archive for june 2009

Note to NL Pitchers

Dear NL Pitchers,
In 2007 I was watching a Dodgers game with my brother-in-law up in Seattle. It was late in the season and Russell Martin had gone from being a surprising breakout in 2006 to a mainstay offensively and defensively in 2007. It was late in a tight game and there was a runner on [...]

Winn Perry Shop

Last week I finally got a chance to drop by the Winn Perry shop in Portland. Jordan was kind enough to let me poke around, take some photos and pepper him with questions. In a response to my follow up e-mail he nailed the feel of his shop with this statement:
“The main thing I would [...]

Popped Collar: Never Say Never

We all know you shouldn’t pop your collar. It was fashionable with a certain group of pastel Abercrombie-wearing people not too long ago. It has since become a hard and fast rule to not pop your collar, for fear of looking anything like this guy:
In fact, if The Most Interesting Man in the World had [...]

I Heart Beck & Co

He calls it Record Club. I call it really cool. Check here for the details and upcoming additions.

Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico ‘Sunday Morning’ from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Night Becomes Day

Night Becomes Day is the short film I directed in 2006. Because several people asked about it at the acting workshop over the weekend, I decided to make it easily available for download. The film played at several festivals in 2007 including Santa Barbara International, San Francisco Independent, Salem Film Festival, and Bendfilm Festival. It [...]

Three Songs You Should Hear (Again?): The Stones

We’re going to try something new. I just started using imeem, and it seems like this might be a simpler way to do this. So we’re going to try embedding the three songs you should hear (agian?). If it works, we’ll keep it up.
Classics may grow old, but they’ll never die. Enjoy the music and [...]

A Day in Court

Hot off the wire! Correspondence piece from guest contributors Niel and Yoon, a story from their youth told in collaboration.
Niel: I met Yoon in the early 90s when we were both in junior high. We quickly became close friends largely due to the fact that we both played the trumpet and the seating chart put [...]

Dear Ned Colletti, Please Don’t Be the Cleveland Cavaliers

Last night was another gritty, hard fought win for the Dodgers. They lost a lead, and then came back to win it in the 10th. Matt Kemp had a great looking opposite field single to win it. Things just keep on rolling for the boys in blue. They’ve only lost four series all season long [...]

Regaining Excitement: Lessons From A Spontaneous Dinner Club

When you’re married and in your late 20s or early 30s your life can become routinized. You’ve got responsibilities, kids, bills, work, volunteer opportunities, housework, yard work, etc. In order to get it all done, you fall into a routine. Routines are useful and helpful, but rarely fun. I would describe marriage with kids as [...]

A Swift Kick Where Needed

I’ve seen a theme coming from some of the most successful people blogging lately. Whether its Mark Cuban, Seth Godin, or David Meerman Scott there’s been a definite feeling of encouragement. But not the kind of encouragement you see at Fenway Park when the artist formerly known as Big Papi hits a 270 foot home [...]

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