June 21, 2008
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What radio is all aboot
I discovered JazzFM91 on a recent trip to Toronto, and keep going back. It’s sooo good. Right now Danny Marks is talking to … who is it? dunno, just tuned in. (Later… it’s Terry Gilespie.) But the subject is John Lee Hooker. The music that follows reminds me of the time John Lee gave one… Continue reading
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Solving the “brand” thing
If I still had a Santa Barbarian blogroll, I’d be quick to add Uncle Saul’s infoChachkie to it. Cool to read in his latest post another piece of the “branding” derivation puzzle: The word “brand” is derived from the Old English word baernan, which means “to burn.” For thousands of years, ranchers have branded… Continue reading
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Lasting
I still have three of these, my MRI says. So, for the first time, I’m watching The Last Lecture, with absolute intentions not to give my own Last Anything for another few decades. Highly recommended, by the way. Continue reading
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Hallelujah
There’s a light at the end of the digestive tunnel. (Sorry, can’t resist.) Four bowls of broth, two teas, a bit of jello, four glasses of water and an Italian ice have all made it past my pancreas, now once again the cooperative beast it was for close to 61 years before it revolted a… Continue reading
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Quote du jour
Mike Taht: Some level of realism regarding our energy requirements is called for. I’m not expecting any until we are reduced to watching television by candlelight. Nice back and forth in the post and comments about a Subject That Matters. Continue reading
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Getting down before getting out
Bear with me while I rehabilitate with radio. If that doesn’t do it for ya, tune out now. It’s cool. Gotta say that I’ve been learning to love WMBR/88.1, MIT’s student station, on Saturday mornings. Been listening for the last half hour or so to Doug Gesler’s excellent “Lost Highway”: Country music for folks without… Continue reading
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Rise & Boogie
Two of the greatest songs ever recorded are both called “Pride & Joy”. Marvin Gaye did the first. Stevie Ray Vaughan did the second. That’s what I’m listening to right now on Radio Paradise. Wish the “food” would come. I’m so ready to boogie outa here. (Not really, but that’s how I feel.) Continue reading
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Can’t sleep, so…
I’m watching myself on TV. Actually, on the Web, at the MobileMonday.nl site, where they’ve done a remarkable job of cross cutting between the screen and my balding self. It’s about making each of us a platform. And, of course, VRM. Bonus vink on why I don’t like web analytics. For me, anyway. Like judging… Continue reading