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Day One Hundred Forty Two (Year Four)

So, we made it up to WI.  Stopped at Half Price Books in Madison on our way up.  I hadn't been to one of those in ages, so it was great fun to look around and see what I could find.  They had a LOT of cool music.  I came home with the following:

Drag It Up - Old 97's
Blame It On Gravity - Old 97's
Legends Of The 20th Century - Eddie Cochran
Fox Confessor Brings The Flood - Neko Case
Red House - Jimi Hendrix
We Walked In Song - The Innocence Mission
Now The Day Is Over - The Innocence Mission
Birds Of My Neighborhood - The Innocence Mission
Puddle Dive - Ani DiFranco

Ever since I bought Satellite Rides, I've wanted to pick up more Old 97's stuff, so that was a cool find.

The only thing I know about The Innocence Mission is from their appearance on the Empire Records Soundtrack, but I enjoyed what they had on that compilation, so three records by them should be an adventure in listening.

Brought the electric with me.  I know there probably won't be a ton of time to play, but I know I'll pick it up for at least a little bit each day, and that alone was worth bringing along an instrument.  Truthfully, I go a little bit crazy if I don't bring along something instrument-wise when I leave home.

If the weather doesn't get too bad, I'd love to take a few minutes and grab some of the guitar magazines out of the storage unit while we're here, too.  The issues of Guitar World Acoustic especially.  We shall see.

All told, a good day today.  It's good to be home for more than 24 hours, even if the reason for the visit isn't the happiest.
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