508 is a show about Worcester. Mike talks about shopping locally for a week; Brendan talks about classified advertising; Bruce talks about a certain restaurant often mentioned on this forum.

mp3 link, show notes

Here we have 6 more tracks from the famed "Quarrymen" tapes. These tracks were probably recorded in April or May 1960. The band was actually going by the name "Beatals" at this point but since these are home recordings/pre-fame the, "Quarrymen" tapes is what they will be known as. 3 other tracks were released on the legitimate "Anthology 1" in 1995, but these here did not appear for whatever reason as Apple/Beatles deemed them unworthy.

The band line up at this time certainly included Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Stu Sutcliff whose plodding bass can be heard somewhere on these, and maybe some other local kids in the mix. I have spared the listener of the other tracks from these sessions which are nothing more than 5-8 minutes of the boys playing dreadful instrumentals at a time when they were not more than amateurs.

As for the songs we have 4 Lennon/McCartney originals (more likely they wrote them separately at this point), "The World Is Waiting......" was Les Paul and Mary Ford and "Moovin' N Groovin'/Ramrod" was by Duane Eddy.

"I'll Follow The Sun"
"Moovin' N Groovin'/Ramrod"
"I'll Always Be In Love With You"
"One After 909"
"Hello Little Girl"
"The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise"

Anyone know of any penny candy shops still around in the area? Grafton Country Store on the Grafton common is pretty good, just looking for other places with a decent selection.

Looking to dispose/recycle a dead Li-ION battery from my laptop. Anyone know of a place locally where I can do this?

This Saturday is this release of "Antul's 80-Shilling," a malty Scottish ale that I brewed with Ben Roesch at Honest Town Brewery in Southbridge, MA. Ben graciously donated this opportunity as the prize for Best of Show in the 2008 Worcester Wizards homebrewing competition. This is as close as you can get to buying "my" beer right now!

Cannery Hall at 12 Crane Street (Southbridge, MA)
Honest Town Brewery Presents:

Octoberfest Beer Festival
October 11, 2008 Saturday 2 to 7 p.m.

Enjoy Live Music, Great Food
and Fresh Beer from Honest Town Brewery!

Musical Guests: The Pikey’s Irish Sessiun and Jediah
Free Admission, Free Parking.

Art and Soul Studio presents "Pumpkin Pit Fire"
Beautiful creations of clay will be fired outdoors in the parking lot behind 12 Crane during the Beer Fest!!
From 3 to 5 p.m. (weather permitting)