'2025' Archives
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Here's what I'd read in 2024. I did a stint of reading books Oscar owns. He recommended them to us. He also has OBOB coming up soon, so I have read some of those to have things to talk to him about. I really got stuck on reading for myself at the end of the year. I have picked up "Gravity's Rainbow" by Thomas Pynchon. I have had a hard time getting through it. It's my second attempt. Wish me luck!
David Lynch has died. I remember watching "Blue Velvet" on VHS at someone's house in high school; probably in 1987. Many of Dennis Hopper's lines became catch phrases for my friends then. "Twin Peaks" was on TV once I was away at college. I remember gathering with friends to watch it and then talking about it all the time. I saw his other films over the years, but "Blue Velvet" and "Twin Peaks" have stuck with me the longest.
During my first stint at Apple, the java team would gather during lunchtimes to re-watch "Twin Peaks" on VHS in our break area. We'd sit on these very "Apple in the late 1990s" soft seats, watching a big CRT TV with VHS on a rolling cart. Somehow the Apple folks I worked with (who had been at Apple since the System 7 days) had this A/V cart on permanent loan.
Infinite Loop also had cable wired throughout. I recall watching some of the 9/11 coverage from work that day, since I still had decided to go to work via CalTrain. Sometime later in the morning, Steve Jobs sent out a company wide email saying no one had to work anymore that day. After that, the office was different. There weren't security guards everywhere when I'd started. From that day on, it (and everything) was different. #
This morning I realized I've lived more than half my life away from Illinois. #
Terrific interview with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. #
I loved the game Pitfall! when we had our Atari 2600. Theoretically if you got a high score, you could send Activision a photo of your T.V. showing the high score. I have an instant photo of a T.V. showing my high score somewhere. A smart person "ported" Pitfall! to the web. Amazing. #
I listened to all of a terrific podcast about the history and state of Capitalism. You should check it out; I learned so much. #
I've updated my site to be able to shared more easily. A preview of the entry, show, or more will show up. It works in Messages, Facebook, BlueSky, and probably more places. #
Mike and I went to see this movie last night. It was full of amazing performances. It was a good story, ending just after Led Zeppelin II went #1. I was amazed how quickly they and their sound were formed. The set shown from Sweden when they were contractly on tour as The Yardbirds was intense. It was just a month or two after they got together. I'd also had no idea they owned all their recordings. Go see this if you like Led Zeppelin, even just a little bit. Mike joked that they ended it in 1970, so they wouldn't have to talk about the weird stuff Jimmy Page did. #