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Technology Monday

Posted on October 26, 2009 by ken

My Facebook account has been “temporarily unavailable” since late last week. So if you have been posting things there and wondering why I don’t answer, that’s why. I have a few Google Voice invites if anyone is interested.

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The Taking Of JetBlue 1-7-6

Posted on October 17, 2009 by ken

Finally back home after a solid week of traveling, beginning with Fran and Leigh’s lovely wedding in Florida and continuing with a week of work meetings in Seattle, which was colder than Florida but warmer than here. One of my … Continue reading →

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20 Minutes Of Silence

Posted on September 17, 2009 by ken

This got me into a little trouble yesterday, as it made me very late for a breakfast meeting, but it was pretty cool nonetheless. On my way up the Pulaski Bridge (which connects Brooklyn and Queens) I heard a loud … Continue reading →

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People Who Died: Jim Carroll, 1949-2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by ken

I’m listening this morning to one of the great albums of the early 1980s, Jim Carroll’s Catholic Boy. Vastly better than his Basketball Diaries, it doesn’t let you go. There are no slow spots, no filler songs, and its most … Continue reading →

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The Beatles In Mono

Posted on September 13, 2009 by ken

No thanks to Jerks & Rudeness on Park Row, I finally got my Beatles In Mono box yesterday. (And thanks to rosiebird for suggesting barnesandnoble.com; I cancelled my Amazon order which was to ship somewhere between Sept. 16 and Sept. … Continue reading →

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Eight Days of Names

Posted on September 11, 2009 by ken

As I write this, family members are reading the names of those killed in the attacks eight years ago. In previous years the reading was broadcast live on the radio, almost an hour of names tolled one per second, every … Continue reading →

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The One After 9/09

Posted on September 9, 2009 by ken

I like record stores. I am thankful that the last major record store in NYC is the locally owned J&R, rather than Tower or Virgin. They’ve always had a better selection and better prices, and I’ve been climbing those stairs … Continue reading →

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Ready For War

Posted on September 6, 2009 by ken

An unpleasant reminder of ongoing horror came in the mail yesterday, in the form of a seven-inch single. It’s John Cale’s “Mercenaries (Ready For War),” released in 1980, from his punk masterpiece, Sabotage/Live. The A side is a brutal song … Continue reading →

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The Beatles On Rock Band: You Don’t Know What You’re Missing

Posted on August 26, 2009 by ken

Last week’s New York Times magazine had an article about the upcoming release of Rock Band: The Beatles. A while back I posted about my one and only experience with Rock Band’s competitor, Guitar Hero, which left me not only … Continue reading →

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Heading Home

Posted on August 22, 2009 by ken

I had a couple of very productive days in Seattle and San Jose, and then yesterday drove up to San Francisco. Even though I’ve been coming out to the West Coast pretty frequently the last few months, I haven’t been … Continue reading →

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