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Justin Currie
Nice to see that KUT’s monopoly on the Cactus Cafe banning good touring acts isn’t absolute. I had to go to this show alone because I guess everyone thinks every song Del Amitri performs is sad or depressing. Please explain the … Continue reading
1994: At least I met Oliver Stone
On another dreary late evening in Austin, I was drinking, hanging out at the Dog & Duck Pub with my French friend/tutor Patricia. The statewide election returns were funneling in as George “Dubious” Bush (the future worst president in history) would … Continue reading
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The Aquabats (2014)
The music/concert week continues with show number two! Shortly after I came back from Las Vegas and before ACL Crapfest, my favorite Band who are also superheroes graced Austin with a great show at the Mohawk. Much has changed since … Continue reading
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RIP: Tom Magliozzi
Car Talk was one of the weirdest shows on NPR. Personally, I thought it was incredibly stupid when I first caught wind of it as I was gradually becoming a stronger fan of public radio in the Nineties. The program … Continue reading
Italian #28: Fiorella Terenzi
At last, I found another Italian scientist and she’s a lady! What makes Dr. Terenzi even cooler is that she’s an Astronomer, my favorite science. Then again, she may be an Astrophysicist too. These disciplines overlap with Physics so I’m … Continue reading
Italian #27: Leonardo Chiariglione
Leonardo is called the father of the MP3 which is an exaggeration but he is a remarkable person. He is actually a co-founder of the Moving Picture Experts Group which created the technology, set the standards and whatever. The standard we now … Continue reading
RIP: Jan Hooks
A belated obituary for a very talented person, someone as flexible as Phil Hartman and Dan Akroyd in all the different roles she filled on the rather inconsistent SNL. I will always remember Jan through the better gigs she had: The … Continue reading
Happy 50th Birthday Matthew Sweet
One of the most underrated singer/songwriter/guitarists from the Nineties despite his career going back to the mid Eighties. It took a nasty divorce to make his third album Girlfriend (originally titled Nothing Lasts) to be the breakout Sweet’s career needed. Still a … Continue reading
The Kids in the Hall
These guys were a main staple of Comedy Central’s earliest years and they were a bright spot during my crappy Central Illinois years. KitH provided numerous inside jokes, catch phrases and laughter around GDW. When I saw that the quickly … Continue reading
1992: Gen Con XXV opened
The 40th Gen Con just ended yesterday and it was a landmark convention for the iconic gathering that spawned Dungeons & Dragons (see all the complaining about Fourth Edition). But 15 years ago, the 25th Gen Con began on this … Continue reading