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Entries from May 2004

Justice in Music

May 31st, 2004 · Comments

Metafilter” just sent me to this great Frontline interview with David Crosby during which he touches on the future of the record companies:
Now they’re going in the tank, because the world has changed, and they did not change with it. They bit the poison pill, without realizing it, when they went digital. Once a [...]

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Tags: MP3 and Digital Music · Music

Brass Tacks in The ATL

May 26th, 2004 · Comments

My buddy Gavin’s feature film Brass Tacks premieres in at the Rialto Center Theater in Atlanta on June 14.
All ATL-iens should attend. You’ll get a huge kick out of it, if for no other reason than to see The Earl on the big screen. But more than that, you’ll get to see Rob [...]

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Tags: Atlanta · Movies

Strega Malevento

May 25th, 2004 · Comments

Ooh! Ooh! Are you a good witch or a bad witch?
Strega is a special liquer from Italy. Named “witch,” it plays off of the idea that the town from which the product comes, Benevento, Italy (good wind) used to be named Malevanto, which means “bad wind,” in reference to the towns reputation [...]

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Tags: Booze, Beer and Wine · Colorado · Colorado College · Evil · Italy

East of NY

May 25th, 2004 · Comments

This morning, as I got lit on coffee, fed my baby and watched the “Today” show, I witnessed one of those brain-bursting events that makes one want to weep for the future of our nation.
As many may know, “Today” is filmed in New York City. Crowds gather on “the plaza” and the hosts of [...]

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Tags: Georgia

You Were Warned

May 23rd, 2004 · Comments

I have a Mac. I have a baby. My parents gave us a video camera
Only one possible result can come of this.

Maple’s First Movie 13.1 MB

I suggest you save the movie to your computer before playing it. In Windows, right-click the link then select “Save As…” Macintosh users, Control-click and select [...]

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Tags: Children, The · Video

Say Hi To Maple Dorothy

May 9th, 2004 · Comments

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Tags: Children, The

Say Hi To S.D. Windham

May 3rd, 2004 · Comments

What have we done now?
S.D. Windham: a start up company with which I’m involved. Check it out.

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Tags: Capitalism

Lost, Dropped and Cancelled

May 2nd, 2004 · Comments

For some reason, probably because it’s fact, I think this song by emo-rockerz Rainier Maria r0×0r. I like the lyrices, especially the “mit Luftwaffe” part:

Expect me like one waits for mail,
all lost dropped and cancelled.
Like foreign post, i leave twice a day
but take a week to get there.

Expect me like [...]

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Tags: MP3 and Digital Music · Verse