Yesterday's Paper by the Rolling Stones

One of favorite early Rolling Stones LP was Between the Buttons which was released in early 1967 when I was a senior at Forest Hills High School.  The two most popular cuts have to be Ruby Tuesday and Let's Spend the Night Together.  Back in those days the latter originally the A Side was a little too suggestive for AM radio so DJs flipped it over.  One of my favorite cuts that was not a 45 RPM single was Yesterday's Paper.  Enjoy

Spotlight on Judy Collins

Tonight as I do on most Monday nights I am listening to Breakfast with the Beatles with Dennis Mitchell.  He interviewed Judy Collins on this show.  Thus, I would like to feature her cover of the Beatles' In My Life.

Lee was the family's biggest fan of Andy Rooney

The entire family likes to watch 60 minutes, but Lee was the biggest fan of Andy Rooney.  We all enjoyed his comments ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.  He did so many pieces over the years that I can't think of any particular one the affected me the most.  He will be sorely missed by his millions of fans.  Below is Andy Rooney on sleeping.

The Dark Knight Rises is filming in Newark

The next Batman movie titled The Dark Knight Rises was filmed for the last two days in Newark.  Today as the New Jersey Transit bus passed the underground Light Rail Station, I observed the crews were going into the station to film.  I said to someone today that anyone who lives and works in Newark should get a free pass to see the movie.  There were no scenes taken at NJIT or Rutgers. :)

Kudos to New Jersey Transit

Regular readers of Bruce's Journal know that I regular complain about mass transit delays by New Jersey Transit or the MTA.  The last leg of my commute to NJIT is a short ride on the Newark Light Rail from Penn Station to Warren Street.  About a week ago there was announcement that due to the filming of a movie in Newark the light rail would run on November 3rd and 4th and would be replaced by bus service.  The buses ran very often and with minimal delay as a substitute for the train service today.  Thank you New Jersey Transit for a job well done.

Jeopardy News

Today the Tournament of Champions featuring the best 15 players of the last year started.  I especially like this tournament since the games will be very competitive with very difficult questions.  Today Jeopardy started to take applications for the online contestant quiz to be held in January.  Maybe this year I will live out my fantasy and become appear on the show and tell Alex that I have watched the show since the Art Fleming version began in 1964.

Judging the 2011 Battle of the Dylan Cover Bands

Facebook friend and fellow New York Mets fan Pete Freckelton asked me to be a judge in the 2011 Battle of the Dylan Cover Bands which is featured on DylanRadio.com.  It is very difficult to make a judgement as to whether or not a group makes it to the second round.  I am looking for originality and  good instrumental backing.  I will not vote for any group that imitates Dylan or does not offer an original cover version.  I will post the final results.