Halloween 2011: Dragonfly

Crazy Crab: The Craziest and Crabbiest

On Sports

The latest episode of Radiolab was all about Games, and included a story from Stephen Dubner (co-author of Freakonomics) about growing up as a sports fan. Even as a long-time non-sports fan, I can agree with his very succint summary of Why Sports Matter: 

"You can put too much of your emotional life in the hands of people who don't know you and have no responsibility for you, but I think sports fandom is a fantastic gift with almost immeasurable value. It's a proxy for real life, but better. It renews itself, it's constantly happening in real time. There are conflicts that seem to carry real consequences but at the end of the day don't - it's war where nobody dies. It's a proxy for all our emotions and desires and hopes, I mean, heck, what's not to like about sports?"

Midweek Playlist: 9/7/11

Let's keep this playlist train rollin.

1. Unouomedude - "Frequency"
2. Veronico Falls - "Come On Over"
3. Washed Out- "Amor Fati"
4. Wavves - "I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl"
5. The Wilderness of Manitoba - "Orono Park"
6. Wise Blood - "Nosferatu"
7. Woodsman - "In Circles"
8. Yellow Ostrich - "Left Behind"
9. Yo Can't Win, Charlie Brown - "Over the Sun/Under the Water"
10. Rich Aucoin - "Brian Wilson is A.L.I.V.E." 
11. Dum Dum Girls - "Bedroom Eyes"
12. Luke Temple - "Ophelia"

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Midweek Playlist: 8/31/11

It must be some kind of miracle because two midweek playlists in a row hasn't happened in a while. I'd most highly recommend "Relaxin'" and "Boss".

1. Floating Action - "50 Lashes"
2. G-Side & G-Mane - "RELAXIN'"
3. Ganglians - "Cryin' Smoke"
4. Howlin' Woods - "Boss" (Live)
5. Josh Rouse & The Long Vacations - "Oh, Look What the Sun Did!"
6. Lord Huron - "The Problem With Your Daughter"
7. Mesita - "Jet Trails"
8. Neon Indian - "Polish Girl"
9. No Ceremony - "HURTLOVE"
10. Purity Ring - "Ungirthed" 
11. Siskiyou - "Twigs and Stones"
12. Trailer Trash Tracys - "Dies in 55"

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