Monthly Archives: October 2008

The Debate In Short
Thanks to my friend Lisa for forwarding this link first thing this morning. The similarities are uncanny! Neil Hefti, composer of the Batman theme – covered during its time by...
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October 16, 2008

The Choice
We cannot expect one man to heal every wound, to solve every major crisis of policy. So much of the Presidency, as they say, is a matter of waking up...
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October 15, 2008

Fall On Me
This past weekend was surely the most beautiful I’ve ever seen in the Catskills. Three solid days of unending sunshine served to illuminate fall foliage that, thanks both to the...
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October 13, 2008

My Son the Video Director
On the eve of his thirteenth birthday, my older son Campbell completed his first music video – a Flash animation for the Uncle Rock song “Playing Possum.” I’ve written about...
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October 10, 2008

Signs of the Times 5: The Asbury Park Boardwalk
Some clapper-board examples of what made the Asbury Park Boardwalk so pleasant when we spent a beautiful Sunday strolling up and down it, following the James show at the Stone...
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October 9, 2008

Register to Race
In some States across the USA, today is the last day for registering to vote in next month’s elections. In New York State and others, that deadline is Friday, October...
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October 7, 2008

The iJamming! Weekly Download: Medeski Martin and Wood
It had been a long time coming, but last Sunday, September 28, I finally got to see Medeski Martin and Wood in concert, when they performed a benefit at our...
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October 6, 2008

And now for the good news
Forget the debates for a moment. We’ll call last night’s VP face-off a draw. (And we’ll recommend a bonus to Palin’s coaches.) A NYTimes/CBS poll conducted between Sep 26-30 showed...
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October 3, 2008