Closer To Neil Young;FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015

Tonight are featured two Neil Young songs,"Revolution Blues" from the 2014 box set "CSNY 2014" and "Born in Ontario" from the 2012 double album with his band Crazy Horse "Psychedelic Pill."
Neil Percival Young,69,was born to a Canadian father and American mother in Toronto,but spent his early childhood in bucolic Omemee,Ontario.Later,the family lived for short periods in Pickney and Toronto,before finally settling in Winnipeg,Manitoba for his musically formative years,after his parents divorced.His formal title is Neil Young OC,OM,indicating he was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of Merit by the Governor General of Canada and the British Crown for his artistic and cultural achievements.
The father of two sons and a daughter,Young has released 35 albums,with another scheduled for release on 16 June.He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice,for his work with Buffalo Springfield,and as a solo artist-often accompanied by Crazy Horse.An environmental and rural activist,the Los Angeles resident is closely associated with the annual Farm Aid benefit concert to help farm families avoid foreclosure and promote farm produce.He is a longtime friend of fellow Canadian and singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell,and has known Stephen Stills since before their 1960s stint in Buffalo Springfield.
His double album "Psychedelic Pill" has a 4.5 out of 5 stars rating from customer reviews.The CD version lists at 13.88 on Amazon.It is a work interwoven with autobiographical themes.Clearly Neil Young is one of the most productive and gifted stars in the history of rock.
His summer tour begins on 5 July at the Honour the Treaties Benefit at Rexall Place in Edmonton,Alberta.*
While we're on the subject of Canada,let's not forget the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015,which is being played in Edmonton,Winnipeg,Moncton,Ottawa,Vancouver and Montreal.The first match is Canada versus the People's Republic of China at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on 6 June at 16:00 local time.It will be braodcast on Fox Sports 1 at 6 pm ET.Team USA's first match,versus Australia,will be broadcast on FS 1 at 7:30 pm ET on 8 June.
The top five teams in the FIFA world rankings are:1.Germany;2.USA;3.France;4.Japan;and 5.Sweden.

Giants Blank Cards;Autumn Mist Abounds

The San Francisco Giants pinned the St.Louis Cardinals down at Busch Stadium in St.Louis Friday night.A strong pitching performance by Barry Zito ensured that Frisco will live another day as the National League Championship Series returns to their Bay Area for its conclusion.
Zito pitched 7 and 2/3rds shutout innings and Sergio Romo closed the contest out,at least delaying a second straight league crown to the World Champion Cardinals.
I had all my pitches working tonight,Zito said.The most important thing is getting it back to San Francisco so our fans can be a factor.For me,the most important thing is getting everything done for San Francisco.
The next game of the series will be played at 7 pm Eastern,4 pm Pacific on Sunday.Fox Television will broadcast it.
The iconic autumn mist obscured some parts of the Mid-Atlantic region Friday night,making road travel more hazardous.Jupiter has remained a brilliant feature in the eastern sky over recent nights.At times,Jupiter can reach a magnitude of up to -2.6.