Where Y@?

I haven't blogged in a while. Been busy with other stuff.

Marissa Mayer from Google said "creativity is a muscle" and that you need to practice to stay good. I agree. To start, I've been reading a lot.

Here's a few posts that have caught my eye recently:

• What Matters Now - marketing guru Seth Godin has curated an incredible group of thought leaders for a free ebook
  
  
• Derek Siver's Blog - CD Baby Founder has an inspiring way with words - especially http://sivers.org/trust and http://sivers.org/walkways
  
  
• Action Oriented - good post from VC Fred Wilson
  
  
• EFF's take on Facebook's Privacy Changes - Facebook made sharing with everyone the recommend default option for things that used to be private. Umm...
  
  
• Jason Fried's Favorite Quotes - Basecamp Founder's collection of good ones. His Signal vs. Noise blog is also awesome.
  
  
• Fake Steve Jobs nails AT&T
  

That's enough for now. Happy Portal Week.

Happy Halloween!

Bubby

Schmooey

Zero Chester's '98

Eleven years ago...

http://www.archive.org/details/zero1998-03-20
http://www.archive.org/details/zero1998-03-21
http://www.archive.org/details/zero1998-03-22

I honor the anniversary of these legendary shows every year by dipping back into the archive and replanting myself in that tiny shotgun bar in the northwest corner of Arkansas.

My brother, friends and I made the 10+ hour journey from Chicago, drawing on our experience traveling the country for Dead & Phish shows. While Zero was not quite packing the same amphitheaters as our aforementioned rock gods, they were still commanding the attention of our musical receptors, and what better way to honor the potential than with a three night run road trip!

The band played what amounted to 3 sets per night, pouring through their repertoire of blues, funk, covers and of course the epic melodic peaks of glory.

My personal highlights include:
3/20: Sun Sun Sun opener, Running on Faith, Anorexia, Tangled Hangers!!!!, Nancy Germany, Golden Road, Horses.

3/21: Into the Mystic > Chance in a Million, Kissin' the Boo Boo, the ENTIRE second & third sets + encore.

3/22: Cole's Law, Gregg's Eggs, High & Lonesome, Up on Cripple Creek, Catalina

Cripple Creek reaches true escape velocity, one for the ages.

Catalina experiences a complete and total musical convergence, producing light energy drawn forth from the ground. "Pumping Oil"

These shows also had a special significance to me as it was one of the first overnight musical adventures I'd taken with my brother, who had turned me onto live music years earlier. It was also here that I would meet one of my best friends and future room mates, as well as have the honor of interviewing Meester Martin Fierro in his hotel room before the third show. One of these days I must get around to transcribing it and posting it along with the video online.

I can also unequivocally say that these shows validated the power of live music and provided true inspiration to take my burgeoning musical hobbies and turn them into a real life devotion, and exactly a year later launch JamBase.com.

Enjoy.

"Catalina, seek and you shall find."

The Mothership

Perfect Guitar Solos

Perfect Guitar Solos

Compiled by my Twitter and Facebook Friends :)

Alex 5 Months

Dog vs. Feather Pillow

Schmooey

Bear Down!

Alex's First Flight

Wednesday December 17th, SFO > MDW, Southwest Flt 225

He did great! Ate during takeoff and landing, slept for a couple of hours in the middle and didn't cry too much. The people around us were generally pleased that they didn't have a screaming kid in their row. Thank you! :)

Note: Soothie pictured above is the only style pacifier he'll take, and he loves 'em.

You Enjoy McLovins

Been sent around a lot so you've probably already seen it, but saving it here for posterity.

2008 Mix

Some songs I couldn't get out of my head this year, and others I discovered for the first time