an emphasising example of the previous posting: once in a while the word "razzamatazz" crossed my way. e.g. in the lyrics of meat beat manifesto's "99%".
at the time, i was not able to translate the word or find out its meaning (hey, me no internet in 1990). it became a myth to me just as i became more and more excited about it. writing the previous lines it sprung back into my mind to finally get solved step by step.
in the end, razzamatazz also stands for "a confusing or colorful often gaudy action or display". but then, what a disappointment.
pimi pointed me to this part of the warp website showing slightly photoshopped portraits. a something (show? group? project?) called "blue jam", a guy whose name is chris morris and these faces. slightly disturbing, too.
as usual when i stumble over something i hardly comprehend, yet, at least not in these tiny time frames we got used to being occupied by communication technologies at the speed of light, when something is as bewildering as it is deeply fascinating, but i don't get the secret i suspect behind it, it makes me even more willing to figure it out but also a little bit furious. not to mention that the alleged secret could turn out to be another most disenchanting mock (like those bloody sea monkeys).
so here's a source that at least describes something about chris morris, his radio show "blue jam" and why it is related to warp records.
probably, if i was in front of a radio at a time and a place such shows are broadcast, if i could participate a little more often, then i could take it easier. probably.
jeff goodell: "the rise and fall of apple computer", part 1 & 2.
jeff goodell regularly writes for rolling stone and the new york times magazine.
was wußten die insider?
"was weiß die cia über den 11. september? daß selbst der frühere bundesminister andreas von bülow über diese frage nicht im 'spiegel' oder 'stern' nachdenken darf, sondern bei 'konkret' ein refugium findet, spricht bände über die lage der nation. mit ihm sprach jürgen elsässer".
stunning background information from a totally different point of view, found via brilliantville.
found again: the oracle of bacon at virginia; "start with any actor or actress who has been in a movie and connect them to kevin bacon in the smallest number of links possible".
i did a first test with citydesk. it produces incredibly bad html (i just say <UPPERCASE>). reminds me to check my own html coding for incompatibilities.
more testing later. maybe.
some interesting facts about “casablanca” the movie (or in this context rather: the mockie) i did not know yet.
“we germans must get used to all climates, from russia to the sahara” – major strasser.
segura inc. is a chicago-based graphic design firm with a huge website. browse yourselves. very nice is the seen+noted section (found by pimi).
world of yak: "the chart of the flops exists to admire and celebrate the achievements of those musicians who have gone so deep into the realms of musical bizarritude that the rest of the universe can no longer see them".