February 2010
4 posts
Bought a CD at a Record Store
…possibly for the last time ever. I spent about 20 minutes in J&R “Music World” this afternoon listening to Santana, browsing CDs (even a few LPs), and checking out what other people were buying. It reminded me what a great hangout well-curated record stores are. In general, I believe that information technology and the internet have added to the experience and enjoyment...
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Silly Love Songs
Thought I would post a song for Valentine’s Day and before I do, will indulge myself for a moment. Probably three-quarters of rock/pop/country consists of love songs: so there are a lot of great ones out there. When I woke up this morning, one of my favorite DJs was playing a cover of “Ring of Fire.” That song probably captures being “head over heels” better than...
Sam Cooke, “Cupid” (1961)
Turn,Turn,Turn (to everything there is a season)
Couple of big tech news items last week. Most prominently (absurdly prominent given other major world events) was Apple’s introduction of the iPAD.
I like it. It’s effectively an oversized iPhone/Touch and, in this case, size does matter. As some of my Silicon Valley tech friends observed, developers will be able to do new kinds of things with all that touchscreen space. As an...