Getting a name check from the mainstream press can be a good thing. But as Wes Phillips wrote in his <A HREF="http://blog.stereophile.com/wesphillips">blog</A> on February 5, "to paraphrase Mason Williams on winning an Emmy Award, 'It's like being kissed by a girl with bad breath—you appreciate the honor, but...'"
<B>MOZART: Violin Concertos 3–5</B><BR>
Violin Concertos 3–5, K.216, 218, 219<BR>
Andrew Manze, violin; The English Concert, Andrew Manze, dir.<BR>
Harmonia Mundi HMU 807835 (CD). 2006. Robina G. Young, prod.; Brad Michel, eng. DDD. TT: 75:45<BR>
Performance <B>*****</B><BR>
Sonics <B>*****</B>
Michael Fremer has a problem.
Always remember, cookies are a sometimes food.
Okay. We just squeezed a full day's work into four tight and furious hours. The company granted us a half-day, so that we could all get a head-start on the holiday weekend. This, of course, is very nice. However, we started shipping the wonderful June issue just yesterday and had much work to accomplish this morning. In addition, for various reasons, we've had to accomplish that work without the help of an ad coordinator or production manager, and all while employing an entirely new pre-press system. Shipping days, as a rule, are intense. These have gone beyond intense.
Maybe Bill Swanson was the first CEO to use the "How You Treat Your Waitron" metric, but I learned it from a date about 20 years ago in Oregon. It <I>is</I> a good rule of thumb, however. Also, note Swanson's other "Unwritten" rules on the left—it's a good list.
Searchable lyric base of RT's recordings. Hours of mindless fun.
Okay, indigenous Columbians want to make Cola with real Coca? Why is everybody freaking out about this? It's <I>not</I> the same thing as cocaine. I used to live in Peru and we would drink herb tea made from coca leaves all the time. It's got about as much kick as caffeine—maybe even less, since I'd have no qualms about drinking a cup before bedtime.
Bagheera gets rude.
Huckleberry is appalled.