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“You see, in the last fifteen years baseball has needed help. This is becoming a tired, predictable game. It is overexposed on television. It is moving too slowly to maintain a hold on this fast-moving era. And, probably worst of all, it has become so commercialized, and the people in it loaded with so many gimmicks, that it all reminds you of the front window of a cheap department store.”
—Jimmy Breslin, sportswriter, 1963
On Saturday Jon and I headed up to Starved Rock State Park along the Illinois River about an hour north of Bloomington. I was amazed by the rock formations and scenic canyons, which were much more attractive to look at than the muddy, littered banks of the river.
All photos by me, except for the last one, which Jon took.
Here’s a mix featuring several newish releases. Enjoy!
Kurt Vile – “Freeway”
Wooden Shjips – “For So Long”
Papercuts – “Future Primitive”
Bonnie “Prince” Billy – “Without Word, You Have Nothing”
Animal Collective – “No More Runnin’”
Bill Callahan – “All Thoughts Are Prey To Some Beast”
Dan Deacon – “Snookered”
Arthur Russell – “Habit Of You”
Woods – “To Clean”
The War On Drugs – “Taking The Farm”
