Back from Portland. They are having a record run of Chinook salmon this year. The Indians are selling it on the side of the road for $2.00 a lb. Much to the chagrin of the salmon farmers and supermarkets. The state deemed the roadside sale of salmon illegal. "So sue us" the tribes replied. Oregonians are feasting like crazy for next to nothing and the state seems to be afraid or unable to back up their claim.
We bought one and had a nice feast on the eve of my return to NYC.
The run of salmon is due to prime ocean conditions five years ago. The news is that this year and last and the year before that will be awful for the future runs.
We went to the fish ladders at Bonneville Dam and watched through observation windows as lampreys, sturgeon, coho, steelhead and chinooks make their way against the current. Hardly a fish jumps up the ladders anymore. Someone had the idea of creating channels through the steps which make swimming upriver much easier.

stay free maxi mag - focussed on issues surrounding commercialism and american culture

Re: Rachael

A very sad story in the suicide of jazz singer Susannah McCorkle. I don't really follow the music, but she must have had something, because I've always remembered her, although I only heard her once. On the car radio, in Detroit, listening to Public Radio, I came upon her exquisite English-language version of Antonio Carlos Jobim's Waters of March. Still the best rendition of the song I've ever heard. A Portuguese version later got wide exposure on a Banana Republic commercial, but who knew what it was about?

We can only hope that the arrival of the Singularity will dispel the mystery of the tortured artist. Until then, listen to the music.

How will you be accessing the web next year? Hint: it may not be from a fixed location.

The one-time head of KGB overseas code-scrambling and an ex-director of the CIA rolled out Monday what they called a revolutionary way of hiding Internet communications from prying eyes and would-be intruders.

DALLAS, May 22, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE)
"As a leader in the pizza delivery business, we're determined to give customers what they want, when they want it and where they want it, even if they are in space. Wherever there is life, there will be Pizza Hut pizza," said Gier. "After checking and re-checking the address, we made a few minor route adjustments to ensure that the pizza would successfully make it to the ISS (International Space Station). If space tourism is going to be a reality, Pizza Hut pizza will make the trip even better."

CALDER monumental sclupture at STORMKING

Roller Coaster Database

William Shatner will host an American version of "The Iron Chef"

"you froggin ashmole..."

-- words used to hide expletives in the tv rebroadcast of Theres Something About Mary

Our friend Chuck Nanney has a show, happydeathangersexdreammachine, opening next Thursday, 5/24, at Debs & Co., another gallery with a domain but no site. They seem to have let their artnet page go, too.

Marvel drops the comics code.

There's been a proposal for a new page here that only people with accounts can see (or: that only people who want to can see.) The idea would be to off load some of the more insider-ish posts from this page (like Thursday night plans) to some place a bit more private. I guess this assumes someone other than "us" might read this page, which is not exactly proven - still I think this is probably a good idea. Any thoughts? Names?

Sqrat-not :

Frank Stella's 20,000 lb. piece of space-junk for The National Gallery.

New York's Weirdest Restaurant?

Any ideas for tomorrow? I'm game. MB's out. I think I need to save my rivington street party coupons for 6/2. Bars are good on the early side, but these days they get unbearably crowded fast. Especially on Ludlow street. But if a bar it must be (not that I'd be complaining,) maybe we could try lolita, which I'll gamble is very empty until much much later. It's a new place on Broome, between Allen and Orchard.

"WHEN 71 Clinton Fresh Food took the dining world by storm in the fall of 1999, it raised the bar for modest little restaurants all over downtown. It was the "Sex, Lies and Videotape" of restaurants, a surprise low-budget hit that everyone wants to replicate. No longer is it enough to send out decent food at a decent price. Now, every little boîte with 10 tables hopes to have its own cult."

would be nice if there was a post option in the left hand column so it isnt necessary to scroll to the bottom. or else a header option. also, the spaces between post are smaller than the spaces between paragraphs inside of a post. the space between posts should be larger or at least as large.

the future is now -- extreme gaming. seems like theres a movie concept in there somewhere or maybe just a subculture. i was also thinking a dialogue between the unabomber and mcveigh would make an interesting scene. apparently they were on the same cell block and had the opportunity to talk to each other. i wouldnt imagine that those two had much freedom in prison to congregate. maybe they had group therapy together. can someone on death row get psychiatric care?

The convert line breaks to html is a nice feature I must say.

What about this computer chair setup? Strange times we live in.

Skunk Baxter, Rocket Man?