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An extravagantly lucky #FridayReads: ”The Drop,” Michael...

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:24:00 -0400

An extravagantly lucky #FridayReads: ”The Drop,” Michael Connelly; “A Man W/out Breath,” Philip Kerr; “Black Count,” Tom Reiss

In my family, the passing this week of Ray Harryhausen, special...

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:32:20 -0400

In my family, the passing this week of Ray Harryhausen, special effects pioneer and filmmaker, evoked real sadness, along with fond memories and appreciation of him. I’ve posted on my son’s personal connection to him via this link at The Great Gray Bridge.

bluenaticfringe: Bob Dylan diving into a swimming pool (I...

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:18:23 -0400

bluenaticfringe:

Bob Dylan diving into a swimming pool (I think)

turntherecordover: Muscle Shoals was excellent, incredible to...

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:50:52 -0400

turntherecordover:

Muscle Shoals was excellent, incredible to see so much studio footage of all these legendary motown and rock legends #hotdocs #fb

A powerful montage of photos from 5/4/70 at Kent State w/audio...

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:46:00 -0400

A powerful montage of photos from 5/4/70 at Kent State w/audio of CSNY’s ‘Ohio.’ I’ve blogged on where I was that day in this link at The Great Gray Bridge. H/t Hard Rain Productions for the video.

Enjoying sunny THURS bike ride along the Hudson&snapping...

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:50:08 -0400

Enjoying sunny THURS bike ride along the Hudson&snapping pics. 1st:looking south-Riverside Church&Empire State Bldg. in distance. 2nd: Little Red Lighthouse below Great Gray Bridge.

G R I M E S: I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:44:37 -0400

G R I M E S: I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living :...

I heard a great musical act last Tuesday at one of my favorite...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:51:00 -0400

I heard a great musical act last Tuesday at one of my favorite NYC venues, the Living Room**. That night I discovered singer and songwriter Marc Berger who’s assembled a tight acoustic band to create a roots-rich concept album called “Ride,” which takes its inspiration from the American West. Though I had never heard these songs, I instantly liked them and the way Berger and his band presented them. I invite you to read more about “Ride” in this complete post at The Great Gray Bridge, with more pictures and two videos of the full band in performance:
http://philipsturner.com/2013/04/21/discovering-marc-bergers-album-ride/

naomi shelton and the gospel queens at @bklynfolkfest.

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:53:58 -0400

naomi shelton and the gospel queens at @bklynfolkfest.

Downhill Strugglers string band playing a great set...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:01:33 -0400

Downhill Strugglers string band playing a great set @bklynfolkfest.

Enjoying oldtimey jam session @bklynfolkfest w/fiddles, tin...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:23:11 -0400

Enjoying oldtimey jam session @bklynfolkfest w/fiddles, tin whistle, guitars, upright bass, banjoes, and voices. Naomi Shelton&Gospel Queens later.

Listening to duets @bklynfolkfest, Tamar Korn & Amy Minch,...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:30:51 -0400

Listening to duets @bklynfolkfest, Tamar Korn & Amy Minch, just did “Careless Love,” done by Bessie Smith.

Great new exhibit, “Jazz. Covers. Politics–Album Art in an Age...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:18:52 -0400

Great new exhibit, “Jazz. Covers. Politics–Album Art in an Age of Activism” at the Nathan Cummings Foundation, in conjunction with the Romare Bearden Foundation. My wife and I know Elisa Pritzker, artist and art curator, who assisted and staff in mounting and hanging the show. They’ve assembled over 150 album covers as examples of social activism from America’s civil rights struggle, the opposition to the Vietnam War, and the campaign to end apartheid, among many other historic milestones shown. Full post with many more pictures at The Great Gray Bridge, via this link: http://philipsturner.com/2013/04/14/album-covers-art-jazz-lps-changed-world/

Being fired is actually kind of awesome when...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:57:38 -0400

jessbennett: You get emails like this (links mine): Hi there, I don’t know you, except in the...

#NowIsTheTime I’m standing w/Francine&David Wheeler...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:25:01 -0400

#NowIsTheTime I’m standing w/Francine&David Wheeler and Pres Obama for commonsense gun reform. Add your voice: http://bit.ly/1267fb4

burnedshoes: BLOG NEWS: NOW ON BLOG.BURNEDSHOES.COM I moved the...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:22:49 -0400

burnedshoes:

BLOG NEWS: NOW ON BLOG.BURNEDSHOES.COM

I moved the blog from (www.)burnedshoes.com to blog.burnedshoes.com - if you find broken links or experience any other problems in the future please let me know!

Search engines and other blogs will still try to send you too www.burnedshoes.com, so if you just change the “www” to “blog” you can also easily access a certain post through older external links.

The reason for changing the URL again shortly after setting up the custom URL: I will launch my personal website on burnedshoes.com very soon!

First I wanted to separate the blog and my company website - use different names for each - but now I have decided to also call my own business “Burnéd Shoés (Photography & Graphic Design)”.
This may sound a little too “disreputable” for some people, but you now what: I don’t give a s***. I know my qualities & skills and am not afraid that this decision will have an huge impact on my future. Maybe it also helps avoiding boring job offers, who knows…

So, I’ll present my own work on burnedshoes.com in the near future - I’ll keep you updated, but I guess launch date will be somewhere between April 18 and April 25) - stay tuned!

All the best, Burnéd

P. S.: That’s not even the whole news: I’m planning a big long-term photography project in the next months, and I could need YOUR help. Visit my blog in the next weeks for more information, I’m sure you’ll like the idea!

Tumblr Staff: A year ago, Tumblr did something unprecedented — we created an...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:15:26 -0400

Tumblr Staff: A year ago, Tumblr did something unprecedented — we created an...:...

Had a great time Monday night at the Studio at Webster Hall,...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:38:17 -0400

Had a great time Monday night at the Studio at Webster Hall, where Vancouver bands We Are the City and Hey Ocean! stopped off on their current US tour. I had not seen either group before, though I enjoy hearing them on CBC Radio 3, so it was a real treat to see both groups live. Making the night even better, it included meeting a new member of the #R3NYNJ, the local music appreciation group (and Twitter hashtag) I recently started with Steve Conte–owner of Funnybooks, a comics store near Parsippany, NJ– to share information on shows by Canadian artists in the NY area. Our new pal is Kennedy Davey, a transplant to NYC from Vancouver by way of Los Angeles. She’s an avid show-goer like me and Steve, so it will be fun bumping into her at live shows of Canadian artists, and perhaps at other live musical shows, such as the Brooklyn Folk Festival, which is the next music event I am excited about, April 19-21. More coverage and pictures from this fun show via at this link: http://philipsturner.com/2013/04/02/rockin-out-hey-ocean-city-webster-hall/

Emily Bazelon & Dave Cullen Talk Bullying, Meanness & Peer Pressure at the New America Foundation

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:33:02 -0400

Emily Bazelon & Dave Cullen Talk Bullying, Meanness & Peer Pressure at the New America Foundation:...

The Pitch That Killed: The Story of Carl Mays, Ray Chapman, and...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:30:49 -0400

The Pitch That Killed: The Story of Carl Mays, Ray Chapman, and the Pennant Race of 1920 is one of the best baseball books I’ve ever read, or been involved with publishing. It chronicles the only fatality ever caused by injury during a baseball game. Ray Chapman was a great Cleveland Indians shortstop who died after struck in the head by a pitch thrown by NY Yankee Carl Mays. The tragedy occurred in the same season that the Tribe would later win their first World Series, somehow overcoming the loss of Chapman, one of their best players. I’m glad that Cleveland Plain Dealer sports writer Bill Livingston,@LivyPD,chose to write about it last Sunday, the day before Opening Day. Livingston reports that a film based on the book, “Deadball,” may be in the works. The Pitch That Killed is still in print today, in an edition from Ivan R. Dee, independent publisher in Chicago. I’ve covered the book in greater length at my Wordpress blog The Great Gray Bridge: http://bit.ly/10nFBDG