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...plucking songs from old cassette-tape albums whose names he (but not members of the audience) had forgotten, and dotting the music with brief bits of personal anecdote. The poignant story he told prefacing “The Young Thousands” was about the little racehorse his mother bet on against better judgment who went on to win the race. But before he got caught up in sentiment for the steed, Darnielle gleefully interjected that even his victories were not enough to keep the horse from being sent out to pasture. Beyond simply entertaining, the tale clarified the song?...
...think everyone sensed we were going to win that game,” senior assistant captain Tyler Kolarik said after the narrow Game 2 victory. “I bet myself that Tommy was going to score, and I was right...
...night after that, of course, was Danis’ famed 66-saver. In other words, don’t bet on two straight down nights for Brown’s brilliant backstop...
...boomer nostalgia circuit—my friend’s dad played bass for “The Grateful Dads”—and the Coral could own it. Seriously, the band has some fine musicians and competent vocalists, and they come across as very polished. I bet they’d do a rockin’ rendition of “The House of the Rising Sun,” but there’s no way not to suck given the songs they have written...
Thanks for giving a shout-out to Coffee and Cigarettes, which should be a fun time; I saw the Tom Waits/Iggy Pop short in a VES section once and loved its casual humor, so I’d bet that the feature will be a good time...