Records

oktober 31, 2006, 8:00pm

Photos by Jerry Hsu

Jim lives near Father Beiting, behind the Catholic rectory in Louisa, Kentucky. He helps out with all kinds of church business, takes care of the yard, and watches football on TV. He also has a finely tuned ear for music, so we made him our guest reviewer for this issue.

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y parents volunteered for Father Beiting in the early 1960s. When my mom died in ’92, Father Beiting came to do the funeral mass. He saw me and said, “Do you want to come back as a volunteer?” I said, “Well, let me think about it.” Next thing I knew, I was here. And I’ve been here ever since.

My dog Josie is seven and a half years old. I’ve had her since she was a pup. Somebody came up and asked me if I wanted a dog. I was like, “Hmm, I don’t know,” but then they handed her to me. She sat in my hand and that was that. She’s taken over since then.

Anyway, here’s what I thought of some of this month’s new records…