Carnegie Hall. Nov. 29, 1957.A benefit concert for a community center. Two great jazz legends, Theolonius Monk and John Coltrane, playing together. Note to iTunes: Please, please, puh-leeze get this online soon. Link: The New York Times > Arts > Music > A Jazz Discovery Adds a New Note to the Historical Record. (Free registration … Read More
My laptop is annoying me. We used to get along. Hell, I was even starting to kind of like Windows XP. But things have been going sour. I’ve tried not to say anything — you know, I wanted to work it all out, quietly.
But it hasn’t been going well. For a few months now. Then today… well, today I caught myself roaming through the Mac section of the U of O bookstore. This is going bad. It’s all welling up inside… I have to confess: I’m starting to hate Windows.
Friday. 4pm. Beer o’clock. "Jes, what are you doing? I just got off work, and I could use a beer."
"I’m at Max’s. [bar near the U of O campus] Come join me?"
As we prepared for takeoff, the sun dropped and the sky turned orange. We were supposed to be in our seats, seatbelts secured, all portable electronic devices turned off and stowed. But there was one device I just had to get out: my camera, for one last shot. Hopefully this photo does a tiny bit … Read More
…will make my friend Jes Painter want to kill you.
This one’s for you, Jes… who was my friend until I emailed her this link, therefore adding major insult to already painful injury.
During our drive through Beverly Hills on our first day in L.A., John and Gedde drove us by the park where in 1998 George Michael "was arrested for soliciting an undercover policeman in a Beverly Hills men’s room." "He was so set up," Gedde said.
A longer and longer time ago, in a booze-laden country far, far away, this wee American was a college boy on a student exchange. He wound up becoming friends with a Finnish girl, also on a student exchange.
They kept in touch, both wound up living in Scotland some more, and then went on their merry ways. He moved to Oregon. She moved back to Finland. Her merry ways went on to become "marry" ways, and she got hitched to a chap in L.A. Five years later, when the American boy was on his trip to L.A., the boy and the girl finally got to see each other again!
THIS SATURDAY! THIS SATURDAY!
Take it away, Marietta:
I think we should have radio commercials for the slam in the style of MONSTER TRUCK RALLY ads. What do you think?
Saturday, April 23rd, eleven poets compete for a spot in the Finals and
a chance to be on the 2005 Eugene Slam Team! And they are…
We spend an entire day at the L.A. Zoo, seeing everything from reptiles to primates to some, ahem, rather frisky tortoises. Heather also gave us the expert guided tour, filling us in with all sorts of cool info about the animals, zookeeping, etc. And then there was this kangaroo… To the photos…
What possessed me to put 30 chilis in the fried rice? I don’t know. I just started grabbing chillies, and suddenly there were a lot of them diced up on the cutting board. Granted, the fried rice yielded 5 servings, so it’s spread out a little. But still. For future reference, 30 chiles sting a … Read More
