Paying Attention: Today it starts: the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Arguably the biggest collegiate sports event of the year. The top 64 teams in the country (as picked by a selection committee and performance in conference championships) will take the floor to begin the dance that is the NCAA Championship. Just getting into one of …
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Rapture: Blondie Live in New York City 1999
The Hunt For New Music: Blondie live was the essence of Blondie. The Records were great but the live shows were legendary. In 1999, Blondie came out of the shadows, again, to stage a live concert in New York City to promote their “No Exit” Album. It’s a 45 minute set and Debbie Harry –as usual–renews her …
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The Closest Finish
In 2007, Ferrari and Porsche battled it out for the GT Championship at the world famous 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race. At the very end of the race, both cars were on the same lap and the battle went from car-vs-car to mano-a-mano. In the Number 62 F36o Ferrari of Risi Competizione, was Brazilian …
Debussy on Music
“Music is the space between the notes….”
Reality TV
Press Clippings. Brian Williams stepped in it on 26 March 2013 when he “misremembered” being shot down in Iraq while being interviewed on the David Letterman Show. It was not the first such memory incident for Williams and it would not be the last, but while that statement disappeared like lines from most talk show interviews, a …
Henry Ford on Business models
“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business..”
The Hunt For New Music: Don’t Let Me Down
Listen: Gramatik blows up a Beatle’s classic. Another great piece of music from SoundCloud. If you’re not a member…highly recommended.
The Hunt For New Music: Don't Let Me Down
Listen: Gramatik blows up a Beatle’s classic. Another great piece of music from SoundCloud. If you’re not a member…highly recommended.