Tuesday, August 29, 2006  Katrina Anniversary  Talk about a
picture being worth a thousand words. Slate has a page which
displays cartoons from various publications centered on a
topical issue. This is best commentary I have seen on Hurricane
Katrina all day. Bob Dylan’s new gorgeous sounding album,
"Modern Times" is out today. I like it on first listen,
especially the production, which Dylan produced under his nom du
guerre, Jack Frost. This is interesting given his comments on
how bad the production is on modern albums. A few more spins are
needed before final opinion is rendered. This is a good sign. If
I love something immediately, I usually get sick of it before
too long. Speaking of topical: Broken levee's and the like are a
common theme in American music. Bob has a few things to say on
this subject on the tenth cut on the album. "The Levee's gonna
break"  "If it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break If it keep
on rainin' the levee gonna break everybody is saying this a day
only the Lord could make"  Tu