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Wes Phillips
She's So Serious
Wes Phillips  |  Oct 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Bagheera always looks so intense. She's either polishing up her unified field theory or plotting world domination.
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Robert Baird
The Power of One
Robert Baird  |  Oct 05, 2006  |  0 comments
There are a lot artists who try as you and they might, never really grab ya. Then there are those who made one single that for some odd reason touched you. No, not there! In the heart or the head or some combination of both. Most are pop artists. And most of these one track wonders fall into the category of the "guilty pleasure."
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Wes Phillips
Rules of Thumb
Wes Phillips  |  Oct 05, 2006  |  0 comments
I love rules of thumb, deep wisdom that can be sketched in verbal shorthand. The website Painter Creativity offers 10 rules for naive artists and designers, but they could very easily apply to any freelancer. Most of these are pretty obvious, but when you're hustling for work and worried about that monthly rent bill, you can panic sometimes and fall for the old "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday" line.
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Wes Phillips
Dictionary of Roadie Slang
Wes Phillips  |  Oct 05, 2006  |  2 comments
That's "roadie" as in cyclist. Decidedly non-PC and bound to offend folks who object to coarse language, but pretty funny for the rest of us.
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Iggy Pop's Backline Rider
Wes Phillips  |  Oct 05, 2006  |  0 comments
Riders, or the contracts laying out what rock groups require for their performances, can range from straight ahead to the ridiculous—as in Van Halen's famous "no brown M&Ms" clause. Iggy Pop's backline rider is intentionally hilarious.
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Wes Phillips
Abandoned Bicycles of New York
Wes Phillips  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  1 comments
On our daily rides, Jeff Wong and I have watched a few of these abandoned bikes disassembled part by part as they serve as donor bikes for urban scavengers. Ultimately, all that's left is a lock and a frame—or, sometimes, just part of a frame.
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Paul Gonsalveszzzz . . .
Wes Phillips  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  0 comments
Jeff Wong sends along this smokin' version of "Perdido" by the Duke Ellington band. About midway through, after some great solos by band stalwarts Jimmy Hamilton and Ray Nance, the camera pans back and we see Paul Gonsalves sound asleep on the bandstand, forcing Hamilton to cover Gonsalves' tenor sax solo.
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Wes Phillips
SF Tropes That Must Be Retired
Wes Phillips  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  0 comments
Furinkan High School Kendo Club posts a spirited two-part attack on science fiction clichés. Erik Even's right that most of these are tired—but Joss Whedon has proven time and time again that a new spin can make even the lamest plot devices come alive. So add a codicil to all of these rules: "unless you are a genius."
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News
Ayre President Charlie Hansen Injured In Cycling Accident
Wes Phillips  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  0 comments
On Saturday, September 30, Ayre Acoustics founder and president Charlie Hansen sustained serious injuries while bicycling in the foothills near his Colorado home. Hansen is currently recovering in Boulder Community Hospital ICU, following surgery.
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Wes Phillips
Party Like It's 1066
Wes Phillips  |  Oct 03, 2006  |  0 comments
You call those dark ages?
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