V for Vendetta
People shouldn't be afraid of their governments...
-goverments should be afraid of their people...
Go see "V for Vendetta".
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March 27, 2006
March 19, 2006
Laggage Claim
I am in one of those modes where I have an avalanche of things to post about, but every time I sit at the computer, I am either working on the Panic Site (almost done, swear it!), or trying to figure out how to get this blog set up in Movable Type. Which has been painful. I'm almost there. I think. Or really far from ready. Or really close. I don't know. What I do know is that it feels like doing brain surgery with the only the nutrition information on the side of a box of Lucky Charms as your guide book.
So here's just a bit of news.
Yes, The Panic Channel is going to hit the road in May/June. I don't know the dates or stops yet, but do know that we should be cruising around our fine country for about three weeks. The idea is to get out, play the music for people around the time a single should be coming out. The record release is still not set in stone. I have an idea about when it will be, but have learned not to say anything about band plans until we're positive about them. As the news of this year's Rockstar show came out this week, it's pretty clear that the Panic schedule and the Rockstar schedule all have to interlock. That's the deal. We are all really excited to get in the bus and go play the songs. Can't wait.
I am going to do a "soft launch" of the Panic site very soon. There is a lot of video to go through, and I have been waiting for our first real band photo shoot before launching it, but we figure that we might as well launch it as is, then add the official band pics as soon as they come in. The photo shoot is this coming weekend.
Creatively I have been really getting into Flickr. My lovely girlfriend G got me a sweet little Canon SD550 for Valentine's, and I have been shooting and posting there. This is my page. You can also get there via the animated badge off on the upper left of this page. I have been a Flickr fan even before I started using the site, just on a web design and functionality tip. They are really on to something over there. The ease of use, the speed at which they change the service, and the quality of the community are all top notch. Web 2.0 makin' it happen.
Did some work lately on the website for a new movie that just opened up in NY/L.A. called "Thank You For Smoking". It's a dark satire about a big tobacco lobbyist. It's really smart and very funny, I highly recommend it. Here's the site.
Ok, I gotta hit hit - there's a little Sunday night poker game across town and they want me to come take their money. Hope you all are having a great weekend. Tomorrow Spring begins!
March 10, 2006
Night of Fire
Basically one of the greatest things I've seen. In the last few hours.
via ODK
March 07, 2006
I-pod PRO 2005 xp by Microsoft
March 01, 2006
New York State of Mind
Ever since returning from our New York trip, I have been unable to stop thinking about how wonderful it is there. Flooding myself with New York information has become my current obsession. You'll notice more New York -centric links in the "links" column. Here are some of the newest additions to my daily click list:
Gothamist : City news and viewpoints with a sharp sense of humor.
Gawker : From the same people who bring us "Defamer"; gossip and city news with a mind erasing, scathing sense of humor.
Cityrag : More city-based info.
New York Minute Podcast (a great podcast, more about this later)
The Sartorialist - Guerilla photos of NYC street fashion.
TimeOut New York - City events, arts and perspectives.
Manhattan Users Guide: Arts & culture site.
I've been really into getting my daily news on the go via The New York Times on the web which works out really well on the BlackBerry.
Also key to trying to keep oneself in a New York state of mind are: listening to George Gershwin and watching Woody Allen movies.
