So, we all know that Amazon now offers an mp3 download service that probably stands as the main contender to Apple’s iTunes. Amazonmp3 has a number of great deals, from their sub $5 albums (for some reason, some jazz and classical albums with only a few long cuts qualify, while others that are laid out […]
Organist Merl Saunders (pictured above, at left, with musical collaborator Jerry Garcia) passed away 10/24/08 due to complications associated with a stroke, which had disabilitated him several years ago. The Garcia-Saunders band was a mainstay of the West Coast scene from 1971 through 1975. His passing is very sad news for me…this band, which only […]
This is a few days old, but I was too busy linking to old British sketch shows last week to talk about it then. Justin Webb, the BBC’s North America editor, is arguing that Sarah Palin getting elected might not be as utterly disastrous for the entire world as most people think. He […]
Seems like bad news comes in wave after wave of 14 ft storm surges these days. Amidst worldwide economic problems, endless wars, mock politics, and an endangered environment, we get news of dead heroes. This was not the blog post I planned to write when I started the day, but Richard Wright deserves a few […]
As a voracious reader and academic-in-the-making, I cannot help but be a bit of a Luddite in some instances. One thing that I tend to be very defensive about is the future for that object known as “the book.” The internet is great. You have navigated its wiles and have ended up here, reading this […]