Academic Postcard: Richard Stallman on Copyright
Richard Stallman in Pittsburgh, Postcard Number 2 (number 1 is here)
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Academic Postcard: Richard Stallman on Apple
February 2010, William Pitt Union, Richard Stallman talks
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Rock The World: Reunion Tour
In honor of my father’s big birthday today, here it is — the legendary band with their legendary hair, the poster for their impending (?) tour. Yes, the band was short lived, as long as my younger brother and father could manage to get the rest of the family to listen to their guitar-drum duo after Sunday dinners in the living room. Briefly there was a tambourinist involved as well, but that ended in bitterness and tragedy not to be mentioned here.
On a cassette tape somewhere in Pittsburgh, is the only recording of their early 90s hits — Patrick (b. 1987) had his “We’ve Been Rocking Since 1969″ and Martin (b. 1948) with the Dylanesque “Going Downtown” that featured only two words in all its lyrics. And if you need more, don’t worry, they have a third song too, for all of Patrick’s female appreciators, “Baby, Wipe Your Eyes for Me.”
You asked for it, here they are, Rock The World!
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The Beechview Project: Up & Atem on Broadway Avenue
So Pittsburgh is hot, sticky hot. 1619 Broadway Avenue is hotter, though. And what does that mean? One thing: duct tape war! I decided it was the easiest way to hang my talking heads in Beechview. I tried a few bouts of hanging, securing, rehanging, resecuring, and the sun won every time. Duct tape melted, circle heads collapsed, repeat. But today I got the twine and needles out, and knotted & sewed the heads up to the window-frame, so fingers crossed I’ve finally bested my nemesis sun.
Tomorrow: 6 new talking heads! Now that I’ve learned my July lesson, no more duct tape, no more glue, nothing more that could melt, bubble, drip, or burst. Back to the basics — staples, jute and straight pins. We’ll see how I’m defeated next time…
