Bob Dylan Sings Desolation Row with and without a Wrench

 The last stop on the 2024 Tour was at the Darien Lake Amphitheater near Buffalo, NY.  Desolation Row originally appeared on the Highway 61 Revisited album in 1965.  He surprised his fans during this performance by tapping his microphone with a wrench. I just don't understand his reason for doing this.

Below is the original studio version from 1965 recorded without tapping his microphone with a wrench.

Mr. Moonlight - A Relatively Unknown Beatles Song

 

Mr. Moonlight was written by Roy Lee Johnson and recorded by Dr. Feelgood and the Interns in 1962.  It appeared on the album Beatles 65 in the USA and Beatles for Sale in the UK.  I haven't heard it on the radio recently

Trump Has Crossed a Truly Unacceptable Line

 This is an opinion article in the New York Times written by Lydia Polgreen.

As a subscriber to the online version of the NY Times, I can gift up to 10 articles a month.  I suggest that anyone voting in the presidential election read it.  I cannot believe how Trump has duped millions of people into thinking he is qualified to be President of the United States.  January 6th was bad enough, but is this man rational?

WFUV Question of the Day - The Station Has Some Knowledgeable Listeners

 

I have listened to Corny O'Connell on WFUV in the morning for many years.  He features the "Question of the Day" when he asks listeners for songs that fit a theme set. When I first access the internet on my cell phone there are usually 50 or more suggestions for playing songs.  I guess these listeners are early birds and know music from the many genres played by WFUV.  At about 9:15 only four songs are played.  At the end of the set, Corny announces the names and locations of many of the listeners who made suggestions.  Since the station is available on the internet, many of the contributors are outside the NYC area. I sent a suggestion to the music director that this popular feature be continued later in the day, but he did not respond to me.

Today's theme was songs where the age of the singer is mentioned.  I thought of Leaves that Are Green by Simon and Garfunkel which I featured in this journal in September 2016.

I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song

I'm twenty-two now, but I won't be for long

Time hurries on

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

And they wither with the wind

And they crumble in your hand

Once my heart was filled with the love of a girl

I held her close, but she faded in the night

Like a poem I meant to write

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

And they wither with the wind

And they crumble in your hand

I threw a pebble in a brook

And watched the ripples run away

And they never made a sound

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

And they wither with the wind

And they crumble in your hand

Hello, hello, hello, hello

Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye, good-bye

That's all there is

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Paul Simon

It's Been a Tough Year for the 1969 New York Mets

Yesterday, we found out that Ed Kranepool passed away at age 79.  He actually appeared with the original Mets in 1962 when he was 17 years old.  Over the past year, three other 1969 Mets passed away.

• Jim McAndrew
• Jerry Grote
• Bud Harrelson

The Mets have honored Bud Harrelson, Jerry Grote, and Willie Mays by wearing patches with their uniform numbers.  I assume they will honor Ed Kranepool with a patch next season.

 

Reds 3 Mets 1 as Winning Streak Ends at 9

 

Today's game was #19 in our 20-game package for the season.  The Mets were on a roll as they won nine games in a row and had taken over the third and last wildcard position.  Luis Severino allowed just one run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings, but the hitting was flat.  The Mets only got one run and four hits off six pitchers. Santiago Espinadel hit a tie-breaking, two-run double in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory.  Since the Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays today, the Mets and Braves are now tied for the final wildcard position.  The Mets will face the Braves for a crucial during the last week of the season.

Game Recap

The Fool on the Hill Sergio Mendes vs The Beatles

 Today we found out that Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes passed away at age 83.  I best remember him for covering the Beatles' The Fool on the Hill originally heard on The Magical Mystery Tour.  It was a terrible film, but the music was good.