Super-group?

My friend Greg brought up the Traveling Wilburys this week in an email. An amazing collection of truly historic musicians that made two records, appropriately titled Volume 1 and Volume 3 (that's not a typo). The band was made up of George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne (of ELO fame). The band was formed when George Harrison and Jeff Lynne were working on a B-side for a single on Harrison's Cloud Nine record. They were all hanging out and Harrison recruited everyone to cut Handle With Care, and the rest was history. Sadly, Roy Orbison passed away before Volume 3 and Del Shannon was set to replace him, but he passed away too.

So the question is, if you were starting a super-group, who would be in it? Please submit your groups in the comments section if you are so inclined. Mine would be Bruce (obviously), Bono, Eddie Vedder, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello and Little Steven as the producer. Jackson Browne, Roger McGuinn, Sting and Adam Duritz would be my alternates.

Some other quick thoughts:
- Bob Costas did a great special last week on HBO. It was a live town hall meeting on the sports media landscape. If you can catch it, I highly recommend it. Click here for the replay schedule. If you are a sports fan at all, you won't regret it. An amazingly thought provoking 90 minutes.
- I need to devote a blog solely to song titles that never appear in the song themselves, i.e. Incident on 57th Street. My preliminary theory is that most songs like this are amazing songs, but more research is needed. Off the top of my head, I can think of 5 great songs in which the title never appears. Again, if you can help, shoot me a note or leave a comment.
- If you aren't watching Lost, go back and start from the beginning immediately. Wow. Amazing show.
- I am going to see Bruce and the E Street Band this week at the Count Basie Theater for the first E Street show in a theater since 1980. Do you think I am excited?
- Speaking of Bruce, here is the Bruce YouTube clip of the week. Across the Border with Danny on accordion. Click here. RIP Phantom.
- Another future blog will be on the best jobs in America. Let me know if you have any ideas.

That's all for now. "Stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive...if you can."

JN