Monthly Archives: July 2006

Welcome to … Red Hook???

We were hungry tonight before the jam at Sunny’s, so we went next door to the Fairway. Oh. My. God. I have never before had to ask directions to get out of a grocery store. I was scolded by a … Continue reading

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A meme?

shunn posted an interesting listing of the songs he’s played most often on his music server. Thanks to iTunes, and the fact that I play almost all my music via the iPod nowadays, I can do something similar: Title Artist … Continue reading

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Louis Giampetruzzi Radio Memorial

I’m honored to be part of the radio memorial that WKCR-FM will host for Lou Giampetruzzi on Sunday, July 30, during Matt Winters’ Moonshine Show, from 10 a.m. to noon. We will remember Lou and toast his life musically, and … Continue reading

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The Death and Life Of Great American Cities, Part II

This entry covers Part II of Jane Jacob’s classic book, which focuses on the ingredients necessary to promote diversity in a city. I wrote about Part I in an earlier post.

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Lou Giampetruzzi, 1953-2006

Lou Giampetruzzi died on Friday. Some of you have seen me play with the Kate and Lou Band, and if you did, you know what a great musician and wonderful person he was. He was the master of almost any … Continue reading

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Protected: A Scanner Darkly — Philip K. Dick

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Grey Fox 2006

We spent the weekend in upstate New York at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, now in its 30th year. (This is the festival formerly known as Winterhawk.) The weather was reasonably cool, the music was great, and once we found … Continue reading

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Protected: 19 From 4 On 45

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