Big Bosoms and Square Jaws is E. Steven Fried’s epic review of a Russ Meyer bio. Word on the street is that Mr. Fried will be making the scene at the too-happenin’ NWFF 10th anniversary party tonight.
Cal Andersen Park Tomfoolery
Meant to post this last night but fell into a black slumber e’en as I reached for keyboard.
What was formerly the Capitol Hill reservoir is about to become Cal Anderson Park. A late night stroll revealed a suspiciously climbable – but still dry – fountain.
A field of cobblestones will accept the outbound flow from the fountain’s hill.
The sluice toward the cobblestones includes some interesting details, including this dark and mysterious entrance to what must be considered a sort of barrow.
The fountain’s cobblestone-clad hill is too easy to climb, but, I must say, deceptively difficult to descend.
Especially if one has consumed one or two products of the brewer’s art.
Glub glub
League brother Manuel posts some underwater movies of his recent snorkeling adventures in unlikely Seattle locales.
SPUD
A flyer in the newspaper for Small Potatoes Urban Delivery has caught both Viv’s and my eye. I’m a bit put off by the “only organic” marketing decision, though. That sounds like code for “only for rich people” to my sensitive ears. The marketing for the delivery service is very carefully crafted, though, including this bit of certainly not accidental copy:
introducing Greater Seattle’s newest home grocer
Ah, HomeGrocer, how I miss thee.
Dark Was The Night, Illuminated
Seattle-area MeFite y2karl outdoes himself with a comprehensive dissertation and linkfest concerning Dark Was The Night–Cold Was The Ground as performed by Blind Willie Johnson and later adapted as the main musical theme for the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas, by Ry Cooder.
Among other things, Karl points to a source who notes that the song is based on a hymn first published in 1792, and that elements of Blind Willie Johnson’s singing style are drawn from an ancient praise-song technique known as precenting the line, which apparently remains in use in certain remote areas of Scotland and the American South.
A truly remarkable post.
Tenuki
This is my pal Tenuki, who has been helping me to do some writing this weekend. He is bossy, but very affectionate. His family comes home late tonight and there will be a touching reunion scene. He’s been mostly good, but he did let me know I had to scoop his necessaries by peeing on the bathmat. I washed it and scooped and now everything is hunky-dory.
LCARS
The Cartoonist notes “The Best Screensaver Ever.” I concur.
Disaster, writ small
Airfoil
Airfoil is a $25 piece of software that allows you to redirect any audio source, not simply iTunes’ output, to your AirPort Express’ audio-out port.