Category Archives: music
Digital Age Downsizing Update
May 9, 2010 This is an update about my old media downsizing project. Three months ago Steve Jobs promised me something “magical” when he announced the iPad. As I mentioned at the time, I was initially put off by its … Continue reading
A Pink Martini in Fort Worth
This weekend I made a quick trip to Fort Worth, Texas to see my favorite group, Pink Martini, perform with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at the Bass Performance Hall, repeating a trip I made for the same purpose a … Continue reading
Using AAC on my iPhone
Most of my over 350 audio CDs were ripped years ago into 128 kbps MP3 format. While my ears don’t easily detect the shortcomings of that format, for archival purposes I recently spent untold hours redoing them all into 256 … Continue reading
Digital Age Downsizing
The digital age is here, with physical media dying a slow death. I’m an avid reader, so my office was crammed with 33 bookshelves holding over 1,000 books. But since I bought my first Kindle in June 2008 and replaced it … Continue reading
A Finale to Remember
Wow! Every time I see it, I am stunned by the virtuosity of the performers in the grand 10 minute finale to 1943’s Stormy Weather. Talent drips from the stage with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, and the … Continue reading
Meador Manor 