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Cup of Coffee: June 12, 2009

I was up late fixing problems with the site, so I'm pouring coffee late this morning.

This entry was posted by SBG on Friday, June 12th, 2009 at 7:57 am and is filed under Cup of Coffee categories and tags. It is one of 3329 entries by the author. We are no longer accepting Letters to the Editor on this post.

81 LTEs in response to Cup of Coffee: June 12, 2009

  • davidwatts
    June 12, 2009 at 8:07 am

    1. 'Little Sister' - Queens of the Stone Age
    2. 'Jeopardy' - Greg Kihn Band
    3. 'Dangerous Type' - The Cars Complete Greatest Hits
    4. 'Our Love Was' - The Who The Who Sell Out
    5. 'Wrapped Around Your Finger' - The Police Synchronicity
    6. 'Letterbomb' - Green Day American Idiot
    7. 'My My, Hey Hey' (Out of the Blue) - Neil Young
    8. 'The Beat Goes On/Switching To Glide' - The Kings
    9. 'The Boys Are Back in Town' - Thin Lizzy Jailbreak
    10. 'God's Children' - The Kinks "Percy" soundtrack

  • Algonad
    June 12, 2009 at 8:21 am

    BB King - "Catfish Blues" - Blues Collection
    Beatles - "Across The Universe" - Let It Be...Naked
    Leonard Cohen - "Everybody Knows" - I'm Your Man
    Kid Rock - "I'm Wrong But You Ain't Right" - Cocky
    Mudhoney - "Overblown" - Singles Soundtrack
    Lynyrd Skynyrd - "The Last Rebel" - The Last Rebel
    Barenaked Ladies - "Jane" - Rock Spectacle
    Lambchop - "My Blue Wave" - Is A Woman
    "The Christmas Song" - Seasons Greetings From Nashville
    India Arie - "Nature" - Acoustic Soul

    • Jobu
      June 12, 2009 at 8:36 am

      i'm torn on let it be... naked. i like a lot of the difference interpretations, but i dislike paul claiming that this is how WE wanted it to sound. lennon had no real problems with what spector did to the album, he even commended him for actually doing something with all the tapes. i think it was just paul getting the last word in. that being said, i still like it.

      • Beau
        June 12, 2009 at 8:47 am

        it's been a while since I heard that album; I remember liking about half of the new versions, and actively disliking about half of them

  • Jobu
    June 12, 2009 at 8:34 am

    "ping island/lightning strike rescue op" - mark mothersbaugh – the life aquatic with steve zissou soundtrack
    “(straight to your heart) life a cannon ball” – van morrison – tupelo honey
    “the sidewinder sleeps tonite” – r.e.m. – automatic for the people
    “eat steak” - the reverend horton heat – smoke `em if you got `em
    “my last song to jenny” – the avett brothers – a carolina jubilee
    “red’s song” – the jayhawks – tomorrow the green grass
    “buenas tardes amigo” – ween – chocolate and cheese
    “the dark of the matinee” – franz ferdinand - franz ferdinand
    “the pilgriming vine” – basia bulat – oh, my darling
    “andy, you’re a star” – the killers – hot fuss

    bonus: “mean eyed cat” – johnny cash – unchained

    • UncleWalt
      June 12, 2009 at 10:03 am

      Tupelo Honey is such a great listen all the way through.

      • Jobu
        June 12, 2009 at 11:27 am

        it is indeed. i got into it, along with moondance (and van morrison in general) on a looooong drive up into canada.

        • UncleWalt
          June 12, 2009 at 11:44 am

          My buddy in high school had two older siblings, one was into Dylan and the other Van the Man. We used to pore through their collections in the basement, when big brother and sister weren't around of course.

    • twayn
      June 12, 2009 at 10:50 am

      I've not heard of the Reverend Horton Heat, but a song named "Eat Steak" has got to be good.

      • Jobu
        June 12, 2009 at 11:28 am

        "it's a grade A meal when i'm in the mooooooooooood"

        the reverend horton heat is the king of psychobilly, hands down.

  • freealonzo
    June 12, 2009 at 8:39 am

    1. Finding Devine – Hank and Ruth
    2. With a Girl Like You – Alex Chilton
    3. Careless Love – Ray Charles
    4. Because – The Beatles
    5. Is She Really Going Out with Him – Joe Jackson
    6. No Body but Me – The Human Beinz
    7. Feeling Called Love – Wire
    8. I’ll Never Let You Go – Elvis Presley
    9. Town of Mirrors – Guided By Voices
    10. Soon – My Bloody Valentine

    Bonus: Many Rivers to Cross – Harry Nilsson

    Leaving for Chicago soon. I'll be at Sunday game. Seems like rest of the Nation will be at Friday or Saturday. Sorry don't have one of those cool handheld computers where I can check in from the ballpark.

  • Neil
    June 12, 2009 at 8:49 am

    1. See the Sun - The Kooks - Konk
    2. Oh My - Verbena - Into the Pink
    3. Those Bold City Girls - The Shins - Nature Bears a Vacuum
    4. The Great Escape - We Are Scientists - With Love and Squalor
    5. Love's Theme - Barry White (awwwwwwwwwwwwww yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
    6. Let's Go Away for Awhile - The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
    7. Truth Is - Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth
    8. America - Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
    9. Nighttime - Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers
    10. Savion Glover - P.O.S. - Never Better

  • Beau
    June 12, 2009 at 8:50 am

    Considering how huge country music is in our culture now, and how big it still is in Minnesota, I'm surprised I'm the only person in this WGOM cross-section who is at risk for having half of his lineup come from this genre. Any thoughts from our statisticians on this phenomenon?

    Til There Was You—The Beatles
    Big Guitar—Blackhawk
    Standing At The Edge Of Earth—Blessid Union Of Souls
    Do You Love Me—Paul Revere & The Raiders
    Walking Talking Man—Hans Zimmer Regarding Henry soundtrack
    Like To Get To Know You—Spanky & Our Gang
    If You’ve Got The Money Honey, I’ve Got The Time—Lefty Frizzell
    I Never Picked Cotton—Roy Clark
    Sticks And Stones—Tracy Lawrence
    Smile--Lonestar

    And for those needing a break from the country...

    Bonus Track: Don't Blame Me--Green Day

    • brianS
      June 12, 2009 at 8:52 am

      SSST, Beau ;-)

    • Jobu
      June 12, 2009 at 8:55 am

      i love country music. however, i feel that pretty much 99% of the "country music" that's come out in the past 20 years is really glorified pop music.

      • freealonzo
        June 12, 2009 at 9:07 am

        Agree with Jobu. I got me some Hank, Johnny, Merle, Buck, etc., but I'm not going to touch anything they play on K-102. Also there seems to be a pretty steady mix of "alt-country" on the Nation's I-pods. That's where real Country music is these days.

        • Beau
          June 12, 2009 at 9:24 am

          and I agree with you guys mostly. I do like me some pop music, but 70% of my country music is from 1988-1995, when you could still hear fiddles. I like 106.1 here in the cities, because half of its playlist is from pre-2000.

          • UncleWalt
            June 12, 2009 at 10:05 am

            I will check out 106. I don't listen to radio much these days, so I don't always know where to go.

    • twayn
      June 12, 2009 at 10:54 am

      Beau, where did you get that Beatles track? That was the second song the Fab Four played on their first Ed Sullivan show appearance (I think the producers wanted them to do something the old farts in the audience would recognize). I've seen the video on TV several times, but never ran across an mp3 of it.

    • Rhubarb_Runner
      June 12, 2009 at 3:28 pm

      Love the Walkin' Talkin' Man track by Zimmer; I don't really understand why the song sort of stops and then restarts, but I'm guessing it's in context with the movie.

  • Big Mak
    June 12, 2009 at 9:04 am

    Gave Up – Nine Inch Nails – Broken
    Ain’t It The Life – Foo Fighters – There Is Nothing Left To Lose
    I Will Dare – The Replacements – Let It Be
    The Canyon Behind Her – Dredg – Live At The Fillmore
    Mark David Chapman – And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Madonna
    Whatever Happened To… – Onesidezero – Onesidezero
    Slither – Velvet Revolver – Contraband
    Take It Like A Man – The Offspring – Ignition
    Salt Of The Earth – Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet
    River Euphrates – Pixies – Surfer Rosa

  • rowsdower
    June 12, 2009 at 9:10 am

    Oh Carolina - Shaggy - The Story of Jamaican Music
    Everything I Own - Ken Boothe - The Story of Jamaican Music
    It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs - Under the Covers
    Time Is On My Side - Rolling Stones
    The Story of a Soldier - Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    It Never Entered My Mind - Miles Davis Quintet - Workin'
    Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
    Love for Sale - Dexter Gordon - Go!
    I'll Be Your Mirror - Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground and Nico
    Without Love - Nick Lowe - Basher

    • UncleWalt
      June 12, 2009 at 10:12 am

      Is that the saddest Dylan tune that isn't on Blood on the Tracks? I don't know this cover.

      • rowsdower
        June 12, 2009 at 12:01 pm

        A couple of years ago Matthew Sweet & Ms. Hoffs made an album of covers of 60's - 70's hits. Kind of hit and miss, but interesting none the less.

  • smalls
    June 12, 2009 at 9:13 am

    Fast Cars- Buzzcocks
    Fast Cars- Buzzcocks
    Fast Cars- Buzzcocks
    Fast Cars- Buzzcocks
    Fast Cars- Buzzcocks
    Fast Cars- Buzzcocks
    Fast Cars- Buzzcocks
    Fast Cars- Buzzcocks
    Fast Cars- Buzzcocks
    Fast Cars- Buzzcocks
    Fast Cars- Buzzcocks

    I realize this is supposed to be a 10-song list, but I figured a progression as dynamic and awesome as this deserved an 11th track.

  • Dread Pirate Will Young
    June 12, 2009 at 9:41 am

    Michael Franti & Spearhead "What I Be" Everyone Deserves Music
    MGMT "The Youth" Oracular Spectacular
    Gnarls Barkley "Necromancer" St. Elsewhere
    The Shins "Australia" Wincing the Night Away
    Gomez "All Too Much" How We Operate
    Ray Charles and Van Morrison "Crazy Love" Genius Loves Company
    Radiohead "15 Step" In Rainbows
    Bruce Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band "Bring 'em Home" We Shall Overcome
    Johnny Cash "I Still Miss Someone" 16 Biggest Hits
    Mason Jennings "Bullet" Century Spring

  • Andrew
    June 12, 2009 at 9:50 am
    1. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "21st Century" Stadium Arcadium
    2. Jack Johnson - "Tomorrow Morning" On & On
    3. Jimmy Eat World - "Polaris" Futures
    4. The Nadas - "Disenchanted Heart" Coming Home
    5. Tonic - "If You Could Only See The Way" Lemon Parade
    6. Steve Miller Band - "Livin' in the USA" Young Hearts
    7. The Damnwells - "Closer Than We Are" One Last Century
    8. Red Jumpsuit Aparatus - "False Pretense" Don't You Fake It
    9. The Hold Steady - "Citrus" Boys and Girls in America
    10. Kansas - "Carry On My Wayward Son" Best of Kansas
  • AMR
    June 12, 2009 at 9:58 am

    1. Grizzly Bear "About Face" Veckatimest
    2. Fever Ray "Seven" Fever Ray
    3. Fever Ray "When I Grow Up (We Grow Apart Inspiration - Take 2 - By Pär Grindvik)"
    4. Jamie Foxx Ft. T-Pain "Blame It"
    5. Mark Wills "Entertaining Angel"
    6. Two Fingers f/ Ce'Cile "Bad Girl" Two Fingers
    7. St. Vincent "Actor out of Work" Actor
    8. Dan Deacon "Of the Mountains" Bromst
    9. National Geographic Society "Record 1, Side B" Guide to Bird Songs
    10. Linkin Park "New Divide"
    Bonus. Black Moth Super Rainbow "Smile the Day After Today" Eating Us

    1,4,5,7,10: Still trying to get caught up on what's out there now.

    9: Yes, from an 4-LP set of bird calls. This side features Sandpipers, Terns, Seagulls, Birds of Prey, and Gamebirds, etc. I've generally been skipping these when they come up, but someday on the bus, I'm sure they'll strike my fancy. I dig the Blue Grouse. Someone could use that in place of a kick drum.

    • E-6
      June 12, 2009 at 8:18 pm

      So, what do you think of St. Vincent? That's a good song (and cool vid), but my favorite numbers from Actor are (presently): "Just the Same But Brand New", "Marrow", and "The Neighbors." Actually, the whole record is very good. Then again, I like Deerhoof...

      As for bird calls, my NE MPLS neighborhood's aviary contingent was swawkin' up a fearsome racket at about 4 AM this morning. Wha??!! These birds don't sleep?! (Grumpy because I couldn't get back to sleep. Stoopid birds...)

      • Big Mak
        June 12, 2009 at 10:49 pm

        There's a free download of a D.C. concert of St. Vincent's on the 'NPR: Live Concerts From All Songs Considered' podcast. For those who want to check out the band.

  • AMR
    June 12, 2009 at 9:58 am

    If the Twins are ever going to get over .500 (for more than two games), it has to happen now, in the next five series, against the NL Central (except the Reds). If the Twins don't managed to get more than two games over .500 during interleague, I will begin to call my final-dome-game regular-season tickets, the "last game in the Metrodome."

  • UncleWalt
    June 12, 2009 at 10:21 am

    It's Never That Easy Though, Is It? (Song For The Other Kurt), Los Campesinos!, We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
    Born In Time, Bob Dylan, Bootleg Vol. 8
    Stand Ins, Two, Okkervil River, The Stand Ins
    Ain't Talkin, Bob Dylan, Bootleg Vol. 8
    The Kids Don't Stand A Chance, Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
    Black Eyes, Mark Olsen & Gary Louris, Ready For The Flood
    Highway 16, Haley Bonar, Big Star
    Citrus, The Hold Steady, Boys and Girls in America /fistbumps Andrew
    Le Ruse, Tapes 'n Tapes, Walk It Off (four weeks)
    Pebble to a Pearl, Nikka Costa, Pebble to a Pearl

  • rob
    June 12, 2009 at 10:43 am

    A few weeks back, I picked up the Starcraft battle chest on a whim because I really missed the old RTS games. To my chagrin, Starcraft and Vista don't play nicely (big surprise).

    After 2 weeks of dinking around trying to tweek compatibility settings and dowload patches, I gave up and figured I would kick Vista to the curb for Ubuntu. About 5 minutes after Ubuntu was installed, Starcraft was up and running. I find it fairly ironic (but not surprising) that Ubuntu has a better compatibility program than Vista.

    • twayn
      June 12, 2009 at 11:07 am

      The other day my daughter picked up The Sims 3. I told her not to buy it until we had checked system requirements to make sure it would run on our primary PC (it's a custom box I built about 5 or 6 years ago). So of course she didn't wait, and not only did she buy it she opened it, so it can't be returned. Now I have to invest in a new video card that supports pixel shading 2.0. On the bright side, once I replace the video card I'll finally be able to get Medal of Honor: Airborne.

      A couple of years ago I tried to convert an older PC into a NAS device running a stripped down Linux distro, but it did not like the off-brand chipset on the motherboard (anybody remember PCChips?) and continuously locked up or crashed. I finally abandoned the project because portable hard drives had become so cheap I just got one of those instead.

      • rob
        June 12, 2009 at 11:29 am

        I am really surprised by how user friendly linux/unix OS's have become. About 3 years ago I tried to convert the same computer to Ubuntu but there were so many drivers missing I couldn't use half my components. In the version I just installed, a nifty program discovered all components without drivers and found the appropriate software. Also, very few things in the world are better than kolf.

    • nibbish
      June 12, 2009 at 11:35 am

      Do you have Vista 64-bit?

      Have you seen this tidbit?

      • rob
        June 12, 2009 at 11:41 am

        I actually did see that tidbit, and I was using Vista 32 bit. My problem was that after completing missions, there would be a "cannot read memory error" and the game would shut down. At first, I thought it was the computer, but the wonderful Google gave me a fair number of results for the same problem, though no one had a solution. The solution so far has been Ubuntu!

        • nibbish
          June 12, 2009 at 11:47 am

          I have to admit, you've got me intrigued. I've been thinking of - at the very least - dual booting my next machine. With the info you've given me, I might switch full over. What was the utility you found that made driver installation so easy? I had a similar issue a few years ago when I was thinking about switching over.

          • rob
            June 12, 2009 at 11:53 am

            If you want to try it, you can download the iso for ubuntu 9.04 here
            http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

            It'll burn onto a regular 80 minute CD and you can boot from there to try it without installing. The program that downloaded the drivers was synaptic and it was already loaded with this version. I started up the machine and synaptic popped up with a list of about 100 possible updates based on my hardware and the programs already installed. The system comes standard with firefox and openoffice, so there is a pretty good platform "out of the box". Gotta love open source!

            • twayn
              June 12, 2009 at 12:50 pm

              I'm getting a lot of pressure to get an Apple next time around. Kids these days. They just don't understand the satisfaction that comes from three solid days of troubleshooting hardware conflicts and searching for up-to-date drivers.

  • ubelmann
    June 12, 2009 at 11:53 am

    We're running the Hades OF again today.

    1. Brendan Harris, SS
    2. Joe Mauer, C
    3. Justin Morneau, 1B
    4. Jason Kubel, RF
    5. Joe Crede, 3B
    6. Michael Cuddyer, CF
    7. Delmon Young, LF
    8. Nick Punto, 2B
    9, Kevin Slowey, RHP

    Gardenhire must figure that all of Slowey's fly balls are just going over the wall anyway, so what's the point in putting one of the best defensive CF in baseball into the game?

    And w/r/t the lineup--I don't like hitting the pitcher 9th when Mauer is hitting 2nd. Slowey and Punto should be swapped, so Mauer has at least a glimmer of hope of having some runners on base to drive in. Delmon would be kind of a bad hitter to put in front of the pitcher, though, since he'll probably just swing at everything even when they're trying to pitch around him to get to the pitcher. (I know, I know, who would pitch around Delmon? But it's the NL and they'll pitch around Adam Everett to get to the pitcher.)

  • greenmachine
    June 12, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    ST 100/6 - Big Star
    Idiots at Happy Hour - The Freeze
    Lay it Down - Cowboy Junkies
    Infared Roses [sic] - Eyedea
    The Monster is Zero - MF Doom
    Lactose and Lecithin - MF Doom
    Anti-N***** Machine - Public Enemy
    Last Living Souls - Gorillaz
    Drinking Again - Haley Bonar
    No Matter What You Say - Paul Westerberg

  • punmanbowler
    June 12, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    1. Shame - Stabbing Westward
    2. Walk Away - Mad at Gravity
    3. Bittersweet - Fuel
    4. Land of Confusion - Disturbed
    5. You are the Worst Thing in the World - Telefon Tel Aviv
    6. Collide - Skillet
    7. Shout to the Lord - Darlene Zschech
    8. Catharsis - Natalie MacMaster
    9. Comatose - Skillet
    10. Shine - Sevendust

    Me likey. I put on a ton of Sevendust recently. Animosity is one freakin' awesome CD.

  • twayn
    June 12, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    01. Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
    02. One Good Man - Rossington Collins Band
    03. Come On In My Kitchen - Dickey Betts and Great Southern
    04. No Quarter - Led Zeppelin
    05. It's My Own Fault - Johnny Winter
    06. Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
    07. Highway Star - Deep Purple
    08. Rockin' Chair - Heartsfield
    09. Dixie Chicken - Little Feat
    10. Chances Are - Bob Seger & Martina McBride

    • davidwatts
      June 12, 2009 at 3:21 pm

      10. Chances Are - Bob Seger & Martina McBride
      is that like a remake of the 'Chances Are' Johnny Mathis made famous?

  • Jeff A
    June 12, 2009 at 2:19 pm

    1. Coke Oven March--Dock Boggs
    2. And I Love Her--The Beatles
    3. Early Mornin' Rain--Bob Dylan
    4. Don't Pull Your Love--Hamilton, Joe, Frank & Reynolds
    5. Good Hearted Woman--Waylon Jennings
    6. Midnight Train--The Caravans
    7. Sado County Auto Show--The Cramps
    8. Brokenhearted--Kirk Franklin
    9. I Need Thee--Quita Lumzy
    10.Move It On Over--George Thorogood & The Destroyers

  • Jeff A
    June 12, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    Birthday list:

    Joe Hornung (1857)
    Red Dooin (1879)
    Matty McIntyre (1880)
    Otto Knabe (1884)
    Bill Foster (1904)
    Dutch Rennert (1930)
    Gerry Arrigo (1941)
    Jeff Bumgarner (1967)
    Scott Aldred (1968)
    Ryan Klesko (1971)

  • E-6
    June 12, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    1. "Diamond Meadows" T. Rex Velvet Goldmine OST
    2. "Almost Crimes" Broken Social Scene You Forgot it in People
    3. "Game of Broken Hearts" Tarnation Gentle Creatures
    4. "Bottles and Bones" Califone Califone - Roomsound
    5. "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" Queens of the Stone Age Rated R
    6. "Telegram Sam" Bauhaus Swing The Heartache-BBC Sessions
    7. "All The Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun" Jeff Buckley & Elizabeth Fraser Rarities From NYC
    8. "Under The Surface" Bettie Serveert Palomine
    9. "Your Legs Grow" Nada Surf The Weight is a Gift
    10. "Suspended From Class" Camera Obscura Underachievers Please Try Harder
    bonus "Fancy" Yo La Tengo This Is Where I Belong (The Songs of Ray Davies)

  • Jeff A
    June 12, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    Do you think the Twins could trade Delmon Young to the Cubs? Somehow, it seems like he'd fit right in on that team.

  • Rhubarb_Runner
    June 12, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    aw, cr@p -- just HOW LONG will ESPN pronounce it Koo-BELL? Losers!!

  • DK
    June 12, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    1. "90-Mile Water Wall" - The National Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers
    2. "A Wooden Horse" - British Sea Power The Decline of British Sea Power
    3. "Nowhere Again" - The Secret Machines Now Here Is Nowhere
    4. "Your Mother Should Know" - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
    5. "Drifting" - Pearl Jam Lost Dogs
    6. "Captain" - Dave Matthews Band The Lillywhite Sessions
    7. "Time to Confess" - Gov't Mule The Deepest End
    8. "Great Provider" - Barenaked Ladies Maybe You Should Drive
    9. "It's a Curse" - Wolf Parade Apologies to the Queen Mary
    10. "Steam Engenius" - Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

    Bonus: "I'm Confused" - Handsome Furs Face Control

  • davidwatts
    June 12, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    I see Livan Hernandez was the starting pitcher for the Mets tonight at Yankee Stadium. He only gave up 3 HR in 5.1 innings. He also threw 103 pitches