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And the Winner Is… (My Man…) SPEEECH!!!

November 5, 2008 – 10:30 am
Like a lot of people, I cast my ballot in the historic election yesterday for Barack Obama, a candidate who ran on a platform of hope and optimism. That hope was rewarded last night when he was declared the winner of the lengthy and contentious contest. Being full of hope and optimism I began planning […]
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Shuffle Songs, Vol. 2 — Happy Jew Year!

September 30, 2008 – 10:30 am
For those not “in the know,” it will be Rosh Hashanah, or “Jewish New Year” as it’s known to the Gentiles, until sundown tomorrow. Since I don’t currently have the cash to serve the usual meal of BBQ beef brisket, roasted red potatoes, carrot tzimmes and challah that my family has historically partaken in to celebrate […]
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Ur Filthy Cute & Baby U Know It

August 27, 2008 – 11:32 am
After two posts in a row discussing the merger of acoustic instrumentation, electronically-generated sounds, heartfelt human emotions and mechanical bio-rhythms I wondered whether I was developing some sort of unintentional theme for the week. So after clicking “post” on yesterday’s entry I made a conscious decision to approach today’s post from a different […]
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Mixtapes I Don’t Hate: Girl Talk Feed the Animals

June 23, 2008 – 10:55 am
I live in an apartment that doubles as an office, a recording studio, a storage space for all manner of media, an art studio and a textiles workshop. As you might imagine this doesn’t make it the most opportune location to entertain visitors. For this reason m. Cody and I only rarely invite […]
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