(2048×637) Last weekend I was in downtown with my Crown Graphic. The area was moderately busy but nothing too interesting was going on. I was headed down Powell street, when this guy stops me on the sidewalk. He asked if I could take a picture of him and mail him the photos. Sure, I said, Continue reading →
This is Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage. I have really been enjoying listening to music on vinyl, so much so that it’s been a great distraction from everything. It’s been an opportunity to discover music that’s new to me. I’ve been listening to some mint condition albums from the 80s that make me feel like I’ve Continue reading →
Dire Straits’ Communique sounds so good on vinyl. I was so stoked to enter the realm of music on vinyl. I just wasn’t getting the results I expected. Over the course of two weeks I obsessed about it, trying to narrow down the issue and pouring over Internet forums, trying to figure out why the Continue reading →
I’ve been fascinated by analog audio gear for some time now. Recently, I got to check out a friend’s Technics 1210, a well known turntable used by DJs. It flipped a switch in my mind — OK, that’s it, I must resolve this now. The picture above is my new turntable on its first Continue reading →
ice is forming on the tips of my wings unheeded warnings, i thought i thought of everything no navigator to find my way home unladen, empty and turned to stone a soul in tension, that’s learning to fly condition grounded but determined to try can’t keep my eyes from the circling skies tongue-tied and twisted Continue reading →
since i had the day off, i decided to do a task i’ve been meaning to act on for a while: drive to annapolis winery to buy more of their zinfandel. boman and i discovered this small family-owned winery in the town of annapolis by chance. we were on an aimless recreational drive and saw Continue reading →
Recently I’ve been re-ripping my audio discs into Apple Lossless, ever since I discovered I can stream 16bit PCM through the airport express all the way through to my Sony receiver. The cost of doing this is the increased track file size, larger by a factor of 4. That means the amount of music I Continue reading →
over the weekend, ryan and i made the first move on a big project to reduce the amount of stuff we have. our first phase was to get rid of all the packaging that comes with compact discs, audio and video. some disks has very little material while others had inserts, advertisements, slip cases, liner Continue reading →