Danny Novo
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Just heard George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue on the radio, and I immediately wondered what a United Airlines commercial was doing on NPR. Seconds later I realized that it was a performance of the Gershwin piece, not an ad. I don’t watch commercials anymore, with TiVo in the house, but United’s campaign predated my TiVo […]
Among the many holiday catalogs we received was one that offered a turntable (you know, the kind that plays those old plastic records… um, vinyl?) that could convert your music to a digital format. The beautiful photo included an iPod and a stack of CDs, the top one labeled prominently, “Chicago.” Not the city.
This post used to have information about the SXSW cover art files I made on a whim. Now you can get that information from a new permanent location instead. Go to the new SXSW Showcasing Artists Cover Art page
You have to understand something about my family, to know why I care that Robert Goulet has died. Besides being that rare performer that is comfortable making fun of himself (a quality that endeared him to today’s youthful generation), Goulet portrayed Lancelot in the Broadway production of the musical Camelot, alongside Richard Burton and Julie […]
We’re doing our morning chores when Washington Bullets by The Clash comes on the iTunes mix, and after about half the song, my wife (who did not bring The Clash to our marriage) asks from the other room, “Is this the Clash?” Inimitable. But it made me wonder, for the umpteenth time in the last four […]
I just discovered that Thurl Ravenscroft died last May, 2005. He has an extensive Wikipedia entry, if you’re interested, but know that he was a singer and voice-over actor, most famously for Tony the Tiger. I just discovered, however, that he is also the singing voice behind the theme of the Pirates of the Caribbean […]
