Weather: It was cold and rainy for a couple of days, but yesterday and today are nice -- altough cooler than you'd expect on the summer solastice.

Wildlife: The cowbirds are still chasing the hawks and eagles around.

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Media Watch: I'm not in the mood for Bill Clinton right now, so the news and talk shows are being clicked-through by very quickly. He was a better than average president though, but I'll visit this subject LATER -- much later.
Fleetwood Mac on PBS' Soundstage -- Mostly oldies, some originals, a second drummer (bad sign, Mick), and a mystery keyboardist (that's alright). Soundstage -- Fleetwood Mac -- PBS
Stevie Nicks once sang backup in a group called Fritz -- I even saw them in Salt Lake when they were opening for It's A Beautiful Day. My pal Michael G. Cavanaugh, the most popular local radio DJ at the time, introduced the band with a special mention of her beauty. "Thank you," she said with a look of surprise. Strangely enough, maybe it didn't happen all that often. Lindsey Buckingham was in Fritz too, but he had no discernable presence at the time I saw him -- kinda looked like a Q-Tip, all skinny with an unruly afro of black hair -- but the band had no discernable presence either, so he fit right in.
The point of this story is that Fritz was based in San Francisco, and Ms. Nicks performed on the same stages with Janis Joplin, and Joplin imitators like Lydia Pense of Cold Blood. This PBS performance displays a few of the unconscious mannerisms she likely aquired from Ms. Joplin -- to my eyes at least. Ms. Nicks has made some of the most evocative, original grooves in Pop music from her own soul, and none of her influences should EVER count against this fact.
Hey look at this! Mr. Buckingham has also done a solo Soundstage -- with Stevie Nicks as a guest!
Soundstage -- Lindsey Buckingham -- PBS