Author Archives: ken

That Hopey Changey Stuff

Posted on February 7, 2010 by ken

I woke up this morning to a news report about Sarah Palin’s speech to the Tea Party convention. And I heard the sound of jackboots. So my fourth FAWM song is “I Am So Proud To Be An American (That … Continue reading →

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February Harmonitronica

Posted on February 2, 2010 by ken

Introducing … harmonitronica. As some of you may remember, I was experimenting with some electronica approaches last year, and I’ll be going much farther in that direction this year. I started writing this song and programming the drum loop last … Continue reading →

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Brian, June, Johnny, Bill Monroe, and Me

Posted on February 1, 2010 by ken

If you know me, you know that my musical taste is pathologically eclectic. Today, I’m listening to June Carter Cash and Will the Circle Be Unbroken and things like that. Yesterday I was listening to Brian Eno and John Cale. … Continue reading →

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I listened again. It still sucks.

Posted on December 1, 2009 by ken

I’ve been told that I am over-reacting to the Dylan album and not giving it a break. So I gave it another listen today, and watched the video (“Must Be Santa“) rubytramp linked to. Yes, it’s fun, and I liked … Continue reading →

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Do You Hear What I Hear

Posted on November 30, 2009 by ken

“Hey, Bob, I bet your fans will buy anything. I bet you could release a godawful album that no sane person could listen to with a straight face, and people would still buy it. I bet you cannot come up … Continue reading →

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Giving thanks?

Posted on November 28, 2009 by ken

I’ve been hearing a lot of people express a certain level of guilt about Thanksgiving. About the bloody history underneath the myth of the Pilgrims, about whether it’s ethical to celebrate the founding of this country on the graves of … Continue reading →

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Some shows coming up

Posted on November 22, 2009 by ken

I have two shows coming up with Fresh Baked, one on December 7 at the Parkside, and the third Auld Lang Twang show at the Living Room on New Year’s Eve. You can also catch me every Sunday afternoon at … Continue reading →

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Biking With the Droid

Posted on November 20, 2009 by ken

The weather has mostly been beautiful this week, my schedule has been reasonable (not in that I don’t have a lot of work to do, but it’s mostly development work I do at my own pace whenever I want, rather … Continue reading →

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From Facebook to the Times

Posted on November 4, 2009 by ken

I’ve got a couple of man-in-the-street quotes in today’s The New York Times article about the mayoral election. It mentions my Monday Facebook status (“Mike, the more you call me, the less likely I am to vote for you,’ which … Continue reading →

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Coping with Tedious Silliness at Airports rules

Posted on October 28, 2009 by ken

So as you may have noticed, I’ve been traveling a hell of a lot lately. It’s been a few years since I had to do the road warrior thing and frankly, it’s not as bad as it used to be, … Continue reading →

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