My cousin David (who is currently attending Oberlin) is some kind of magical violin genius. Anyway, I just got this email from my aunt, so if you dig on the stringy strings, you might want to check this out.

_Through this coming Friday, you can hear David performing Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen via the …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PakF-JB-EI
You’ll have to skip forward a little in this video to the actual song (although the stuff before it is pretty good too).

This is a great and moving performance of “On The Nickel”, which is one of my favorite songs by Tom Waits. It always reminds me of when …

First of all, Cubs tickets go on sale in a little less than two hours. I’m trying to get some tickets for the Friday of the bachelor party, and for opening day. Here’s hoping that I don’t get jacked by the “virtual waiting room”!

Also, on the train this morning I started reading Innocent When You …