This scene is somewhat insular—the players all know each other, hang out together, and compete with one another. This is a good thing. If youhavent seen the Duhks, a band from Winnipeg, go do so. Im not surewhat to call their music—its got a little bit of rock, some Celtic and Cape Breton-style fiddling, some old time banjo,and a lot of soul. (Literally. They play soul music with an old-timebanjo). Theyre about the only bluegrass-ish Replica Tag Heuer watches band in the world that canpull off Led Zeppelin. And, in case youre interested, heres avideo of me playing on a side stage with Sharon Gilchrist, BrynnDavies, Robin Davis, and Andy Thorn. Theyre all amazing musicians. Infact, they could probably pull off Zeppelin, if I werent there.--Abe Streep
Jolly good show, I say. Marksmen/Groundskeepers at the All England Lawn Tennis Club shot a bunch of pigeons last week in preparation for Wimbledon, where a pair of smashing good hawks havent been enough to keep the pesky birds from dropping cryptococcus-neoformans-laced bombs on picnic tables, and distracting play.Feathers were, uh, ruffled in the squawk over the gunning down of the animals, with People for the Ethical Treatment of Replica Bell&Ross watches Animals finding the move just not on.Considering that this can happen to a pigeon when colliding with a 90-mile-an-hour fastball (caution: graphic bird explosion), wed hate to see what would happen should our August cover boy Andy Roddick happen to tag one with a serve. Incidentally, would that count as an ace?Heres what happened in a doubles match. Play on! This just in: In an agreement with PETA, Wimbledon organizers have vowed not to cause anymore shooting deaths, although they arent reigning in their hawks.--Matthew Fishbane
On Sunday I spoke with Drew Emmitt, the lead singer and mandolin player for the popular jam band Leftover Salmon. Emmitt, 47, lives in Crested Butte, Colorado, and is an avid skier and mountain biker. He also fronts the Emmitt-Nershi Band and the Replica Rolex watches Drew Emmitt Band. His third solo album, titled Long Road, comes out next month. —Abe StreepOutside: It seems like you’ve played with every act on the main stage this weekend.Drew Emmitt: I knew it would be busy. I made a point to get here on Wednesday, and I’ve been lucky to get three good nights of sleep.
