upcoming music in NY and beyond

For many reasons I've been neglecting the Google calendar created to keep track of shows in and around the area. So I finally added gigs for the next few months. Now I am wrestling with google calendars to actually display my shared/public gigs. Here's an attempt at sharing the calendarhttps://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=spd6s2bgd57jc215ult6p8desg%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York Click around and let me know if you see...

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SPECTACLE: ELVIS COSTELLO WITH... in the studio audience at The Apollo Theater for taping

Last night we went to the Apollo Theater (125 Street) to be a part of the tv show recording "SPECTACLE: ELVIS COSTELLO WITH...", which airs on Sundance Channel.The music was great but I have a feeling there's a lot of post work on Spectacle, as Mr. Costello tends to ramble on, just a bit (smiley-face).Appearing and performing on the show: Allen Toussaint, Richard Thompson, Levon Helm and Nick Lowe. Also sitting in, Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan's...

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Ken Burns - The National Parks

CBS News National Correspondent Jim Axelrod interviewed Ken Burns on CBS Sunday Morning and gave a sneak peak at the new PBS special called The National Parks, a 12-hour, 6-part documentary series that airs on PBS beginning next weekend, Sunday, September 27, 2009.In the film, Burns calls the idea of the national parks "an idea that was as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical.""For the first time in human history,...

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a cell phone your Dad or Mom can use

I hear the same complaints about Cell Phones from the older generation...The buttons are too small and confusingToo many damn featuresCan't figure out how to make it workMulti-function keys, touch screens, cameras, mp3 players? Forget it!Take a look at the iNo CP09 from Foresight Technologies. Totally designed with the elderly in mind: buttons you can hit with a thumb, beefy fonts and a loud ringer, too loud maybe? The big monochrome fonts are easy...

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Metric Teen Tours group on Facebook

There's a Facebook group for alumni of Metric Teen Tours.While doing some digging through old boxes I found an album from my 1979 trip across the western United States and uploaded a few shots to the group.If you found this blog entry while searching for the Metric Teen Tour of Scarsdale, NY, jump over to the Facebook group for messages and photoshttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67057455...

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MP3 music on sale - lots under $5

Not bad! 50 MP3 Albums, just $5 Each.What great finds did you grab for five buc...

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Join this group if you grew up in North Miami Beach in the 1970s

A friend's Facebook status update gave me the idea to start a new Facebook group, "Growing up in North Miami Beach in the 1970s," with a focus on places and events that occurred in NMB in the 70s. There are many groups for other cities and times.  I'll try to keep the group on topic. Thousands of "kids" from NMB in the 1970s have shared their memories from restaurants, record shops, various pizza shops, delis, schools, sports, Haulover,...

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Strange foods found on the net: Food in electronics, usb devices, and other odd places

I saw a blog about hamburger obsession, 10 ways to make your burger fantasies come true. It got me thinking, how many people buy food gadgets so I did a quick scan of the net to see what I could find. Due to time and space limitations, my findings are not too extensive, but I'm sure you can find a lot more strange food swag, if you check.HamburgerI've found usb devices, CD Holders, mouse pads, Hamburgers YoYos, and a Wimpy doll (with Hamburger) Hot Doga full body costume, a wall clock, and a hot dog wedding groom. Pizzaa pizza flash drive, party...

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TRS 80 Model I

TRS-80 was a brand associated with several desktop computers sold by Radio Shack (Tandy Corporation). The original "TRS-80 Micro Computer System" launched in 1977 (later known as the Model I) was one of the earliest mass-produced personal computers...

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Amazon Kindle 2 - Slimmer, Thinner, Faster

Amazon.com unveiled a new version of its Kindle e-book reader, thinner and faster than the older model, but no cheaper.Amazon tweaked the user experience a bit but Kindle 2 still lacks a color screen. The battery life was increased 25% and a useful new feature for many is a text-to-speech option. The company says the new Kindle will cost $359 and begin shipping on Feb. 24.READ MORE and PRE-ORDER A KINDLE 2Say Hello to The New KindleSlim: Just over...

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Empire State Building - Purple Green and Gold for Fat Tuesday / Mardi Gras 2009

Since January I've received two dozen inquiries about my campaign to color the Empire State Building in Purple, Green and Gold. I usually pitch the folks who manage lighting the ESB and emphasize that it's a nod to the survivors and lives we lost when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. A silent acknowledgment that "we remember" and understand rebuilding is a slow, painful process.Since we sucessfully pitched the ESB folks in 2006, requests [via forms, faxes, email, and voice mail] for the past two years to repeat the purple-green-gold lighting...

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