Greg Mitchell's Blog, page 38
September 25, 2014
Reduced Blogging Continues....
I'm in the midst of two weeks of teaching/preachint journalistic principles and ethics and goals to unsuspecting students here at the lovely far upstate campus of St. Bonaventure University, with a major lecture and other events to come. Thomas Merton and Bob Lanier--not to menton Dan Barry and Charles Hanley--still walk these hills...
September 23, 2014
Olbermann on Jeter
Punctures hype bubble that he is not just great but one of all-time greatest ever. In 20 years has only led the league in any category 3 times. Below average fielder for career. Etc.
Band Aid
It may be another big autumn for The Band, with offiical release of the full basement tapes with Dylan coming. Meanwhile, Robbie Robertson noted on Facebook that this is the 45th anniversary of what I consider one of the ten greatest abouts ever, The Band's 2nd album. His post below and one of the highlights in live in studio video. R.I.P. Richard, Levon and Rick. I saw them that fall in Buffalo as youth...
Hard to fathom, it was 45 yrs ago when 'THE BAND' album was released. Our first record ' Music From Big Pink' created such a stir that I felt a real challenge to step up and follow that act. Think I worked harder on The Band record, than anything before or after. I collapsed from exhaustion at one point. We ended up on the cover of Time magazine from that recording (which was extremely rare during that period.) And it was probably the closest we ever were as a musical unit. Yesterday I heard on radio station WFUV they were celebrating the anniversary of that record and they played 'Rag Mama Rag'. Still ain't nobody out there that can do that. I am honored to have made music with those unique, extraordinary, musicians and brothers in arms.
RR
Leo Not Lyin'
DiCaprio to the UN this morning on climate change.
September 22, 2014
Reduced Blogging This Week
Amid two-week teaching gig, but will still pop up here a few times each day....
Oliver Roasts Goodell
Last night on HBO, an extended version.
September 21, 2014
'South Park' Skins Snyder
Promo for new episode lampoons owner of Washington team--the ad aired in D.C. area, maybe elsewhere, tonight.
