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All You Can Eat Sports
I am pretty fascinated with the idea of “All You Can Eat” sections at professional sporting events in the US. I add “in the US” because it certainly seems oh-so-American to watch a game and indulge in as many nachos, dogs and popcorn as possible. It seems to give the 7th inning stretch a whole…
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Wisdom from Bucky
“The greater the anger, The greater the susceptibility To further propaganda – A cancerous hate growth.” – R. Buckminster Fuller, No More Secondhand God
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Party Shuffle: Sound Design style
I wonder if others have this experience as well: Because I am a theater artist who has often had the need to find sound effects for plays, sprinkled through my iTunes library are sound effects. When I select Party Shuffle many of these sound effects play, sometimes much to my surprise… The recent Party Shuffle…
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The good beer news
“Beer gets a bad rap. It’s blamed for so much of society’s ills, when it should be celebrated as one of the finest beverages created. There are a number of persistent myths and urban legends about beer that are passed around that unfairly distort the facts and confuse beer drinkers. At LegendsOfBeer.com, we’d like to…
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New York and creativity
Sometimes, this is true: “New York is so overcommodified,” Mr. Binder said. “While the kid in Greenpoint is creating the piece, he’s already figuring out how to sell it to HBO. New York is so expensive, and it’s hard to be here, and I think that really stifles creativity.” from Tragedy Tomorrow, Economic Woes Tonight…
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One of my favorite birthday presents
Want to sing along?
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Tegan & Sara & David Byrne & Brian Eno
There is a tremendous amount of theatrical inspiration to be found in music… And the latest for me includes the Tegan & Sara station on Jango.com and the track from the upcoming David Byrne/Brian Eno creation that I learned about from (the guy I wish was) my friend, David Byrne.
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Chickens in Iraq
This is my Dad. He is working on chicken ranches in Iraq. Now that’s theatrical.
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Roosteraud
This one’s especially for Finn the Dog.