Night Eagle Cafe is moving to Bingo (binghamton)

There is a coffee house in the little town of Oxford (Rt 12 near Norwich) that has been the one of my favorite places for over 10 years. It's name is the Night Eagle (another name for the owl). I started going there to see Vance Gilbert -- a folk/comedian. I know, folk musicians are supposed to be sad creatures -- how did the folk scene end up with a comedian?). Vance sings original folk music which is very serious, but his performances are peppered with his quips and jokes. He is great and he is appearing there this month (December 22) for the last show in Oxford, NY.

I am glad Ken has found a new home in a bigger town. The cafe needs the exposure and the audience. But I am feeling a little nostalgia towards Oxford and the performances I have attended there.

It is a bittersweet announcement.

NYRI may be in trouble if they are going to depend upon Ferc

The newspaper(Middletown) printed a story about how the Feds may be getting too much pushback from the states (and maybe the incoming democrats?) about the provision in the Federal Energy Act of 2005. This provision would allow FERC to override the state process to oversee the building of new power transmission lines if the "national interest" is involved.

Not much has been in the news lately about NYRI. Indirectly, the appointment of Pataki of a new PSC chair is being discussed. Generally, this is seen as a bad thing for a lame duck governor to be appointing someone to this position. Spitzer can change this apppointment under some conditions -- but wouldn't it be a nicer gesture if the position is just left vacant until the new governor takes his position? The Governor wants a crony appointed now.