There is still magic in the air. One must be a receiver to pick up on it. Right? For what it’s worth, 6060KHz is also known as Radio Habana Cuba. The magic of shortwave radio is that its broadcasts carry a long, long way. I’m able to hear broadcasts that happen in certain spots in …
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So Big and So Strong
Hey Stacy– Remember that night after the night when we first met? We were hanging out at Maxine’s in Hot Springs, getting our buzz on. Live guitarist sang “Come a Little Bit Closer” as part of his acoustic coffee-bar set. Remember that girl, the waitress? Remember, during the chorus, she put down her tray on …
Metal
David Cronenberg’s “Crash” (1996, based on the J.G. Ballard book) is a psycho-sexual fetishization of the intensity of an auto accident as orgasmic transformation. Like the BDSM notion of pain meets transhumanism mediated by the devices of Detroit. When my car was totalled on a morning in March of 2014 on my way to work, …
Until the End
In 1991, German director Wim Wenders released his magnum opus “Until the End of the World“. It is the penultimate road movie. It follows this young woman Claire on her journey from self destruction to finding her purpose to being a saving angel. It shows that we really are connected. The scale of this film …
Reasons Why I Still Buy Music on Compact Disc
Lossless; clear sound with no compression artifacts or “sizzle” Liner Art! Feelies! Presentation! There’s an art and a vibe for each album. Supported on most platforms No encryption or Digital Rights Management Can listen to CDs long after the music store goes out of business CDs are never “no longer available in the library” After …
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