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"A Penny More," <i>Restless</i>, The Skydiggers

I put this one in so you could hear some of the Cash Brothers in action. It came up in the comments to an earlier blog entry, and was a big reason for wanting to send you this disc. Note: the pop in the beginning is on the CD; maybe something in the master.

This song sounds so familiar. Higher, higher. You take me where I want to go. I suppose I've heard it before — though I don't know for certain, it is possible — but it's more than that. This song feels familiar. This song is a killer. A tormentor.

I will not give you a penny more than you deserve
I don'…

<I>Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase</I>

Joan C. Gratz's seven minute animated, um, trip through art—from La Gioconda to Chuck Close. It's 2D claymation from 1992, but it was new to me.

Customers From Hell

Bookmine book store has posted a list of stupid customer queries that sounds strangely familiar. When I used to work at Tower Classical, I received variations on these, ranging from "Do you have Taco Belle's Canon—with real cannon?" to "Do you have any records Mozart recorded before he died?"

Via Grow A Brain.

Guitar Face

When it comes to guitar solos, apparently it is all in the way you hold your lips.

So You Want to Be a Writer?

It's not all riches and gorgeous readers, you know.

As to whether great writing can only be the result of inspiration, I generally have to edit all that "inspiration" crap out of my final product. Most days I'd just settle for being comprehensible.

Via Blog of a Bookslut.

A Good Girl

Associate publisher, Keith Pray leads a parade of Primedia staffers from the office, down the hall, through the revolving doors, onto Madison Avenue, and into Mulligan's Irish Pub. On his way, he sings out:

Let's go. Let's get drunk. Let's go. Let's get a beer.

We've closed the issue. That's what all the singing signifies.

As the parade passes Kristina's cube, it's all:

Come on, Kristina. Let's get drunk.
Kristina can't come. She's too young.
Come on, Kristina. Let's get drunk.
Kristina's in college: She drinks like a fish.

And,…

Audio for the Right Minded Listener

While doing some research for our November issue, I found myself clicking around the Bel Canto site, and guess what I discovered:

A blog!

Modern Sound — Audio for the Right Minded Listener — was created by Bel Canto's founder, John Stronczer, to communicate his and Bel Canto's philosophies on music, audio, and life.

I asked John about the significance of the name, "Modern Sound." He explained:

Modern Sound is a reference that encompasses both the old and new. It coincides with my personal return to the 'old' 2 channel values (as opposed to the Home…

Teen Sex Surveys Can Ruin Your Love Life

"Many young people claim to be regularly taking part in two surveys a day, often with different research organisations."

Training Hubby

Apparently Amy Sutherland's essay on using positive reinforcements techniques she learned from animal trainers to "condition" her husband's behavior was the most linked-to article The New York Times published this summer.

Ho-hum thought I, you mean nagging really doesn't work? How newsworthy. But you know, if she could train her husband to pick up his dirty socks, I might just be able to teach Huckleberry to skateboard.

Now That's Art!

My buddy Jon Iverson is cuckoo for car shows and has regaled me for hours with his photos of awesome rides (it's a California thing). I've always admired the artistry, but it never occurred to me that so much of the incredible pin stripe art was free hand.