http://rameyer.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Rick Meyer en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:14:47 GMT 2009-12-30T19:14:47Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816235 Legendary guitarist Steve Morse is bringing his trio, the Steve Morse Band, to the Diesel Club Lounge in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct 17. Steve has been the guitarist for Deep Purple since 1994, but he . . . Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:36:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816235 Rick Meyer 2009-09-17T15:36:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770927 Wow. This strikes me as a pretty big deal. I know the big MS isn't nearly as relevant as it used to be, but I'm sure Word is still a big money maker.   A Texas judge ruled Tuesday that Microsoft . . . Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:02:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770927 Rick Meyer 2009-08-12T16:02:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747656 I was a bit surprised that I completely missed this concert in town 2 days ago. No matter, I wouldn't have been able to make it anyhow. I've seen Yes about 10 times over the years. The last time they . . . Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:07:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747656 Rick Meyer 2009-07-23T14:07:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977744963 I would like to know how it is that Rob Neyer has determined that Freddie Sanchez is performing at a level worth $18M this year and that Jack Wilson is performing at a level worth over $12M. They are . . . Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:39:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977744963 Rick Meyer 2009-07-21T16:39:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729030 This is the best version of the National Anthem that I have ever heard.   Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:59:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729030 Rick Meyer 2009-07-04T16:59:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726504 These are not from the Pittsburgh show last night. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me. But they are from the show in Arlington, Mass on June 23. The Rex Theater in Pittsburgh isn't anywhere . . . Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726504 Rick Meyer 2009-07-01T17:30:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726469 Here's the set list from the show last night, with the album that the song is from in parenthesis: Interference Patterns (Trisector) Lemmings (Pawn Hearts) Lifetime (Trisector) All That Before (Trisector) . . . Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:49:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726469 Rick Meyer 2009-07-01T16:49:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725408 Here is the New York Times review of the VdGG concert in NYC last week. Its nice to see them getting this much recognition. My only complaint with the review is that the writer completely missed the point . . . Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:52:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725408 Rick Meyer 2009-06-30T14:52:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710069 Here is the NYTimes obituary for Hugh Hopper.   Mr. Hopper was the bassist for the British progressive rock band Soft Machine and a central figure in the forward-looking music scene that bloomed . . . Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:29:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710069 Rick Meyer 2009-06-13T14:29:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687537 I’ve been taking a lot of heat in the office lately for once throwing out the name Queen amongst a list of 70s metal bands. I know that Queen were not exclusively a metal band, they were much too . . . Thu, 21 May 2009 12:45:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687537 Rick Meyer 2009-05-21T12:45:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977644706 I recently found out that UK psych jam band the Ozric Tentacles will be performing in Pittsburgh at the Club Cafe on Friday, June 19. They have a new album due out later this month, which they are obviously . . . Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:46:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977644706 Rick Meyer 2009-04-02T17:46:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977638855 ESPN's Jayson Stark pulls out a pretty big name when finding someone to compare to Pedro Alvarez. The first half of the article is mostly on Alvarez's contract situation last summer, but then . . . Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:05:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977638855 Rick Meyer 2009-03-27T14:05:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977637016 OK. There is all sorts of weirdness going on here, but am I the only one who finds it strange that 20 year old Jose Tabata's wife is 43? At first I thought it was just a misprint, but I've seen . . . Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:24:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977637016 Rick Meyer 2009-03-25T18:24:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634794 In the past few weeks, I've had some communications with Tapio Korjus from Pekka's label Rockadillo Records. This is what Tapio has to say regarding Pekka's death: "The cause of Pekka's . . . Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:55:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634794 Rick Meyer 2009-03-23T20:55:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977593546 Fans of The Mars Volta's excellent 2005 album Frances the Mute should try to find a copy of the cd single for "The Widow".           . . . Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:58:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977593546 Rick Meyer 2009-02-13T16:58:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977543802 Geez. Its been 17 years. I can't believe that ESPN is still bringing this up . This was the worst sports moment of my life. The only time that I even came close to crying, which is saying quite . . . Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:34:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977543802 Rick Meyer 2008-12-23T22:34:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977521247 For the second installment of this series I had intended on featuring a different group. However, Pekka Pohjola's recent passing has caused a change in plans. I'm sure most of you reading . . . Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:43:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977521247 Rick Meyer 2008-11-29T20:43:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977504661 Woo hoo!!! George R.R. Martin is reporting that HBO has decided to green light a pilot episode. This is being covered on tons of Hollywood news sites . Now if only A Dance With Dragons would . . . Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:13:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977504661 Rick Meyer 2008-11-12T14:13:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977452336 Well its still a long way from being a reality, but HBO has exercised its option and purchased the TV rights to A Game of Thrones . I have no idea how long these things take, but I suspect it will be . . . Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:19:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977452336 Rick Meyer 2008-09-18T14:19:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977450347 Apparently the Hubble telescope noticed an object that just plain wasn't there a minute ago. Here's an artists rendering of what the object might look like close up . Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:27:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977450347 Rick Meyer 2008-09-16T13:27:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977446037 Much has been made recently of the Pirates tying the Philadelphia Phillies with 16 straight years of below .500 baseball. This record is not just a baseball record, it is for all professional sports. . . . Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:35:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977446037 Rick Meyer 2008-09-11T13:35:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436771 If you are interested in some background on the Pedro Alvarez situation, Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus has a nice overview of Scott Boras' previous attempts to destroy the baseball draft . . . Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:07:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436771 Rick Meyer 2008-09-02T13:07:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977431716 This will be very fascinating to see how this plays out. The Pirates a certainly trying to paint Scott Boras as the bad guy here, which he very well may be, but we'll have to give this some time to . . . Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:28:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977431716 Rick Meyer 2008-08-27T18:28:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977431478 Since the trades of Jason Bay and Xavier Nady most people have been of the opinion that the Pirates have been playing significantly worse, especially offensively. This is a very easy conclusion to draw, . . . Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:08:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977431478 Rick Meyer 2008-08-27T14:08:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977214300 This Rolling Stone article points to something that has been bothering me quite a bit lately, the death of high fidelity. What is really sad is that it does not have to be this way. It is possible . . . Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:41:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977214300 Rick Meyer 2007-12-28T15:41:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151910 I had previously seen that the long awaited upgrade of Entourage, Microsoft's lame Exchange-ish program for Macs) would be available in the fall of 2007, but Wikipedia is reporting that it won't . . . Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:33:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151910 Rick Meyer 2007-10-19T12:33:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977008335 http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117957532.html?categoryid=14&cs=1  I found this out a couple of weeks ago and I'm still excited about it. I can't wait for this to air!!!!     . . . Fri, 25 May 2007 01:51:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977008335 Rick Meyer 2007-05-25T01:51:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976950166 Game 2 was pretty much a carbon copy of Game 1. Good pitching, good defense and timely hitting won the game. Ian Snell was dominant with a career high 11 Ks over 6 innings. The X-Man was the offensive . . . Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:33:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976950166 Rick Meyer 2007-04-04T19:33:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949272 Hopefully the Pirates come from behind win last night will be the blue print for a lot of games this season. The Pirates displayed good pitching, strong defense and something they like to call timely hitting. . . . Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:41:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949272 Rick Meyer 2007-04-03T18:41:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976796717 I can't believe I almost missed it. It's "Talk Like a Pirate Day"!!!! Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:48:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976796717 Rick Meyer 2006-09-19T16:48:27Z