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Today’s best known band playing Western swing comes from an unlikely source – West Virginia. Since 1969 Asleep at the Wheel has both preserved and advanced this nearly forgotten subgenre of country music through their tributes to previous generations of musicians as well as their own innovations that keep the music in the present. Initially playing straight country, the band switched to Western swing after hearing Merle Haggards’ A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World. They...

First Cubs homer by teams top sluggers, Part 1 By JohnW53 on Apr 9, 2021, 7:08am CDT + 832 have Nearly two thirds of those who homered -- 541, to be exact -- hit fewer than 10, including 199, nearly 1 in 4, who hit exactly 1. The careers of those with a lone home run cover the teams entire history in the National League, from Ross Barnes, Cal McVey and Deacon White, in 1876; through Billy Hamilton, Josh Phegley, Steve Souza Jr. and Ildemaro Vargas in 2020; and Joc Pederson this se...

Cubs top pinch hitters, Part 1 By JohnW53 on Mar 17, 2021, 6:13am CDT + Pinch hitting has not exactly been the Cubs strength down through the years. In the 105 seasons since 1916, the first for which baseball-reference.com has batting splits, Cubs pinch hitters rank 20th of the 30 Major League teams in batting average (.223), 26th in on-base percentage (.302), tied for 22nd in slugging (.323) and tied for 24th in on base plus slugging (.625). Their OBP is the lowest of any non-...

Cubs pitchers who homered twice in game By JohnW53 on Feb 6, 2021, 4:01am CST + .......... According to my research, of the 14,449 home runs that the Cubs hit have hit since 1876, first year of the National League, exactly 317 were hit by pitchers. That number is 17 fewer than the teams 334 grand slams during the same 145 seasons. ... 5 games in which a Cubs pitcher homered twice, the last of them in 1971. But by going through the websites individual Home Run Logs for every Cubs ...

Dunkirk Dave predicted an early spring. Without any fanfare, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dunkirk Dave did not see his shadow and predicted an early spring. Dunkirk Dave is the second longest predicting groundhog in the world, and an iteration of Dunkirk Dave, joined by handler Bob Will, has been predicting a short winter or long spring for the last 53 years. The decision to postpone the public appearance was made to keep Will, Dave’s other handler Bill Verge, anyone who would have been in a...

adolce@observertoday.com OBSERVER File Photo Bob Will is pictured with Dunkirk Dave as he is deciding on a late winter or early spring in 2011. He decided for spring. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of events and traditions to be put on hold in the last 10 month. One of the events joining that lengthy list is Dunkirk Dave’s yearly seasonal prediction. Dunkirk Dave is the second longest predicting groundhog in the world, and an iteration of Dunkirk Dave, joined by handler Bob Will, has...

Cubs lineup: Suburban Stars This one is dedicated to Cathy, my wife, who died yesterday at age 68. During our 48 years together, 46 of them married, she learned far more about sports in general and the Cubs in particular than she ever cared to know. But she loved it just the same, because she loved me. She fell asleep in the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, but woke up in time to see Kris Bryants throw to Anthony Rizzo. .......... A previous post described the Cubs Hometown Hero...

Rolling Stone Song You Need to Know: Michael Falzarano’s ‘The Eggnog Shuffle’ A new holiday instrumental featuring jam band legends captures the spirit of the season. Pass the jug! By Christmas album, not so much. That may start to change with Michael Falzarano and Extended Family’s A Kaleidoscope Christmas, a collection of original and classic yuletide songs led by the singer and guitarist known for his stints in Hot Tuna and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Thanks to tho...

Bush 41? >> he loved to fish. he had lines that said, "god does not deduct from time spend on earth as a man fishing." i agreed with him with that we fished in vancouver, b.c., victoria harbor, montana, fly fished for blues and stripers off of nantucket. he loved to fish. he would always -- he took many world leaders out on his speed boat in kennebunkport. >> shepard: bob will be at a reception tonight with old staffers, a lot of stories exchanged. i hope you have a great time and do as the bush...

Done here is hes laid out the table. $30 billion in defense spending and a lot of money for border protection. in that money for border protection, he had $1.55 billion. now? he hasnt shifted that saying i need something on the border in terms of structure. what about repairing and replacing some fencing that is there? they have some fences in california, just outside of san diego. they are falling apart. he could rebuild those. and then kick back over actual bricks and mortar. that will start i...