Austin, my kind of city
With Rita being a tropical storm and off to the east, we were in the clear to enjoy the Austin City Limits without any worries.
I’ve gone to my fair share of festivals (jazz fest, warped tour, field day…) and I have to say the Austin City Limits had to be one of the most pleasant festivals I’ve experienced. An estimated 65,000 people came down for it and despite all the people, everyone was generally friendly, and didn’t overcrowd one another.
As for the music, I’m now a fan of the Arcade Fire after seeing them put on two amazingly enthusiatic shows over the weekend. Wilco put on one of the most enjoyable performances while a media helicopter flew by in weird angles capturing the show throughout their set. The Decemberists were excruciatingly charasmatic while Built to Spill’s aftershow performance left much to be desired in the form of crowd interaction and less artsy jams.
Everywhere we went we heard live music. Out of coffee shops, bars, backyards. And over the weekend, I saw no shortage of cyclists in town either, as Lance is a resident of this fine city. So put those things together and that’d be a place I’d live in, if I lived in Texas. »
American Masters . Bob Dylan | PBS
directed by martin scorsese »
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To Austin
Perhaps against all logic or just better judgement, my friends and I are headed to Texas for the Austin City Limits. It’s not the greatest of ideas given the potential of Hurricane Rita, but we are the curious type. Aside from the storm itself, Austin will be a logistical challenge with the influx of people for the festival and those seeking better grounds to weather the storm. Let’s do hope the storm dissipates. »
JCB video
cameos by the transformers and the a-team in this really well made animation »
dosh.mov (video/quicktime Object)
i am amazed by this »
Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)
a slightly geeky, amazing video for grandaddy »
Dining Notes: Max's
Max’s – New York City
Very good Italian restaurant. Reasonable prices. Excellent garden seating. Indoor seating may be too loud. Friendly staff. Does not rush you out despite a busy Saturday night.
This is the first entry in an attempt to keep short notes of favorable restaurants & other establishments I visit in the hope that I’ll have an easy list to look through when I want to re-visit any particular place in the future. »
Oscar Wilde said...
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating: people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing. »
Who Makes How Much - New York's Salary Guide 2005
“George M. – $16,800 – Street musician, Astor Place subway station” »
Global warming is beyond the point of no return
“Sea ice naturally melts in summer and reforms in winter but for the first time on record this annual rebound did not occur last winter when the ice of the Arctic failed to recover significantly.” »
mapping census information
interesting visualization of census data w/ google maps »
NYPD - podcast
is every organization so desperate to get a podcast going to seem like they are with it? instead of talking about street closings, how about discussing the arrest of cyclists who participate in the monthly critical mass bike rides in nyc and the cost of »