Busy Bee

Prior to my last post, I hadn't posted for a few days. I've been preoccupied with watching (and discussing) one of the greatest men's tennis matches ever in which Rafael Nadal of Mallorca (an Island), Spain dethroned Roger Federer of Switzerland at Federer's "home" turf at Wimbledon in a thrilling five set match. I've been a Rafa fan since I saw him win the French open a few years ago, but he wasn't at the top of my list (That honor goes to Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain). However, I don't think that I've been so emotionally invested in a tennis match since my favorite wta player, Venus Williams, beat fellow American Lindsay Davenport to win Wimbledon in 2005. The men's final this year was a drama-filled five set match that went well into the night. The match involved some of the most exhilerating games and points in tennis that I've ever watched. Nadal won 6-4,6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7(8), 9-7

I was also quite happy to see that my favorite player of all time, Venus Williams, finally beat her sister Serena for the second time in a grand slam final in 7 tries (2 of those losses being here at wimbledon in 2002 and 2003) with a score of 7-5, 6-4 in the highest quality match between the two. This was the first time that Venus has won Wimbledon without dropping a set throughout the entire tournament. This win clearly cements Venus' place as one of the greatest grass court players of the open era, and she becomes, hands down, the greatest grasscourt player of this generation. With this 5th Wimbledon title, it puts her third on the list of the most wins at Wimbledon (the only two people who have more are Steffi Graf with 7 titles and Martina Navratilova, who holds the record for the most Wimbledon wins at 9 titles). Simply put, this was by far my favorite Wimbledon that I've had the privilage to watch.

Anyway, to the music, which will be a bit short today.
A friend of mine, Taylor (who didn't want me to use his nickname :( ), introduced me to this song by the powerpop band Farewell, who are from Greensboro, North Carolina. The band doesn't really bring anything drastically new or revolutionize the genre, but "Eighty Eights", With its sub culture trend name dropping (mods, indies, etc), synthesizers, raw guitar rifs (something that sets itself apart from other bands: they don't sound overly polished), and catchy chorus, will make you want to get off your feet and dance. Check it out

"Eighty Eights"