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Re: Sawyer sings and plays with Meema and Ppa

sct — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:32:06 -0000

Next time please remind me to take pictures early and often!

Re: A Mind Bender Worth Testing

albert — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:50:30 -0000

Good point -- I left off the best part. Although in this particular case it might just be crazy enough!

Re: A Mind Bender Worth Testing

sct — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:22:04 -0000

The best part of Niel's quote is the end: "We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough." Which of course reminds me of a quote Ev linked to a while back: "Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Obvious."

Hope to share my crazy idea with you soon, Albert.

Re: Song of the Day: Greg Week’s “Lay Low”

sct — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:04:06 -0000

Thanks, Dan. I often read that post and listen to that song when I
need to be reminded of the coast again. It always takes me back.

Re: Sawyer gets another great gift from his Aunt Sarah and Uncle Kevin

Scott — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:18:00 -0000

Did anyone notice how he says "thank you" and "you're welcome" at the end? Abby pointed it out to me after I stopped recording, I didn't notice it in the moment, but he definitely says it. Too funny.

Re: Sawyer and I wish Scott a Happy Birthday!

Scott — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:08:07 -0000

Abby, this made my day! And Sawyer did too by counting pretty much everything in sight. And so did the universe by sending a thunderstorm through SF on Saturday and a slow peaceful rain all afternoon today. What a great weekend!

Re: Sawyer slides

Scott — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:17:25 -0000

Sarah, you of all people can imagine what I really wanted to call him.

Re: Sawyer wasn’t feeling well, but he’s still a handsome little dude

Scott — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:31:21 -0000

Don't forget, oh cool, uh oh, oh wow, oh snap (not really, that's mine). Great list, Abby! Happy 20 months since your birthday, Wiggles!

Re: Some Serious Freeconomics

fredwilson — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:01:14 -0000

Yup. We are trying to find it

Re: Some Serious Freeconomics

sct — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:19:31 -0000

I thought this was the killer quote:

"In a world where the scarce resource is some combination of time, attention, relevance and insight, those commodities become the medium of exchange in a parallel economy alongside traditional currencies..."

But it's a distant second to Brad's description of the USV investment strategy:

"… arbitrage the difference between the capabilities of the new medium and readiness of the existing economic and social structures to exploit those capabilities."

There's gold in them there hills.

Re: Sawyer likes strawberries.

Scott — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:52:16 -0000

He loves saying and doing "cheers" too, but almost never with his sippy cup. And of course it doesn't matter what he's eating, he offers up a toast just because he can.

Re: Sawyer enjoys a lime agua fresca.

Scott — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:13:57 -0000

Of course, the only way we can feed him is in the swing, but he's quite content with that arrangement.

Re: Sawyer and Scott go to the zoo

Scott — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:50:20 -0000

Believe me, he tried, but I was out of tokens. Next time I'll bring plenty of dollar bills.

Re: Sawyer spends Sunday hopping from park to park

Scott — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:58:26 -0000

Thanks, Sarah!

Re: Sawyer’s up a tree.

Scott — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:43:48 -0000

Me too. I will always love Grandma and Grandpa's front yard, and Nanny's back yard.

Re: Sawyer and tractortime.

Scott — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:26:47 -0000

Come visit!

Re: Attention Deficit: The Album

alexjmann — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:19:26 -0000

Thanks for the reflection Scott. My only fear is that artists will adapt to
the market, rightfully so, and create music only for micro-listening. There
is nothing wrong with this, as we'll adapt as well, but I think those that
grew up on the long-form album will miss the feeling as a whole.

Re: Attention Deficit: The Album

sct — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:16:42 -0000

I have come to think of the album as equal parts creation and curation. After all, the album is simply a set of songs arranged in a specific order, perhaps with coherence in mind, perhaps with the intent to juxtapose different sounds and styles, but almost always with a story to tell. And isn't this what djs do too? Well, to be fair, the very best djs take two songs and make three, but at its heart mixing derives from that same notion of curation. It's the idea of selecting two songs and placing them side-by-side, using one to inform the other, highlighting common themes or influences, and weaving from them a single thread.

When I purchase an album, I listen to it and nothing else from beginning to end, and repeat it often as many as ten times before moving on. Oh I still give my favorites five stars, that way they end up on my iPhone's favorites playlist for my commute to and from work, but the album remains a sovereign experience for me. I do the same with single-track, hour-long dj mixes, but quickly transition into trainspotting mode after a handful of listens, trying to discern artists and song titles so I can hear the original tracks alone. I rarely buy single songs, but that's more a function of my taste and style, and I realize my habits and hang-ups far from typical.

Hit songs are a singular experience, and thus uniquely set apart from the rest of the artist's contemporaneous work. There's a bit of injustice there, perhaps its glow makes it difficult for the others to shine, but such a situation presents an opportunity too. Chris, I love that you bring up Ed and Grizzly Bear, I too follow him on twitter and actually do care that he loved ending his tour in SF, mostly because I was there for the show, but that's not my point. I have learned about so many new artists from him, and I love the way he so freely shares his passions, but the whole experience on the flip side of his links is a mess.

Point being, I think the market for an artist to make a more thorough musical statement is expanding, but what's missing is a trivial way to turn a small audience of nibblers into connoisseurs and connoisseurs into advocates. Alex likely knows where this is leading, but I am going to leave it at that for now.

Re: Sawyer’s new words, and why we are so sleepy.

Scott — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:12:11 -0000

I barely remember that conversation.

Re: Sawyer enjoys taco night.

Scott — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:26:21 -0000

My all-time most favorite comment, Mom!

Re: Sawyer “E,I,E,I,O’s”

Scott — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:40:36 -0000

You're right, Sarah. I didn't notice that before. He'll definitely know your name after the week he gets to spend with you!

Re: Song of the Day: Squarepusher’s “A Real Woman”

sct — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:43:34 -0000

Many thanks, Steve!

Re: Sawyer is a bubble-head.

Scott — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:34:40 -0000

That Abby and I did almost identical posts on the same night was a complete accident; I tried to un-publish mine, but the deed was done. I much prefer her title to mine, but I like my pop culture references. Given my notoriously limited exposure, that's not something I can normally pull off!

Re: Sawyer wishes Aunt Sarah, Uncle Michael, and Uncle Matthew a very Happy Birthday!!!

Scott — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:43:58 -0000

I love each and every one of these pictures, even the ones with the rooster-doo, though I still wish I would have cut it first. Oh well.

Happy birthday to all three of you, I look forward to celebrating with you in just over a month!

Re: I have no idea how I missed this Apparat video…

phil baker — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:46:27 -0000

Yea. Video went onto Real Player on my PC, and I want to export it to my facebook as background music , not many guys my age have facebook, but my kids go to it rather than to their email, so I want to use it to communicate with them. My son's in Afghanistan and HE uses Facebook--the paridigm of tomorrow's young people! So far no luck, and I agree--it's a deep-reaching song, a life of its own.