Friday check #2

So much for doing this weekly. I missed one.

Odds and ends just keep standing in the way and with the weekend finally upon me, I have packing and cleaning on the brain. It's off to the Cape for a week, and as I will be traveling without checking messages, there will be a lull.

But before I hit the road, it's time for a quick trio of what's on the cultural radar:

David Gray August 6th show at DC's 9:30 Club will be streamed at NPR.org starting at 9:30 pm ET. Link

Avoid the 'Dukes.' Find a theatre and check out 'March of the Penguins.' You'll thank me.

Two books of note: David Pogue's new 'Missing Manual' for Mac OS X "Tiger" and Christopher Paolini's forthcoming 'Eldest,' the second novel in his Inheritance trilogy.