Sounds from the Thievery Hi Fi

Mark and I went to a great concert Wednesday night. Thievery Corporation has been playing five sold out shows at Washington’s 9:30 Club this week. They’re a local DC duo at the core, Rob Garza and Eric Hilton. However they perform and tour with a larger band set-up that includes multiple vocalists, guitar, sitar, bass and . . . → Read More: Sounds from the Thievery Hi Fi

Snow Day

Today is our first measurable snowfall of the season. We’ve managed to escape with mere dustings so far this winter, while all around us the rest of the country seems to have had more than their share. My family up in Rochester, NY have had about 80 inches so far, but then they expect that sort . . . → Read More: Snow Day

Rabbit Ears

From one of my guilty pleasures/timewasting . . . → Read More: Rabbit Ears

Bedazzled

I was up way too late last night watching a film I haven’t seen for ages. “Bedazzled,” starring Dudley Moore and Peter Cook. Peter Cook is the Devil, who persuades nebbishy fry cook Stanley Moon (Dudley Moore) to sell him his soul for seven wishes. Of course, none of the wishes turn out the way Stanley intends. . . . → Read More: Bedazzled

Happy New 2009

I’ve been to New York several Januaries now. (This was not Mark’s first New Year’s broadcast). Yet I’m always surprised how cold the city can be, temperature-wise. The people I find quite warm. . . . → Read More: Happy New 2009