Jerry Garcia warming up backstage

More guitar-player-ness. This is what guitarists are like when not on stage--at one point Garcia makes a mistake, even though he wrote this song. Then he backs up, tries it again, gets it right, then goes on.

Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train

This is something like the fourth clip I've posted from Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest series, which I don't think I ever saw at the time. Here's a brief article about the series from Mother Jones. If there are any rich folk music fans reading this, there's a project for you: get Rainbow Quest released on DVD.

Our Chattering Class

When I suggested earlier today that I couldn't find anything on the Web that really stood out in terms of linkage suitability, I had not yet read Glenn Greenwald's post.

Friday Cats

It's Friday, I got nothing, so that all adds up to cats.


moar funny pictures

P.S. Congratulations to Senator Obama.

It's here--again. The quadrennial monster.

The 2008 presidential nominating process gets its first votes cast today. The Iowa caucuses will be conducted tonight, and I've looked for something appropriate to link to, with no luck (due to limited search time on my part rather than a paucity of worthy link-ees, I think). So instead, here's something recent by the ever-worthy Paul Krugman.

The Beatles - Ticket to Ride

I seem to have inadvertently stumbled into Classic Rock Icon territory. Be that as it may, I've been hearing this song a lot lately, so for that reason alone I'll post it here. Plus, it's a good song.

Bob Dylan - New Morning

Happy New Year.