The idea for this post started out when I remarked to myself, “Why didn’t I know about this album before?!” as I listened to Wild Light’s LP Adult Nights. My original intent was to write about creeper albums, i.e. albums you don’t find out about until later than you should have, or albums which a friend shares with you, but you don’t get around listening to for a while. Such was the case […]
I recently spent 3 weeks in Cali, Colombia, and it was fantastic! The weather was nice, the people were friendly, and salsa dancing was everywhere. And by that I mean the people dance salsa like they breath air. I stayed in the Granada neighborhood, and just around the corner there was a strip of clubs on Avenida 6 that were jamming all the time, plus there were plenty of other cool dance clubs […]
It’s been just about a month since my last post, and in that time plenty has happened. How to talk about so many things without writing a novel? Good question. It’s hard, but I’ll try. I’ve got plenty to share, but I don’t want to get carried away. In any case, what I can offer is a quick glimpse of the some things that have been bouncing around in my head the last few […]
And just like that the World Cup is over. One hundred fifty hours of football later, it’s hard to believe that a month has already passed! Oh what fun I’ve had! The U.S. had a decent showing (darn you Belgium), and there were some great surprises (Costa Rica, Colombia). There were also some unfortunate surprises too (Spain). There was a meltdown (Brazil). And then there was Germany, the most solid team, […]