The Red Rubies, the girls softball team I coach, can still avoid a losing season by winning or tying their last two games. We won our second of ten tonight, the first that I actually was here to coach and see (the first was when I was in Savannah). We also tied two, so we [...]

(Lou Reed with The Velvet Underground, Live at Max’s Kansas City)
For any Janes out there, particularly the sweet ones, Goyatunes is reloaded this week with six versions of “Sweet Jane,” all live, starting with The Velvet Underground, on down to The Gang of Four and a long goofy version by Lou Reed by himself. This [...]

Nice color and bouquet — blackberries, licorice, a wisp of eucalyptus — but too much oak and a bit cloying. Initial fruit fades on the finish as structure loses focus and wavers. Quaffable and worth a taste; acceptable for casual entertaining, but don’t buy it by the case.