Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Tribe news

Being a diehard Cleveland Indians fan, I always keep an eye on the hot stove league. It's hard to believe a blue collar town like Cleveland would ever ban smoking in it's ballpark but it has.

NPR Mortgage Stories

Here is a great story by national public radio on attempts by the mortgage industry to deal with the rising numbers of foreclosures due to risky loan products.

Friday, December 8, 2006

Music Scene

Do yourself a favor and check out the Hacienda Brothers. They are a great roots-rock band from Arizona. They recently played Fitzgerald's in Berwyn. I wasn't able to make that show in person but I'll be at the next one, come hell or high water! They feature several veterans of the American Roots scene and their sound is a perfect mix of soul and country.