May 2009

Stream o' consciousness for May 31st

Published on May 31, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for May 30th — 3:05am via orrenmedia.com
	@JoostTX Go early to 97s. Opening acts are Murry and Rhett solo. [#] — 7:10pm via Twitter
	@adamcoomes just finished amazing dinner at Local on Elm. [#] — 9:27pm via Twitter

Stream o' consciousness for May 30th

Published on May 30, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for May 29th — 3:12am via orrenmedia.com
	"Short week" my arse. [#] — 7:22am via Twitter
	@ajkeen when you do away with payment, nothing left BUT affinity 😉 [#] — 8:55am via Twitter
	RT @bankerbradford Many small businesses lose their Advanta credit cards tomorrow – http://ow.ly/9Ry1 [#] — 9:14am via Twitter
	RT @pauldawalibi To this owner of this site. You are brilliant and I want to personally invest every penny I have. http://bit.ly/PmL1G [#] — 10:50am via Twitter
	Us: After 3 months, product doesn’t deliver and you stopped returning our calls for help. Cancel. Vendor: Eff you. We have a contract… [#] — 10:54am via Twitter
	Guilty musical pleasure du jour: Bob Seger #beautifulloser [#] — 11:13am via Twitter
	Posted A new (old) feature: Listen to the week ahead: Square Pegs — 1:23pm via Generic
	Who cares about album release dates anymore? I need a listing of leak dates. [#] — 1:59pm via Twitter
	Wow. Village Voice fires back at CraigsList. http://is.gd/Jh3O Wow. I actually (mostly) agree. [#] — 2:36pm via Twitter
	RT @jayrosen_nyu MediaBistro: we talk to our ad people constantly http://tr.im/mQa3 AND we maintain editorial principles. Deal. (Amen!) [#] — 5:02pm via Twitter
	@bsaren Love Omnifocus, but pricy. [#] — 5:23pm via Twitter
	Planning weekend around wind forecast. #instantsailingjunkie [#] — 5:36pm via Twitter
	@magnus72 Looks awesome, if a little out of range for our 20-footer. [#] — 7:47pm via Twitter
	Listened to 51 songs. — 7:58pm via Last.fm AC/DC – Who Made Who Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band – Beautiful Loser Bonny Billy – Sweeter Than Anything (P J Harvey) Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the Edge of Town Clem Snide – End of Love Counting Crows – Mercury Country – I Don’t Care Cracker – Shine Craig Erickson – Telephone Song Dave Matthews Band – Grux Dwight Yoakam – Rocky Road Blues Elvis Costello – 20% Amnesia Elvis Costello – Changing Partners Elvis Costello – Complicated Shadows Elvis Costello – Down Among The Wines And Spirits Elvis Costello – Hidden Shame Elvis Costello – How Deep Is The Red Elvis Costello – I Dreamed of My Old Lover Elvis Costello – I Felt The Chill Before The Winter Came Elvis Costello – My All Time Doll Elvis Costello – Red Cotton Elvis Costello – She Handed Me A Mirror Elvis Costello – She Was No Good Elvis Costello – Sulphur To Sugarcane Elvis Costello – The Crooked Line Faron Young – Wine Me Up Flamin’ Groovies – Teenage Head George Jones – Why Baby Why J*Davey – No More Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers – The Honeydripper Part 1 Joe Ely – If You Were a Bluebird (live) John Fogerty – Just Pickin’ John Fogerty – Susie Q. Johnny Cash – Like The 309 Kings of Leon – On Call Marah – Out in Style Nat Couty – Woodpecker Rock Nat King Cole – The Lonesome Road Pink Floyd – The Dogs of War R.E.M. – Bittersweet Me Randy Newman – Rider in the Rain Sly & The Family Stone – Hot Fun in the Summertime Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – Trouble Talib Kweli – Right About Now The Originals – Baby, I’m for Real The Police – So Lonely The Temptations – I Can’t Get Next to You Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Honey Bee Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – The Best of Everything Tom Waits – Ice Cream Man Van Morrison – Sometimes We Cry
	@JoostTX Which Leonard Cohen did you get? I have a song I need to send you if it’s not on there. [#] — 8:17pm via Twitter
	@JoostTX I listened to "Closing Time" on the plane to your wedding. You shoulda caught him live. [#] — 8:24pm via Twitter

Stream o' consciousness for May 29th

Published on May 29, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for May 28th — 8:05am via orrenmedia.com
	Posted Road To Riches — 9:46am via Generic
	@howardowens My best conference-killer: "Everyone here who has sold an ad, raise your hand." Maybe that’s why I never get 2nd invite. [#] — 10:35am via Twitter
	RT @howardowens I distrust anybody who talks about online local biz models who have never walked into local jewelery store and sold an ad. [#] — 10:36am via Twitter
	@howardowens @jeffjarvis 2nd pie-in-sky on self-coverage – Howard & I are both in that world. It’s icing, not cake http://is.gd/Ie2V (pt.3) [#] — 10:41am via Twitter
	@wmhartnett Has toilet flapper sold an ad; developed a subscription model; the ability to scan codes in magazine ads you read on toilet? [#] — 12:28pm via Twitter
	@wmhartnett Pay-per-flush model might save journalism. [#] — 12:32pm via Twitter
	The Vendor Client relationship – in real world situations: http://is.gd/IkNX [#] — 1:32pm via Twitter
	@EricCeleste That club is a block from my house. Sweet! [#] — 2:44pm via Twitter
	Listened to 55 songs. — 4:58pm via Last.fm Alejandro Escovedo – Pissed Off 2 a.m. Ann-Margret – Let Me Entertain You Asylum Street Spankers – Paul Revere B.B. King / Joe Cocker – Dangerous Mood Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Looking Out for No. 1 Beck – Already Dead Beck – Nobody’s Fault but My Own Ben Folds – Fired Ben Folds – Jackson Cannery [Original 7" Version] Ben Harper – Morning yearning Benny Goodman – King Porter Stomp Black Uhuru – Great Train Robbery Bruce Springsteen & The Seeger Sessions Band – Pay Me My Money Down (Detroit 2006-06-17) Cat Power – Breathless Count Basie – These Foolish Things Dean Martin – I Will Dexter Gordon – Tanya Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, avec Stéphane Grappelly – Smoke Rings Electric Light Orchestra – No Way Out Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Good Year for the Roses Great Big Sea – Stumbling In Guns N’ Roses – There Was a Time Humble Pie – Get Down to it James Taylor – Sun on the Moon Jeff Beck/Jools Holland – Drown in My Own Tears [Instrumental] Kevin Gordon – Down to the Well Kevn Kinney – Baby I Just Wanna Go Home Led Zeppelin – Dazed and Confused Los Super Seven – Let Her Dance Lyle Lovett – Babes in the Woods Marah – People of the Underground Marah – What 2 Bring Paul Anka – It’s My Life Pearl Jam – Low Light Pearl Jam – Once Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer Pink Floyd – The Great Gig in the Sky Primal Scream – Beautiful Summer Shel Silverstein – A Front Row Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing Son House – Third Street Woman Blues Sonny Rollins – Don’t Stop the Carnival Steve Miller Band – Dance, Dance, Dance Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – Look at Little Sister Straw Dogs – Alright boy The Beatles – Help! The Beautiful South – Angels and Devils The Gourds – Arapaho The Jazz Butcher – Soul Happy Hour The Primitives – Crash The White Stripes – I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself Thee Headcoatees – Girl of Matches Todd Snider – T.V. Guide Us3 – Give Thanks Wilco – Casino Queen Willie Nelson – Always Now
	Biggest ad month ever @pegasusnews; first ever budget-beater. 🙂 [#] — 5:02pm via Twitter
	@magnus72 traditional ad spend is down and businesses need cost-effective alts. And there was a contentious election. [#] — 6:45pm via Twitter
	@JoostTX A Worthy book would have to be multi-volume! [#] — 8:50pm via Twitter
	Posted Congrats to a proud papa: Square Pegs — 9:07pm via Generic

Stream o' consciousness for May 28th

Published on May 28, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for May 27th — 8:05am via orrenmedia.com
	Shared Outsourcing experiment — 4:30pm via Google Reader
	Newspaper outsources entire issue: http://is.gd/H5S9 [#] — 4:32pm via Twitter
	Shared One Twitter Strategy: Get People To Stop Using It — 4:59pm via Google Reader
	Shared The Inside Word: On the Web, ‘Streams’ Are Replacing ‘Pages’—Why We Should Care — 5:00pm via Google Reader
	Shared The Inside Word: On the Web, ‘Streams’ Are Replacing ‘Pages’—Why We Should Care — 6:48pm via Google Reader
	Anyone got experience on public meetings law for a blogger who wants to film for web even though meeting is broadcast on cable? DM me. [#] — 7:30pm via Twitter
	No wonder mediabiz in trouble. Only media (even New) allows workers to use co. resource to publicly dis the biz: http://is.gd/Ht5B [#] — 9:30pm via Twitter
	…not that I think Gawker’s bloody ad deal is a good idea. But letting edit staff air dirty laundry on homepage seems even stupider. [#] — 9:36pm via Twitter
	RT @ckrewson Small link on @romenesko, but is profound – Advertising dies, takes down TV, newspapers, magazines with it. http://bit.ly/v8cNF [#] — 9:54pm via Twitter
	Don’t my dogs understand that the nice man from U-verse is brining us a world of faster internet and hi-def TV? [#] — 10:04pm via Twitter
	Sweet Jesus, everyone’s in the local news biz now. And a TM on "HyperLocal," no less: http://is.gd/Hx50 [#] — 10:26pm via Twitter
	@shawnpwilliams Congrats! [#] — 10:33pm via Twitter
	@jbatsell Did you not see the origin of Wilco (the song) on Colbert? It’s a goof. [#] — 11:06pm via Twitter
	AT&T U-verse a major win so far. And the best installer I’ve had for any service. [#] — 2:11am via Twitter
	Listened to 35 songs. — 3:07am via Last.fm Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone Bruce Springsteen & The Seeger Sessions Band – How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live (Los Angeles, 2006-06-05) Buck Owens – Medley Chris Isaak – Only the Lonely Clara Smith – It’s Tight Like That Commonwealth/Scott Miller – Absolution Commonwealth/Scott Miller – On a Roll Cracker – Low Elvis Presley – Guitar Man Eric Clapton – Cocaine Foghat – Ride, Ride, Ride Fugees – Boof Baf Gail Davies & Robbie Folks – Shakin’ The Blues J.D. Souther – You’re Only Lonely (James Taylor) Jesse Winchester – No Pride at All Kings of Leon – Rememo Lucinda Williams – Jambalaya (On the Bayou) Marah – Shame Mark Knopfler – True Love Will Never Fade Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Hats Off to Larry Moonshine Willie – Turn the Lights Down Low Pearl Jam – Fuckin Up Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) Prince – Cinnamon Girl Ryan Adams – Burning Photographs Ted Leo and The Pharmacists – Timorous Me The Beatles – Ticket to Ride The Beautiful South – Little Blue The Cars – My Best Friend’s Girl The Connells – Hey Wow The Smithereens – Till There Was You Tom Waits – You Can’t Unring a Bell Traveling Wilburys – Last Night Uncle Tupelo – I Wanna Be Your Dog Vinnie James – Queen of the Dance

Stream o' consciousness for May 27th

Published on May 27, 2009

	Shared Can a Slate site featuring Shafer on the media be far off? — 7:23am via Google Reader
	Published Stream o’ consciousness for May 26th — 8:00am via orrenmedia.com
	Shared Web Start-Ups Look Beyond Ads for Revenue – NYTimes.com — 9:20am via Google Reader
	Listened to 55 songs. — 5:10pm via Last.fm 24 Hour Party People Original Soundtrack – THE CLASH Janie Jones Arthur (Guitar Boogie) Smith & His Cracker-Jacks – I.H. Boogie Asie Payton – I Love You Bar-Kays – You Can’t Sit Down Billie Holiday – Cheek to Cheek Buck Owens – You’re Fer Me Cher & Gregg Allman – In For The Night dat boy mikee – Not Sure Yet Drive-By Truckers – 3 Dimes Down Electric Light Orchestra – In My Own Time Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Why Don’t You Love Me (Like You Used to Do) ? Fats Waller and his Rhythm – After You’ve Gone (#1) Foghat – Fool for the City Grateful Dead – On the Road Again Green Day – Jesus of Suburbia Jackie Wilson – Lonely Teardrops Jim Reeves – Four Walls Johnny Cash – Live Forever Kris Kristofferson – The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 Le Quintette du Hot Club de France – China Boy Led Zeppelin – Traveling Riverside Blues Lindsey Buckingham – Second Hand News (live) Lyle Lovett – You Can’t Resist It Lynyrd Skynyrd – Comin’ Home Maxon Blewitt – Celebrate Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – End of the Road Meat Loaf – Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad Mos Def – Universal Magnetic Neil Young – Scenery Oasis – Soldier On Phish – Wilson Queen – Forever Ray Charles – Ray Charles – It’s Crying Time Again Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Trampled Rose Sam Cooke – Only Sixteen Scissor Sisters – Might Tell You Tonight Sidney Bechet – C Jam Blues Sniff ‘n’ the Tears – Driver’s Seat Son Volt – Medication (live) Squirrel Nut Zippers – It Ain’t You Teenage Fanclub & De La Soul – Fallin’ The Band of Heathens – Second Line The Band – King Harvest (Has Surely Come) The Beach Boys – I Get Around The Beatles – Glass Onion The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Feel So Good The Cramps – She Said The Deadly Snakes – Everybody Seems To Think (You’ve Got Some Kind Of Hold On Me) The Drivers – Smooth, Slow And Easy The Move – California Man The Rolling Stones – That’s How Strong My Love Is The Yayhoos – Hankerin’ Tom Waits – Flash Pan Hunter (Intro) Violent Femmes – Black Girls Warren Zevon – I Was in the House When the House Burned Down
	Is there a "do not drop" list for phonebooks? Just tossed 20+ lbs. of Yellow Pages in the trash. [#] — 7:14pm via Twitter
	Watching dvr’d doc on "Orange Blossom Special," the Aristocrats joke of fiddle tunes. [#] — 9:14pm via Twitter

Stream o' consciousness for May 26th

Published on May 26, 2009

Published Stream o’ consciousness for May 25th

— 8:07am via orrenmedia.com

Stream o' consciousness for May 25th

Published on May 25, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for May 24th — 8:00am via orrenmedia.com
	@howardowens More like pre-Vatican II Catholics. [#] — 6:00pm via Twitter
	@JoostTX sounds like someone ate @ Mixto. April made sparkling sangria for two weeks after we ate there. [#] — 6:11pm via Twitter

Stream o' consciousness for May 24th

Published on May 24, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for May 23rd — 8:00am via orrenmedia.com
	Day 4 of The Week Without Home Internet. So far, little disruption, but cat starting to look like router; blinks like DSL light flash. [#] — 3:34pm via Twitter
	http://bit.ly/dmmbm http://twitpic.com/5sfvy [#] — 7:49pm via Twitter
	Riding out first sailing storm in cabin. Wind and rain came fast after 30 mins of doldrum. http://twitpic.com/5siji [#] — 8:15pm via Twitter
	Slept in. Hommemade brunch. First good sail. Weathered storm. Din @ Gloria’s @ harbor. Tequila & cigar while playing w/ pups. #perfectday [#] — 3:24am via Twitter

Stream o' consciousness for May 23rd

Published on May 23, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for May 22nd — 3:05am via orrenmedia.com
	RT @huntleypaton Sign of the times? Saw nice boat on trailer, sitting as if abandoned, along I-77. Name of boat: "Stupid, Stupid, Stupid." [#] — 9:39am via Twitter
	Finally got mast hoisted last night. Tangle and darkness stood beteen us and sail unfurl. Drifted in lake drinking prosecco ’til midnight. [#] — 9:41am via Twitter
	Lyric warning of first VanHalen reunion FAIL: "Steak and potatos taste better in a bucket." [#] — 3:14pm via Twitter
	"New Country" playing at place we stopped for drink. Really? Who listens to this shite? #whatwouldwilliedo [#] — 7:36pm via Twitter

Stream o' consciousness for May 22nd

Published on May 22, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for May 21st — 3:08am via orrenmedia.com
	Shared Skyhook Brings One-Click Location to Publishers — 8:22am via Google Reader
	Posted "Dallas Voice day": Square Pegs — 11:40am via Generic
	@HOBdallas Crystal Method review http://is.gd/C4MK [#] — 11:43am via Twitter
	RT @mleewelch "kill off the unsigned opinion pieces first" — http://reason.com/blog/show/133635.html (Been saying this for years) [#] — 11:44am via Twitter
	RT @adrianholovaty The definitive, two-part answer to "is data journalism?" http://bit.ly/is-data-journalism (Amen. Keep paywall debate too) [#] — 11:46am via Twitter
	@robertdoyal Data.gov is great 1st step. State & local gov’t should collaborate and build off this. Great if Data.gov= Fed+State+local xref [#] — 2:27pm via Twitter
	Shared A Conservative Vision — 2:50pm via Google Reader
	RT @willienelson Willie Nelson named 2009 Texas State Musician (http://cli.gs/ejU9V8) (Should drop the 2009 from that designation, methinks) [#] — 3:39pm via Twitter
	Long weekend, you are almost mine. Almost. [#] — 4:11pm via Twitter
	RT @mikebullock Grab a sneak peak at the garage sales in the DFW area this weekend http://tinyurl.com/9fofxy [#] — 4:28pm via Twitter
	Listened to 22 songs. — 4:56pm via Last.fm Aretha Franklin – Chain of Fools Beastie Boys – (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party) Ben Folds – Smoke Bob Dylan – Tombstone Blues Bobby Darin – I’m Beginning to See the Light Deep Purple – Highway Star Eleven Hundred Springs – See You In The Next Life Eleven Hundred Springs – Springtime In Texas Everclear – Otis Redding Isaac Hayes – Light My Fire Jimmy Page / The Black Crowes – You Shook Me Journey – Feeling That Way Marah – Santos de Madera Marty Robbins – On The Sunny Side of the Street Ray Charles – Come Rain or Come Shine Rod Stewart – Cut Across Shorty Sam Cooke – Cupid The Beatles – Carry That Weight The Detroit Cobras – Leave My Kitten Alone The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up Wall of Voodoo – Mexican Radio Willie Nelson – Healing Hands Of Time
	@adamcoomes If I could only follow 3 people on Twitter, I wouldn’t bother with it. [#] — 6:25pm via Twitter
	@bretthoerner No working for the competition! [#] — 6:26pm via Twitter

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