Word: jim
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Bucknell took the ensuing kickoff to its own 35-yard line. After Peer's 15-yard rumble to get to midfield, starting quarterback Jim John sent three passes to the left side before wideout Ardie Kissinger slipped by junior corner Glenn Jackson's tackle at the 26-yard line to run for a game-tying score...
...Jim Morrison were alive today, would you make an MTV video...
This is what bassist Stu Cole has to say about the recent popular success of Squirrel Nut Zippers, a seven-member swing jazz outfit that has rapidly gained a loyal cult following throughout North America. The group's roots sprouted in 1993 when Jim "Jimbo" Mathus and Katherine Whalen formed a communal studio for disenchanted musicians in upstate New York. Their creative hideaway attracted an unusual array of artists that included a biomedical engineer, political worker, scientific repairman and professional gardener, all of whom were dissatisfied with the paths their lives had taken. This unlikely array of people soon discovered...
Once they had formed a band, the members needed to find a name for it. Jim recalled the story behind the name of one of his favorite candies-the Squirrel brand's Nut Zipper bar. A 1920's newspaper article cited the tale of a drunken Vermont man who had to be coaxed down from a tree by police. When asked to explain himself, he replied, "it must have been the Nut Zipper," referring to a popular alcoholic drink. The Squirrel Brand candy company, located on Boardman Street here in Cambridge, decided that this would be the perfect name...
Cole went on to describe his ideal situation, saying "I would hope that we'll have a touring schedule that we can handle and that allows us to pursue other interests as well as the Zippers." One of those other interests is Jim's recent tribute to Charlie Patton, with which Stu was also involved. Stu said, "We went to visit his family, and it was just amazing...Rosetta Patton was Jimbo's nanny, and she never saw any of the money Charlie made, so this album is kind of a tribute for her." The Zippers are also working...