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Day One Hundred Thirty Seven (Year Three)

Today's blog post starts with a thought that, even five minutes ago, I wasn't aware it would begin with.  That thought is this: I miss Dishwalla.  They were a highly under-rated 90's/200's band whose post-debut releases went too un-noticed.  Why do I open with this statement tonight, you ask?  I found a newly recorded acoustic version of their big single, "Counting Blue Cars," that lead vocalist J.R. Richards just did for an episode of "How I Met Your Mother."

Under different circumstances, I'd have started tonight's post this way:

December 8th is here again, and it's time to mourn the loss of Mr. Lennon.  It's been 32 years since he was gunned down outside of the Dakota Apartment Building in New York City, and his loss still reverberates through both the music world and the world at large.

In other news, I watched a bit of a live Smashing Pumpkins show tonight on TV.  All of the songs in the early part of the show was new stuff.  Pretty cool new stuff, actually.

Also of note, we saw the community theater musical today.  It was Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."  They put on a really, really good show.

Still haven't gotten a chance to talk to my brother about any of the songs on my student's list yet.  Perhaps tomorrow will work for that. 

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