South of the Border

Ed Sheeran's "No. 6 Collaborations Prjoect" was incredibly disappointing. Given that the hit single, a collab with Justin Bieber, "I Don't Care," was so good, listeners' expectations were pretty high for the ginger prince of pop. However, most of the collabs on the album come up short of those lofty expectations. I did however enjoy "South of the Border" featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B. It was one of the few bright spots honestly.

Anyway, fantasy baseball continues on with the long, post All-Star matchup in which I'm up 7-3, but it is very close. I am tied for first, so it is critical to have a good week. Fantasy football chatter has begun, and we are currently trying to nail down a draft day for my main redraft league. Expect my annual rankings to pop up in the next few weeks.

I have photos from the Bowlus parade July 7, and the Royalton Legion game on July 8. Enjoy.

Tell Me Lies

I certainly have an album or two that I've been listening to in heavy rotation this summer, and I have added another to that list with The Black Keys' "Let's Rock." It is quintessential TBK with a great number of catchy, sweet riffs. I especially enjoyed the song "Tell Me Lies," though I will admit that I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't a groovy cover of Stevie Nicks. Still good. This has probably been the second best album of the year thus far.

 Fantasy baseball went well with a 7-2-1 week last week, but it was not good enough to keep myself in sole possession of first place. My buddy has officially caught up to me, and I have a long week because of the all star break to try and catch up. The match-ups this week will go from today until July 21.

Anyway, I have some Legion baseball photos from Little Falls and Roy/USA. Enjoy.

Twist

The lead singer and multi-instrumentalist from one of my favorite bands recently released a solo album. Thom Yorke of Radiohead fame, released "Anima." It is very much a similar and equally brilliant experience as much of Radiohead's later work. It also reminds me a lot of Yorke's side project, Atoms For Peace, which released an album in 2013. My favorite track on this experimental, visceral and generally awesome album is "Twisted." It has shades of my favorite Radiohead album "Kid A," yet also incorporates a lot of modern musical sounds/instruments. This is certainly in the running for Album of the Year in my opinion.

Fantasy baseball took another hit last week, as after leading 7-3 or 6-4 most of the week, my opponent managed to tie me in two categories on the final day of the matchup, leaving me with a 4-4 tie. With my opponents in second and third place winning big, my lead has shrunk to only two games. This week has started well, but I need my team to rebound and deliver me a big win in order to remain in first place.

Anyway, I have a few photos of the Randall/Pierz Lakers game in Randall from June 23 before I went on vacation. Enjoy.