I’m relying on 23-year-old memories, since I didn’t have the foresight to tape the whole thing, but I’m pretty sure a-ha were on top of the MTV countdown in 1985. (The network certainly did everything they could to push that video.) At any rate, somebody’s done a new “literal” version of “Take on Me” that’s […]
U2 did a free “surprise” show at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge in November 2004. I took some photos of the concert, but I prefer the picture I took of the bridge:
posted 10 October 2008 in Photos. no comments yet
Back from the commercial break, we find Kevin Seal standing on top of a ladder, with the top half of his body out of the frame. “The top one hundred of 1988!” he shouts. He jumps off the ladder and then lies down on the floor. Standing up and dusting himself off, Seal says, “It’s […]
posted 9 October 2008 in 1988. 2 comments
Some of you already know this: Scraps (Soren) DeSelby had a serious hemorrhagic stroke on Monday and is currently in the ICU. In addition to being a frequent and quick-witted commenter here, he’s a good friend; I’m fervently hoping for a speedy and complete recovery, and feel helpless being on the other side of the […]
posted 8 October 2008 in News. no comments yet
Since there’s a new season of The Sarah Silverman Program starting tonight, it seemed like a good time for me to put an extended version of my 2002 interview with Silverman up in the archives. A few notes: 1. Silverman kept doing the Jesus Is Magic jokes for many years–one of the things I liked […]
posted 8 October 2008 in Archives, Articles. no comments yet
A lonely bugle plays over an image of Jon Bon Jovi–who’s looking morose, with his left hand on his cheek. Maybe Jon’s run out of bottles, and hence no longer knows what day of the week it is. “Bon Jovi on the road,” says the Voiceover Guy. “They play their guts out.” The image changes […]
posted 7 October 2008 in 1988. no comments yet
This website has been linked to by some interesting and worthy websites, but never from an online dispatch about a labor action by university professors in Mongolia. Until last week.
posted 7 October 2008 in Links, Self-reflexive. no comments yet
I first met Michael Stipe in late 1989 or early 1990; he was tagging along with KRS-One, who was giving a talk (about world history, I believe) at Yale University. (They had not yet released their collaboration on Out of Time’s “Radio Song.”) I introduced myself to KRS-One’s publicist, Leyla Turkkan. She had a request: […]
posted 6 October 2008 in Archives, Articles. 3 comments
I took this picture two days ago, on my way home from a dentist’s appointment. Even in Los Angeles, walking has some fringe benefits.
posted 3 October 2008 in Photos. no comments yet
I had a surprise same-day deadline today, so the next installment of the 1988 countdown will have to wait until next week. But I thought I’d share a list I came up with last week while I was waiting for Beck to hit the stage: TOP FIVE MOST-FAMOUS MUSIC VENUES IN THE USA: 1. Carnegie […]
posted 2 October 2008 in Tasty Bits. 8 comments
