MEL & BILL

Whose white limo was parked outside of the Roundhouse this afternoon? None other than actor/director/DWI defendant Mel Gibson.

Gibson, according to several Capitol employees, autographed photos of himself for several 4th Floor staffers after his visit with Gov. Bill Richardson, who also was making a rare appearance at the capitol today.

Everyone here was abuzz about it.

Well, almost everyone.

Richardson spokesman Gilbert Gallegos, contacted sometime after Mel had left the building, said he didn't know anything about it.

Maybe Gibson was here to shoot a "You drink, you drive, you lose" commercial.

UPDATE: 4:52 pm. Gilbert Gallegos just called. He said Gibson was in town on personal business and decided to come by and meet with the governor. No new movie is in the works, and no, he's not getting the job at the state Film Museum.

NEW BLOGS OF NOTE

Keeping with the great themes of this blog, one is political, one is musical.

The New Mexico Politico with Aaron Henry Diaz is the work of a 19-year-old student from Las Cruces who says, "My family has a long history in New Mexico politics and I aspire to carry on the tradition." Diaz doesn't seem completely aligned with either party, saying right now he can't decide whether he supports Bill Richardson or John McCain for president. (Thanks to blog scout Mario for finding this one.)

A new music blog worth noting is produced by the Future of Music Coalition, which features "issues at the intersection of music, law, technology and policy." I'll check this one every time I need a shot of outrage about the musical industrial complex.

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My story in today's New Mexican about the latest plans of Rebecca Vigil Giron can be found HERE.

TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST

Sunday, April 29, 2007
KSFR, Santa Fe, N.M.
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell
NEW: email me during the show! terrell@ksfr.org

OPENING THEME: Let it Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
El Kabong by The A-Bones
Red Lips, Red Eyes, Red Stockings by The Red Elvises
El Microscopico Bikini by Los Straitjackets with Cesar Rosas
Voodoo Trucker by Deadbolt
Baby Blue Rock by The Cramps
Throw a Boogie/Black Betty/Just a Little Bit by Scott H. Biram
Drunk Stripper by Bob Log III
Drive You Faster by John Schooley

Clean-up Woman by Betty Wright
Another Woman's Man by Little Royal
The Jungle by Diablito
Hey You by Evil Enc Group
African Twist by Stacy Lane
Get Out My Life Woman by Lee Dorsey
Ape Man by Aaron Neville
Sweet Skinny Jenny by Esquerita
Action-Packed by Ronnie Dee
Little Girl by John & Jackie
Monkey by J.C. Davis
Palolo Valley Girls by Da Mokettes & The Incredible Q Band.

Iggy Pop Set
All songs by Iggy Pop except where noted

Trollin' by Iggy & The Stooges
Real Cool Time by The Stooges
Gimme Danger
Dogfood
No Fun by The Ridiculous Trio
Wild America
One For My Baby

As Long As I Have You by Detroit Cobras
Come on in This House by John Hammond
Come on Up to the House by Tom Waits
Out of Left Field by Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham
People get Ready by The Chambers Brothers
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis

GORDO GOES TO SPACE AGAIN

Although James "Scotty" Doohan is getting all the headlines for having his ashes blasted into space, also aboard that rocket were the ashes of Leroy Gordon Cooper.

A little perspective: Scotty was an imaginary spaceman. Gordo Cooper was the real thing, one of the original Mercury astronauts and, the first Okie in space.

He piloted the last flight of the Mercury program (Faith 7, in 1963) and in 1965 commanded Gemini 5, becoming the first man to make a second orbital flight.

From his NASA obit:

Cooper and Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. flew the troubled and suspenseful third flight of the Gemini program in August 1965. The goal of the mission was to prove astronauts could survive in space long enough to perform a lunar mission, which takes eight days. During their eight-day mission, they experienced a number of problems with power systems, thruster fuel, venting gas that caused the spacecraft to roll, and more in a seemingly unending series. But they stayed in orbit for almost 191 hours, 122 orbits in nearly eight days, and got themselves and their spacecraft back intact.

Growing up in Oklahoma in the 1960s, I had three major Okie heroes: Roger Miller, Mickey Mantle and Gordo Cooper.

This strange little story about sending Cooper and Doohan's ashes into space (along with the ashes of about 200 others) just reminds me how much I wish we spent the money we spend on stupid wars on exploring space.

TORNADO BENEFIT

Santa Fe Brewing Company next Saturday (May 5, 2007) is hosting a benefit for the city of Clovis, which was hit hard last month tornados.

All door proceeds from the "Caught by the Wind" show will go to the United Way of Clovis. To donate online CLICK HERE.

According to a press release from SF Brewing, volunteers are needed to help stage te event. Email Jeff if you can volunteer.

Saturday's going to be a great day for music here. Dengue Fever is playing at Quadstock at the College of Santa Fe that night. I'm going to try to make both. (And the Drive-By Truckers and Alejandro Escovedo are at the Lensic the night before.)

Santa Fe Brewing has done a great job bringing music to this town. (For example, Robert Earl Keen is tonight and John Hammond, who has a cool new album, is coming May 25). I'm glad they're getting involved with helping people too.

And hell, Clovis was where Buddy Holly made most of his magic. WE OWE THEM! (I believe theb ghost of Buddy spoke to me a coule of weeks ago when I was in Clovis. I was at Twin Cronnie Drive-In eating a chili dog, listening to my iPod on shuffle when "That'll Be the Day" came on. It was a sacred miracle!)

The Caught by the Wind line-up includes:


The JEFF STRAHAN BAND
AMAZING LARRY
BILL HEARNE & Friends
BUSY McCARROLL & the Ambassadors of Pleasure
The GEORGIE ANGEL BLUES BAND
LUNA de PLATA
LOVE LIES BLEEDING

$10 COVER -- ALL AGES
2 PM to Closing