Sketches of the City Form: A Short History of America (by R. Crumb)
One of my favorite parts of the movie Crumb is when there is old music playing in the background and they pan through his set of 12 sketches, "A Short History of America."
These sketches show Crumb's take on how American life has progressed from a rural to urban setting.
I think if all goes well, and […]
Condolences to Mary Hanson's family
Much like everyone else, I was taken aback by the news of the recent passing of Stereolab's Mary Hanson. Apparently she was hit by a car while riding her bicycle. There's much that seems wrong about that…
Proposed Transit Strike in New York City
Well, I'm all curious to see what happens in New York City with the potential transit strike set to start on Monday. I hope for the best. Of course, I think this would just be devastating to the City, which has had far too much misfortune served up to them already.
My opinion is that, similar […]
A List of Acronyms
I've had a 25 page list of acronyms passed along to me and some of these are so ironic / clever. Here's a few examples:
BEES- Building for Environmental and Economic Stability
CAPIT- Community Anti-Crime Planning and Implementation Teams
CLEAR- Community Lead Education and Reduction Corps
FONSI- Finding of No Significant Impact
FRET- Fugitive Recovery Enforcement Team\
LAIRS- Labor Agreement Information […]
Grandmaster Flash on Fresh Air
I was listening to an "encore" edition of fresh air tonight, and one of the guests was Grandmaster Flash. It's a pretty neat-o interview - I think the best parts is when GMF narrates the first few minutes of "Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel".
Listen to the interview here
Also, for more […]
Photos of Marquette Interchange (Milwaukee, WI)
I uploaded a set of photos of the Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee, WI online. The interchange is located on the edge of downtown Milwaukee (intersection of Interstates 94, 43, and 794). I tried to capture the interchange from the ground level — I believe one would really need to employee a helicopter to get the […]