But I can't truly ignore them. Today, as I passed, I thought the obvious: "Like a herd of cattle." Immediately after, I thought the slightly-less-obvious: "Like grains of sand through a sieve."
And finally out into the muggy, muggy air.
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The PATH train arrives at its 33rd Street stop. The doors slide open. People slither out. Treading up the crowded platform, we are made to pass through stainless-steel turnstiles. I hate touching skin to steel, preferring to push the mechanism over with the forward motion of my legs. Almost as though the turnstiles aren't there.
I was done with shopping. Inside my red cart: lamp and shade, extension cord and powerstrip, four soft white 60W light bulbs, two ice trays. I'd held strong against my urges to purchase a blender, whole wheat pasta, an oak filing cabinet, cotton underwear, a ceramic Japanese dragon, and a Pirates of the Caribbean DVD. However, on my way to the register, my attention was taken by an aisle of stereo components.
Here, in Target of all places, was a very fine and attractive display for setting up a hi-end stereo system. In smooth, hip font — though perhaps just a little bit scruffy and with…
It would have been a very sad story. Having diligently packed the Ayre units and sent them off to lofty Boulder, I was left with empty space. I considered bringing the old Magnavox down from the closet. Luckily, I'd done a bad job of returning the Musical Fidelity A3.5 integrated amp and CD player. Reuniting them with the DeVore gibbon 3 loudspeakers was enlightening.
My system sounded better than I remembered. Better, in fact, than ever.
Alright. I immediately noticed a big difference in the overall presentation of things. I'd say that the Ayre gear created a sound that was…
What happens if the Earth switches magnetic poles? It could happen—and soon.
Via Monty.
Pat Metheny on Kenny G. First we use fairness and logic, then we kicks 'em in the yarbles.
About six years old, but new to me. Nicely put, Mr. Metheny.
Okay, no list of 50 could be perfect, but this one's pretty good. I could probably come up with a list of 50 that also changed music without any overlap, but that's one of the pleasures of the list game.
Here's the part I found really interesting: The Guardian almost spends more time describing what albums are ("clumps of songs") than defending its choices.
Well yes, obviously—but Mexican epidemiologist Rodolfo Acuña-Soto thinks that the 16th Century plague that reduced the Aztec population from 22 million to 2 million was not smallpox brought over by the Spaniards. Aztec historians of the time referred to it by a different name than smallpox, with which they were familiar(!), and, after 12 years of research, Acuña-Soto concurs.
One of the most fascinating aspects of this article is the precision with which Acuña-Soto can track the spread of the epidemic four centuries later. That's because the Spanish kept such exceptional records,…
From: Mejias, Stephen
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 5:53PM
To: Jay Rein, Bluebird Music
Subject: Exposure 2010S system
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 5:53PM
To: Jay Rein, Bluebird Music
Subject: Exposure 2010S system
Hi Jay.
It was great spending a bit of time with you at HE06. Yours was one of my very favorite rooms, where I simply enjoyed myself. Thank you.
Up until last week, I'd been listening at home through the Ayre AX-7e and CX-7e integrated and player. Now that I've got a big empty space in my living room, I've been thinking about what I'd like to hear next. With the Show still fresh in my mind, I'm very much interested in listening to the…
Feeling uninspired — burned by the heat and wearied by spreadsheets — Kristina fights off a case of the Monday Blahs while searching for her mechanical eye.
–SM
–SM
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I have been filling in our master spreadsheet for the Buyer's Guide all day today. More often than not, I am the one who sees the spreadsheets first. I make as many corrections as possible, and then pass them to Stephen. Stephen does the final edit and puts them in a folder for me. From there, I input them into a master sheet and ::PoOf:: the master sheet is beginning to look like an issue after all. So…