Staff Picks - April 18-24

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Jaime E. Galvan, 29, city editor

Watching: "Smart People"
TV: "Eli Stone"
Listening:
1. "X-Rated" Neko Case
2. "Kamera" Wilco
3. "Corona" Calexico
4. "Honeyspot" The Asteroid No. 4
5. "Let it Ride" Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
Podcasting: The Sci-Fi Observer
(shameless self-promotion)

 R. Daniel Cavazos, 40-something, Publisher

Watching: "The Great Debaters"
Reading: The Great Deluge, (story of Hurricane Katrina and Gulf Coast)
Listening:
1. "Radio Nowhere" Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band
2. "Supernatural Superserious" REM
3. "All Because Of You" (Live Version) U2
4. "Like A Hurricane" Neil Young
5. "Real Emotions" Los Lonely Boys
Podcasting: The Dan Patrick Show, (sports talk)

Jamie Chase, 26, Scoop Designer

Watching: "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer"
Reading: "Plain Brown Wrapper" by Karen G. Bates, "Flyboys" by James Bradley
TV: Psych
Listening:
1. "Call Me When You're Sober" Evanesence
2. "Lover Man" Billie Holiday
3. "Drinking for 11" Mad Caddies
4. "Love Machine" Arctic Monkeys
5. "Destroy Everything You Touch" Ladytron

Rachel Benavidez, 32, editor

Watching: "Michael Clayton" at the Bijou Theater in San Antonio
Reading: "The Big Book of Irony," by Jon Winokur
TV: Bizarre Foods with Andew Zimmern
Listening:
1. "Valerie" Mark Ronson/Amy Winehouse
2. "Strangerman" Ringside  
3. "Dreams" Fleetwood Mac
4. "Take it on the run" REO Speedwagon
5. "Better Together" Jack Johnson
Playing: Wii Boxing

Odie Carden, 40, I.T. Director

Watching: "The Orphanage" (Theater), "I Am Legend" (DVD)
Reading: "Kingdom Come: The Final Victory" by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
TV: Ghost Hunters, Carpoolers, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Listening:
1. "Chasing Cars" Snow Patrol
2. "Moondance" Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
3. "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That" Robert 
     Randolph & The Family Band
4. "Kiss Off" Violent Femmes
5. "Ritual Dance" Kaki King
Podcasting: Mike & Mike In the Morning, The Thundering Herd and The Mike Tirico Show

Ryan Henry, 30, News Director

Watching: "Stranger Than Fiction" (DVD)
Reading: "Esquire The Rules: A Man's Guide to Life"
TV: "Family Guy"
Listening:
1. "Something" The Beatles
2. "Andre the Giant & Cool ‘Disco' Dan Take on the Slave Trade" Golden Birds  
3. "Oh Boy" Buddy Holly
4. "Juicebox" The Strokes
5. "Butterfly" Mason Jennings
Playing: Winterbells at www.ferrhalim.com/orisinal

Louie Vera, 23, Sports Writer

Watching: "No Country for Old Men" (DVD)
Reading: "Jesus' Son" by Denis Johnson
TV: Sports Center
Listening:
1. "Narcolepsy" Third Eye Blind
2. "Tip Your Bartender" Glassjaw
3. "The Fix" Minus the Bear
4. "Siberian Kiss" Glassjaw
5. "Battlestar Scralatchtica" Incubus
Playing:  MLB 2K8

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