tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62118822011-04-21T21:33:45.755-04:00A Business Traveller/Knob TwiddlerMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1174955287374949772007-03-26T21:17:00.000-04:002007-03-26T21:28:07.386-04:00

Dear Senator Kerry,Perhaps if you addressed issues like this in those Moveon.org emails you kepp sending me, I wouldn't send them straight to the trash.In other baseball news, I think I just blew out my arm playing Wii baseball.

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Hari Kari Originally uploaded by AWCR.I'm not dead yet...

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Gus Busman Originally uploaded by AWCR.

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Truckers Showers Originally uploaded by AWCR.I had meetings in Vegas earlier this week for this thing I'm doing in June. I now know:- Where all the truck drivers and casino employees gamble.- I rather enjoy playing Roulette. - Where stuff goes when you leave it at the hotel and don't reclaim it.- Absolutely everything in Las Vegas borders the tarmac of McCarren Airport.

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I've made two trips to the laudromat this week. I've been using this time to catch up on podcasts of Radio Free Brooklyn. I don't know if there's anyone who reads this that doesn't know Toby, but his podcast is pretty entertaining, even if I do generally end up fast forwarding through the grindcore segments.My friend Dave O is blogging these days, and he just watched The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

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Butter Krak Originally uploaded by AWCR.After nearly a year of silence, I return to this blog. I waqs hoping to have something good, but all I've got is "Butter Krak". I'm really very sorry about this.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1120052517688676942005-06-29T08:48:00.000-04:002005-06-29T09:45:01.226-04:00

Because Sjubla asked, here's a top six I've been listening to in no particular order:1. "Flying": Faces : Good Boys...When They're Asleep: The Best of Faces2. "Ocean Size" : Jane's Addiction : Nothing's Shocking3. "Frantic (Roman Polanski Version)" : Aqueduct : I Sold Gold4. "Your Little Hoodrat Friend" : The Hold Steady : Separation Sunday5. "First Instant, Last Report" : Earlimart

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Got home from tour around noon on tuesday, and promptly passed out for most of the day. Woke up in time to go see the Phillies get their asses handed to them by the Mets. At least we had great seats. The tour was certainly an experience. I had a lot of fun, and I had a lot of stress. I hope to do it again, although not in the immediate future. Here's a quick summary of each stop:Orlando:

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Stupid California Originally uploaded by AWCR. I almost bought one of these hot items at the San Jose airport. I especially liked the choice of "Govenator" over "Governator", which would be closer to a real word.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1112988677160972092005-04-08T15:29:00.000-04:002005-04-08T15:31:17.163-04:00

San Jose is cold and rainy. I now can say that I know the way to San Jose. Apparently, it's not via the San Jose airport.

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At the end of the week I'm heading out on tour. No, it's not an exciting rock and roll tour. It's a stale corporate sales meeting tour. I am going to rock the shit out of some 100 seat airport hotel conference rooms. Look out, er, San Jose! I'll try and post updates about airport gift ideas, airline headaches, depressing hotel bars, and the other Kansas City (Kansas).When I get back, I'm

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1104509761516312772004-12-31T11:07:00.000-05:002004-12-31T11:16:01.516-05:00

One last post before the year ends. This has been a year of drastic highs and lows, which beats the hell out of some recent years. Somehow, I've got a good feeling about the coming year. Happy New Year!

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I just had the last ten days off from work, and I pretty much have been sick that whole time. I'm getting better, just in time to head up to NYC to do two Christmas tree lighting ceremonies (one at a downtown Brooklyn corporate park, the other outside downtown Brooklyn's newest discount department store). Hopefully I won't end up ill again after spending two days standing around in the cold,

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1100897965142586562004-11-19T15:17:00.000-05:002004-11-19T15:59:25.143-05:00

Following Molly's lead, here's 50 questions. 1. What's your name backwards? ekim 2. Where were your parents born? Dad was born in southern Illinois. Mom, either Pennsylvania or Illinois. Dunno. 3. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer? Can't be certain. Probably another copy of the city's shitty recycling schedule. 4. What's your favorite restaurant? I don't really

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1100412924412462112004-11-14T01:11:00.000-05:002004-11-14T01:15:24.413-05:00

Rest in Peace, Big Baby Jesus. Ol' Dirty Bastard was truly a misunderstood genius. He will be missed.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1100042968824380262004-11-09T18:28:00.000-05:002004-11-09T18:29:28.823-05:00

Ashcroft resigns.WooHoo! Social dancing for everyone!

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Go Sox! Last night was the first time that I have been seriouly overjoyed by the outcome of a sporting event. The whole scene was nuts. I joked that we had stepped out of Philadelphia into Methuen, Massachusetts. People were screaming and high-fiving. I played "Dirty Water" and other Boston-themed songs on the jukebox while one of the bartenders was shouting, "We've just destroyed the Death

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1095780322438692952004-09-21T11:25:00.000-04:002004-09-21T11:29:13.076-04:00

My Nephew, Harrison Originally uploaded by AWCR. You know, I'm not all that big on babies, but little Harry is pretty cute.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1095780119880596682004-09-21T11:05:00.000-04:002004-09-21T11:21:59.880-04:00

I've spent the better part of September in NYC, working 12+ hour days and sleeping about 4 hours each night. I would have liked to visit with folks, but that was just not going to happen. Too much has been happening. A friend's husband lost a long fight with cancer. My grandmother past away after a series of physical injuries and the overwhelming onset of dementia. On the bright side, I now

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1092075266219673672004-08-09T14:14:00.000-04:002004-08-09T14:16:44.410-04:00

Originally uploaded by AWCR. I'm trying to see if this new flickr account works, so here's a photo of me at the John Kerry rally in Philadelphia a couple of weeks ago.

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Summer has been plodding along at an alarming pace. There's been a lot happening, but not much to say. The fixed, routine work schedule tha I planned for the summer never quite panned out the way I had hoped, so I spent a lot of time driving and working, and less time at home than I would have wished. Highlights of the summer include: • I came the closest that I ever have to punching out a

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1084287083482831612004-05-11T10:34:00.000-04:002004-05-11T10:51:23.483-04:00

Last week saw the release of Mission of Burma's ONoffON, which, thankfully, is quite good. It's good to see that 20 years after their relatively brief career, they can make a record that sounds in step with their previous body of work. Naturally, there's some hints of their other projects mixed in, which is alright (I actually liked Kustomized). There is a notable absence of Martin Swope's

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Memo to everyone: If you don't happen to be Dave Chappelle, or possibly Rick James, please refrain from using the phrase, "I'm Rick James, Bitch!" It's just not funny when you say it. Really. No.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1080236076999204752004-03-25T12:32:00.000-05:002004-03-25T12:38:05.840-05:00

Haven't posted in a while. Maybe that's going to change. In the meantime, I'll dump this item that I swiped from Dave: You are Homer! An epic poet circa 800 B.C., Homeris the expression of the ancient Greek ideal.His characters embark upon long and wordyquests and engage in battles of heroic length.Monsters are slain and cities are razed. Funand glory all around! Which famous poet are you? (

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Yesterday, I stopped at the Foodery to buy some beer. The guy behind the counter mumbled something, which I initially ignored. He repeated, now audibly, "Can I see your I.D.?" "Oh, sure", I said, as I produced my driver's license. "Sorry, man", the clerk replied. "The heat's been on lately. Police are pulling some 21 Jump Street shit." I think that the fact that I got a reference to 21

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This is going to be rad. I'll be interested to see what they do with some of the older tunes that only appeared in raw form on Forget, Peking Spring, and The Horrible Truth About Burma.

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Ugh. Two weeks in New York. Working every day. Sleeping on a couch that's slightly shorter than I am. I may be a bit sore, but I'm eternally grateful that I have such good friends, who are kind enough to keep me working and give me places to stay. It was a good couple of weeks. I had a variety of gigs, getting me back in the swing of things after far too many weeks off. It reminded me that

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1075390629575062372004-01-29T10:35:00.000-05:002004-01-29T10:40:20.186-05:00

States that I have visited: create your own visited states map or check out these Google Hacks. I guess that I need to start on those big square ones at some point.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1075389906458794632004-01-29T10:23:00.000-05:002004-01-29T10:28:41.840-05:00

If you ask me, Universal Press is playing a bit fast and loose with what constitutes a "Societal Milestone".

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1074797276802864732004-01-22T13:21:00.000-05:002004-01-22T13:55:30.280-05:00

From the looks of Sitemeter, it seems that there are a lot of video gamers out there in search of photos of a certain television host. Sorry guys. For those of you looking for erotic stories featuring cowboys, I don't have those either. Things have been otherwise slow this week. I've been staying at home, making phone calls, filling up my business calendar. It looks like I'll be in New

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1074388916682655982004-01-17T20:17:00.000-05:002004-01-31T17:14:55.716-05:00

So the other night we were watching the cable channel that's about nothing but video games and there was this news show on. I made a comment about how video game geeks are probably all hot for female anchor R0nilyn Reilly. Within seconds, Heather found this . Heh heh....big ones.

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Where the hell are you, Spalding?

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1074120762890992962004-01-14T17:48:00.000-05:002004-01-14T17:54:34.296-05:00

I stumbled across the site for what has to be the most awesome snack food manufacturer today: Rapsnacks! Each flavor has a different rapper on the package. One's got Lil' Romeo, one's got Mr. Cheeks, etc. Even better, they're based here in Philadelphia! Can somebody please tell me where I can buy some of these?

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1073875889313583462004-01-11T21:46:00.000-05:002004-01-11T21:51:49.710-05:00

E! A! G! L! E! S! EAGLES!!!! It's being shouted in the streets of Philadelphia tonight. Let's hope that they can keep it up. We're well on our way to the Eagles/Patriots Superbowl that my household has been hoping for.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1073515352707069152004-01-07T16:55:00.000-05:002004-01-07T17:42:52.103-05:00

The first week of the new year was exhausting. It was a whole week of not eating well and drinking beers and whiskeys and cocktails in spite of daily pledges to not do so. And yes, I got engaged. Thanks to folks that have heard and called, emailed, or blogged contratulations. I thought about writing something about my favorite albums of 2003, but then I realized that I didn't really buy that

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1072650772707372172003-12-28T17:00:00.000-05:002003-12-28T17:35:20.856-05:00

Things I discovered while in New England for Christmas: 1. Bugaboo Creek. Yep. It's a canadian themed chain of family restuarants. The placed looked unassuming enough when we sat down to eat at this eatery, which is decorated to look like a hunting lodge in the Canadian Rockies. There were stuffed aminal heads mounted on the walls, as well as all kinds of kooky canadian stuff. Then the

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1071946663942581962003-12-20T13:48:00.000-05:002003-12-20T13:57:58.356-05:00

Last week I received my alma mater's alumni newsletter. It was chock full of crap that I don't care about/can't afford to take advantage of. The was, however, this feature. Now, I think that it is great that an alum was kind enough to take in an undergraduate student for the summer to defray the cost of doing an unpaid internship. However, if you're aware that your picture is going to appear

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1071730047783692582003-12-18T01:35:00.000-05:002003-12-18T01:47:41.830-05:00

I learned today of the death of Johnny Cunningham. I had the pleasure of working with him on a couple of occasions. He was a fine fiddle player and a charming fellow as well. He will definitely be missed.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12450366915877255781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211882.post-1071539527590923012003-12-15T23:51:00.000-05:002003-12-15T21:02:17.920-05:00

Bear with me. I've got some stuff to do.

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