Neal Stephenson Returns
This September’s Anathem will be Neal Stephenson’s ninth book, and a long-awaited one at that (See WIRED). This will likely be the most anticipated sci-fi release since William Gibson’s Spook Country.
I’m an early Stephenson fan dating back to the mid 90s. I’ve turned dozens of people including friends, my dad, my cousins and even my […]
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New Motorcycle Helmet - Safety First
So my old helmet was more than five years old and had been dropped several times, making it unsafe. I have already totaled one bike in an incident that involved my head hitting the offending vehicle (see there was this minivan).
Because I had a full face helmet on (an HJC), I walked with a grade […]
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Returning to a Country Road Soon
Glad I didn’t sell this stuff on eBay! Of course, the return will be on a new bike, the Ducati SportsClasic GT 1000. It’s just a question of when now.
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The Battle of Chicago
Number 56 on the 101 Things I’d Like to Do Before I Die is done. Rage Against the Machine was outstanding last weekend at Lollapalooza.
Rage’s “The Battle of Chicago” performance opened with hard hitting numbers Testify and Bulls and Parade. The enthusiasm to see the once-broken up, and rarely together Rage Against the […]
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Lollapalooza Day 1: Radiohead Reigns Supreme
Radiohead is one of those bands that seems to defy finite descriptions. Alternative, yes? psychwdelic? Yes. Classicly trained musicians? Yes. Some more for you after last night’s performance: Loud? No. Beautiful and touching? Yes! Uncompromising? Yes.
Radihead didn’t kick ass (picture above). They demonstrated to an uncultured mass of alternative rock lovers what real music […]
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Coffee Is For Closers!
Some recent conversations with that younger generation (Millennials, gawd!), has made me realize they have never been introduced to the ultimate Alec Baldwin scene. The 1992 movie was Glengarry Glen Ross, and the 7 minute scene is sick! Jack Lemon, Ed Harris and Kevin Spacey join Baldwin in this scene.
Any real salesperson loves […]
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Rage
Rage, motherfucker, Rage.
Finally after almost twenty years I am going to see one of my favorite bands EVAH! Yup, Rage Against the Machine.
For my birthday, I bought tickets to Lollapalooza 2008. Rage is one of the headliners. Old motorcycle buddy Tony Rinker will be joining me for madness and mayhem in Chicago on August […]
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The Amsterdam Tryst
I’m off for a long, unscheduled weekend with Caitlin in Amsterdam (image by Macropoulos). Who knows what crazy, fun memories this tryst will bring? I promise you one thing, there will be no updates.
See you next week.
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Prince Caspian: A Worthwhile Endeavor
Here’s my review.
Warning: Not a movie for the militant atheist, but certainly one for anyone with open belief in things spiritual.
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