August262009
A fanatical collector’s amazing collection of candy-colored vintage transistor radios on Flickr: http://bit.ly/DtKtr (via Cult of Mac)
August172009
The New Yorker’s News Desk blog mentions my 25th anniversary Woodstock essay http://bit.ly/20tbai
August152009
Congo’s wildlife rangers target armed groups trafficking charcoal in gorilla zone of Virunga http://tinyurl.com/qtolcj (via @1txsage1957)
August132009
Beer for concerts but no water for Santa Fe River. (River news starts at 3:57 minutes on audio clip.) http://is.gd/2fF6H (via @ksfrnews)
August42009
Having Michiko Kakutani review Thomas Pynchon is like asking George Will to critique the Grateful Dead. http://tinyurl.com/kmbhqd
August32009
Sacramento man unwittingly buys his mom’s vinyl 45 collection at a secondhand shop: http://tinyurl.com/kjexp7
From lost masters discovered in a Brooklyn basement, a new Woody Guthrie box set pkg’d as a vintage suitcase. http://tinyurl.com/mtzk5f
July282009
“Like Peggy Noonan, Jack London, & Faulkner wandered into the woods with 3 buttons of peyote and one typewriter.” http://tinyurl.com/lq3wtm
July162009
“What will it take to save the tiger? Perhaps nothing short of universal, international outrage.” http://iwild.org/
July92009
A smokin cellphone-video version of “Not Fade Away” from Bob Dylan: http://tinyurl.com/nds5uu
grateful dead played its last concert at soldier field, chicago, 14 years ago today… http://tinyurl.com/l34gg5
The Authors Guild gets constant beatdowns from the Boing Boing Jacobins, but AG prez Roy Blount is a joy to read. http://tinyurl.com/krllqe
Satellite & TV are down until new floor is done. Can’t find any streaming evening news for the iPhone/Touch. A huge unserved market.
July82009
“New Mexico: A Guide for the Eyes” - cool-looking new design book re “the visual vernacular that surrounds us.” http://tinyurl.com/mjdkz5
July62009
Martin Scorsese on filming at Woodstock: http://tinyurl.com/lnckrn