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RIP Ritchie Havens

Ritchie Havens was the first artist to take the stage at Woodstock.  Can you imagine the pressure?  Sadly, he joins the growing list of insanely wonderful musicians to have passed away in 2013.  What a voice that man had.  Rest in peace Ritchie Havens.

Here’s a clip of his Woodstock performance.  If this doesn’t make your head explode then you aren’t really alive.

Here’s one that I’ve always loved.  It’s sort of a match made in…  I don’t know.  How the hell did this happen?  Ritchie Havens appears on two cuts on Steve Hackett’s first post-Genesis album.  A prog rock guitar player brings in a folk singer.  It should probably mix like oil and water, but I’ve always loved this one.

Moment of Silence

I feel bad.  Boston observed a moment of silence today at 2:50 in honor of all of the victims of the Marathon bombing and their families.  At 2:50 we were parking the car in front of a restaurant and we missed it.  When we got to our table it was 2:53.  I wanted us to be a part of the moment even though were are like 500 miles away.  I feel like I let our city down.

Virginia Cold

We came to Virginia in the hopes of finding a little warmth in the early Spring. Instead we wore jackets all day yesterday and saw the most terrifying array of roller coasters ever seen upon the Earth. Busch Gardens, where daredevils go to scare themselves.

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We are thinking of going somewhere less intimidating today.