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  1. haven't seen this posted here, from Wired Magazine in December:

    It seemed like a crazy idea. When Radiohead said it would release its new album, In Rainbows, as a pay-what-you-will digital download, you'd have thought the band had gone communist. After all, Thom Yorke and company are one of the world's most successful groups — a critical darling as well as a fan favorite for nearly 15 years. They hadn't put out a new album in more than four years, and the market was hungry for their next disc. So why would Radiohead conduct such a radical experiment?

    It turns out the gambit was a savvy business move. In the first month, about a million fans downloaded In Rainbows. Roughly 40 percent of them paid for it, according to comScore, at an average of $6 each, netting the band nearly $3 million. Plus, since it owns the master recording (a first for the band), Radiohead was also able to license the album for a record label to distribute the old-fashioned way — on CD. In the US, it goes on sale January 1 through TBD Records/ATO Records Group.

    David Byrne and Thom Yorke on the Real Value of Music

    Full disclosure: I used to own a record label. That label, Luaka Bop, still exists, though I'm no longer involved in running it. My last record came out through Nonesuch, a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group empire. I have also released music through indie labels like Thrill Jockey, and I have pressed up CDs and sold them on tour. I tour every few years, and I don't see it as simply a loss leader for CD sales. So I have seen this business from both sides. I've made money, and I've been ripped off. I've had creative freedom, and I've been pressured to make hits. I have dealt with diva behavior from crazy musicians, and I have seen genius records by wonderful artists get completely ignored. I love music. I always will. It saved my life, and I bet I'm not the only one who can say that.

    David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars

    is some cool audio of Thom and Byrne talkin, as well as Bryne talking to Radiohead's managers etc...

  2. whoops, deleted my Learning To Enjoy White Bread and Mayonnaise 101 post

    (not meant as a rascist slag... just saying there are some differences between genetics, square pegs might not fit round holes, etc)

  3. The word algebra is derived from al-jabr... which if you were speaking very slurrily could slip out as sounding remotely like Al Qaeda... thereby very likely including you on the north american no-fly list with Cat Stevens

    but aside from that, think it makes a lot more sense to have schools that are publicly funded based on ethnicity than religion... one your born into and the other is a choice... I definately wouldn't have minded hearing more about the pagans and druids whilst getting schooled up (wasn't much of that devil talk in the catholic schools back in my day sadly, aside from grim proclamations that most of my blood ancestors are probably now burning in hell for eternity)

  4. probably comes down mostly to whaddya wanna pay... mac's are generally a little more expensive

    most software is available for both now... even le windows

    if you have the money and you're not a pc geek could be fun to try out a mac (then you can answer this question for the next person who asks :)

    if you're a real pc geek or cash is somewhat tight you might want to stick with pc

  5. you should be able to use iTunes... don't remember exactly how but have done it for someone... not to say it wasn't a pain in the ass doing it... but it got done (maybe there's a better way, you'd hope so)

    loaded a bunch of tunes onto someone's cheap-ass mp3 player over the weekend... plug usb jack into tower, drag and drop from one folder to the other... so easy, so fast

    too bad most cheap-ass mp3 players are so damn ugly & clunky to use

  6. great pics... and like hearing about travels

    dinosaur park looks very cool

    didn't know about the pyramid inside the pyramid or the snakes, neat indeed

    I'm plannin a journey... with my mind... could probably use a forum of its own

  7. after they moved from the coast, they had a weekly gig here in Hamilton at Mermaid's for a year before their popularity took off... nice bunch o dudes, an honest talent... was suprised how much a young band could blow me away with cover tunes... they would throw their own stuff in between covers and we'd say "who's that by? sounds great." and then find out it was their own... could tell they were headin the right direction from the get go

    say hi to the bass player and the singer from long red ponytail and glasses jamie in hamilton if ya think of it

    and kudos!

  8. was driving a Chevrolet Uplander van for a couple of weeks and didn't know it was a hybrid until I was told a few days later... nice ride, no lag, double the gas mileage of their previous non-hybrid (only need to hit the gas station every 2 weeks for a daily driven vehicle)

    new VW van looks neat... ran into 2 people so far this winter who hate their late model VW cars though (both were stalled... dead in the snow... push no help... no heat... asked me if I wanted to buy one real cheap :)

  9. was sleeping soundly at the strike of midnight (though I woke up again at one and got light headed in front of the tube all night)

    soberest birthday/xmas/new years run I've had since I was 12... the 12 day uber party concept wore thin after 26 years in practice

    very glad to hear that was good times out in Simconia, was considering it, and thinkin bout ya's... but in the end, lazy nothings won out

    cheers to all!

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