all the news that isn't

Much like the market, I noticed my page views for the ‘ole blog-a-rooney have fallen recently:

So, what better than a shameless post with a little picture gallery to gather some interest (ha!). ‘All the news’ indicates confidence is high, so let’s hope this isn’t a failed attempt! Ok, enough with the bad puns… here are some pics from a visit to the WBGO transmitter. Enjoy!

By the way, as I write I’m listening to some music from the Village Vanguard we recorded a bit ago. Upcoming this week we’ve got another broadcast, featuring the very-talented (and kinda cute – I can say that ’cause Adrienne’s out of town, right? 🙂 ) Anat Cohen. Hope you check it out. That plus two other live remote broadcasts plus a programming special will make for a very busy week!

Adrienne’s been at the new gig a couple weeks now, and tonight on the way to dinner we had time for a short tour. Here’s a pic out of one of the windows on her 34th-floor office that she shares:

Her office is just a couple short blocks from Grand Central. A couple more pics of the insides after the jump. (more…)

WBGO’s pledge drive begins today. I had planned on getting up about 4:15, so I could catch a 5:07 train to get to ‘BGO by 5:30am. Of course, the cell phone rang at 3:35, with the other end (a WBGO employee) exclaiming, “all the computers are broken!”. I hop on the web at home… web server is up… email is up… I can remote in to other services… then the employees says, “oh hey, it works now”. If you’re reading this and sympathize in any way, but haven’t seen TheWebsiteIsDown.com yet, go watch it now.

Point being, I had a little extra time on the way to work, which gave me the opportunity to snap a couple pics of the Tribute in Light:

Some of you might think I’m overzealous in sharing my passion for music – telling you about all the cool projects I get to work on, and by extension hopefully making you passionate about it. I know it probably doesn’t work. But I found this video, where the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic talks about music and passion. It’s pretty great. I hope you’ll spend the 20 minutes and give it a watch.

By the way, if you haven’t surfed through the TED Talks site, spend some time there, there’s great stuff to be found!

It’s been a busy week. Here are some details that are either worth mentioning, or I just happen to have a pic of!

Tuesday morning before work (I went in late, more below) I went to pic up my replacement bike (for the stolen one – my CC did cover me). They told me it was in, but they still had to assemble it. So I went and waited for 30 minutes in the nearby park. Saw a good opportunity for a HDR pic:

After a nice little leisurely sit on a bench, I went back to the store, only for them to tell me that they actually got the wrong bike delivered, and would have to get a new correct one delivered. They said they’d have it in 3 hours, but I couldn’t wait. I’d come back… more after the jump. (more…)

Here’s a chance to check out some live music in NYC, without leaving the comfort of your own computer desk. Guillermo Klein Y Los Guachos perform Wednesday night at 9pm Eastern on NPR.org/music (there’ll be a link starting 8pm Wednesday). I’m listening to their new release as I type this stuff. Great stuff – this is (small) big band music like you’ve not heard it before, I guarantee. To quote one reviewer: “…brass choirs, Cuban rhythm, fugue-like passages, talking, whistling, mechanical repetitions over a groove, and bits of aerated rock.” Hope you check it out-

WBGO has started a monthly collaboration with NPR’s Music website to do a live broadcast from NYC’s Village Vanguard. For now, I get to the do the music mix in the coat closet. Which, despite it’s tight workspace, is preferable to where we’re going to have to set up when the weather turns cold – in the back storage room/musician hangout/hallway to the men’s bathroom.

Anyway, last night’s music was from Al Foster, who’d played drums with Miles Davis for years. Music, pictures, blogs and more from the night are all to be found here.

Apologies for the lack of updates, it’s been a bit busy around these parts (wherever that is!). Since late Wednesday night I’ve been in Vegas for two conferences. The night before I left I had to pull an all-nighter (due to some equipment failure) to mix something we had recorded the night before. So it’s been a bit crazy. Yesterday I actually had some time to get out and just walk up and down the strip (which technically, for you trivia buffs, it not in Las Vegas, NV but rather in Paradise, NV). Here are a couple of pics:

That’s a real dog sitting in the sidecar, complete with goggles.

The New York, New York hotel/casino, whose facade is made to look like famous NY landmarks.

And part of the Paris hotel/casino, with appropriate re-creations of landmarks.

Las Vegas reminds me a little bit of Wichita, KS (big, open space) and a combination of Disneyworld and Times Square (highly produced, everything over the top). No, I haven’t tried my luck at the casinos, but they’re everywhere, from the airport terminal as soon as you get off the plane to the entrance of every hotel and food court.

I think I’ve had a cold since I’ve got here, but it’s odd, as my nose doesn’t run – it’s just too dry here. That’s something I’ve had to adjust to, especially when I went running last night!

That’s it for now, time to conference!

I don’t even remember when it started, I think some time during my college years. But big brother Dan started calling me ‘Big D’. I really don’t know the genesis of it. But I still get a little chuckle everytime I go into a bathroom at my employer and see the provided air freshener.

…your cell phone rings three times when you’re out biking, and you have to answer it (yes, in this instance, I felt I had to bring the phone with me)
…your cell phone rings when you’re in the shower, and you get out of the shower to get it, then get back in
…when your wife, on Monday night, says, “see you Friday night…”

Yeah, it’s been a little little hectic around these parts. I’m hopeful that it will slow down a bit. On the plus side, it was so warm I did get out for a bike ride! I’m still jealous of those of you with snow, though!