I interviewed

The Wedding Present's David Gedge (a pleasant fellow) this afternoon near 1st and 1st in Manhattan.

the band's on tour (Maxwell's in Hoboken on Saturday night, the Bowery Ballroom on Sunday before heading in a generally western direction) behind the 21st anniversary of their Bizarro album.

but the reason David and I spoke today is that he'll turn 50 on April 23rd (and his one birthday wish is that no one acknowledge his birthday (which'll be pretty tough for his van and bandmates as they've got a fairly long drive that day)).

David's the fourth 49-year-old musician I've interviewed since beginning my Going On 50 project not quite two months ago.

and in other news, the National Hockey League's regular season ended today (so now we get three months of playoffs), and that means that fantasy hockey leagues all over the continent wrapped up play for the year.
and I am both happy and proud to say that both of my teams, The Mike Pelusos and the Happy Valley Hired Goons, finished their seasons in first place.
must be my strong, Alabama-based hockey heritage.