December 2008
21 posts
2008 Trivia = tougher than I thought →
let me know how many you get
Dec 31st
I just requested for Conan tickets...
I hope I get them before the show moves to LA in February!  Is it odd that a talk show is probably my favorite show on television?
Dec 30th
“The old, often legitimate accusation against labels was that they sold entire...”
– - (NYT) on current music trends I’m glad that I don’t even think to pay attention to mainstream music anymore.  Thank heavens for independent music and media.
Dec 29th
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Dec 27th
WatchWatch
sarahschneider: rickyv: MTV, drunk on profits from The Hills, decided to give us our own TV show. We’re excited. More details to come, obviously. FINALLY!  Not blogging about this has been the hardest test of self control in my life.  And in case it still isn’t clear, our show is NOT A REALITY SHOW.  For some reason even Variety can’t seem to figure this out.  It’s fully scripted and we’ve...
Dec 18th
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Dec 15th
ListenWhite Denim - “All You Really Have to...
Dec 15th
Charlie Kaufman sits w. Terry Gross on NPR →
Terry Gross is probably my favorite journalist.  She is always well researched, provocative and insightful.  There is something about her approach that disarms guests and allows them to unfold and reveal themselves in ways that I don’t see or hear much anywhere else. This interview with Charlie Kaufman is old - I just happened to think of it again when I saw a TV ad for his latest:...
Dec 15th
Dec 14th
ListenBob Dylan- “Tonight, I’ll Be Staying...
Dec 12th
“[When Vonnegut tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope] Oh, she...”
–  -Kurt Vonnegut Totally captures the logic of my day to day life.
Dec 12th
Dec 11th
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Christmas Disclaimer:
Festive intent does not protect you from decorative accountability, especially as various “ornaments” push further away from what logically is the geographical core of Christian holiday festivities: the chimney.  Why?  The chimney - aside from its integral heating and popcorn-popping functions - serves as a lighthouse and a critical passageway for Santa to perform his annual charity....
Dec 11th
Dec 8th
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Listen“Sunday Mornin’ Comin’...
Dec 8th
Dec 8th
Listen“He Doesn’t Know Why” - Fleet...
Dec 4th
Dec 3rd
Listen“Christmas is Coming” - Vince Guaraldi...
Dec 2nd
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