Bob Garfield has a piece in the new issue of Wired about YouTube. He predicts the end of television advertising, as it is eventually blown apart by the ‘Net. Too many performers too many screens that demand personalization, too much skipping through commercials, too many losses to the ‘Net and […]
The 8,000 pound Hummer has been located about a mile downstream in the Deerfield River. The Recorder kept calling it a “Humvee” which is not at all what it is…that’s the more heavy duty deluxe $35,000 military version…this was the one that rich guys buy to look macho driving down […]
Today the cafe is very slow but I am still in a great mood. The crisp air makes me feel lively, and happy, and last night we had a fun Thanksgiving feast with many relatives and friends. Picked up today’s Greenfield Recorder and found an item on the front page […]
“EEEEEEYOOOWWWWWWW” screams James Hunter, in a softer version of the James Brown primal scream. We saw this gifted Englishman play tonight at the Iron Horse in Northmpton. Each song was bookended and sharpened by two crack saxmen. A guy with slicked back hair on a huge baritone, and a bald […]
Today I chatted with Brad Shepard on WHYN-AM 560. I’ve become a regular on their show, they always are fun and enjoy our dialogue about travel and Gonomad. When I told Brad that I visited Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, he came back with “is that right next to cranny?” I tried […]
Tonight we made a fire in the Franklin stove. How warm and cozy it was! Perfect time to watch TLC’s “The World’s Tallest People” and learn about the super tall. Less than one percent of men are over 6’3″. So like movie stars, these super tall are rare people. Dave […]
Today the chill of the fall is finally upon us. The crisp morning air that wakes you up and gives your breath a cloudy signature is the sign we’re well into fall, finally. It’s Monday morning and a short week lies ahead. Next week I’m going down to NYC for some […]
Today’s cool temps make it a great day to sit inside and read. The Springfield Republican included a story about the local mob, and some of the characters described sound like people you wouldn’t want to meet. According to a police affidavit, there is a new crop of leaders running […]
Photographer Paul Shoul always tries to get backstage, he goes behind the scenes to find the best shots. Here he found the gorgeous Greenlanders getting in and of their sealskins. The fashion show was followed by a plea from an Inuit woman, asking Europe and the US to allow importation […]
Millers Falls was rocking last night, as the Reprobates filled the entire back from of a bar once known as Equis, practically the only action in this one-horse burg that time long ago forgot. Cafe regular David Lenson had emailed a note about the gig, and when Bill and I […]
We’ve reached a new clever low in television. It’s called the product placement within the product placement joke. Tonight I was watching the highest rated comedy on GE-owned NBC, and the show started with a bit where Alec Baldwin was on a video being shown to the writers of a […]
