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Songs Of Spiritual Uplift As Sung By Today’s Sounds
7 Comments Published December 4th, 2007 in Obligations, TreasureI put together “Songs Of Spiritual Uplift” back in 1996, shortly after it became apparent that the Meat Puppets were headed for a permanent hiatus. I still had some Nirvana money burning a hole in my pocket, so I made a few phone calls, dumped some gear into the back of my pickup, and made [...]
According to the liner notes of this self-released album from 1975, Milwaukee keyboard prodigy and supper club circuit regular Archie Ulm “devastated the traditional concept of organ playing by inciting his audiences to stunning highs of musical awareness.” On this album, together with “two of the finest musicians in Milwaukee,” Ulm “creates the ultimate effect, [...]
Postcard Collection: Greetings From Arizona, Part Two
7 Comments Published November 12th, 2007 in Obligations, TreasureSeveral years ago, I submitted a travel article about northern Arizona to an auto club magazine where a friend of mine worked as an editor. But before I could complete the second draft, I realized I didn’t actually WANT people traveling into my state! After some soul-searching, I graciously withdrew my submission. It’s a pretty [...]
Cartoonist and illustrator Jack Davis first came to prominence in the pages of classic EC comics like “Tales From The Crypt” and “Two-Fisted Tales.” He is probably best known to early readers of “Mad” magazine and its comic book predecessor. But once he graduated from the world of funny books into mainstream publishing, his career [...]
Your Favorite Little Podcast: Episode Eight
3 Comments Published October 30th, 2007 in Obligations, TreasureI decided to start Bostworld about two years ago. Following the example of Merlin Mann’s 43 Folders and the rest of the lifehackers, a took a quick personal inventory, and realized how unhappy I was to be making no effort whatsoever to move forward my long held, but long put-off desire to pursue the art [...]
All The Song Hits Of The Four Seasons Instrumentally Performed By the Bob Crewe Orchestra
8 Comments Published October 23rd, 2007 in TreasureI’ve always been a huge fan of the Four Seasons. One of the first CDs I ever bought was a Rhino compilation of their hits, dreadfully mixed for stereo with the vocals and backing tracks hard panned into opposite channels. Twenty years later, I still have it. At the time, however, my roommate forbade me [...]
Postcard Collection: Greetings From Arizona, Part One
8 Comments Published October 2nd, 2007 in Obsessions, TreasureIt’s finally starting to cool off around these parts. Soon enough, I’ll able to once again take actual road trips to parts of the state I haven’t seen yet. But the internet still continues to offer an adequate substitute for real experience. I’ve recently found a few great sites that are new to me at [...]
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