The tipping point: Congress v. connected citizens
Watching the debate over the debt ceiling, one thing keeps ringing in my mind: why can’t I vote on it?
Onward and Upward
RSSTom Petty's Buried Treasure, Show 142
Greatness from Bowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, and more.
Apparently also the most sensual way to send and receive money.
North Texas Music Playlist on Spotify
Threw in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Denton bands, for your listening pleasure.
The only album in which Navarro played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers - One Hot Minute - was released in 1995. The album was seen as a commercial failure (even though it sold over 8 million copies worldwide).
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Apparently there was also a time when 8 million copies sold was a disappointment.
Due to lack of airplay on MTV and modern rock radio, the album only sold 200,000 to 250,000 copies in its first year of release.
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There was a time when 250,000 records was a disappointment
john:
You’ve probably seen these photos of Neil in his barn at Broken Arrow ranch in 1971 before but did you know they were originally intended to be the cover of Harvest?
Neil Young circa Harvest photoset, now we’re talkin’
Self explanatory.
Pop music is now just a boring version of Girl Talk.
There’s as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something
- Trammel Crow, The Great Developer: Texas Monthly January 2009
Even though that means $1.3 billion will not be recovered from the bankrupt Old Chrysler, the Treasury called it a “major accomplishment.
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maybe we should redefine major accomplishment
Taxpayers lose $1.3 billion as govt. exits Chrysler - Jul. 21, 2011
Freedom.
