03/10/2008
New Yes Men web site sending up BP (in copyright)
Read carefully. Please don't forget to check their website, as well. Read More
The Great Black Way by R.J. Smith (in books)
If I wasn't still somewhat disabled by the flu, I'd make this a rousing review of a great book I took out of the library when I got bored with watching the Netflix streams. I'm talking about The Great Black Way: L.A. in the 1940's and the Lost A ... Read More
03/05/2008
If I'm still alive after this f#@$&^% flu, I'll be at SxSW (in music & sound)
Please come on by if you're there. It's my first time, so I assume it's madness for 3 days. The main event is produced by my friend Sang from Chicago, and I'm appearing with Maker, Intel, and Pickel, who are all killer. The Jetset events are co- ... Read More
For once, I agree with Rush (in politics)
What he said... Read More
03/02/2008
And no chewing gum on the bandstand, either (in thoughts on life)
So of course, right about the time the new website design becomes operative, I come down with the flu, which I still have, in a fairly bad way. Phooey. Plus, the elaborate new behind-the-scenes controls for the site makes me feel like I'm gra ... Read More
02/22/2008
An announcement even more important than the upgrading of this website (in music & sound)
Lawrence Lessig is considering a run for Congress; for the seat in the 12th Congressional District in California recently vacated by the death of Tom Lantos. As cynical as I am about the political process, I have to support this man. His book ... Read More
02/15/2008
A few things I'd like to cover before we break for lunch. (in politics)
First off, thanks to the diligent efforts of our website experts, this site will be undergoing an upgrade in the very near future; we'll be offline for a few days whilst migrations are migrated, tweaks are tweaked, and issues resolved. You'll fi ... Read More
02/11/2008
That humbling thing (in thoughts on life)
Well, didn't I think I was so clever, finding those corn mazes and crop circles. Ha. Flip wrote me back with a compliment on the post, and by the way, had I seen this blog DEVOTED to crop circle posts, with a list of the best of 2007, man ... Read More
02/09/2008
A question for you (in music & sound)
I'm sure you're somewhat put off by those bogus "poll" questions that show up on people's blogs, asking for your opinion on who-knows-what-kind-of-crap (Hillary/Obama, Chevy/Ford, instant this/instant that). The people who use them seem to think ... Read More
02/08/2008
The wonders of the Internet, pt. 8,521.6 (in thoughts on life)
Before I get back to my standard ranting and raving about government, politics, economics, music, and the weather, I wanted to share this enlightening bit of business. On my office computer, I have as a desktop image a gorgeous color picture ... Read More