January 2012
4 posts
WatchRushmore was my favorite film of the last 20 years.
buschkamps:
Cannot. Wait. I love you, Wes.
peachfuzz:
Trailer for Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom.
We’re there, dude.
(via thedailywhat)
Mountain Jam
December 2011
7 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Yo La Tengo (11)
Beastie Boys (8)
Perry Como (7)
Nat King Cole (7)
Bob Dylan (5)
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Number of homeless children highest in American... →
soupsoup:
Josh Sternberg for Current - The number of homeless children in the United States is at its highest levels in the nation’s history, according to a study released last week from the National Center on Family Homelessness. 1 out of every 45 children is homeless. That’s a staggering number; a majority of them are under 7.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
The Antlers (10)
Adolph Hofner (2)
The Mountain Goats (1)
Dave Brubeck (1)
Bob Dylan (1)
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“I WAIT WITH GREEEEEEAAAAAAAAAT ANTICIPATION FOR THIS EMPATHETIC, CARING,...”
– My dad on Newt Gingrich
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Duke Ellington (16)
Bob Dylan (14)
Bill Evans (3)
Townes Van Zandt (1)
No Age (1)
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WatchAs many of you know, I have an 8y/o in the Cub Scouts. And every year the boys go door-to-door selling popcorn to raise money for the Pack. I make it a point that Jay do all the selling as opposed to me doing the work for him. So we hoof it door-to-door and he does his spiel and I take the orders. I also take him to the office too -but same deal -he has to sell it.
And he’s pretty good at...
November 2011
10 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Bob Dylan (42)
Clifford Brown (15)
Ben E. King (10)
The Rolling Stones (10)
Doug Sahm (5)
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“I punch ‘em in the mouth.”
– Phil Ochs after being asked “How do you react to statements like this: ‘Don’t be so negative.’”
“The mess threatens to bring down the European project and European economies. It...”
– David Brooks says it like it is.
Remember when I wrote the European crisis concerns you? Yesterday, Fitch warned U.S. banks against the spread of its debt issues. This week, The Economist quoted a central banker pondering the implications of it all. The worst conflicts of the 20th century were made...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-13) →
Bob Dylan (42)
Roy Hargrove (13)
Lambchop (12)
Roberto Menescal (10)
Miles Davis (10)
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“Even during the recession and economic downturn to date, homelessness increased...”
– National Alliance to End Homelessness report on “Increases in Homelessness on the Horizon” Sept 28, 2011.
Helping individuals and families prevent homelessness is what we do. 100% of your donations goes towards sustaining their stable and independent lives. You can continue to reduce homelessness...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-6) →
Bill Evans (66)
Johnny Hodges (40)
Roy Hargrove (26)
Bob Dylan (7)
Cannonball Adderley (6)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-30) →
Lefty Frizzell (34)
The Decemberists (15)
Beastie Boys (13)
John Coltrane (13)
Johnny Hodges (12)
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October 2011
28 posts
“The Martians aren’t trying to run away from their lives or make excuses....”
– Bruce Springsteen Releases New Sci-Fi Concept Album About Struggles Of Poor Miners Working On Mars
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-23) →
Lefty Frizzell (48)
Alton Ellis (42)
João Gilberto (37)
Bill Evans (26)
Jimmie Dale Gilmore (24)
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Emptyage: Generation X Doesn't Want to Hear It →
Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we’re in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things “going…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-16) →
Antônio Carlos Jobim (48)
Bob Dylan (38)
Roscoe Holcomb (38)
The National (23)
Bruce Springsteen (18)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-9) →
Bob Dylan (105)
The Byrds (62)
Neil Young (30)
Tony Bennett (22)
Mel Tormé (16)
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in the fade: (written on my MacBook Pro) →
inthefade:
The front page of Wired has a collection of quotes about Steve Jobs. It’s a beautiful and humbling thing to read.
This is why Steve Jobs, in my eyes, is an inspiration. You can say what you want about his megalomania, his perfectionism, his use of Chinese labor (and trust me, people are saying…
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“Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family.
In his public life,...”
– The statement from Steve Jobs’s family. (via newsweek)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-2) →
The Byrds (32)
Bob Dylan (30)
Van Morrison (26)
Wilco (24)
Megafaun (21)
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"Why no credit? The photographer 'plagiarised' by... →
austinkleon:
A sensationalized story from the Independent. Here’s the lowdown, buried about 5 paragraphs in: this “photography enthusiast from Pennsylvania” posted a bunch of antique Japanese photographs on his Flickr stream, which Dylan then painted.
Dylan’, whose gallery won’t reveal the price of the paintings, did not actually breach copyright - since the antique images from Oechsle’s Flickr...
September 2011
23 posts
This Day in Music Spotlight: The Boss Leaves One... →
September 29, 1989
It could have been any other Friday night at Matt’s Saloon in Prescott, Arizona. The beer was flowing, the band was playing and everyday folks were celebrating the start of a hard-earned weekend.
Oh yeah, and Bruce Springsteen was there.
No E Street Band, no Patti Scialfa, just an unannounced visit from The Boss and a few of his buddies, who had come from Los Angeles to...