A few weeks ago my friend totally turned me onto this “thing” called a Jambox, a wireless sound device that has accessories called things like Jamchain. It sounded like a new piece of technology that I didn’t need to immediately pay attention to, but then she showed me the video. I’ve got to say…it kind of immediately sold me on this company, the product and everything about what they do. It’s a homage to living life as a tech professional in San Francisco, and all the social glory that comes along with the typical “day” in the life of that person.
Bonus: the dude from Linkin Park liked this video so much he decided to remix it with a beat he remixed from the Ice Cube-”Today was a Good Day” inspiration. Check out his version here.
How genius is the Gumby dude showing up. Considering that we indeed have a Gumby in our own crew that regularly makes appearances at parties, I really fell in love with this video.
San Francisco rulez.
“I love child actors! Especially when they have big wavy haircuts and talk like adults” -no one
– @Oatmeal
My buddy @Phortin just did an awesome post for LMB about the upcoming Phish tour starting this Friday at The Gorge Amphitheatre up in George, WA. I’ve been there before and it’s a truly amazing place. And I just learned that I’ll be shooting photos the first night for LMB and hope to get some coverage of the lots and others things the following day. I really can’t wait. Expect a ton more updates from me on the road.
The schedule for Outside Lands has been posted and I’m actually pretty happy on it. I’ll be covering it for LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com so that’ll be where you see a ton more updates on the festival from me. But I really am excited for this year’s lineup overall. On the first day of the festival I’ll be able to see The Original Meters, Toro y Moi, MGMT and Phish (among others). The second day? Yeah, that’ll probably be boring with just The Black Keys, The Roots, Paper Diamond, and Girl Talk. Finally on Saturday, before I leave to hit Chicago for a week to see a few Phish shows and visit home, I’ll be seeing !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Major Lazer, STS9, and Arcade Fire. It’s going to be incredible.
And yes, I did mix my sarcasm and enthusiasm horribly there.
I’ve got some work coming up this Friday night that means I’ve got to get up to Seattle on Thursday. I’ll have some updates from the road coming soon. A lot of them in the next week or so will look something like this…
I really enjoyed this talk by famous Googler Matt Cuts about how he’s continually finding new challenges for himself in 30 days increments, much like the idea Morgan Spurlock spawned in his idea in Super Size Me.
I’m really excited to finally be able to announce that NVO finished our first music video for “Robotic,” one of the tracks from the first release from the band Machine Nature. If you haven’t picked up the album, holler at me so I can get you a copy. We’re working on getting our name out there more and it helps if you spread the word and get people viewing our video and sharing it on the Facebooks and Twitters. Yeah.
This article on Wired has me thinking I won’t be drinking any sugary beverages before, during or after a run in the near future. Instead, I’ll be gargling with juice or something…
How could merely rinsing the mouth with Gatorade make us perform better? After all, we’ve been trained by decades of sports drink commercials to assume that we actually need to swallow the stuff, that the benefits depend on getting those precious electrolytes into our bloodstream. But the commercials are lying: a series of follow-up experiments demonstrated that the cyclists actually performed better when they just gargled with the sugary drink. (Apparently, having several ounces of liquid sloshing around the belly isn’t ideal for intense physical activities.) Tasting energy was more important than ingesting energy.
Totally interesting to consider.
Last night when I got home from work, I was just chilling in my room before I gathered that my roommates were making some noise in a fit of minor commotion. Turns out a fire broke out a few doors down from us on the street adjacent to Laussat, the street we live on. The fire was closest to Fillmore and Waller and when we got out on the roof to get a look at what was going on, we were definitely floored by what we saw. Check out this post on Haighteration showing some of the photos and views we had, which includes a few shots from my roommate.
A fire broke out at a home at 436 Waller Street at around 6:30pm tonight, filling the neighborhood with smoke and bringing dozens of firefighters to the scene to battle the blaze.
I’m calling my rental insurance agent today.
Uh oh, I think I like dubstep now.
The drop in this song just sold me forever; good high-energy dubstep might just be something I’m okay with.
I’m drafting this post from an airplane about to take off for New Orleans for the annual Jazz & Heritage Festival, otherwise known nationwide as simply Jazz Fest. My trip couldn’t have started more wonderfully…
With about 30 minutes to flight time, I stopped briefly at the Gordon Biersch pub in Terminal 3 and grabbed a beer and asked what the quickest thing I could order to go would be. The bartender responds, “everything you order will take 10 minutes.”
Suddenly I hear a voice to my left at the bar. “Do you eat bacon?” said the red headed vixen.
“Why yes, I do…”
“You can have half of this if you want…it’s gonna go to waste.”
To the beautiful redhead named Melanie that just hooked me up with the best bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato sandwich I’ve ever had in my life, I will someday repay you. I may even find you on the flight to buy you a drink…
New Orleans, here I come…
- From my blog: “So about that birth certificate” http://bit.ly/le8vgT #
- Osama Bin Laden Killed: Worldwide Reactions – Alan Taylor – In Focus – The Atlantic http://t.co/zqOd7wI via @in_focus #
- From my blog: Latest updates from Twitter http://bit.ly/jMnCQU #
- Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'Ladies Room' By Frisky Disco http://t.co/RndgTV3 via @sfist #
- About to see John Scofield at Grace Cathedral. This is going to be cool. http://t.co/oz5asRx #
- From my blog: Latest updates from Twitter http://bit.ly/iJ3vT1 #
- How was the show? "Photos from last night's killer American Babies show @mercuryloungnyc" http://bit.ly/mUwE74 @AmBabes (via @whitperson) #
- chappelle didnt get off stage last night from @indysf until 4:30AM. (via @apeconcerts) #
- From my blog: Latest updates from Twitter http://bit.ly/jGFfmf #
- @mrminer have you never bought phish tickets before? :) #totallyexpectedticketmasterclusterfuck in reply to mrminer #
- From my blog: New video from the band http://bit.ly/ij5y2d #
- Woah technology! "@ericwyman Got 1 on LiveNation iphone app" #phish in reply to ericwyman #
- Just scored some Hollywood tickets for @phortin. #phish #ticketkarma #catlikereflexes #
- Holy crap. Dave Chapelle is playing @indysf tonight. Tickets on sale same time as Tahoe tickets. #firstworldproblems #
- Tahoe fail. 8 ticket limit? #phish #
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- Really excited to see Battles next week. Photos: BATTLES @ Brighton Music Hall, Boston 4/26/11 http://t.co/vEpEg10 via @livemusicblog #
- @jimmycoulas yep. First shows ever at UIC for me. Really excited. Can you help me get Tahoe tickets?! ;) #phish in reply to jimmycoulas #
- @jimmycoulas deal. Yay teamwork. #phish #ticketninjas in reply to jimmycoulas #
- From my blog: Latest updates from Twitter http://bit.ly/mI2Qkh #
- A week from today I'll be waking up in New Orleans for a fresh day at Jazz Fest. #
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- From my blog: Latest updates from Twitter http://bit.ly/fRZVLJ #
- Got Gorge + UIC Pavilion in the Phish lotto. #score #
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- From my blog: Latest updates from Twitter http://bit.ly/hKn9qs #
- IT BEGINS THIS WEEK. Live Music Calendar – April 25-May 1 (Jazz Fest Week 1) http://t.co/tZ04Pnt via @lmbnola @livemusicblog #
- Can someone explain to me why Instagram is something I should be using? Seems like Hipstamatic + a permalink — is that really it? #jadedvet #
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- Just put in a Phish tickets-by-mail request for over $1,000. Yep. #
- The new My Morning Jacket tune is beautiful. http://www.facebook.com/mymorningjacket #holdinontoblackmetal #ohwoahwoahwoah #
- @shobe @pkedrosky make sure you check out @in_focus — the creator of The Big Picture moved onto the Atlantic. #OG in reply to shobe #
- From my blog: Scared Sugar Straight http://bit.ly/hJA6x4 #
- Really psyched to see my old Chicago buddies @akashaband opening up for Sister Nancy in Chicago. BAM BAM, baby. Kudos, guys! #
- @akashaband i'll be at jazz fest, dudes! but i'll be in town the week after and definitely looking to see you guys. ;) in reply to akashaband #
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