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a few words about Sue McLean May 24, 2013 ( No Comments ) I wanted to make mention of the passing of Sue McLean , whose funeral was earlier today.  I often refer to the fact that we are standing on shoulders of giants, Sue McLean might be one of the biggest of them.  Independent…

The Iffness- the end of Miyagi, and the state of the union May 22, 2013 ( No Comments )  You’ve been taking your timeAnd you’ve been living on solid airYou’ve been walking the lineAnd you’ve been living on solid airDon’t know what’s going wrong insideAnd I can tell you that it’s hard to hide when…

Goodbye Thomas January 02, 2013 ( No Comments ) Thomas Spiegel, Dj Man-x at the cricket theater 1990- Photo Tony Larson Thomas Spiegel or DJ Man-X his nom de guerre passed away this week; he was a friend of mine, he was a business partner, he was a teacher, and for one magical night in 1990…

the Politics of Social Networking January 24, 2008 ( No Comments ) Editor’s Note: the nice folks at MPR asked me for some commentary on the social networking sites of the candidates for senator in Minnesota, you can hear their story here, The part that I am on is a web only feature you can…

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble:Forked Tounge,the lost Notes May 19, 2008 ( 1 Comment ) I almost never talk about my work in this space  but recently I did a record for the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble  a very cool band from Boston lead by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic Sax player Ken Field. They are a New Orleans …

What’s going on… June 25, 2008 ( 4 Comments ) Ok, so some of you may have noticed my sort of staggering lack of writing here as of late. There is good reason for that. for the last six months or so my day job has taken up a huge amount of time. Something it…