Catching a Coldplay

Good news: My old (and I do mean old, like 47) friend Hannan is coming in today to help me get an early start on my 40th birthday celebration, such as it is. Bad news: I've come down with my first illness since August 2003, a nicely timed upper respiratory infection. I'll have to fight through it.

Good news: Nada Surf, one of my favorite bands, will be in Chicago October 14. Bad news: I will be in Louisville at a rehearsal dinner.

Additional music content: I don't have any Coldplay albums, but I am loving "Speed of Sound." Possibly the best single of the year, along with Beck's "E-Pro."

That's all I've got. "Enjoy."