Sheryl Crow will be 44 next month but it will be a smoking hot 44, based on the cover of Shape. Ms. Crow says she runs or bikes (outdoors) for at least an hour “every single day.” Doesn’t listen to music while running, but meditates and “gets her thoughts in order.” If not running, she’s biking with Lance. She cuts out early since LA typically does six or seven hours a day. When the two cook at home, they make a Mexican burrito for breakfast with cheese, salsa and Jimmy Dean sausage. She eats lots of vegetables and recently gave up caffeine. [Photo]
Category Archives: Snapshots & Fragments
Jeff Bassinson Greeting Card
When I had lunch with Jeff Bassinson last week he was stressed from being unable to come up with an idea for his annual holiday greeting card. The bar had been set awfully high last year (he used tiny magnets to hold the lights to his head and face). In a moment of inspired desperation, he has again come through with what I am sure will be this years most original card. Again. [Larger image]
Joe Browning and Mike Neely
Seems like only yesterday that Mike and I were comparing XMAS loot on his front porch.
Small town radio: 1976
When my brother moved to Indonesia, he stored a bunch of boxes at our father’s house. After dad died and we sold the house, I lugged the boxes back to Jeff City. My brother and I went through them this week and discovered the treasure above. My hair is gray now and may someday be gone, but I will always have this.
“Captain Banana, who spends most of his days disguised as a mild-mannered local radio personality, will emerge Saturday to serve as master of ceremonies for the American Cancer Society dance-a-thon to raise money for cancer research. The contest will begin at 7:00 p.m.; tickets are $1 at the door.” — Daily Dunklin Democrat, May 12, 1976.
Photos Beyond the Wall
“Are you tired of seeing you and your family in dozens of photos taken in the Visiting Room over the years…all with the same old boring Visiting Room backdrops? Photos Beyond The Wall now offers what you’ve been waiting for. We take you out of the visiting room and place you “inside” the romantic or exotic location of your choice!”
I caught just a brief mention of this on NPR’s Morning Edition. Kind of a cool idea. I mean, you don’t want to put a photo of mom or dad “gripping the bars,” on your desk, so the folks at Beyond the Wall will alter that reality for you. Some of these are more distrubing than others.
Back stage with the Rolling Stones
XM Ben attended the Rolling Stones concert Monday night (DC) and managed to get backstage where he had his photo taken spooning Ron Wood. I think that qualifies as a Brush with Near Greatness.
It flashed me back to 1964 (my sophomore year in high school) when the Rolling Stones were all over the radio. We had never heard anything remotely like them. How can they possibly be touring 40 years later?
PS: That’s been peeping out from behind Ron Wood
Delta Fair and Livestock Show
They dropped the livestock reference many years ago after a fire broke out and cooked up a lot of beef and pork. But “the fair” is a Kennett tradition and OMIK (Our Man in Kennett), Charles Jolliff, shares his excellent flickr set. These bring back memories of Minnie the Mermaid and riding the Scrambler with Melanie Price, high school hot in her Girl Scout uniform, her chest encrusted with merit badges. Sigh. Where was I? Oh yes, Charles’ photos.
Towne Grill Early Morning
Rich emails that the Town Grill masthead image reminded him (a little) of Edward Hopper’s famous painting, Nighthawks. I thought so too as I stumbled into the Town Grill that morning.
Rocheport sunset
Dinner with Orlando and Laura last night in beautiful Rocheport, overlooking the Missouri River. We got there just in time to catch this view (from the A-Frame) of the river. The light was just this pink, no touch up.
Katrina refugees welcomed in Bootheel
Charles Jolliff follows up on earlier post about Katrina refugees coming to Kennett:
I found out where Camp McClanahan is where the visitors from the south will be housed. I found the place just east of Friendship. It’s two miles from my house and I never knew of its’ existence. Go figure. I’m sure you know about it though, 25 cottages, a pool, baseball field, a small serenity pool, and auditorium and a few other buildings. I ran into a bunch (20-30) of people and –by luck– talked to the man in charge, Lance Davis, the Deputy Director of Emergency Management for Dunklin County.
Lance said that this complex was a designated Red Cross shelter. There are 25 cottages in the encampment and I went into one and saw a clean and cool place that had two shower areas and bunk beds. That building could sleep 15 easily in just this one place. Davis was expecting 60 people to arrive today, but they were re-routed to a more northern part of Missouri. I also heard from a friend that Benton MO (ten miles north of Sikeston) has already received some people. As of this moment (4:45 pm, Saturday), there are no folks staying at the complex. Davis feels that they will receive some folks on Monday, but more likely Tuesday. There will be medical personnel available to check on the health of those that arrive.
The phone number for the camp is 573-888-6130 if anyone wishes to donate anything, or wants to know what is needed.
Update: First refugees arrived in Kennett late Saturday afternoon. [DDD]