The Death of an Icon
Posted on October 22, 2010 | By Christian | No Comments
It is with a heavy heart that I bring you this news. Its official… Sony Corp has ended all sales of its Walkman cassette players. In some ways its hard to believe that it took this long. The Walkman was first launched in 1979 and sold about 220 Million units that year! The device we all grew up with has gone the way of the Dodo.
Sadly this will likely be the death knell for the mix-tape as well. And what am I going to do with my 80′s Metal cassettes??
The recession is over! Really??
Posted on September 20, 2010 | By Christian | No Comments
June 1 2009 - the new groundhog day?
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has announced the Great Recession is over! Apparently the experts have decided it began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. I don’t know what to say other than “what??”.
Kurt Cobain Exhibit May-September at the Seattle Art Museum
Posted on May 6, 2010 | By Christian | No Comments
Kurt Cobain - February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994
Here is another interesting article from our friend JenX67 regarding a new exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum
When the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) announced the selection of Michael Darling as its new chief curator, they did so on Twitter. Apparently, one of Darling’s strengths is his ability to attract “a whole new audience”. Audience development is one of the biggest issues facing arts organizations far and wide. Whether opera, contemporary art or ballet, much has been written about how the arts are currently struggling to engage Gen X and Gen Y audiences. Darling, a Gen Xer, comes to MCA from the Seattle Art Museum where his final exhibit is a look at how Kurt Cobain impacted a generation. “This exhibition asks viewers to question how and why Kurt came to mean so much to a generation,” Darling says.
jenx67.com, jenX67 | are you there God? it’s me, generation x,
You should read the whole article and check out this link to a slideshow from the exhibit. And if you’re in the neighborhood swing by the exhibit!
iPad Envy
Posted on April 14, 2010 | By Christian | No Comments
From "We Blog Cartoons"
Alright, I admit it. I have iPad envy… and its not because my iPhone is small. Well, maybe it is. Anyway, I was out the other night chilling with the family having some sushi and the table next to me of college kids had a new iPad and were showing it off. And damn! It is as cool as it looks on TV. I haven’t actually had the chance to hold one and play with it but it does look seriously cool.
One thing that can go away is the constant media attention to it. I can’t turn on the TV or radio without someone talking about iPad this or iPad that. Its everywhere! Which is probably why they have sold 500k of them already.
Does everyone who writes and article or has a blog feel compelled to write about the thing? Oh wait. Anyway, I don’t think I will be able to get a P.O. from the wife to get one anytime soon so I will have to learn to live with envy.
And my iPhone is not small.
Tic Toc – An Observation
Posted on April 7, 2010 | By Christian | 2 Comments
This is more of an observation… I had an interesting conversation over the weekend with my step father. It was his birthday and he was saying he has another 3yrs to go before he can retire. Of course, I am much further away, but it sparked my curiosity and wondered how old I would have to be. The answer is 67. That is 27 years from now. 27 years is longer than the amount of time from when I began “officially” working at 16 and today! I don’t know what to say other than… shit.
