On The Other Side of the Ledger

[cahwyguy]

This morning, the Sheriff came out and did the regular celebration of birthdays. I must, alas, address the other side of the ledger:

• The LA Times is reporting the passing of Suzanne Pleshette, the delightful comic actress who made her name as the deep-voiced wife of Bob Newhart on The Bob Newhart Show. She'll always be remembered, though, for the

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[tsgeisel]

John Stewart had a hit with the song "Gold".

The first verse:
When the lights go down in the California town
People are in for the evening
I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar
My heart's beating time with my breathing
Driving over Kanan, singing to my soul
There's people out there turning music into gold

"Driving over Kanan" - it makes sense on seeing it, but until I just now looked it up, I never knew what he was saying there.

ETA: The John Stewart Lyrics database: http://www.californiabloodlines.com/search.lasso