It is good to know that we live in a culture that celebrates acts of bravery, of undaunted souls and unexpected heroes. We just observed Martin Luther King, Jr. day, and as I have been driving around Nashville, I reflected on bus etiquette forever being changed when I turned onto Rosa Parks Blvd yesterday. Another age old tradition is that of the bard. The teller of tales, be they tall or small, which serves to solidify and amplify the deed. Whether of Paul Bunyan or Joe Hill, or Casey Jones, or Casey at the bat.

Then along comes Todd Snider. A dyed in the wool folkie if ever there was one, down to his barefoot performances. With an ironically twisted tale of heroism, that of Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who supposedly threw a perfect game on LSD! America's Favorite Pastime, indeed!

-Jessie