Down by the banks of the river Charles

So Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. Good for him. My favorite quote on the subject, from Talking Points Memo:

"You know, with Al Gore winning the Nobel Prize for his environmental activism, it really makes the Nader voters look prescient, doesn't it?"

For serious.

Tessie - The Dropkick Murphys
Dirty Water - The Standells
The Bartender's Song - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

In (slightly) less important news, the Red Sox begin the ALCS with the Indians tonight, so here's a few Sox-themed tunes for the weekend. My thoughts about the series can be summarized by borrowing a Simpsons joke from the folks at Baseball Primer:

I don't use the word 'hero' lightly, but David Ortiz is the greatest hero in American history. Except maybe Al Gore.