Monthly Archives: October 2005

What’s going on? What the HELL is going on???

And I ain’t seen nothin but trouble baby Nobody really understands, no no And I go to the place where the good feelin’ awaits me Self-destruction in my hand. –Marvin Gaye, 1971 Billboard sighted on Flatbush Avenue, just north of … Continue reading

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Overheard in email…

steelbrassnwood: Sometimes the attributions are as good as the quotes on Overheard In NY: Because Mr. Cruise is Clearly Well Balanced L. Ron Hubtard: Do you have stress? Man: I live in New York, what the fuck do you think? … Continue reading

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Analog Curmudgeon Day

I just posted a response to Travis Nep Smith’s “Top 10 Reasons For Reading a News Site,” because today I seem to be in a particularly contrary, analog, curmudgeonly kind of mood. I think digital media has a great future, … Continue reading

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The Tragedy Of the Communal

At this point, it seems fair to ask exactly when the intelligence in “collective intelligence” will begin to manifest itself. Blogger Nicholas Carr, talking about the badly written and frequently inaccurate Wikipedia in his skeptical article about the community-driven “Web … Continue reading

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Ha ha ha ha

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Managers Roam

Perhaps due to their recent mention in The New York Times (which, for once, credited the blog that was their source for the story), the anagrams are getting better and better. As we drove down Flatbush Avenue one night last … Continue reading

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Goshen Sunset

Intersection of Main Street and Church Street, Goshen, NY, Monday evening about 7 p.m. It looks beautiful, but in this town on Monday night there is literally nowhere to eat; ask for suggestions and you’ll be sent to Chester, about … Continue reading

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Take the Lamb. The Ghini is off.

Looking for a good way to waste $188,000 on something incredibly ugly?

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Another Gig, Another Rainstorm, Another Blues

Reminder that tonight I’ll be playing with Mike Skliar at the Underground Lounge on the Upper West Side, from 8.30 to 10 pm. I’ll have one new (or, rather, updated) song — “Homeland Security Blues,” which will sound familiar to … Continue reading

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A Rearrangement Thrums

The anagrammers return:

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