I was listening to Dire Straits last night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masiakasaurus_knopfleri



Masiakasaurus is a genus of small predatory theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. In Malagasy, masiaka means "vicious"; thus, the genus name means "vicious lizard". The type species, Masiakasaurus knopfleri, was named after the musician Mark Knopfler, whose music inspired the expedition crew. It was named in 2001 by Scott D. Sampson, Matthew Carrano, and Catherine A. Forster. Unlike most theropods, the front teeth of M. knopfleri projected forward instead of straight down. This unique dentition suggests that they had a specialized diet, perhaps including fish and other small prey. Other bones of the skeleton indicate that Masiakasaurus were bipedal, with much shorter forelimbs than hindlimbs. M. knopfleri reached an estimated adult body length of around 2 meters (about 6–7 feet).

Such an artist.


One of my personal faves ...

Then just for fun, Mark with another great:

but the seats are all sold out and now being sold for jacked up prices that I can't afford, and it's a Sunday night, about 5 hours away from where I need to be to work at 7 AM.

him, ha. His guitar playing makes me weak at the knees even now at 59, lol. This is one of my faves...

And I'm not quite sure why, but I think that this is just one of the most romantic, bittersweet songs ever:

Telegraph Road is one of my favorite guitar solos ever. Gives me the chills to this day, 30 years since the first time I heard it.