Lucky Penny

This is the type of article I love to read about candidates....it doesn't change the way I feel about John McCain but I get to understand a little more about him...in this case, his lucky coins:

McCain has a whole slew of superstitions and rituals, many stemming from his days as a Navy fighter pilot, a notoriously superstitious bunch. He won't throw a hat on a bed (bad luck), and he carries a lucky feather, a lucky compass, and a lucky penny — and nickel, and quarter.

"He had so many of them that we had to cut down — it was like a change purse in his pocket," Buchanan said with a laugh. He carries a lucky penny given to him by New Hampshire Union Leader Publisher Joseph W. McQuaid just before McCain pulled off the win there Jan. 8 (the penny was found heads up, of course).

McCain also carries a nickel he found outside his Columbia, S.C., hotel just before the primary there (and his second primary win gave him momentum into Florida, ending the race). He's also got a quarter in there, "but I think he just found that on the ground," Buchanan said. "It's always what he finds heads up." Still, it's what she called a "a lucky drummer boy quarter" — a 1976 commemorative quarter for the bicentennial.

Jimmy Eat World -- Feeling Lucky
From the newish Chase This Light album.

Radiohead -- Lucky (Live at KROQ)
The studio version can be found on OK Computer.

In Support of Bush

No, no, no...not that Bush. This Bush:


I came upon this CD the other day and seeing that it was an import, I thought it was one of those Greatest Hits collections done in the middle of a career to up record sales or maybe get out of a record contract...like this collection [it doesn't even have their cover of "Ms. Jackson" on it!]:
But investigating a little further, the set came out in 2005 which means the good folks at Bush, Inc. are abandoning the Golden State album as not worthy of inclusion in their best work. It is a shame that the song "The People That We Love" [formerly called "Speed Kills"...the title was changed shortly after the album was released and ranks as the 2nd stupidest rock title change that happened following September 11th. The 1st being the changing of Jimmy Eat World's album Bleed American to just Jimmy Eat World.] isn't included as the album would really include everything you would ever need from Bush.

Though "The People That We Love" was cut, they don't blink from including three songs from The Science of Things album, especially the song "Warm Machine" which is my favorite Bush song.

Bush -- Warm Machine
From The Science of Things album.

Bush -- The People That We Love
From Golden State album.

Haven't I Heard That Before #4: Tommy James & The Shondells & Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World pays tribute to TJ & The Shondells at the 2:22 mark of possibly the best song off JEW's best album.

Tommy James & The Shondells -- Crimson & Clover
From The Essentials collection.

Jimmy Eat World -- Praise Chorus
Originally when it was released in July 2001, this album was called Bleed American but after September 11th they changed the title to just Jimmy Eat World.

10-1

Another week, another feel good win. But it all comes down to next week's Cowboys game. I think I will be writing my Congressman that the game will be on a Thursday night on the frickin' NFL network which my cable doesn't have...

Jimmy Eat World -- Ten
From the Clarity album.

Led Zeppelin -- Ten Years Gone
From the Physical Graffiti album.

R.E.M. -- Rotary Ten
From the Dead Letter Office album.