Archive for November, 2009

Jordan Farmar

2009/11/27

You’re a weird guy, Jordan.

Happy Thanksgiving Matt4n.com Visitor

2009/11/26

In 1962, John Ford’s ‘The Man who Shot Libery Valance’ was released starring John Wayne and James Stewart. This video is a dedication to Wayne’s role.

Firing Line

2009/11/26

Firing Line (1966-1999) was an American public affairs show founded and hosted by conservative William F. Buckley, Jr. Although the program’s format varied over the years, it typically featured the politically conservative Buckley interviewing a guest and exchanging views, with the two seated together in front of a small studio audience. Guests were people notable in the fields of politics to religion, literature and academia, and their views could sharply contrast or be in strong agreement with Buckley’s. Most guests were intellectuals, and they were interviewed about ideas and issues of the day.

Reflecting Buckley’s talents and preferences, the exchange of views was almost always polite, and the guests were given time to answer questions at length, slowing the pace of the program. The show was devoted to a leisurely examination of issues and ideas at an extremely high level. Wikipedia


Absolute Wilson

2009/11/25

Matt rated Absolute Wilson 2 out of 5 Stars.· Comment ·  · Add to Your Queue

We Live in Public

2009/11/24

I saw “We Live in Public” on Wednesday, documentary night at Stamford’s independent movie theatre “The Tre.” Here’s what I wrote in miphone walking home: In 1993 this guy started an internet TV channel allowing people at home to chat with the host on air, which you see  on every news show nowadays. He also predicted the whole social networking thing, but was 10 years too early, and he went down…hard. key takeaway: timing is everything.


Matt rated We Live in Public 4 out of 5 Stars · Add to Your Queue

After watching “We Live in Public” I didn’t feel as guilty about filming the below…in public.

The director of “We Live in Public,” Ondi Timoner, also directed DiG! in 2004. From Wikipedia: “Timoner was simultaneously financing, producing, directing, and editing DIG!, which chronicles seven years of the lives of two neo-psychedelic bands, The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. After its release in 2004, the film won the Grand Jury Prize 2004 at the Sundance Film Festival, and is now part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.”

Music for Airports

2009/11/23

I am sitting in the new JetBlue lounge at JFK which is very cool, but any futuristic ambience is ruined by the blaring of Phil Collins’ “Something Happened on the Way to Heaven” or what Eno (below) refers to as “don’t worry, you’re not going to die” music.

…followed by Ricard Marx “wherever you go, whatever you do, I’ll be right here waiting for you.”


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