August 28th, 2003
I.m a big Rush fan.
Yeah, I know. Me and 50 million other drummers.
If you are prejudiced against Rush (because of their rabid fans) or
drummers (because of their rabies), please skip past the first two paragraphs of what turns out to be an excellent, excellent article on the trend toward “LOUDER IS BETTER” in contemporary rock recordings. Seriously, it’s really good, presented in lay terms, but with enough savvy and bite to satisfy an audiophile. Look, the damn thing has diagrams!
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August 28th, 2003
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August 26th, 2003
<dsandler> Hey, what’s new? I heard you guys had really lousy weather last week …?
<cks> yeah north west las vegas floated into the rest of las vegas
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August 26th, 2003
Impressions of F-ZERO, day one:
It plays very much like hardcore Super Monkey Ball racing, and it ought to
— the same developer, Amusement Vision, created both for
SEGA. The SMB similarities are striking, from the fluidity and general rhythm
of movement, to the details of the multilayered techno music, to the
up-and-down-and-around-and-around track designs, to the impossibly-rich and
detailed environments. “Show me your moves!”
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August 25th, 2003
For those keeping track, I just received a collection call for a new
name: “John Noe”. (“Knowy” ?)
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August 25th, 2003
A weekend
Slashdot thread, which I had previously ignored, actually yields
some wonderful fruit in the form of Douglas Adams’ precise
instructions on how to brew a brilliant pot of tea.
[The geeks note
also that a popular Earl Grey (Adams’ favorite variety of tea) is Harrods
Earl Grey, Blend
№ 42. Coincidence?]
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