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    Answers, Part Two: How it Works.

    Yeah, Part One was insanely long. I’m kind of surprised that anyone actually read it! Sorry, I’m not a good condenser. Part Two is going to be a little easier to read,…

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    Answers, Part One: How I Got Into It.

    “Imaginary Friends”, 1997. I was very into Reid Miles/Blue Note at the time. So, wow. That’s a lot of questions! I was kind of expecting the usual five or six that I…

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    Go Ask Anna: The Book Cover Design Edition!

    I love hearing about what people do for a living; about the ways their jobs function and how they started doing what they do in the first place. I always feel a…

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    Craig Lorentson.

    By chance, I just learned moments ago that Craig Lorentson passed away on June 4th. Craig was the singer for Lowlife, one of my favorite bands of all time. He was 44…

  • Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.

    My sister Sarah sent me this little animated short, and I’m so glad she did, because it’s kind of the best thing ever. I love Marcel. I’m going to mark this post…

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    2nd Annual “Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson” Party!

    I’m half-deaf, my nose is sunburned, and my throat feels like sandpaper, but I’m still high on happiness following yesterday’s 52nd birthday celebration for Michael Jackson in Prospect Park. It was 95°…

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    Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson.

    Last summer, Spike Lee organized the first-annual Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson Birthday Party in Prospect Park, and it was awesome. I’ve never attended an even of that scale (20,000 people!) before that…

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    One year.

    It has been one year since Michael Jackson died. Looking back at the post I wrote 365 days ago, it’s clear to me that I really did not fully understand on that…

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