Jerry Reed has passed away … Associated Press: Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71 … and he will be sorely missed. When I got my first DVD player, one of the first DVDs I got was Smokey and the Bandit. I had everybody over and we watched it and we laughed at …
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The Whatever: Whatever Are You Up To?
Welcome to this week’s (late) Whatever, where I ask you a question and you give me five answers. This was originated, of course, by Bob, and you are welcome to go back and answer his old Whatevers and the ones I’ve posed since taking over. Tell me five things you’ve done lately. I … 1. …
Sat-Toad-Day: "Windmills"
Here’s our good friend Glen Phillips — who wrote and sang the songs for Toad the Wet Sprocket and continues to release solo stuff brimming with wisdom and warmth — doing the Toad chestnut “Windmills” with Chris Thile from Nickel Creek. “Take the darkest cloud. Break it open. It’s water to repair what we have …