Good News: 

Anyone interested in going to the Brandi Carlile/Sondre Lerche show Saturday night with the Louisville Orchestra? If you purchase tickets ($25-$55) today or tomorrow, you get 20% off the price, just for reading this here blog. I have an interview with Brandi Carlile in tomorrow’s paper — she’s an amazing singer-songwriter, so I highly recommend the show. Just call 584-7777 and mention the code word “Friends” to get your discount.

Bad News:

Kentucky passed a bill increasing the tax on alcohol and cigarette sales last week. The tax on smokes goes from 30 cents to 60 cents. The tax on retail sales of alcohol increased from 0 to 6 percent. Up yours!