Monthly Archives: August 2009

Volcano

Posted on 29 August 2009 by Chris Barrus

LA Times’ fire map uses a volcano icon for Mt. Wilson. I can’t think of a more appropriate description of the smoke cloud.

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Station Fire on the march

Posted on 27 August 2009 by Chris Barrus

Pictures taken over the course of the day.

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Ted Kennedy

Posted on 27 August 2009 by Chris Barrus

In the summer of 1986 my brother got married in Philiadelphia so my sister, my mom, and I all flew out to attend. We had a spare day so we rented a car and drove down to Washington D.C. Surprisingly, … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-08-26

Posted on 26 August 2009 by Chris Barrus

Jan. 29, 1934 Los Angeles Times article on underground Lizard People (tags: high.weirdness los.angeles)

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Les Paul

Posted on 16 August 2009 by Chris Barrus

This clip is getting fowarded around everywhere, but it’s just amazingly terrific. I’m severely bummed that I never got around to seeing him play in NYC. This article is worth reading too. If I ever get another cat, “Static” will … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-08-12

Posted on 12 August 2009 by Chris Barrus

CLUI's Bus Tour of New Mexico's superlative ground-sky resonances (tags: landscape desert new.mexico atomic clui)

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Where life took him

Posted on 6 August 2009 by Chris Barrus

Spotted in Los Angeles.

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links for 2009-08-05

Posted on 5 August 2009 by Chris Barrus

North Korea's Counterfeiters | vanityfair.com (tags: counterfeiting north.korea) Heavy Metal Madness: Greetings from Big Letters USA | CreativePro.com History of the Curt Teich Company and their famous "big letter" postcards (the "Greetings From xyz" ones) (tags: post.card)

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Things I Like – August (it’s been three years since the last one) 2009 edition

Posted on 5 August 2009 by Chris Barrus

1. Bruce Sterling’s closing talk at Reboot 11. First half is the standard Sterling mix of favela chic, distrust of hairshirt environmentalism, and what the next ten years is going to look like. The talk’s last half is a practical … Continue reading →

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CKB via Mad Men Yourself

Posted on 5 August 2009 by Chris Barrus

Everyone else was doing it… Not surprisingly, I’d be a coffee-swilling beatnik.

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