Monthly Archives: March 2008

KMAG plays its 750,000th song

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Steve

Even if I didn’t miscalculate, I wouldn’t have been able to catch my stream hitting this milestone song because I had to be at the dentist by 740 AM. How fitting that KMAG played it at 739 AM! Of all … Continue reading →

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1988: My first trip to San Diego

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Steve

I often wish I had Now Up2Date back in the Eighties so I could have documented my past more accurately, especially with the bigger events from high school and university. Then again, maybe I should heed Mace’s wisdom from Strange … Continue reading →

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Only 20 big mistakes for the Music Industry? Try 100

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Steve

I was surprised that Blender was still around when I saw an issue at my dentist last month and thanks to Sivacracy, I found their list of The 20 Biggest Record Company Screw Ups. Read it first, then come back … Continue reading →

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Happy 75th Birthday Michael Caine

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Steve

Been turned around till I’m upside down Been all at sea until I’ve drowned And I’ve felt torture, I’ve felt pain Just like that film with Michael Caine Not sure which movie The Godfathers were singing about but it’s still … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Nelson

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Steve

My friend is lucky, he shares his birthday with Albert Einstein and Michael Caine plus it’s the infamous math constant for Pi. Nelson remains on paternity leave/vacation; it’s a vacation because he’s enjoying the time with his four children, so … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Brian

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Steve

Just because I’m pre-occupied with Somara’s recovery, on top of everything else in my life, I never forget my brother’s day. I was late mailing him a card but I didn’t forget. Despite the rather rough weather in Chicago (compared … Continue reading →

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Happy 40th Birthday Lisa Loeb

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Steve

Lisa was an artist I found rather annoying for the wrong reasons. I foolishly judged a book by its cover. Back in the Nineties, many people my age would wear retro items that looked rather lame. With Lisa, it was … Continue reading →

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Somara Update Number Three – Final

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Steve

Somara just called me. The hospital is letting her be discharged and now she can go home to complete her recovery! Before the great news, Somara was walking around, sounding less groggy and actually consuming some liquids. Thanks again for … Continue reading →

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Somara Update Number Two

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Steve

The recovery room took a few hours as they kept adjusting Somara’s pain medication. Then they finally moved her to her room by 2 PM; I had been nodding on and off in the recliner watching Nickelodeon because I had … Continue reading →

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Somara’s surgery is completed, all went as expected

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Steve

The operation was a success and routine according to her doctor. There was nothing unusual or unexpected on the part he removed. It will still be sent to the lab for examination with the official results in a week. As … Continue reading →

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Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Steve

Other than the first season, this is all Sony will provide of The Larry Sanders Show on DVD which is very frustrating. In addition to repeating three of the first season episodes, it’s also heavy on the last season. Rumors abound … Continue reading →

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Trying to stay ahead of the Digital Reaper

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Steve

My recent reunion with Cindy and Sheila and the story I did about printed Picayunes being ramped up 15 years ago got me thinking about updating all those electronic copies. Many were made in PageMaker 4.2 or QuarkXpress 3 with … Continue reading →

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The CA bear for the 21st Century!

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Steve

Somara’s surgery is drawing closer [Monday, March 10] which means updates on this site may slow to a borderline crawl. So I’m whipping up a quick picture from the TMBG show of this gentleman’s funny shirt. This also got me … Continue reading →

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They Might be Giants in Austin, Spring 2008

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Steve

Yet another fine They Might be Giants concert in Austin making this the sixth time I’ve seen them and their fourth appearance at Stubb’s: they now open the show with a song they wrote about the venue. This Spring the … Continue reading →

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I’m a delegate! Not a super one, but a delegate nonetheless

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Steve

You’re probably sick of all the news covering the primaries (for either party) but I had an awesome, exhausting experience last night participating in the second step of Texas’ rather odd process. It was odd because this state finally mattered, … Continue reading →

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