Present Purveyors

If you had to go, not a bad way at all

2009-10-21T10:37:00.001-04:00

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/26/clifton-maloney-dead-cong_n_300933.htmlNEW YORK (AP) The husband of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney has died on a mountain climbing expedition in the Himalayas, aides to the congresswoman said Saturday.Clifton Maloney, a millionaire investment banker and avid climber, was resting in a high-altitude camp after a successful ascent to the summit of the world's

thoughts on Michael Crichton

2009-06-02T13:12:00.002-04:00

It is not wise or kind to disparage the dead though her goes- Michael Crichton is an idiot and the fact that his books have so wide ranging appeal infuriates me. His stance on Global Warming http://www.michaelcrichton.net/speech-environmentalismaseligion.html and the stupid and factually inaccurate book State of Fear he put out to prove it were the last straw for me. His books should be burned in

what up

2009-04-20T12:01:00.003-04:00

someone needed to write something so here goes- I had an excellent weekend mountain biking a maintenance road through Sterling Forest under the high tension wires though some of the hills gave me pause and I either walked the bike up or down those stretches. My hair is still standing on end like in David Lynch's Eraserhead http://davidlynch.de/head.html and I feel mechanically disaffected too!

Jim James

2009-03-09T12:53:00.002-04:00

Yes, Lavery is right. I'd like to share the same side of an ihop booth with Jim James of My Morning Jacket fame. If you wouldn't mind, check this link out and allow urself to listen undistracted for 8 minutes.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSHM5FiOChY

XGames banter...

2009-02-23T16:29:00.002-05:00

No worries John. I watch too many XGames slopestyle snowboarding comps and have turned my attention to hanging out in the terrain park and halfpipe this season (read: midlife crisis). Luckily for me a few inches of powder are a lot more forgiving than the concrete of the skatepark.

Good, reeeeeel good.

2009-02-23T11:48:00.002-05:00

Nice to see the posts lads. CN, I have no idea what ur talking about but feel fairly certain we'd take the same lift but not the same line down the mountain-sounds cool to watch though.AJ-thanks for the disc info, and good memory on Erins birthday. In fact I may have to miss Shaft Cheese reunion as it may be held on that exact day but I'm not to worried as I'm sure that after Kieran good will

Scale Back big and brash becomes let's keep the kids home and save cash

2009-02-17T21:55:00.002-05:00

Searching for that equilbrium about now.Work/Home/Family and brief respites of recreation though these are usually less ambitious then in year past. Every Sunday I play Ulitmate Frisbee when I can with a local group. It is really phenomenal. Fergs there is a group out in East Hampton and actually they have a tourney set up for May 16 http://www.easthamptonultimate.com/ though I recall you saying

Like candy for the iPod...and the soul.

2009-02-13T09:25:00.002-05:00

Loaded up Led Zep Mothership remastered on the pod and turned it up to 11. Amazed I didn't get a speeding ticket on the way into work.Happy 39th John. I started the 365 day clock to the big '40' on January 2 on the slopes at Steamboat. Proving to my seven year old that daddy can still huck a method air in the bumps and spread the butterbox. Knees were a bit shot after that...but 1 or 2 vicadin

Robert Hunter

2009-02-04T06:42:00.003-05:00

If Jerry didn't play so well, i'm sure i would hate his vocals, but with that playing - his voice accompanies perfectly. faced with mysteries dark and vast - statements just seem vain at last. hunter must have been so plesaed to hear this played and sung so perfectly. Hunter enjoys a solid canon.

Ribeye Brothers

2009-02-01T21:17:00.002-05:00

I am short on time and just returning to the fold here. I do hope others browse through here on occassion and then I will also know that Mr. Ferg does. http://www.ribeyebrothers.com/Great band- saw them on Friday night. Rock on hard and really good. Of course I know the guitarist from Monster Magnet who does their songs. Check it out.Over and out. More to come as inspiration, hold me brighter

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS, LETS GO ALREADY!!

2009-01-30T07:52:00.002-05:00

"PICTURES OF YOU" IS; A D FOR THE VERSES AND E A FOR CHORUS. GOOD SHIT. I TURNED 39 YESTERDAY, SO ALL YOU YOUNG MF'S CAN GO SCRATCH AND JUNIOR TAYLO USED TO SAY.

More Westerberg and note on MMJ

2009-01-14T08:31:00.003-05:00

"Sanitation expert and a maintenance engineer,garbage man a janitor and you my dear" from waitress in the skyMy morning jacket played the garden new years. A four hour show which included "Bring it on Home" cover of Sam Cooke who performed it at the Harlem Square club in 1963 (not sure exact date). Almost 50 years later that rythym and blues feeling transcends decades easily and Jim James et al

Westerburg genius...

2008-12-21T17:00:00.000-05:00

My fav would have to be..."I'm a knight in shining armchair..."

HERE COMES A REGULAR

2008-12-19T08:47:00.002-05:00

I USED TO LIVE AT HOMEBUT NOW I STAY AT THE HOUSEWesterberg hid this simple painful lyric from me in one of my favorite songs. All along i thought he was referring to some less than upstanding "house" where less than reputable characters hung because some jagoff told me that's what it meant. He also writes elsewhere that"its got bums when its cold like any other place". Real good.

Regular

2008-12-10T13:15:00.001-05:00

I used to live at home but now "I stay at the house"

Hide the Reefer...

2008-11-30T18:46:00.002-05:00

Very nice Michael. Reminds me of Shel Silverstein "where the sidewalk ends".Feeling a bit melancholy and good to see others keeping up with some current postings. Spent the day going through old photos and boxes from the attic. Funny stuff. Bradley with a mohawk @ Chez Shaft Xmas Party. Some tour photos. Came across a few from Quincy Ave Jr. residence up by Moses Taylor Hospital. Took me back 20

McTigue Response

2008-11-17T12:07:00.002-05:00

I was gonna do that first but my "center" function doesn't work.NOT BAD MY PHILLY FRIEND, IN FACT....REAL GOOD

Nude Self Portrait

2008-11-14T13:40:00.001-05:00

hairforheadear eye eye ear cheek nose cheekmouthchinneckshoulder shouldernipple nipplebellybuttonhand handpenisscrotumhip hipthigh thighknee kneecalf calfankle anklefoot foot

Kermit Ruffins and the Barbeque Swingers

2008-11-14T09:16:00.002-05:00

Chris Neves-thank you for extending that bayou hospitality to Erin and I when you took us confidently far from the Quarter to see Kermit and eat red beans and rice. I know it seems like a lifetime ago, over ten years now. As always these words fall short of the actual memory, but that was some good shit right there, Neves.

Fall 2008

2008-11-10T16:53:00.001-05:00

It has been too long. I hardly ever check this anymore-bad form. Miss you all very much.

As Belushi noted in Animal House- When the going gets tough, the tough get going

2008-10-09T11:18:00.002-04:00

Long absence in entries. Recalling that Gatzke passed around this time made me revisit. Tough economic climate- yeah well maybe we will return away from the materialism to more spirtualistic- I had a talk last night with my 80 year old neighbor. It was good not to be in a rush and hear what he had to say. The go-going and persuing the almighty buck while keeping up with the Jones's is malice on

Repo Retro

2008-05-30T22:56:00.002-04:00

Loading up the iPod for a Spring road trip to Great Sand Dunes with the family and came across some Colin Hay, the guy behind 1980's Men at Work. He re-released a bunch of the tunes acoustic on an album "Man @ Work" and they are pretty interesting for a repo retro.Of particular noteworthiness, he also released an incredibly beautiful acoustic song called "Waiting for my real life to begin". Worth

wrong

2008-05-10T19:56:00.002-04:00

vee-vee (but i still prefer icky) - in the early 90's a long lost friend and fellow costello-head recommended archers - and anyone who likes elvis... i was quickly bought and sold (check out 'Web in Front' - track 1 from Icky Mettle) "all i ever wanted was to be your spine" - one of the most friendly tracks on the albumall of you should have heard the version of 'wrong' from Icky that TJ played

Back in time.

2008-03-23T20:17:00.003-04:00

Sunday jones'n for some old favs and just noticed that the Archers of Loaf has appeared on iTunes.com. Wish it were Icky Mettle but, alas, a live albumn will do.If you haven't heard them...check out on tracks 12-16 on "Seconds Before the Accident". Maybe one day another NC/SC fav the Connell's will get their stuff up there.

Curling and Beer-Perfect together

2008-03-13T11:31:00.002-04:00

You from Jersey, I from Jersey too!If you are or where you recall Tom Kean (now the president of Drew College and frequent political contender for higher office) and the tourism slogan- NJ and You- Perfect together.I would venture a different slogan- Curling and Beer- Perfect together. Yet to check it out though have an invite and it sounds cool.http://www.njcurling.org

Is there anybody out there...cut to comfortably numb-THE WALL

2008-03-04T08:54:00.002-05:00

Well blokes a long time of no inspiration and registration of thoughts, ideals or whimsy. Did not make a blip on radar. Want to reinvigorate this space. My computer dying at home has not helped that effort along.Laves, Sullivan, his sister Maureen and I hit Killington this past weekend for some excellent skiing in new snow- an outdoor heated pool at the nice lodgings Sullivan's neighbors offered

HST - "The Gonzo Way"

2008-01-05T11:13:00.000-05:00

Just got through with Anita Thompson's profile/philosophy book of her husband Hunter. Quick and good read. Summary of HST's 7 Life Lessons (Code/philosophy he lived by).1. Learning- that's what it's all about.2. It's wrong when it stops being fun.3. Politics is the art of controlling your environment.4. "We" is the most important word in politics.5. Truth is easier.6. Buy the ticket, take the

Cold Cold Cold

2008-01-03T12:21:00.000-05:00

Is there a bigger waste of money and time than these fucking campaigns? Implement a simple test of intellect as litmus to cast vote and BE DONE WITH THESE FUCKING CAMPAIGNS. Let the newspapers tell us what these jokers are trying to lie about....enough already.

Todd Park

2007-12-23T06:56:00.000-05:00

Thanks Neves. Will do so re; the big head.....i like em round (and loud)yeah, i needed Joyce to send me appropriate links to get back on myself, didn't think to curse google, but now that you mention it....

Google sucks & other musings...

2007-12-22T15:30:00.000-05:00

Man I freakin' hate google. Took me 10 minutes to figure out how to log in now that they obviously own Blogger and were so inclined to change all my account info. Bastards.Best holiday wishes to all. Merry Xmas, Happy New Year, yadda yadda yadda. Hope you all get what you need...not want!Master Todd Park Mohr and BHTM have put out a new albumn and it is the best I've heard from them in years!

A feel good Christmas News Story- OR.Dumbass goes into woods to illegally cut a tree,puts family at risk-gets into trouble and needs a lot of help

2007-12-20T23:17:00.000-05:00

Survival Instincts Saved Family Trapped In SierraPARADISE, Butte County (AP) ― Fred Dominguez grew up near Los Angeles and has spent most of his life in the city. He hadn't seen snow since he was 12.Yet when a fierce winter storm stranded Dominguez and his three children in rugged Sierra terrain during their hunt for the perfect Christmas tree, instinct apparently kicked in.Dominguez, 38, had no

bouwt time-or-we're all just jimmy page's bitches

2007-12-11T13:47:00.000-05:00

thanks drew for getting me the linkage. ah yes - it just comes to me now that the black dogs themselves were howling last night in london as one of ronny boy's favorites blew the atmosphere apart under the tether name lediuous zepious.figures i get back onto his blog as he flashes me that knowing smile from the other side re; last nights Zep concert - saying "yeah ferg - it is the shit!" ROCK

tv

2007-11-25T00:15:00.000-05:00

andrew - time to listen to low spark again .... and darkstar - although i'm not sure ron was ever a fan of the latter - those are clear memories of the early days travelling down to the forbidden land freshman year (jefferson, of course) - i'm heading out to try some first time fly fishing here in ecuador - i have no idea their tastes, these foreign fishies - but am excited non-the-less - i still

Smashing TVs

2007-11-21T20:42:00.000-05:00

At Scranton, old TVs found their final resting days. Apparently, the preponderance of old PEOPLE made the TVs of advanced age feel comfortable and students living in questionably converted apartments brought these old TVs into the town from basements, garages and attics in droves to their final resting grounds. Ron and I fought this natural progression of things and had periodic TV smashing

Zippy the Pinhead

2007-11-08T21:39:00.000-05:00

Zippy the Pinhead. I was enamored to this comic in school. Political didactic, totally erratic, merely static- you get his tactic? Zippy the Pinhead

Freakonomics-

2007-11-08T21:37:00.000-05:00

REPLY FROM THE AUTHOR AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO!!!-----Original Message-----From: slevitt@uchicago.eduTo: Amojoyce@aol.comSent: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:28 pmSubject: Re: Freak Accident?Yes, no doubt! I'm just glad Uneek has stayed out oftrouble so far. :)SteveSubj: Freak Accident?Date: 11/8/2007 9:34:31 PM Eastern Standard TimeFrom: AmojoyceTo: levittdubner@freakonomics.comWhen I read about the gang

Places I've Visited in NYC that Deserve Mention

2007-11-02T22:16:00.000-04:00

NYC confounds me. It drives me nuts. Crowds, pollution and attitude. Beauty, Affluence and destitude. The whole gamut. Thought we needed a post on some spots I have learned about through reading and visiting.The Strand BookStore- 13th and Broadway- Miles of books, used and new- Great vibes for bibliophilesSparks Steakhouse- You can smell the cow being grilled when you step in the door and all of

Iconoclasts

2007-10-25T10:08:00.001-04:00

While at times a laughably self-congratulatory program filled with mutual masturbatory scenes of the Haves and the Have Mores (SNL's parody of it--which paired Charles Barkley with Bjork--was hilarious), at times The Sundance Channel's show Iconoclasts has really interesting pairings if individuals.From today's salon.com:In tonight's third season premiere of Sundance's "Iconoclasts" series (10

Into the Wild

2007-10-12T09:38:00.000-04:00

Not sure if anyone has been following the Sean Penn creation of the Krakauer book "Into the Wild" yet regarding the story of Christopher McCandless. I know some of us have been off-lining about it as the press junket has been ramping up. It hasn't been the easiest to track down a theater that is showing it in CO. I'm out of town on business and was able to check it out.I have to admit, I wasn't

Joy Division

2007-10-09T15:44:00.000-04:00

In the review of the Anton Corbijn film "Closer" in the New York Times on Sunday, the author hit on something that I've thought but never actually have been able to put into words. He compares Joy Division's songs--specifically Curtis' lyrics--to Beckett. That's the missing link for me. Beckett for me is completely fresh every time I read it, and so is Joy Division, with each listen. Although I

From Rob-Sabbath

2007-10-09T10:36:00.000-04:00

this is excellentmade me think of ron .... its clean...speakers neededhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtqy4DTHGqgdidnt like the sabbath much, until he told me i did....and proved it to me

NYC T Shirts- Woman's

2007-10-09T00:35:00.000-04:00

Hey not detecting a lot of traffic to the blog. Not sure what to do about it. Maybe people will come around again, somehow I think not. In the meantime, before they shut this operation down, I have one more to add. T-Shirts seen on woman in NYC that made me laugh a lot. There are many more than these and wondering why they wear these slogans sometimes though they are hilarious.On an African

"The evil potato chip has done its dirty work on me," says 500lb grateful to be saved in tubing mishap

2007-07-20T08:51:00.000-04:00

500-lb. man grateful for river rescueBy Patrick Condon, Associated Press Writer July 18, 2007MINNEAPOLIS --A 500-pound man who was hurt while drifting down a river on an innertube is grateful to the crews who saved him -- but says he'd like to lose some weight.Read the rest here.....it is classic.http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/07/18/500_pound_man_rescued_after_river_ordeal/?

Lawn Chair Helium Balloon Flight to 16000 ft. !!!

2007-07-13T23:41:00.000-04:00

Lawn Chair Helium Baloon Flight to 16000 ft. !!! FAA WAS NOT IMPRESSEDThis guy was determined to fly and fly he did then survived to tell about it (using a pellet gun to carefully puncture one baloon at a time and then descend similar to Curious George which my kids love). Lawn Charir Balloon FlightThis sort of misguided ingenuity made the likes of Ron, myself and others proud. Ride on, Ride on...

the smell of pine needles drying in the sunshine

2007-07-05T22:49:00.000-04:00

sitting around the campfire and expounding

2007-06-29T23:41:00.000-04:00

Pink Floyd was a favorite of Ron and me. In fact our self prescribed sophomore thesis was to tally all the mythological, bibical and cultural references in the Piper at the Gates of Dawn masterpiece album by Syd Barrett and Co. There was a matter of knowing your subject and just getting too involved in your subject, the whole seperation criteria of BF Skinner strict behaviorist vs. some of the

can of corn

2007-06-08T23:20:00.000-04:00

can of corn

Bet you hadn't thought about...why then think again.

2007-06-04T21:40:00.000-04:00

16 Horespower

Beer Blitz

2007-05-31T23:01:00.000-04:00

Beer what a wonderful thing. And there are websites devoted to it~! Check them out by clicking hereBEER ADVOCATE- RATES ALL BEER OBSCURE TO COMMONA FUNKY NY STATE BEER

Pursuits aplenty

2007-05-24T09:50:00.000-04:00

Broke free from bill paying, lawn mowing, children caring, call taking, instruction following, team working, emailing, web surfing, loan sharking, gambling, carousing, jogging, bicycling, walking, reading, chasing, eating, mending, to get back to what the Byrds said per Ecclestiades- every day turn, turn there is a season turn turn and got back to the essence, the essential, all stripped bare,

Lackawanna...Happy 15th Class of '92

2007-05-23T23:46:00.000-04:00

Made the top of Un-Named Pt. 13,823'...unofficially know as "Lackawanna Peak" this weekend.My full trip report can be found here...here.

2007-05-17T21:36:00.000-04:00

hello - do miss all - truly - just heard something that freaked me out (among the many things that do) and wanted to share - don't know if you all listen to Le Show (a Harry Shearer[simpsons - bassist in spinal tap etc etc etc] - if you don't, i highly advise checking it out - http://www.harryshearer.com/index_2.html - most of what he reports is a bugger - but his "tales of airport security" (

Live free or die indeed- Geez

2007-05-13T22:43:00.000-04:00

Live free or die indeed- Geezhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271853,00.html

Katrina Survivor Haiku-George Thatcher

2007-03-29T12:24:00.000-04:00

This guy's home in MS got destroyed by the Katrina storm surge even though it was 25 ft above sea level. All possessions lost.Guy is 84 and still remains upbeat, an inspiration. Here is his hiaku, one of the better ones I have ever read.Sea, in summer garb,Stay placidly in repose;Restrain your fury. George ThatcherBrought to you by the American Littoral Society- THEY ARE NOT A

One of the funniest lines in a record review in a while

2007-03-20T15:39:00.000-04:00

I was investigating this band A Sunny Day in Glasgow, a band here in Philadelphia that--I have no doubt--you all would hate, and I found their MySpace page upon which reviews were listed. This one, from Dream Magazine #8 (whatever that is) cracked me up:If shoegazing was as hairy as a yeti, this is what the yeti would sound like shaved. Or perhaps Cocteau Twins rehearsing in an attic above a

Freecycle

2007-03-14T15:31:00.000-04:00

Another great thing out there is Freecycle (http://www.freecycle.org/). Like a Craigslist but everything is free. The idea is that if you need to get rid of something, chances are there is someone near you who could use it. Rather than putting those old chairs in the garbage dump, list them on Freecycle, and someone will come and get it. I cleaned out my basement of all the stuff that didn't

When did everything become so black and white?

2007-03-14T10:23:00.000-04:00

I think blanket statements of any kind are subject to criticism and debate. Statements like "The internet will be the death of libraries/print publications/childhood/relationships/etc." are lacking in the nuance that is life. The most interesting moments happen when the circles in the Venn diagram overlap.Chris, when did the internet and free thinking become mutually exclusive (Free thinkers 1,

Technology cocoon...

2007-03-13T14:43:00.000-04:00

I'm not sure it is the best thing to give kids laptops. It's (one of) my beliefs that technology is stiffling growth. People hiding behind screens, games, crack-berries, cell phones and PDAs. All in the name of communication...and it is suffering. People do not know how to interact anymore. Kids sitting in dark rooms on sunny days playing some stupid sh*t game. They get off there arses to plug

another great charity

2007-03-12T22:38:00.000-04:00

If $100 laptop are not an awesome enough idea on how to improve the world in small but incredible ways, how about the blokes at re-cycle though their website is under construction so try this for desricption of their efforts to take all those discarded bicycles left at curbside by incredibly wasteful people who think clearing out the garage is grounds for filling up half a garbage truck with

Open Source...

2007-03-12T14:56:00.000-04:00

Open source fuels the disparity. If I don't like what RedHat is doing and I think I can do it better...I'll compile my own "Chris" Linux...not that I would ever be that smart. At this time SUSE is really the only recognized "Enterprise" class kernel with Enterprise class support...meaning business-class, not just for orphans in Africa. Redhat will claim that they are Enterprise but the agreement

relative merits of linux oper systems-to extend nerd talk

2007-03-12T13:49:00.000-04:00

what about ubuntu or Damn Small Linux (DSL)? The thing that blows me away about linux is there are many flavors of operating systems though there is a lot of compatiablity of applications that will run across each though each operating system. Each has its relative merits. For instance, i think DSL might be the application they are considering for the $100 laptop plan to get computers into the

Nerd for a living...choosing SUSE

2007-03-10T04:31:00.000-05:00

As a 10 year MCSE (NT4, Win2000, & Win2003) veteran and former Novell CNE, my vote is on SUSE Linux. My organization will be deploying SLED & SLES with OpenOffice as an alternative to M$ (hasta la) Vista (baby).

linux lovers unite to dethrone the Gates Foundation

2007-03-10T01:55:00.000-05:00

i am writing from a pc windows system. my neighbor is advocating linux and i have managed to install it on my other machine (with a lot of his assistance) and my daughter has been zipping around playing french children's games loving it. i see the future in that direction and intend to learn more about it. Longhorn or no that is right Microsoft Vista can go take a hike- I am getting linux

James Blunt or Jimmy Page

2007-03-06T09:32:00.000-05:00

yes, this was forwarded to me, and as I was reading thought you all should see it...good stuff, Billy Gibbons calls James Blunt a puss. Ron would certainly agree...http://www.theonion.com/content/node/59249?utm_source=onion_rss_dailyNo news to report from Rex on number 3, will let you all know...also, Andrew, while I share your sentiments regarding litter bugs (I don't litter, but in my past, I

Litter Mines

2007-03-03T19:20:00.000-05:00

I can only probably post this out here and not seem like a complete wacko though if you know the circumstance, you would know my derision of the legions of litter strewers who plague our land. In the 70's, the Indian Chief on horse back cried in the PSA when he looked down the hillside to see the refuse strewn by the heedless masses. I maintain my local park and experience the same with annoying

The Band

2007-02-23T17:14:00.000-05:00

Great compliation with the likes of Jack Johnson and Gomez re-doing some of the classics from the Band. Endless HighwayIf you are in a Band mood after listening, rent The Last Waltz directed by Scorcese- excellent stuff Van the Man, Eric Clapton and of course your favorite 70's songwriter and mine- NEIL DIAMOND! Hey anybody good enough for the Monkees, Elvis and any number of others to cover, has

Cool...

2007-02-22T22:35:00.000-05:00

Very cool concept. I can envision the kids, dog and cat circling the house on fire. Maybe I'll wait a few years. What is the burn time on a 1 liter bottle of ethanol?Get the tat man...<=B. Do it yourself a la Kraft style...that would be minimalist.

Ethanol Fireplaces

2007-02-19T09:47:00.000-05:00

Hey Kids--Doing a bit of renovation on my house. Dying for a fireplace but do not want to give up the floor space for the chimney and all that. Have found wall-hanging, ethanol-fueled fireplaces that seem to be the magic product--very stylish and low-profile, takes up no space, does not burn wood...ethanol turns into water vapor after it burns. Oh, and they are not terribly expensive, to

Rodney Bing.- Mayor of Sunset Strip

2007-02-15T12:47:00.000-05:00

Saw an excellent film that I would like to recommend. In fact it is appropriate since Rodney Bingenheimer reminds me of Mr. Gatzke. Guy has lived more Rock N'Roll history than most anyone I have ever heard of. Plus he get kudos from Neves for "discovering" Dramarama-http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0230512/Just follow this link and look at the cast of the movie alone- amazing..

It's been a long wait...

2007-02-04T22:08:00.000-05:00

Fook'n COLTS!!!

Now we are google-Environmental thoughts

2007-01-26T08:54:00.000-05:00

Neves- Lackawana looks interesting. Could envision a nice climb up to it though the elevation would likely have me gasping. My outdoor forays are mostly trail runs in local woods but will break out for a bigger trip soon hopefully.Here is a long post from the local Quaker group who considers environmental impact carefully and advocate better planning, more sustainable energy, less consumption

Ode to Monroe St.

2007-01-23T21:42:00.000-05:00

Hard to believe it's coming up on 15 years since I slipped out of 431 Monroe in the early morning light and headed out on tour.I've been eye-balling the following climb, Lackawanna Peak, maybe I'll plan to attempt the summit in commemoration of the 15 year anniversary and in lieu of a trip to Steamtown.The powder has been tremendous out here...but the temps have been real low.

Ruminations

2007-01-11T08:39:00.000-05:00

Neves watched weather and realized that you must be in Powder heaven. 2006 one of warmest on record, freak weather patterns aside, this is getting me nervous.Ferg I was always into the 13th Floor Elevators through a friend who jammed them in High School though I never had there recordings and only time I recall playing them was at WYRE radio in Scranton. Nice to hear you got back to Scranton,

da King...

2007-01-07T08:51:00.000-05:00

In true Monroe St. fashion...I'll be celebrating Elvis's b-day tomorrow. Came across this which I thought you surfers would love...so get festive and shake a leg (hit the right arrow key)...Surfing Elvis...man I love the Internet. We've been surfing the white stuff here. 3 weeks, 3 big storms...something like 50" at my local resort Eldora. Shaping up to be a record year.

New Year

2007-01-03T20:39:00.000-05:00

Joyce, how did you come upon the band 13th floor elevators? I still haven't heard any tunes by them or have I (drifting from one of your rooms at da u?)We went to erin's mom (clark summit) and her dad's (wilkes barre - just outside of) for the week after christmas so the girls could get more shit they could have easily done without. Just at sunset really dark had fallen we drove through

Dell hocking computers to the beat of the 13th Floor Elevators- Catch me I'm falling.........

2006-12-27T11:15:00.000-05:00

Apparently some witty creative type at Dell Computer's ad agency convinced the suits to agree to use a song from 13th Floor Elevators, the Austin Texas garage band revolutionaries with a wailing, psychedelic sound from the 60's that many bands have imitated though never mastered. To hear a recent Dell computer with one of the Elevator's anthems in the background peeved me to no end and my wife

Millenial Generation Article-Interesting

2006-12-21T13:41:00.000-05:00

If you want to know what all the Wired kids are doing, this article gives a good rundown. Agree with some of written, others point I don't- decide for yourself-millenial GenerationNice on the powder Neves, when I heard airports closed and still snowing, thought you might be up to some boarding. Take a few runs for me, East Coast conditions are dismal, think there will be a lot of resorts out of

Pow Pow day...

2006-12-20T17:37:00.000-05:00

Made it up the mountain today with Izzy. About 2' of new powder and visibility close to zero. She was up to her waist and I didn't see my board all morning. Rippin' CO time!

64% Scranton

2006-12-18T11:29:00.000-05:00

Eerily relieved that I did not score higher. With the amount of Scranton in my family tree I thought it would be higher. However, as a caveat, I answered many questions knowing the Scranton answer as well as the real answer, but in the spirit of the quiz, I had on my Scranton cap.RE the office, I think those people are far too normal to represent the region.

Scranton...

2006-12-16T10:22:00.000-05:00

I'm not sure if being 60% Scranton is a good thing or bad. With the popularity of the TV show "The Office"...I definitely get many snickers when I wear my UofS hoodie...who would have ever thought Scranton would be mainstream?

Guess I went native all those years in Lackawana Valley

2006-12-15T22:12:00.000-05:00

Take this quiz and see how you relate to the Scranton ideal. The keg in the woods made me recall Eilee's and Zoe's bashes with the Village Idiots playing. Don't try to claim you weren't there since I know some of you were. A kegger in the woods followed by a stay in a freezing tent- ah the good things in life!Scranton Quiz

Ed Viesturs on Jon Stewart

2006-12-13T20:34:00.000-05:00

Ed Viesturs on he Daily Show...Good stuff, Ed Viesturs is one of the best mountain climbers on the planet...mostly because he's still alive.

TV and Brave Ulysses

2006-12-12T14:38:00.000-05:00

Hey all, saw this in NYT Sunday Arts section today (Tues, coupla days late, but still on time)...The program is on tonight on some channel called STARZ on something called cable (yeah, we ain't gots that stuff)...but thought it be cool to pass along...My Morning Jacket was the best show I've seen in sometime...John and I agree, music was incredible, but watching the guys circle up on stage and

Great Photo Exhibit-ICP

2006-12-11T10:48:00.000-05:00

International Center of Photography is located in NYC close to where I work. They have a great photo exhibit on display now called Ecotopia. Perhaps tough for ya'll to pay a vist to see though website toggles through several of the photos

MY MORNING JACKET

2006-12-07T13:56:00.000-05:00

Had a great time at My Morning JAcket concert in Phila. friday. Jealous of the commraderie the band members share. The timing of it all. They just knew when and what to play..man they rock...not the only ones doing it I'm sure , but they made it seem that way - great.

little time and no interest- NOOOOO

2006-11-29T14:33:00.000-05:00

Hope that is not the case. Keep visiting, keep contributing. Holiday happenings are busy though do post a line when you get the time. here is something of a poem. Surf ShapesDove Tail, Swallow Tail, Pin Tail- Square Inspiration for surf shapes From avian feather antecedentTo sail and soar on the ocean’s shoreStrength of wavelength moving ashoreOn crest, then foam over rock, water meets land

Good News- And then my environmental musings

2006-11-18T21:10:00.000-05:00

Good News- Neves is daddy of two and now has a little boy if I read my email correctly.And then I had to tack on my environmental musings sent to a printing industry newssletter- they published it which suprised me since it was left of Howard Dean- I love Vermont though don't think for a minute most of them love you there. If you want to hike there and are fool enough to leave your car

Corn Grog

2006-11-16T22:14:00.000-05:00

Corn Grog is that mixture of corn and...stuff that bavoso used to make out of $1.85 scranton money and feed up to 5 people

For those about to surf, we salute you

2006-11-08T15:45:00.000-05:00

Check this out- The Jersey Shore!!http://www.jet1a.com/surf/

John B. and his Log Cabin vs. Teepee Fire Methods

2006-11-07T19:43:00.000-05:00

Here is proof of John B. and his fire efforts out at Ferg's house in South Hampton. Although some spillage of embers onto the flagstone, that blaze kept us warm under the full moonlight. I prefer the log cabin over teepee stacking method myself.

Celebration of the spirit & healing...

2006-11-06T13:44:00.000-05:00

An excerpt from...http://www.summitpost.org/article/241417/A-Strange-Paradox.html"I had learned that what I had to do was re-create my spirit. The only way I have ever known to do this is by going out into the mountains, and submitting myself to their rugged power. For it is there my mind and heart open to the beauty of the Universe, and thereby, somehow, internalize enough of that experience to

Bummer...

2006-11-03T17:50:00.000-05:00

Though the screamin' ride on a zip-line to LI (5,000' and 2000 miles) sounds like fun I was unable to score a cheap flight on short notice. I must admit I'm not quite the SCU (self-contained-unit) I once was. Dogs, cats, kids, mortgages, etc. make mobility quite the challenge these days. I wish I could be there because it has been far too long and to be amongst the comfortable people would be

What the hell is Corn Grog?

2006-11-02T08:58:00.000-05:00

'splain it to me Lucy.

Come Together....Right now!!!

2006-11-01T21:20:00.000-05:00

Member Rob Lubas from Lynette who used to jam those Beatles tunes who seemed a bit annoying - I liked him - he was always nice - and generally the beatles are coolcome to my house be one of the comfortabel people....get a cheap flight - abandon bronco country sat morning - jet blue (or competitor) could have you here by supper bavoso's making corn grogNove 3rd thru 5th boys get together at john

???

2006-11-01T20:42:00.000-05:00

I must be missing something. What's the scoop?

Zip Line from the Rockies to LI-Classic

2006-11-01T11:41:00.000-05:00

Had to call that one out. Classic. Maybe if you put on the Super Dave Osbourne Teflon suit he might get there with some mere charring around the edges and a gigantic grin on his face. Come on Neves, you have the mountaineer hardware to make this work!

Be one of the comfortable people....

2006-10-31T13:24:00.001-05:00

all are welcome .....my number is 631-726-6378Neves - you could set up a zip line from the rockies to montauk you'd be here in an hour and in flames......do it!

Be one of the comfortable people....

2006-10-31T13:24:00.000-05:00

I Fly Southwest

2006-10-31T11:36:00.000-05:00

Kudos to Ferg for kicking me in the ass.More kudos to my lovely wife for not kicking me in the ass.In other news, we're closing on our first house today and are very, very excited. We're moving from our 600sq ft 1910 Hyde Park Bungalow to a brand new 2150 sq ft bungalow a mere few miles north of where we are now.After I get back from LI, I'll be packing like a little monkey and hemorrhaging

All the way from Dallas PA or is that Dallas TX?- Presenting TJ!

2006-10-31T09:16:00.000-05:00

TJ nice to hear you are making the trip to LI. See you then.