/9/12 Washington, DC Verizon Center 3/10/12 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center 3/12/12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 3/13/12 Montreal Bell Centre 3/14/12 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 3/16/12 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse 3/18/12 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena 3/19/12 Chicago, IL United Center** 3/20/12 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 3/23/12 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center ** fan presale for this show will be 12/13

http://bit.ly/rYMUH9 Jerry Jams For Rex II With Jerry Jams for Rex II, stellar musicians honor Jerry Garcia’s continuing musical and community contributions with generous contributions of noteworthy live performances of Jerry Garcia songs to benefit the Rex Foundation. This tasteful compilation provides a rich musical experience for enjoyment of longtime favorites, and all proceeds are a contribution to Rex. mp3@256 Track List 1. STS9 – Shakedown Street (6/3/2011 – Ozark, AR) 2. Railroad Earth – The Wheel (12/31/2010 – Denver, CO) 3. Chris Robinson Brotherhood – Brown-Eyed Women (5/26/2011 – San Francisco, CA) 4. Widespread Panic – Fire On The Mountain (2/10/2011 – Athens, GA) 5. New Monsoon with Steve Kimock and Tim Carbone – Mission In The Rain (5/13/2006 – San Francisco, CA) 6. Umphrey’s McGee – Crazy Fingers (9/01/2008 – Boulder, CO) 7. Yonder Mountain String Band – Althea (7/23/2011 – North Plains, OR) 8. The String Cheese Incident – Deal (8/06/2004 – Terra Alta, WV) 9. Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers – Standing on the Moon>Halcyon Days (11/09/2009 – Richmond, VA) 10. Dark Star Orchestra – St. Stephen (5/09/2011 – Burlington, VT) 11. ALO – They Love Each Other * (5/28/2006 - Santa Rosa, CA) * Bonus download only track, not on the CD http://bit.ly/rYMUH9

My hockey game wasn't over until 1030, and I just didn't have the energy to catch such a short part of the set. Hopefully he comes back.

Wow, cool story. Never heard anything about this before. I can see there being a real possibility that Burke's history with him could lure him to Toronto. Interesting. http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3782270 Alias For years, Bobby Ryan needed to live in shadows. Now it's only a matter of time until every NHL fan knows who he is by Gare Joyce Kids were swarming Bobby Ryan, begging for autographs, even though he was just a kid himself. Banners at the J.D. McArthur Arena read "Welcome Bobby Ryan." It was June 2003, and Ryan was in town to meet with the staff of the Owen Sound Attack, the team that had called his name in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League draft. A reporter from the local paper wanted to interview the 16-year-old right wing. "Tell me about growing up, about your family," he said. Everyone wanted to know about the kid from New Jersey. This was Ryan's first visit to Owen Sound. He'd never even heard of it, had to get out a map just to find it. There it was, tucked into the south shore of Georgian Bay, 120 miles northwest of Toronto. With a population of 22,000, it's the smallest town in the OHL. Because of that, some prospects tell the team not to draft them. Coaches even use Owen Sound as a motivational tool. Got a slacker? Hint that you're talking trade with the Attack. But Ryan liked what he saw in Owen Soundnot the limo that picked him up at the airport or the flowers for his mother. Other stuff. "I'm a city kid, but I knew I could relax and be myself here," he says today. Be himself. How hard could that be? Harder than you might think, actually. What the fans didn't know was that those autographs he was signing, that name on the banners, that wasn't always the one Ryan has had. Because for a few long years, being himself meant being someone else. DOB on Bobby Ryan's birth certificate: March 17, 1987. St Patrick's Day. Fitting for a kid with a name as Irish as Ryan. Except the name Ryan isn't on it. It's Robert Shane Stevenson. Bobby Stevenson grew up in Cherry Hill, N.J., just outside Philly. His father, Bob, was a tough guy, built like a bank vault. He owned an insurance company and, truth be told, when people looked at him--he boxed back in his day--they thought they might need some. Which brings us to the events of Oct. 29, 1997. They come hard and fast. On that night, father and son sat in their second-row seats at the CoreStates Arena, Flyers vs. Blues. Dad was rooting for the home team because he knew he'd be seeing his friend, Bob Clarke, the Flyers GM, at Clarke's gym the next day. The son was also rooting for the Flyers, even if the Blues' Brett Hull was his favorite player. It should have been a good time for Bobby--the Blues won--and, like so much of his life after that, it was, for as long as Bobby was at the arena. After the game, the Stevenson men came home. With his son heading to bed, Bob met up with some pals for a couple of beers. He came home around 11:30. Bobby, 10, was fast asleep. "We had a good life," Bob says. "Homes, security. Right up until that night." And the Stevensons did have a good life, as good a life as you can have when Dad has a wicked temper--he'd had charges from a bar fight dismissed earlier that year--and when he suspects Mom of having a substance-abuse problem. Bob was certain Melody Stevenson (née Ryan) was using drugs (she denies it). That's why he'd rigged a tape recorder to the home phone. When he came back from the bar, Bob checked the tape. There was one call--innocent, Melody says. Didn't matter. It set Bob off like the bell ringing. He went after Melody. Lefts and rights. Choking. What started in the bedroom spilled into the street, then to a neighbor's house, where Bob, burning like a four-alarm fire, ripped a door off its hinges. The cops were called, and Bob was arrested. Bobby didn't wake up. Or at least that's what he told Melody when she picked him up at a neighbor's house after she'd spent four days in the hospital being treated for a fractured skull and internal injuries. He still says that today. Bobby knew his parents' marriage was troubled, even as he knew they loved each other. Says Mark Ellis, Bobby's roller hockey coach: "It's not that Bob didn't care. You get the sense he cared too much." But Bob wasn't charged with caring too much. He was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and criminal restraint. Didn't matter that Melody wouldn't cooperate with prosecutors, who still figured that the physical evidence and the eyewitness accounts would net a conviction. Didn't matter that she stayed by her husband, that she thought Bobby needed his dad. Bob was released on $75,000 bail, which he skipped in December. He fled to El Segundo, Calif. Later, the wife he'd beaten and their only child drove across the country to be with him. Not just for a new life, but for a new identity. Bob Stevenson, insurance executive, became Shane Ryan, professional gambler. And Bobby Stevenson, young hockey star in New Jersey, became Bobby Ryan, hockey prodigy and new kid in town. Bobby played along with the charade. "My parents made it clear," he says. "They were serious, so I only had to be told once. You're Bobby Ryan to anybody who asks, no exceptions." Did Bob jump bail to save his own hide? No, says anyone who knows him. This wasn't a guy who was afraid of prison. This was a guy afraid of not being there for his kid. "My son is the only thing I ever got right," Bob told friends at the time. And Melody says that the plan was always for Bob to turn himself in "when he thought the time was right, when Bobby got 15 or 16." Talk to Bobby now and you get no sense of hardship or crisis during the family's undercover days. Didn't matter, he says, that his father was away a lot of the time, gambling in the casino at Hollywood Park. Didn't matter that the family lived in a tiny apartment. Bobby loved looking out the window and watching the waves break on Redondo Beach. He loved being able to find a roller hockey game every day, just a couple blocks from his home. "Those were good times, because we were together," Bobby says. "At first, I had to think when I was asked about my name or where I came from or my parents. But after a while, it was like I was an actor. I stayed in character." But nobody is that good an actor. Bobby Stevenson was already a force in national roller hockey circles back in Cherry Hill. Now, as Bobby Ryan, he was skating for California teams that he'd played against in tourneys. Bob could hide as Shane Ryan, but Bobby's talent gave him away. "There were rumors, this secret that everyone knew," Ellis says. "But no one asked. No one wanted to hurt Bobby." The secret lasted until 2000. Maybe Bob got too comfortable. At Blockbuster one day, he used a credit card with an older, different alias. That night, U.S. marshalls broke down the door of the Ryan home. This time Bobby woke up from his deep sleep. The life of Shane Ryan was over. Bob Stevenson was cuffed and taken from the house while his 12-yearold watched. "That was the hardest time," Bobby says. "I felt broken. I was down. I didn't know if I wanted to keep playing hockey anymore." With Bob extradited to New Jersey and serving time at Riverfront State Prison in Camden after pleading guilty to aggravated assault and bail jumping, Melody worked two jobs--as a rink manager during the day, taking Bobby along with her, and at an airport at night, with Bobby at the apartment doing homework (he was homeschooled by his mom). "At the arena, Bobby could get free ice time, and at the airlines, I could get him discount airfare to tournaments," Melody says. Hockey's not cheap, and Melody was strapped for cash, so teammates' parents helped out with gear and tourney fees. That motivated Bobby to give ice hockey his all. "I decided that we came this far and I had to go for it," he says. He also decided to go for it as Bobby Ryan. Melody was booking a flight for him not long after his dad's arrest, and she had a question: did he want to go as Bobby Ryan or Bobby Stevenson? "I told her I wanted to stay Bobby Ryan," he says. And so he has, to this day. Through his father's four-plus years as a guest of the state. Through the rest of his age-group hockey career. And through a prospects camp in Toronto before the OHL draft in the spring of 2003. "WE SAW this right wing with amazing skill and great size," says Mike Futa, Owen Sound's GM, of the 6'1'', 220-pound Bobby. "The most impressive player at the prospects camp." Futa and Attack coach Mike Stothers knew about the kid, about his story. Stothers, who'd played and coached in Philly, knew Bob Stevenson from Clarke's gym. And Clarke had kept in touch with Bob, saying that he'd be there when Bob was released. Clarke knew Bobby too and let the boy skate with Flyers vets in summer workouts. Clarke told the Attack that Bobby's story was just thathistory. "He's a great kid," Clarke says. "Solid. Not damaged goods in any way." Futa selected Bobby with the seventh pick in the OHL draft, but they still had to convince the kid to pass up college-he wanted to play for Michiganand come to Owen Sound, to a franchise that many top players spurned. Bob was still in jail. Going to Owen Sound meant Bobby wouldn't see his father for a long time, until the season was over, until he went back to New Jersey and the last days of his father's sentence ran out. No visits at Christmas. No birthdays. Bob told Bobby to go. "It was the best thing for him," the father says, "for his hockey and his life." When Bobby and Melody came to town, Futa and Stothers showed them a refurbished arena. They showed them a photo gallery of players who'd gone from Owen Sound to the NHL, overachievers like Kirk Maltby in Detroit, Sean Avery in LA and Dan Snyder, who was trying to make it with the Thrashers. Futa and Stothers tried to address the issue others have had with Owen Sound: nothing to do. They worried that a kid who grew up in Jersey and at the beach might look at their town and see Podunk. Bobby told them not to worry. "I wanted to play hockey," he says. "That's why I was going there. Not for other things. Nothing else to do-that was fine by me." Melody moved to Owen Sound with Bobby, taking a yearlong lease on a cottage on the bay in late summer 2003. "Bobby just needed a place to call home," she says. "He needed stability in his life." He found it, but Bobby's new life in Owen Sound was nothing like his Cali days. The former home-schooler enrolled in a local high school, West Hill Secondary. He hung out with all sorts of kids, no longer worrying about blowing his cover, no longer tensing up when he saw a police cruiser. When locals saw him driving his beat-up Mountaineer with Jersey plates, they waved. Not long after Bobby arrived, Dan Snyder died from injuries suffered when fellow Thrasher Dany Heatley crashed his Ferrari. Snyder was a journeyman, a player who had split time between the minors and the NHL. But in Owen Sound, they grieved for the former Attack captain as if he were a legend. "It was like the town just shut down," Bobby says. "None of the players had ever played with Dan, but around town it seemed like so many people had known him and took it hard. We all signed cards that were sent to Dan's family." Bobby felt these were people he could trust, people who cared about the players, and in the 2003-'04 season, that good feeling found expression on the ice: 22 goals, 17 assists. "There were some things that Bobby had to work on-conditioning, skating-but you could see that he was making adjustments," Stothers says. "Not just to the game at this level and the league, but in his whole life." Last season, with Melody moving to Florida to be near her family, Bobby moved into the home of Dick and Gayle Stegehuis, across from the arena. Dick is a Harley Davidson salesman, but the home is more American Dreams than American Chopper. "Bobby is such a sweet and thoughtful kid," Gayle says. "He doesn't have a mean bone in his body." That's not how the scouting reports read. Last season, Bobby's game took flight: 37 goals, 52 assists. And every game he was good for half a dozen huge hits, maybe more. In coaches' polls, he ranked as one of the OHL's most improved players. NHL scouts had him in the top five of skaters eligible for the 2005 draft. Still, many teams have been scared off by prospects who come from families less troubled than Bobby Ryan's. Two days before the draft last July, Anaheim brought Bobby in for an interview. Ducks scouts had already talked to him, but that was before the team hired Brian Burke as GM. The Ducks owned the No. 2 pick. Sidney Crosby was the lock at No. 1. Burke didn't know what he'd do with his pick-until he met Bobby. "I told Brian, you're a straight shooter, and I am too," Bobby says. "I told him that I thought I needed another year of junior. I told him that I thought I had to grow up a bit still, and that I wanted to play for the U.S. at World Juniors. And I said, I'll tell you anything you need to know. Ask me anything about my past. I'm an open book. Nothing's secret." And he laid it all out. How he was spending his summer with his father in New Jersey. How a condition of his father's May 2004 release prevented Bob from associating with Melody. How Bob couldn't go to family counseling, couldn't even speak to her over the phone. Front-office people vet prospects, looking to be convinced. Burke wasn't just convinced. He was moved: an innocent kid caught in the middle of a tough situation, but one who never thought of himself as a victim. "The best interview I ever had with a young player," Burke says. "We asked him what he had to work on, and everything he said was right there on his scouting report. He understood exactly what he had to do. He knew he'd have to go back to Owen Sound in the fall." On draft day, Burke had breakfast with Bobby, Bob and Melody. Other players' families sat at nearby tables--the Crosbys were right beside them--and the Ryans looked like just another happy family on this day. But it was just for this day. Bob had come up from Cherry Hill, where he was now working in Bob Clarke's gym, while Melody was in from Florida. Being with Melody was a violation of his conditions of release. (She was okay with his being there, but Bob served three months' house arrest for the violation.) Both put on a brave face, but they were churning inside. They wanted so much to make sure things would go right for Bobby, for him to finally catch a break. Burke, who told them that morning that he planned on taking Bobby, was too busy talking to pick up a fork. Melody and Bob were too nervous to eat. Bobby inhaled his fruit plate. "Nothing bothers him," Melody says. Two hours later, the Ducks were on the clock. And then: "Anaheim is pleased to select … from the Owen Sound Attack, Bobby Ryan!" Didn't matter that Ryan wasn't the name on his birth certificate, not to anyone at all.

ps - I may have an extra single ticket for the Toronto show.

Show is coming up soon. Really looking forward to this one. Here's a fantastic arrangement of New York, New York with Adams solo piano and Oh Sweet Caroline with Laura Marling at the Abbey Road Studios.

Gotta love Sharon and her horn section http://bit.ly/rtWAea Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings – Soul Time! Daptone Records is turning ten years old! To celebrate the label’s role in expediting the worldwide revival of soul, they’re releasing a new record by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. Although the latest album by the label’s driving force, I Learned The Hard Way, has been released only a little longer than a year ago, this anniversary is a great opportunity to release a special record. Soul Time! is the very exceptional fifth album of the band from Brooklyn, on which Bosco Mann, bassist and bandleader, has put together exclusive songs from the band’s live-repertoire. Which has until now been reserved for people going to Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings concerts only, is now available to a greater public. For Soul Time!, the band went into the studio and recorded all the songs most neatly – whatever that might mean in the context of the tatty Daptone Studios – in order to immortalize them on vinyl. Those who think that the songs loose their quality through the recording couldn’t be more wrong. Instead, these 12 incredibly energetic songs show why the whole world is crazy about this band: Bosco Mann’s recording-skills and production-methods as well as the energy that’s to be found within in the Dap-Kings’ instruments and Sharon Jones’ voice are simply matchless. mp3@320 Track List 1. Genuine Pt. 1 (From Dap-1016 7″, 2004) 2. Genuine Pt. 2 (From Dap-1016 7″, 2004) 3. Longer And Stronger (From For Colored Girls Soundtrack, 2010) 4. He Said I Can (From iTunes bonus track from I Learned The Hard Way, 2010) 5. I’m Not Gonna Cry (From Dap-1031 7″, 2010) 6. When I Come Home (From Daptone digital bonus track from I Learned The Hard Way. Also on available on Dap-1049 7″, 2010) 7. What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes? (From Dap-1019 7″, 2010) 8. Settling In (From Dap-1037 7″, 2008) 9. Ain’t No Chimneys In The Projects (From Dap-1048 7″, 2010) 10. New Shoes (Previously unreleased) 11. Without A Trace (bonus track from I Learned The Hard Way, 2010) 12. Inspiration Information (From Dark Was The Night compilation, 2009) http://bit.ly/rtWAea

http://bit.ly/vU5OAU Beatlejam - Live At The Webster Theatre UK pressing of this live album from the jam band supergroup consisting of Matt Abts (Govt Mule), Berry Oakley (Allman Brothers), Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead), Slick Aguilar (Jefferson Starship) and Johnny Need (Govt Mule, Allman Brothers, Lonny Mack). Beatlejam are a sort of spin off from the successful US jam band Blue Floyd only this time its Beatles songs rather than the Pink Floyd, given the unique jam spin. Recorded live in 2002. mp3@320 Track List DISC 1: 01. A Day In The Life 02. Taxman 03. Get Back 04. Cry Baby Cry 05. When I’m Sixty-Four / Lady Madonna 06. Drum Solo 07. The Other One Jam / Eleanor Rigby 08. The Long And Winding Road 09. Bass Solo 10. Come Together DISC 2: 01. Something 02. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away 03. Why Don’t We Do It In The Road 04. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 05. Helter Skelter 06. Hey Jude 07. All You Need Is Love http://bit.ly/vU5OAU

In fo sho