Author Archive for indeno
28
Dec
07
Thanks, Steve.
I just developed these photos. There’s a great one of Steve. Look at that beautiful family.
Had you actually graduated from Wayland High School, Steve (and not just Loker, and WJHS) you’d know there’s a tradition of public school letter jackets. They were warm wool coats, designed for Metro West’s unforgiving weather, black as night, with orange accents that blinded non-Wayland residents. Folks like Flip, and Mike Short got their jackets by the end of Freshman year (or was it the end of eighth grade) and there were others, as active, as productive, but less sporty, who would eventually be rewarded with a new merit system. There were pins for the arts. (Unfortunately there was little recognition for Seth’s Y-Be-Fit achievements or Tim’s inventive airbrushing elective.)
There wasn’t a superlative for Most Class Spirit While Attending Another School nor for Class Webmaster, since there was no real internet in 1986. So, since there are no awards given out after high school we have to write longs posts like this.
Steve, thanks for keeping the class spirit alive. (Sorry there’s no pin.) I am sure Kerry, Kristin Richardi, Deb, Mark, and Sue Self would agree, what started out as a tireless effort by those humble visionaries has continued with you.
27
Dec
07
Happy Holidays.
03
Dec
07
Help Brad make a difference
With all the fires in California there’s comfort in hearing music from one of the local favorites. Colbie Caillat is from Malibu. (Think lovechild of Jack Johnson and Sheryl Crow.) This version of “Droplets” was recorded (not by me) at the beach with her friend and frequent musical partner, Jason Reeves.
I am so impressed with this gal. She’s down to Earth, can write catchy tunes, and was born in 1985. Chances are Shem will say she’s too mellow, or too poppy, or she isn’t “eighties” enough. Hello? 1985! Spring, Junior year. Can’t get more “eighties” than that.
22
Oct
07
Happy Birthday, Gwen.
Infectious and clever, James Hunter proves to be a man of impeccable taste who has learned from his influences rather than simply imitating them. Word on the street, he even writes the horn arrangements. Take that! …you artists that don’t arrange your own horn parts.
Oddly enough, this music would be more appropriate on our parent’s high school blog. Fortunately for us, they don’t have one…maybe Harriet does.
03
Oct
07
It’s All Ball Bearings Nowadays
All this talk of Gary Gray and the Senior Ski Trip. Reminds me of Fletch, of course. The music reminds me of something…just can’t place it.
I saw Crowded House this week. They played at the Enormo-dome here in LA. So fun. I was “doing the math.” Was it 20 years ago? Don’t Dream It’s Over came out sometime Freshman year in college I think. I remember trying to learn it on guitar. It started out with a chord that I didn’t know even existed. It was just so refreshing. When I saw them the other night they played that song acoustic. I was transported.
I was really taken by the band—and I had high hopes. They’re not young looking anymore but act young, and they are just so happy, so thankful to be doing what they love—getting better with age. And at that age (50?) that’s not a bad place to be.
See ‘em if you can, if you like good music, if you like to be entertained.
15
Aug
07
Help me out here…
“Why the late-30s are a man’s misery years”…explains the writer in this article:
“Researchers found that it takes men until they reach the age of 65 to start enjoying life as much as they did in their late-teens and early-20s.”
“It makes them the least satisfied members of society, scoring well below teenagers, the elderly – and women of all ages.”
Help me out here…aka…WTF?!
06
Aug
07
Help me out here…
“Robots have been roaming the streets of Iraq, since shortly after the war began. Now, for the first time — the first time in any warzone — the machines are carrying guns. After years of development, three ’special weapons observation remote reconnaissance direct action system’ (SWORDS) robots have been deployed in Iraq, armed with M249 machine guns. The ‘bots haven’t fired their weapons yet,’ Michael Zecca, the SWORDS program manager. ‘But that’ll be happening soon.’”
This is from Wired: http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/08/httpwwwnational.html
HELLO?! Help me out here: Did these folks not see RoboCop or is it that they saw RoboCop and then decided to make robots…that are cops?
These posts are in the spirit of New Music Tuesday—though it’s not every week and in this case, it’s Friday. I’m posting because I keep visiting the site for something new, and hey, now there’s something new.
Sandi Thom. No, it’s not the lovechild of Tommy Coleman and Sandy Potocheny, it’s another Brit on the music scene. Maybe you’ve heard her other stuff. Maybe you prefer the music from high school. I can tell you this gal would definitely have been on V66 if it was 20 years ago.
I like the energy of this song. It’s expressive. Not so into how she doubts everything. It would be a challenge to be with her in these moments, luckily it’s only a few minutes of doubting. Focused doubting. Smart. Get it over with.
27
Jul
07
It’s On
The trek continues.
Only thing better would be James Taylor working on the soundtrack.
In college I was a DJ on WRHO. (You’ve never heard of it unless you’re Tony Vaccarino or Kristin Lorentsen.) Freshman year most of the station’s programming was music from the sixties and seventies. It was so odd. We were a college radio station playing classic rock. Well, thanks to classmate John Tobias, that all changed. He started playing new music. Our music. That made all the difference.
This isn’t a post about T, and how he shaped what we all listened to (and what I would eventually play on my show). This post is about new music. “Tomorrow’s oldies.”
There’s so much great music out there. I posted an audio clip of Kate Nash before. Here’s a music video:
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