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Monday, July 7, 2014
Hanging Out In Boston
We (THC and Missus THC and friends) went up to Fenway on Saturday to see the Red Sox play an evening game. It was a wonderful late summer afternoon and we had some time so wandered over to Commonwealth Avenue and walked and sat for awhile on the Mall. It was perfect.
Oh, and the game was pretty good except the Sox lost 7-4.
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Long Live Rock n Roll!
Sixty years ago today, Elvis Presley walked into Sam Philips' Sun Studios in Memphis for his first recording session. After spending some time muddling around Elvis, Scotty Moore and Bill Black recorded That's All Right which quickly became a regional hit though Elvis would not break nationally until the release of Heartbreak Hotel in January 1956 (for the full story see That's All Right).
In the three years after that seminal Elvis recording session all the basic building blocks of rock n roll were put into place via the first hit songs of several artists. Before taking a look at the chronology, let's acknowledge two other 1954 recordings that helped start rock n roll - Shake Rattle n Roll by Big Joe Turner and Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & The Comets. The former reached #22 on the pop charts that year but while the latter had some chart success that year it did not become a mega-hit until it was re released in May 1955 after being featured on the soundtrack of the hit film Asphalt Jungle.
July 1955: Maybellene by Chuck Berry. The first Chuck Berry Guitar Solo (TM) though not quite as polished as some of his later efforts (for instance, Johnny B Goode from 1958). Berry deliberately and cannily targeted a white teenage audience with his songs, singing about cars, school, girls and just having fun, skillfully modulating the R&B sound in the process. From his Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction:
In the live clip below you can watch Chuck doing his famous Duckwalk during the guitar solo. On the other hand, maybe he just learned everything from Marty McFly.
January 1956: Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins. Rockabilly strikes! Covered by many other artists, including Elvis.
(Photo from the-jime.dk)
January 1956: Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley. Elvis becomes ELVIS! The followup single was a little toe-tapper called Hound Dog.
May 1956: I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash. The country sounds bleeds into the emerging rock era.
March 1957: Bye Bye Love by The Everly Brothers. Mixing pop and country with gorgeous harmonies which later influenced The Beatles.
(Photo from Huffington Post)
May 1957: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On by Jerry Lee Lewis. Jerry Lee shook up a lot of older folks with this and his followup hit Great Balls of Fire which were considered too raucous and overtly sexual.
May 1957: That'll Be The Day by Buddy Holly & The Crickets (originally recorded summer 1956). Melodic rock pioneer.
Suddenly, it was over. In late 1957, Little Richard announced that God had told him to repent of his secular music career and he enrolled in Oakwood College to study theology later becoming a minister before returning to rock n roll periodically over the years. On March 24, 1958 Elvis was inducted into the Army and disappeared for two years, returning to release a lot of schlock until reviving his career with a 1968 TV special. In May 1958 news of Jerry Lee Lewis' marriage to his 13-year old cousin became public and his career collapsed. Buddy Holly died (along with Richie Valens and the Big Bopper) in a February 1959 plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa and in December of that year Chuck Berry was arrested, and later convicted, for alleged violations of the Federal Mann Act (transporting underage women for immoral purposes; THC can think of many comments to add here but has decided that prudent silence is the best course). Meanwhile, after two further hits in 1958, Johnny Cash disappeared from the pop charts for five years though he continued to have reach the country charts and Carl Perkins faded away after his initial success, though he retained his popularity in England and The Beatles were later to cover several of his songs. Only The Everly Brothers continued to churn out hits without changing their style.
The one essential artist who just misses this time period is Ray Charles. Starting in 1953, Ray had sixteen Top 10 hits on the R&B charts but had not cracked the pop chart Top 10 until the release of What'd I Say in July 1959 which introduced soul and R&B into the rock n roll mix.
A few of these pioneers are still around. Chuck Berry is 87 years old and only recently stopped touring. Little Richard is 81, Don Everly 77 and defying predictions Jerry Lee Lewis is alive and still playing at the age of 78.
In the three years after that seminal Elvis recording session all the basic building blocks of rock n roll were put into place via the first hit songs of several artists. Before taking a look at the chronology, let's acknowledge two other 1954 recordings that helped start rock n roll - Shake Rattle n Roll by Big Joe Turner and Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & The Comets. The former reached #22 on the pop charts that year but while the latter had some chart success that year it did not become a mega-hit until it was re released in May 1955 after being featured on the soundtrack of the hit film Asphalt Jungle.
July 1955: Maybellene by Chuck Berry. The first Chuck Berry Guitar Solo (TM) though not quite as polished as some of his later efforts (for instance, Johnny B Goode from 1958). Berry deliberately and cannily targeted a white teenage audience with his songs, singing about cars, school, girls and just having fun, skillfully modulating the R&B sound in the process. From his Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction:
"while no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Berry arguably did more than anyone else to put the pieces together. As rock journalist Dave Marsh wrote, “Chuck Berry is to rock and roll what Louis Armstrong is to jazz.” On “Maybellene” – Berry’s first single, released in 1955 – he played country & western guitar licks over a base of rhythm & blues. The distorted sound of Berry’s guitar captured the rough, untamed spirit of rock and roll."
In the live clip below you can watch Chuck doing his famous Duckwalk during the guitar solo. On the other hand, maybe he just learned everything from Marty McFly.
While
no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Berry
arguably did more than anyone else to put the pieces together. As rock
journalist Dave Marsh wrote, “Chuck Berry is to rock and roll what Louis
Armstrong is to jazz.” On “Maybellene” – Berry’s first single, released
in 1955 – he played country & western guitar licks over a base of
rhythm & blues. The distorted sound of Berry’s guitar captured the
rough, untamed spirit of rock and roll. The song included a brief but
scorching solo built around his trademark double-string guitar licks. It
kicked off Berry’s career in style and paved the way for a steady
stream of classics over the next decade. - See more at:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/chuck-berry/bio/#sthash.4xIwFuhr.dpuf
November 1955: Tutti Frutti by Little Richard (aka Richard Wayne Penniman). Manic and unrestrained hollering from the wild man of rock n roll. Pat Boone had a couple of hits recording tamed versions of Little Richard tunes, including Tutti Frutti. Little Richard is relatively restrained in the video below.January 1956: Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins. Rockabilly strikes! Covered by many other artists, including Elvis.
(Photo from the-jime.dk)January 1956: Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley. Elvis becomes ELVIS! The followup single was a little toe-tapper called Hound Dog.
May 1956: I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash. The country sounds bleeds into the emerging rock era.
March 1957: Bye Bye Love by The Everly Brothers. Mixing pop and country with gorgeous harmonies which later influenced The Beatles.
(Photo from Huffington Post)May 1957: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On by Jerry Lee Lewis. Jerry Lee shook up a lot of older folks with this and his followup hit Great Balls of Fire which were considered too raucous and overtly sexual.
May 1957: That'll Be The Day by Buddy Holly & The Crickets (originally recorded summer 1956). Melodic rock pioneer.
Suddenly, it was over. In late 1957, Little Richard announced that God had told him to repent of his secular music career and he enrolled in Oakwood College to study theology later becoming a minister before returning to rock n roll periodically over the years. On March 24, 1958 Elvis was inducted into the Army and disappeared for two years, returning to release a lot of schlock until reviving his career with a 1968 TV special. In May 1958 news of Jerry Lee Lewis' marriage to his 13-year old cousin became public and his career collapsed. Buddy Holly died (along with Richie Valens and the Big Bopper) in a February 1959 plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa and in December of that year Chuck Berry was arrested, and later convicted, for alleged violations of the Federal Mann Act (transporting underage women for immoral purposes; THC can think of many comments to add here but has decided that prudent silence is the best course). Meanwhile, after two further hits in 1958, Johnny Cash disappeared from the pop charts for five years though he continued to have reach the country charts and Carl Perkins faded away after his initial success, though he retained his popularity in England and The Beatles were later to cover several of his songs. Only The Everly Brothers continued to churn out hits without changing their style.
The one essential artist who just misses this time period is Ray Charles. Starting in 1953, Ray had sixteen Top 10 hits on the R&B charts but had not cracked the pop chart Top 10 until the release of What'd I Say in July 1959 which introduced soul and R&B into the rock n roll mix.
A few of these pioneers are still around. Chuck Berry is 87 years old and only recently stopped touring. Little Richard is 81, Don Everly 77 and defying predictions Jerry Lee Lewis is alive and still playing at the age of 78.
Friday, July 4, 2014
Dying Presidents
It is well known that our second and third Presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, died on the same day, July 4, 1826. Less well known is that our fifth President, James Monroe, died on July 4, 1831. In the early summer of 1836 as the health of our fourth President, the 85 year old James Madison, worsened his doctors offered to do their best to keep him alive until July 4. Rebuffing their efforts, the ex-President, who always preferred a low-profile, passed away on June 28.
(Monroe)
(Madison)
(Monroe)(Madison)
Thursday, July 3, 2014
The Boston Braves Are In Last Place
A century ago tomorrow, the Boston Braves lost a doubleheader in their home park, the South End Grounds, to the lowly Brooklyn Robins (later to become known as the Dodgers) ending July 4 with a record of 26 wins and 40 losses and firmly embedded in eighth (and last) place in the National League, 15 games behind the first place New York Giants. And that dismal record was actually an improvement from earlier in the season when on May 20 their record stood at 4-18.
(South End Grounds from sportsencyclopedia.com)
Losing wasn't new to the Braves and expectations were not high for the rest of the season. While the Boston team (then known as the Beaneaters, they only became the Braves in 1912) were renowned in the 1890s when they won five National League titles, the new century had not been kind to them. Their last season above .500 had been 1902 and for the next ten years they'd never finished higher than sixth or won more than 63 games (losing at least 100 on seven occasions) though by Braves standards the 1913 team had shown some promise winning 69 games and capturing fifth under their new, and hot-tempered, manager George Stallings.
On July 5, the Braves traveled to Buffalo to play a minor league team and were routed 10-2. Returning to Boston the next day they beat the Robins in a doubleheader going on to win fourteen of their next nineteen games raising their record to 40-45 by July 25 but still leaving them eleven games behind the Giants. Then they got really hot, winning 20 of their next 24, finally tying the New York club for first on August 25. They continued winning through September and until the season ended on October 6 winning the pennant by 10.5 games, a 25.5 game turnaround after July 4. Altogether the Braves won 68 of 87 games after Independence Day and gained the moniker they carry to this day - the Miracle Braves.
The Braves entered the World Series as heavy underdogs against the Philadelphia Athletics. The A's recent history was the opposite of the Braves. Since their first season in the American League in 1901, they'd won six pennants and finished second three times under the guidance of their owner and manager Connie Mack. They were the defending World Champions having easily won the World Series in 1913 as well as in 1910 and 1911. It didn't matter to the Braves as they easily swept Mack's team in four games making it 72 wins in their final 91 contests.
(from thisgreatgame.com)
What led to the turnaround? The Braves scored about 1 run a game more after July 4 and gave up about 1.2 runs less after that time which in baseball terms is significant, particularly in a low-scoring league. Oddly, though the end result (runs) improved there were only very slight improvements in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage so it may be attributable to more efficient use of the opportunities the team had or just luck.
There was one significant personnel change between 1913 and 1914 regarding the starting players. In the off season the Braves acquired second baseman Johnny Evers from the Chicago Cubs. Evers was the heart of the great Cubs teams of 1906-10 which compiled the best five year won-loss record of any team in the 20th century. Evers, weighing 125 pounds and known as The Crab because of his intensity, prompting sportswriter Hugh Fullerton to write in 1910 (quoted by the other Bill James in his New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract):
(Evers as a Cub in 1910)
The Braves also had a 22 year old Rabbit Maranville in his second year playing shortstop. Eccentric but with blazing speed and wide range, Rabbit was a valuable defensive player.
(Rabbit Maranville)
Offensively Evers hit higher than the league average, was fourth in walks and led the team in runs scored while Maranville was at best an average hitter. But it was on defense they excelled. The combo turned 143 double plays, 24 more than any other team and more than anyone had done so far in the century. Evers led the league in fielding percentage and Maranville's defensive Wins Above Replacement (WAR) was 60% higher than the player who finished second and double that of the third place player. Overall, Baseball Reference.com rates them as the third and fourth best players in the league that year and Johnny Evers was voted Most Valuable Player in the National League at the end of the season (Maranville finished second).
The Braves also made a couple of mid-season deals that helped trading for Possum Whitted and Ted Cather on June 28 and purchasing Red Smith on August 7, all of whom contributed to their memorable pennant run.
The other notable aspect was that manager Stallings platooned players at a number of positions much more than was considered normal in those times. In fact, Bill James after researching the history of platooning concluded "It seems . . . to have been Stallings, who first formulated idea of platooning as a weapon, rather than as a possible response to a player's weakness".
With the pitchers it is easier to pinpoint the turnaround. After the July 4 doubleheader, the Braves leading starters, Dick Rudolph and Bill James, had a combined record of 13-14. For the rest of the season they went 39-3 (43-3 if you include the World Series) - yes, you are reading that correctly. Here are their pre and post-July 4 splits:
W L IP H BB K ERA WHIP
Dick Rudolph
6-8 134 132 39 49 3.22 1.28
20-2 201 156 22 89 1.79 0.89
Bill James
7-6 118 99 49 49 2.50 1.25
19-1 215 162 69 107 1.55 1.07
Including the World Series, after July 4, Rudolph went 22-2 with an ERA of 1.68 while James was 21-1 with an ERA of 1.47.
(Rudolph, left, James, right)
In both cases they gave up fewer hits per inning and their control became better (much better in Rudolph's case). What the underlying reasons for this THC has not discovered.
Their styles were quite different. James had a crackling fastball which he supplemented with a change and spitball. As to Rudolph, in the words of Fred Mitchell, the Braves third base coach:
In researching this post (thank you Baseball-Reference.com!), THC also came across a curious multi-year phenomenon. In 1914, the Braves had a winning percentage of .394 in the first half and .782 in the second half. It turns out that for each of the next three seasons the team followed the same pattern. Though none of the years were as extreme as 1914 in each season the team's late season winning percentage was at least .128 higher than earlier in the season, an extremely unusual pattern.
On July 13, 1915 the Braves were 32-43 (.426) and again in last place. They went 51-26 (.662) over the remainder of the season and ended up in second.
On June 23, 1916 the Braves were 25-25 (.500) and in fourth place. This time they went 64-38 (.628) and were even briefly tied for first on September 8 before winding up third. The next time the Braves would finish as high as third would be 1947.
On July 13, 1917 the Braves were 28-43 (.394) and in seventh place. This time they were 44-38 (.537) in the second half and still only ended up in sixth.
The Braves were not to win another pennant until 1948 but by then they had already lost the popularity race to their local rivals the Boston Red Sox. After the 1952 season they moved to Milwaukee which they fled in 1966 to find refuge in Atlanta where they still reside.
(South End Grounds from sportsencyclopedia.com) Losing wasn't new to the Braves and expectations were not high for the rest of the season. While the Boston team (then known as the Beaneaters, they only became the Braves in 1912) were renowned in the 1890s when they won five National League titles, the new century had not been kind to them. Their last season above .500 had been 1902 and for the next ten years they'd never finished higher than sixth or won more than 63 games (losing at least 100 on seven occasions) though by Braves standards the 1913 team had shown some promise winning 69 games and capturing fifth under their new, and hot-tempered, manager George Stallings.
On July 5, the Braves traveled to Buffalo to play a minor league team and were routed 10-2. Returning to Boston the next day they beat the Robins in a doubleheader going on to win fourteen of their next nineteen games raising their record to 40-45 by July 25 but still leaving them eleven games behind the Giants. Then they got really hot, winning 20 of their next 24, finally tying the New York club for first on August 25. They continued winning through September and until the season ended on October 6 winning the pennant by 10.5 games, a 25.5 game turnaround after July 4. Altogether the Braves won 68 of 87 games after Independence Day and gained the moniker they carry to this day - the Miracle Braves.
The Braves entered the World Series as heavy underdogs against the Philadelphia Athletics. The A's recent history was the opposite of the Braves. Since their first season in the American League in 1901, they'd won six pennants and finished second three times under the guidance of their owner and manager Connie Mack. They were the defending World Champions having easily won the World Series in 1913 as well as in 1910 and 1911. It didn't matter to the Braves as they easily swept Mack's team in four games making it 72 wins in their final 91 contests.
(from thisgreatgame.com)
What led to the turnaround? The Braves scored about 1 run a game more after July 4 and gave up about 1.2 runs less after that time which in baseball terms is significant, particularly in a low-scoring league. Oddly, though the end result (runs) improved there were only very slight improvements in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage so it may be attributable to more efficient use of the opportunities the team had or just luck.
There was one significant personnel change between 1913 and 1914 regarding the starting players. In the off season the Braves acquired second baseman Johnny Evers from the Chicago Cubs. Evers was the heart of the great Cubs teams of 1906-10 which compiled the best five year won-loss record of any team in the 20th century. Evers, weighing 125 pounds and known as The Crab because of his intensity, prompting sportswriter Hugh Fullerton to write in 1910 (quoted by the other Bill James in his New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract):
"All there is to Evers is a bundle of nerves, a lot of woven wire muscles, and the quickest brain in baseball".
(Evers as a Cub in 1910) The Braves also had a 22 year old Rabbit Maranville in his second year playing shortstop. Eccentric but with blazing speed and wide range, Rabbit was a valuable defensive player.
(Rabbit Maranville)Offensively Evers hit higher than the league average, was fourth in walks and led the team in runs scored while Maranville was at best an average hitter. But it was on defense they excelled. The combo turned 143 double plays, 24 more than any other team and more than anyone had done so far in the century. Evers led the league in fielding percentage and Maranville's defensive Wins Above Replacement (WAR) was 60% higher than the player who finished second and double that of the third place player. Overall, Baseball Reference.com rates them as the third and fourth best players in the league that year and Johnny Evers was voted Most Valuable Player in the National League at the end of the season (Maranville finished second).
The Braves also made a couple of mid-season deals that helped trading for Possum Whitted and Ted Cather on June 28 and purchasing Red Smith on August 7, all of whom contributed to their memorable pennant run.
The other notable aspect was that manager Stallings platooned players at a number of positions much more than was considered normal in those times. In fact, Bill James after researching the history of platooning concluded "It seems . . . to have been Stallings, who first formulated idea of platooning as a weapon, rather than as a possible response to a player's weakness".
With the pitchers it is easier to pinpoint the turnaround. After the July 4 doubleheader, the Braves leading starters, Dick Rudolph and Bill James, had a combined record of 13-14. For the rest of the season they went 39-3 (43-3 if you include the World Series) - yes, you are reading that correctly. Here are their pre and post-July 4 splits:
W L IP H BB K ERA WHIP
Dick Rudolph
6-8 134 132 39 49 3.22 1.28
20-2 201 156 22 89 1.79 0.89
Bill James
7-6 118 99 49 49 2.50 1.25
19-1 215 162 69 107 1.55 1.07
Including the World Series, after July 4, Rudolph went 22-2 with an ERA of 1.68 while James was 21-1 with an ERA of 1.47.
(Rudolph, left, James, right)In both cases they gave up fewer hits per inning and their control became better (much better in Rudolph's case). What the underlying reasons for this THC has not discovered.
Their styles were quite different. James had a crackling fastball which he supplemented with a change and spitball. As to Rudolph, in the words of Fred Mitchell, the Braves third base coach:
"He wasn't fast but had a good curveball which he mixed with a spitball, and he could almost read the batter's mind." (from SABR bioproject)The combination of the post July 4 pitching surge and the outstanding defense can be easily seen. Through July 4, the Braves held opponents to either 0 or 1 run in 7 of 66 (11%) contests (1 shutout and one run on six occasions). After July 4 the Braves gave up 0 or 1 run in 30 of 87 (35%) games (18 shutouts and one run on twelve occasions). And, after the 4th, they won 18 of 23 games decided by scores of 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1 and 3-2 and only gave up more than 3 runs 24 times.
In researching this post (thank you Baseball-Reference.com!), THC also came across a curious multi-year phenomenon. In 1914, the Braves had a winning percentage of .394 in the first half and .782 in the second half. It turns out that for each of the next three seasons the team followed the same pattern. Though none of the years were as extreme as 1914 in each season the team's late season winning percentage was at least .128 higher than earlier in the season, an extremely unusual pattern.
On July 13, 1915 the Braves were 32-43 (.426) and again in last place. They went 51-26 (.662) over the remainder of the season and ended up in second.
On June 23, 1916 the Braves were 25-25 (.500) and in fourth place. This time they went 64-38 (.628) and were even briefly tied for first on September 8 before winding up third. The next time the Braves would finish as high as third would be 1947.
On July 13, 1917 the Braves were 28-43 (.394) and in seventh place. This time they were 44-38 (.537) in the second half and still only ended up in sixth.
The Braves were not to win another pennant until 1948 but by then they had already lost the popularity race to their local rivals the Boston Red Sox. After the 1952 season they moved to Milwaukee which they fled in 1966 to find refuge in Atlanta where they still reside.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
IRS Confusion
Maybe the IRS is not confused (though it is out of control) but the public certainly is. THC has become aware that many people are confused about the tax status of the non-profit organizations, referred to as 501(c)(4) groups, which the IRS targeted for political reasons if they believed them to be conservative (or if they taught people about the Constitution - I am not joking about that), and believe that those who contribute to them can deduct those contributions when they file tax returns.
In reality, 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations are different from 501(c)(3) charitable organizations. Taxpayers contributing to (c)(4) groups must do so with after-tax dollars; their contributions ARE NOT tax deductible unlike (c)(3) contributions which are tax deductible.
For the (c)(4) organization itself, the contributions it receives are not treated as taxable income so for those purposes they are tax-exempt. As a practical matter it means they do not pay taxes on funds left unspent at the end of a year.
This confusion about the applicable tax rules extends even to the House Oversight Committee charged with oversight of the IRS! From a recent hearing, listen to Chairman Issa (R-CA) correct Rep Maloney (D-NY) when it becomes clear she does not understand the applicable law. It is worth a listen to hear your government at work.A couple of other things to keep in mind as you read and think about about the IRS scandal. First, when a taxpayer undergoes an IRS audit, they are presumptively considered to be in noncompliance with the tax laws except to the extent they can proved otherwise by documentation.
Second, in cases before the U.S. Tax Court between the IRS and a taxpayer, the Court presumes that the IRS's determination is correct and places the burden of proof upon the taxpayer to prove that the determination is in error. The taxpayer can only shift the burden of proof by introducing credible evidence with respect to the issue.
So, based upon what we already know THC thinks it appropriate for the public to presume the IRS is at fault until such time as it can shift the presumption by coming forth with documented evidence.
In reality, 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations are different from 501(c)(3) charitable organizations. Taxpayers contributing to (c)(4) groups must do so with after-tax dollars; their contributions ARE NOT tax deductible unlike (c)(3) contributions which are tax deductible.
For the (c)(4) organization itself, the contributions it receives are not treated as taxable income so for those purposes they are tax-exempt. As a practical matter it means they do not pay taxes on funds left unspent at the end of a year.
This confusion about the applicable tax rules extends even to the House Oversight Committee charged with oversight of the IRS! From a recent hearing, listen to Chairman Issa (R-CA) correct Rep Maloney (D-NY) when it becomes clear she does not understand the applicable law. It is worth a listen to hear your government at work.A couple of other things to keep in mind as you read and think about about the IRS scandal. First, when a taxpayer undergoes an IRS audit, they are presumptively considered to be in noncompliance with the tax laws except to the extent they can proved otherwise by documentation.
Second, in cases before the U.S. Tax Court between the IRS and a taxpayer, the Court presumes that the IRS's determination is correct and places the burden of proof upon the taxpayer to prove that the determination is in error. The taxpayer can only shift the burden of proof by introducing credible evidence with respect to the issue.
So, based upon what we already know THC thinks it appropriate for the public to presume the IRS is at fault until such time as it can shift the presumption by coming forth with documented evidence.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Old Codgers Promote Old Codgers
Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones along with another guy promos the new Monty Python Tour. Thanks to rowdy reader GCP for passing this along to THC and on a related note see Songs For The Aged. (See UPDATE below video) (UPDATED UPDATE - The first video has been restored to YouTube.)UPDATE: In the hour between when THC wrote this post and when it went live this video became unavailable. THC has found another version which does not have the same video or audio quality but it will have to do for now.
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