Archive for July 2003

Enter the Story Booth

In Uncategorized on 31 July 2003 with Comments Off

Reposted from Storyblog ’cause it’s so gosh darn nifty: This is just about the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Newsweek reports on a new initiative spearheaded by David Isay of Sound Portraits called StoryCorps. The plan is to put up “StoryBooths” in public places, where participants work with facilitators to record their [...]

Hey buddy, want an mp3?

In Uncategorized on 30 July 2003 with Comments Off

After listening to a particularly frustrating show on “Online Music Piracy” on KQED this morning, I got to thinking about a few things.
1. It is totally, 100% legal for me to loan (or even sell) a CD to a friend.
2. It is totally, 100% legal for me to “time-shift” a copyrighted work (like a TV [...]

Beats me

In Uncategorized on 28 July 2003 with Comments Off

AlterNet: Hail the Prada-Worshipping Queer
It’s the sort of show that convinces me our entertainment industry makes us all victims of a sort of battered wife syndrome. We expect our television to debase us, empty us, and condescend to us. And, for the most part, we’ll all be back for more.
At first glimpse, I couldn’t have [...]

Spread the word

In Uncategorized on 27 July 2003 with Comments Off

It’s coming!

Applause

In Uncategorized on 26 July 2003 with Comments Off

My two favorite songbloggers (please tell me I didn’t just invent that word) Scott Andrew and Shannon Campbell are taking part in Blogathon 2003 by spending 24 hours blogging for charity.
Big deal right? How hard is it to hit a post button over and over? Well, in this case, these two amazingly talented songwriters [...]

Storyblog rocks

In Uncategorized on 26 July 2003 with Comments Off

Over at Fray, Storyblog has been digging up all kinds of booty lately. A few recent finds:

Here Magazine: The stories behind where you are.
My First Bicycle by Caroline van Oosten de Boer’s grandmother.
PEOPs: Portraits and stories by (and told to) a girl named Fly.
WW2 People’s War: BBC’s growing collection of World War II [...]

The missing photo

In Photos on 25 July 2003 with Comments Off

See? I was there.

Thanks to Tantek Çelik for the photo!

Sideways glance

In Uncategorized on 25 July 2003 with Comments Off

Genki Gang plus Fray Criminal gives me an idea….

Lit at the Canvas Recap

In Uncategorized on 21 July 2003 with Comments Off

The Lit at the Canvas event was a blast. Paul Flores kicked things off in high gear with hyperkenetic slam poetry, Elizabeth Rosner read sweet, beautiful prose from her novel, “The Speed of Light.” Daphne Gottlieb delivered passionate poetry with one hand on her book and the other flailing wildly. And Jack Boulware read stunning, [...]

Monday!

In Uncategorized on 19 July 2003 with Comments Off

Hey San Franciscans! Come see me and a bunch of other cool writerly folks perform this Monday, July 21, at 8:30pm, at The Canvas Cafe (9th Avenue at Lincoln). It’s only five bucks – that’s a measly one buck per performer! It’s sure to be a great night.
Lit at the Canvas: A Celebration of San [...]