After a night of interesting New Zealand music (disparate influences, as far afield as pygmy music and jazz, abstracted into very satisfying musical by-products) at Music 08 it was time to hunker down for some atrocious beer courtesy of Christie’s delightful beer garden. (The Phot: time to write your first “Beer o’clock” entry!)
Following some restrained boozing, [...]
Above, the Mac (proudly sporting a Coopers Beer shirt) and the Phot at Graeter’s Ice Cream, one of Cincinnati’s finest establishments.
8bb is in Cincinnati to take part in Music 08, a new music festival - run by composition professor Joel Hoffmann - which the group has taught at since its members were students here in [...]
Tim Russert (1950-2008).
Meet the Press remembers a great bloke. Warning: It’s very hard to stay stolid while watching Tom Brokaw fight back tears. The New York Times Caucus Blog death announcement brings 2700 comments.
Russert’s tragic death immediately brought to mind the death of another stalwart of Sunday morning political journalism, this time in Australia. The laid-back, [...]
