In this corner! And in this! May the best edited win! Mind you, there’s that one particularly bad-ass editor. Congratulations, Bryan! If you are anywhere near the Bowery this Sunday at 8pm, go check out the Book Launch Party. If the past is any guide, it should inevitably descend into drunken good-willed brawling. Don’t miss it!
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Thursday Playlist: My latest enthusiasms
Two songs by Pantha du Prince, a book by Carl Wilson, and an Italian you tube video. Follow this link to a site where you can stream the whole album. But for the purpose of this post, just play track #1 “Lay in a Shimmer” and track #9 “Welt am Draht.” I had never heard [...]
A life described by magazine subscriptions
I love magazines. I have a few current favorites. Over the years I have had many favorites. They change year to year–or sometimes even by month. I especially love when magazines arrive by mail. Buying them from a newsstand or grocery store just doesn’t feel as special. I have now had magazine subscriptions for almost [...]
Mixmas: favorite songs of 2009
Here we go again. Thank you Rachel for kicking off the TGW best-of season with such a great mix. These here are not the songs that got played most, that framework is finished (with a five year old in the house, that would mean way too much Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and the Monster Mash). [...]
Take me out to the ball game
“I think there are only three things America will be known for 2,000 years from now when they study this civilization: the Constitution, jazz music and baseball.” Gerald Early Am I really writing about sports? It feels strange, but I think I can do this. My Dad loved baseball, so, well, thus, I loved baseball. [...]
And you may ask yourself
Recently I was asked by a friend if I would like to go on a 900 mile trip in a sailboat from Scotland to Portugal. Without thinking, I said, hell yes. Everyone kept saying, wow, what an opportunity. You must go. This is a once in a lifetime. They were right. And so I went. [...]
What’s all the fuss? Reconsidering the cross-country road trip
Depending on how you define these things, I’ve made seven cross-country road trips in these 40 years of life. The first two (my only round trip voyage) occured when I was about eleven or twelve. Family summer vacation: driving from Albuquerque to Maine and back again in a Ford Van with two parents and six [...]
The best of the Aughts!
It’s official. The lists have begun. Oh, the joy! Let the carping begin: Amerie at #32? WTF!?!? Looking forward to August 31 and Sept. 28th!
Thursday Playlist: Summer stuff
Thanks to a recent birthday, I’ve acquired a few new books. I’m very excited about them. Has anyone out there read any of these and care to offer an opinion? It’s kind of an intimidating stack, but what a lovely way to get through the heat of August. Air conditioning and a great book. What [...]
