Karaoke Revolution!
Friday, December 17th, 2004This NPR segment made my day yesterday.
Archive for the ‘music’ Category
To appreciate
Tuesday, November 16th, 2004Briefly: I saw The Magnetic Fields perform on Boulder campus. A good band, not rock-n-roll, and they don't seem to like performing, but quite talented. The opening act, Darren Hanlon, was quite good. He reminded me of Jonathan Richman, and when I commented on this to the ...
My jeans
Sunday, October 17th, 2004Well, I disagree with Jonathan Richman (see link above) on one thing: I like Levi's jeans, 550 to be exact. But it took me about a year to realize that just because the tag on the Levi's and Gap jeans have the same waist/inseam dimensions, maybe they actually measure ...
David Byrne at Chautauqua
Monday, September 13th, 2004That was last week. What a fine concert - bought a ticket, and then sold it soon after to sit outside with friends who had brought wine, cheese, and other delicacies. I don't listen to David Byrne as much as I used to, as my musical tastes have ...
“Please RSVP”
Sunday, July 18th, 2004Even though "Please RSVP" literally means "Please Respond Please", RSVP seems to have taken on a meaning of its own. "Please respond" sounds odd, maybe a bit curt. So "RSVP" must now refer to a response to a party invitation. I've been reading a great book, Why We Buy: ...
Property rights to ponder
Friday, July 9th, 2004I was listening to the radio last night, which is quite rare, and the DJ on the local "World Class Rock" station mentioned that The Who has recently licensed some of their songs for use in commercials. This is clearly an intellectual property issue that I'm still not quite ...
Four words
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004I was just walking around my neighborhood figuring out how to solve a problem in my research. Resolved to write out my conclusions, I crossed 35th Street, arms folded, maybe one arm gesturing to myself, and was approaching the corner. I hear a car coming from behind in ...
I was dancing in Larry David’s Bar
Wednesday, March 24th, 2004Finally, finally, I saw an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm with a happy ending: Season 3: The Grand Opening. Things were looking pretty grim for the opening of Larry David's restaurant, as the chef had Tourette syndrome, he was visible and in ear-shot of the the dining area. ...
T-Rex is a Wimpy Dinosaur
Monday, March 8th, 2004Speaking of the mid-west, I'm enjoying NPR (gasp!) on the weekends. (Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, whom I saw at the Vancouver airport two summers ago.) This American Life had a segment on dinosaurs,, and how the new theories reveal that T-Rex was a wimp, and it was ...
Violent Femmes & Humor in The Fountainhead
Tuesday, December 31st, 2002In these past two weeks I've found myself listening to the Violent Femmes self-titled debut album (1983) - in the car, and loud. (Many undergrad boys are out of town, someone has to take their role.) Quite therapeutic. Also, I was in a mood to appreciate ...
