Friday, March 28, 2003

Michelangelo's secret drawings Experts in Florence are restoring drawings Michelangelo doodled on the walls of a cell-like room in which the artist hid for six weeks while the Medici family wanted him dead. Another newspaper covering Michelangelo's graffiti in Florence 9:21:42 PM    comment []; more earphones I started using these in-ear-monitors in 1994 when we tried to cut down on stage noise for the recording of the live album Viva! Using in-ear-monitors meant that we could get rid of all wedges (monitor speakers) on stage which made for better sound and a better look. Future Sonics invented in-ear monitors for the Grateful Dead I believe and in 1994 they were still fairly new technology. Then we had to carry incredibly heavy racks filled with headphone amps and limiters (the limiters make sure that no sudden blast of sound destroys the musicians ear) and flying with these racks was awful. Nowadays we use Shure headphone amps with built-in limiters that are no larger than a Walkman and run on batteries. Some of us use the wireless version, but I generally prefer the wired ones because they sound better. For great-fitting ear-monitors you ask an audiologist to make molds from your ears. These molds are then sent to Future Sonics who make personal earphones that will not fit anybody else and sound fantastic. They are also very low key and people often don't notice that I am listening to music...they think I am ignoring their question when I simply cannot hear them... 10:23:46 AM    comment []; The best headphones.... These are *the* best headphones in the world - at least the best I have ever heard...I use a pair in our studio. Amazing clarity, richness, presence and imaging. I bought my first pair in 1990 or 1991. 9:58:55 AM    comment []; Unhappy with your ear buds? That's understandable. When I bought my first iPod I threw away the ear buds within moments of unpacking them.. Shure makes very nice ear phones for your mp3/CD player. We have been using them for several years as monitors on stage. 9:51:43 AM    comment []; Cellphone and music player Do you want to take a walk and listen to music, but you are expecting a phone call? Here is a new solution for you. You can listen to music and your call at the same time....I myself will prefer to listen to music and ignore the phone - OK, maybe I'll switch my phone to vibrate..... 9:47:26 AM    comment []; Picasso lot on Christies Picasso Lithographs: Themes and Variations 9:30:48 AM    comment []; Want a Picasso? A trove of 620 Picasso Lithographs goes on the block Apr. 28 at Christie's in New York with no reserve (minimum) prices. That means that if you bid low on a piece and nobody tops you, it's yours. - from Forbes Magazine I am turning 45 next year and one of these would make a really really good present for myself!!! : ) 9:30:25 AM    comment []; Division I came to this country in 1979. The Sixties and the division in this country between people against and for the Vietnam war I have only experienced through books and movies. I certainly have never witnessed anything like what is happening in this nation at present. No, it is not democratic to physically attack a person because of his or her opinion of the war or US politics. No, it is not right to kick in the window of a car that bears a bumper sticker you disagree with. I find it sad that United Way of Tampa Bay had to cancel an appearance of Susan Sarandon at a fundraiser because too many people objected to her "anti war stance". United Way doesn't question a person about their political stance before they help. Should helping people in need depend on whether they share a certain opinion? When your fellow human stumbles should you ask about his God or political opinion before you help him up? Debate and discussion may not change a lot of opinions, but violence or politicizing groups like United Way certainly does not. If we politicize the helping and aiding of people in need are we really better than the group described as paramilitary Iraqis who fired upon civilians who were receiving fresh water and food from US or UK soldiers yesterday? 9:21:21 AM    comment []; Crazy Weather Crazy March weather in Northern New Mexico. We are used to it, but it still surprises us. A little while ago we had 65F and sunshine, then snow came back, two days ago it was in the mid-sixties again and this morning I awoke to a couple of inches of snow and fog with sub 20F temperatures....not unusual but unsettling nonetheless... 8:47:51 AM    comment [];

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