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He's Spiderman.

ahh to be an insane rock star!

As if this couldn't get any more bizarre.

Crouchaldinho~! The highlights of Levski/Chelsea were the surly eastern European crowd, Digba's hat trick and the Levski goal at the end.

The computer network at work went down today so I get to watch Chelsea vs. Levski Sofia in 5 minutes and I'm already half in the bag! I love Champions League football.

Just dreading all the instant experts' takes on mental illness. Ideally this would be the type of situation to open an honest national dialogue on the topic. Unfortunately, I remember what happened to Barrett Robbins.

I fear the media fallout on this one. Can't wait for Joe Theismann to call him selfish.

I'm going to see them on Friday and I can't wait!! But I really wish they'd be a little more adventurous when dipping into the back catalogue. They've played these 2 songs on the last four tours, and they are typically the only older songs they play (save for the occasional Me and My Friends encore). I think their best albums are Uplift Mofo and Mother's Milk so it's a little frustrating. I would kill for a Good Time Boys, Subway to Venus or Fight Like a Brave.

Good on ManUre for the win. Yay for Celtic though!

More info: tickets will be $20 and the outdoor concert actually takes place during THE DAY. There will be a VIP performance later that night, limited to 100 tickets. No word yet on how much those will cost. Looks more and more like a quick money grab and my interest is waning.

Hey Kev, I think the show I posted about is a completely different deal. It's NOT part of the Rockstar Supernova tour. It is being promoted as just "Dilana and Magni". I had heard a couple weeks back that they were going out on the road together. Got more info about it: It's gonna be outdoors (rain or shine) in the parking lot of the bar, 1200 tickets to be sold. I smell a disaster.

Are they gonna be there too? The web site link I posted only mentions Dilana and Magni.

I feel no guilt because there's always someone around here to trump my reality TV geekdom... like you CROSSING A BORDER to see this. Gonna be an interesting crowd... about half the people in my office have already expressed interest in attending.

All pleasure, no guilt.

Unbelievable!! They are playing the Thirsty Toad (wtf?) on Bank Street, Oct. 7. More details here: Dilana and Magni

I've been listening to the new What The Thuder Said disc at work this week and I'm really impressed... digging the guitar line in "Ring" at the moment. Good luck with these shows.

Tories find small cuts to reduce spending by $1B

Here is this week's cable TV schedule for the Champions League (and soccer in general). Full listings available at soccerTV.com. TSN Tue Sep 26 01:30PM UEFA Champions League Highlights Show - Match Day 1 02:30PM Benfica (Portugal) vs Manchester United (England) Wed Sep 27 02:30PM Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) vs Chelsea (England) Thu Sep 28 12:00AM Werder Bremen (Germany) vs Barcelona (Spain) RDS Tue Sep 26 02:30PM Real Madrid (Spain) vs Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) Wed Sep 27 02:30PM Werder Bremen (Germany) vs Barcelona (Spain) Sportsnet Sat Sep 30 07:00AM English Premier League Preview Show 07:30AM Bolton Wanderers vs Liverpool 10:00AM Chelsea vs Aston Villa 12:00PM SoccerCentral 12:30PM Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough TV5 Sat Sep 30 11:10AM Football de France - Ligue 1 (Teams to be announced) Sun Oct 01 10:00AM Ligue 1 Highlights (Canal Plus - France)

Don't think I've ever heard of her (shame on me) but this is worth noting: Piedmont blues guitarist Etta Baker dies

Maybe I should just wait for this:

Is it Guns'n'Roses?

I don't have enough shame to not admit that I am stoked for this one!! Fuck, I was even listening to a 2006 GnR bootleg on the weekend. I just hope the promoter has beefed up his cancellation insurance.

Red Hot Chili Peppers > Mother's Milk > Subway to Venus Killer horns!!

STUPID FUCKING JENAS UNABLE TO POCKET THE BALL INTO THE WIDE OPEN FUCKING NET OPENING THE FLOODGATES FOR LIVERPOOL'S COMPLETE MOTHERFUCKING DOMINATION OF THE SECOND HALF THEREAFTER!! JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESUS!!!

What brings you to town?