Steve, Bill, and I are expecting to meet at the Local tomorrow (Thursday 3/22) after work (5:30 PM). Show up, or let us know if you've got another suggestion.
Oh that clumsy(?) CIA.
Monday, Monday : Papa John dead @ 65 from heart attack, yesterday, yesterday. Ms and Ps made 5th grade kick for me. So many groovie hits in a row ! Nothing you didn't know already (including what he was doing) in todays nyt obit.
William F. Buckley weighs in on Traffic.
the market is spring forward--my two favorite people are back--the east end fish folks and the organic man--i bought 10 flounder for 11 bucks and last years roots that were left through the winter to sweeten (rude a begger, carrots, turnips, garlic....)
last nights meal at Meigas was the best yet, not all dishes in the seafood tasting menu were wonderful but some rocked, expensive yes but if could just stop going to Veritas after dinner's in NYC i might be able to afford my rent...
from lemonyellow, the invisible library, books that only appear in other books.
this list looks alot better than that one from from RIAA. all hail elvis
just back from Virot's bar--two excellent wines (99 Boxler Riesling Harth @ $50 and 96 Ch. Simone Blanc @ $65) and 4 Bar Menu offerings (best were--Oysters au Gratin with mushrooms and Baked Clams!!!)--looooking forward to dinner
last night we ate at Locanda Vini & Olii--and i loved it--we had to make a trek to an old part of Brooklyn that was beautiful--wide streets--i got a great vibe from the locals!!! the wines were interesting and well priced--the apps were all excellents--good pasta--yummy not over sweet desserts--fantastic cheese plate--the place was also well designed, hope to go back soon
Nice new comment feature on drat fink's page.
Spring must be close when your office building issues a
BULLETIN like the one I just received from the PA @ for WTC :
"You may remember that last year, The New York Audubon Society contacted us concerning the dangers migrating birds face in large metropolitan areas, specifically high rise buildings. At that time, The Society advised us that the fall migration pattern was from August through November and the spring migration pattern was from mid-March through mid-June. As mid-March is approaching, we are requesting once again that you turn off all office lights in the evening hours or, at the minimum, close the blinds. We realize this is difficult as many of you have employees who work late into the evenings and it is difficult for us too as the house keeping personnnel are cleaning the offices. However, we would appreciate it if you would ask your employees to turn off your lights once they leave for the evening. Thank You........"
- This request might also apply to the last person leaving Detroit.
"You may remember that last year, The New York Audubon Society contacted us concerning the dangers migrating birds face in large metropolitan areas, specifically high rise buildings. At that time, The Society advised us that the fall migration pattern was from August through November and the spring migration pattern was from mid-March through mid-June. As mid-March is approaching, we are requesting once again that you turn off all office lights in the evening hours or, at the minimum, close the blinds. We realize this is difficult as many of you have employees who work late into the evenings and it is difficult for us too as the house keeping personnnel are cleaning the offices. However, we would appreciate it if you would ask your employees to turn off your lights once they leave for the evening. Thank You........"
- This request might also apply to the last person leaving Detroit.
Marianne Nowottny will be performing @ Tonic this Saturday
@ 8:00 pm. I hope to be going.
Marianne Nowottny at 8:00pm, $10
"New Jersey teen Marianne Nowottny returns to Tonic this evening with her torchy resin voice, off-kilter harmonics and Radio Shack keyboard. Nowottny is able to glide through scale modulation seemingly effortlessly, stopping at random quarter-tones and angular intervals that are unique and hyper-personal. Her song compositions, which explore multi-layers of sound and textures, can be compared to the early electronic music experiments of John Pfeiffer or the pop- music simulations of Brian Eno. "Marianne Nowottny is a delicately balanced combination of warped teenage nihilism, otherworldly visitation and sheer joy-in-creation." - David Keenan The Wire
TONIC
107 Norfolk Street
(Between Delancey & Rivington)
212-358-7501 / http://www.tonic107.com
Marianne Nowottny at 8:00pm, $10
"New Jersey teen Marianne Nowottny returns to Tonic this evening with her torchy resin voice, off-kilter harmonics and Radio Shack keyboard. Nowottny is able to glide through scale modulation seemingly effortlessly, stopping at random quarter-tones and angular intervals that are unique and hyper-personal. Her song compositions, which explore multi-layers of sound and textures, can be compared to the early electronic music experiments of John Pfeiffer or the pop- music simulations of Brian Eno. "Marianne Nowottny is a delicately balanced combination of warped teenage nihilism, otherworldly visitation and sheer joy-in-creation." - David Keenan The Wire
TONIC
107 Norfolk Street
(Between Delancey & Rivington)
212-358-7501 / http://www.tonic107.com
I can't pull up the 20 posts on vini et oilie. But spoke with Alex and he said the new posts refered to gettin' there. yes count is six pluss Tom M (if he still wants to come along. Alex will go home first and so will I where I would collect Tom in JC. Included in the 20 post thread were verbal directions for subway. If any one could copy and repost appreciate it. So meet U there @ 8 ? cool ?
mary's fish camp didnt rock not bunk but didnt funk--way over priced (IMHO)
needed some Down Time last night and didnt feel like reading and dont own a TV so i went and saw House of Mirth--i njoyed it but cant recomand--like a novel you read at the airport
Anybody care to comment on the prospects for future film technology? This story has Qualcomm and Technicolor teaming up to foot the bill for initial installation of digital projectors in theatres nation wide (in exchange for a future percent of profits.) I seem to remember a story about Hughes offering a similar deal (becasue they own the satellites which would be delivering the content to these digital theatres.) I can't find the link to that one now, mabe they are part of the Qualcomm Technicolor coalition. I know Lucas screened the Phantom Menance at a couple of digital theatres using the Texas Instruments digital projector. Reviews I read were sharply mixed with the digital crowd being totally wowed, and the analog cinema crowd basically seeing the digital demon as the end of art as we know it.
Roger Ebert (what's the take on this guy?) is pretty convinced that digital is a no go:
I've shot a bunch of miniDV footage, and while it is quite sharp, this is almost a criticism when compared to the gorgeous look an expert (like, say, Steve) can get with decades old super8. So what's the deal? Does a new analog technology (like MaxiVision48) really have a chance? Or are we going to be watching all the big hits on digital projectors in the next year or two? Or will 24 fps trudge on by default? Does it matter? Will the resolution on digital simply get so high that any of these other technologies can just be simulated (right down to imitating specific types of film stock, or specific personalities of different camera equipment?)
Roger Ebert (what's the take on this guy?) is pretty convinced that digital is a no go:
"I have seen the future of the cinema, and it is not digital. No matter what you've read, the movie theater of the future will not use digital video projectors, and it will not beam the signal down from satellites. It will use film, and the film will be right there in the theater with you.He goes on to describe MaxiVision48 a new 48 frames per second analog film technology that is described as 500 times "better" (whatever that means) than old 24 fps film, OR digital, "take your pick."
I've shot a bunch of miniDV footage, and while it is quite sharp, this is almost a criticism when compared to the gorgeous look an expert (like, say, Steve) can get with decades old super8. So what's the deal? Does a new analog technology (like MaxiVision48) really have a chance? Or are we going to be watching all the big hits on digital projectors in the next year or two? Or will 24 fps trudge on by default? Does it matter? Will the resolution on digital simply get so high that any of these other technologies can just be simulated (right down to imitating specific types of film stock, or specific personalities of different camera equipment?)
I am in the process of switching over the picture handling system. I'm moving all the pictures out of the database and into the filesystem. Hopefully you will not notice anything about this change (everything will work exactly as before, although theoretically a tiny bit faster.) If you do notice anything is amiss with any photos please let me know here ASAP. I'll keep the old system in place (but not operating) for several days just in case I need to switch back. Thanks.
could not add a comment to the original post so---went for a third time to "A Salt and Battery" and wanted to get adventurous but all i could muster up was the Dandelion and Burdock Soda, passed on the new dessert: deep fried Cadbury chocolate egg (cream center), the special of the day looked great:rock salmon stuffed with spinish, tomatoe, peppers, garlic butter etc and than deep fried---they are still trying to master the fried ice cream which i know is difficult....
Australian science fiction writer Greg Egan, author of the mind-bending tomes Permutation City and Quarantine, among others, has a home page worth checking out. In particular, I recommend the "applets gallery," where he offers some striking Op patterns based on mathematical formulas he worked out himself. One hesitates to use the term Renaissance man, but Egan appears to be completely outstanding at everything he does.
This site may be known to some of you, but Bill said he hadn't seen Fabulous Ruins of Detroit, so I'm posting the link. It's definitely worth a look.
