The Writer's Life 7/15 - Rain Delay

In today’s NY Post, its modern music critic, Hardeep Phull, profiles Royal Blood, a hard-rockin’ Brit band that has only two members, drummer Ben Thatcher and bassist Mike Kerr. Among its fans are Jimmy Page, Howard Stern, and Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters fame. Using an “array of effects pedals and sonic trickery, Kerr gives his bass enough punch to do the job of several guitars.” Will the twosome be the next big thing? Judge for yourself. Here’s a link to a live track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X8fQD3CL5I It is only three minutes and change. There is also an excellent video of it that features only actors -- and no lip-synching! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhgVu2lsi_k Before it, there is an ad which can be clicked off after five seconds, and a parental advisory for content I found mild by today's standards.

That huge pile of snow in Boston has finally melted away. It was laden with 80 tons of garbage the plows swept up along with the white stuff.

In an article at Yahoo Sports, NBA commissioner Adam Silver states that the league has taken in record revenue. Despite this, ten of the 30 teams are losing money.

It rained from about 10 AM until three PM, and there was thunder and lightning as well. I took a stroll to CVS and decided to set up shop for an hour-and-a-half. My thanks to Paisano, who bought a thriller and a cowboy romance, and to Glove, who purchased a beautiful book of children's stories. I had a nice laugh when a gentleman stopped and asked if I spoke Russian. I told him I was Italian, and he said: "Italiani sono buoni a mangiare macaroni." It's hard to believe I'd never heard that before.
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