Last Week: In lieu of an iPod, I have opened my PowerBook in my lap, turned the volume up, and listened to the Audible podcast of This American Life while in traffic. The volume is soft, so I have to listen carefully. Yesterday, 5:15-5:50pm: I took my earbuds along with me so that I could […]
One of Jessica’s students said something to another under his breath the other day. “What was that?” Jessica asked. “Uh? Oh… Death Cab for Cutie. It’s a band. They’re playing a concert this weekend.” “Yeah, I know — I’m going to the show.” “Wha…? You like Death […]
Todd Dominey reminds me of a reformed Rob Gordon. He writes that he’s ripping all of his CDs onto USB drives and then selling the physical copies. (Rob Gordon and his real-life counterparts prefer vinyl and likely don’t have a computer, but…) It’s illegal (selling the physical copies and keeping the digital […]
Joe, Glenn, Grant, and I went to see Oasis last night at Lakewood Amphitheater. You remember Oasis — they had those songs that were popular about, er, 10 years ago? Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova. I caught onto them right around the time Champagne Supernova was on MTV. I was dubbing […]
Saturday marked the first ever Dock Rock (2005) at Joe’s place on Lake Lanier. Jess and I made the short drive from Alpharetta, she grading drawings from her Spanish class while I guided the Jeep up Peachtree Industrial. Reports of the expected crowd were varied — “It could be 8 people, it could […]
