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Back at the Underground Lounge

Posted on June 24, 2005 by ken

Mike Skliar and I had a great gig at the Underground Lounge on the Upper West Side last month, and we’ll be back there on Tuesday, July 12. The Underground Lounge is a downstairs venue at the southwest corner of … Continue reading →

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Amnesty International vs. Arrogance International

Posted on June 2, 2005 by ken

Please take a moment to make as large a contribution as possible to Amnesty International, the latest member of the Shrub administration’s Axis Of People Who Insist On Telling the Truth About Us. If you have not already heard, Amnesty’s … Continue reading →

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Two great quotes

Posted on June 1, 2005 by ken

I’m not sure whether these have enough staying power for the Quote Server, but they amused me considerably: “Satisfying an image-conscious kid with another digital-music player [as opposed to the iPod] is like trying to teach the world to sing … Continue reading →

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Protected: Joe Who?

Posted on June 1, 2005 by ken

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Posted on May 31, 2005 by ken

Mike Skliar and I have finally scheduled our first New York City gig since March. We’ll be playing on the Upper West Side, at the Underground Lounge. Mike started playing there years ago, but this is the first time we’ll … Continue reading →

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Exchange between my niece and my sister-in-law

Posted on May 1, 2005 by ken

“Mommy can you help? There are these two little bugs and they’re stuck together!” “That’s OK, sweetie. I think they mean to do that.”

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Bootlegged!

Posted on April 26, 2005 by ken

Well, for the first time, I’ve been bootlegged. And now that I’ve been the “victim” of “illegal” music downloading, I can say it firmly: I like it just fine. (And while I am not trying to make my living this … Continue reading →

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Optimism and the Long Now

Posted on April 25, 2005 by ken

Brian Eno, Art Gallery Of Toronto, 21 April 2005 One of the high points of my trip to Toronto (and there were many; more posts to come) was a lecture by Brian Eno. It’s hard to explain Eno to people … Continue reading →

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Toronto Notes, and the Squid Song

Posted on April 21, 2005 by ken

TORONTO, Ontario, April 21 — Just got to Toronto, and had to get a bunch of stuff done for work (on which I am obviously procrastinating) but one thing strikes you the moment you walk out the door of your … Continue reading →

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Johnnie B. Bad

Posted on April 15, 2005 by ken

Johnnie Johnson, July 8, 1924 – April 13, 2005 Johnnie Johnson at a free lunchtime concert at Metrotech in Downtown Brooklyn, July 5, 2001. Johnnie Johnson died on Wednesday. Chuck Berry had the suits, the big red guitar, the looks, … Continue reading →

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