Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project

"From the first recordings made on tinfoil in 1877 to the last produced on celluloid in 1929, cylinders spanned a half-century of technological development in sound recording. As documents of American cultural history and musical style, cylinders serve as an audible witness to the sounds and songs through which typical audiences first encountered the recorded human voice." Read about the beginnings of recorded sound and listen to it as well:

Cylinders Library

(University of California, Santa Barbara)

Thanks STWALLSKULL for the link!

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Toys I want for Christmas

These look good to me. link

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Scary Krampus

Click to Enlarge- Krampus

A poet/photographer friend was kind enough to send me this wonderful image of Krampus yesterday! I love it.

Thanks, Michael (DharmaRascal)

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Dubway Recording Studio, NYC

Dubway Owner/engineer Al Houghton, Marc Farre, Dubway Co-Owner/engineer Mike Crehore
It looks like Dubway recording studio in NYC has a new website and it's really nice. I was just checking out the "news" page. There are mentions of Patty Smith, Nora Jones, Janet Reno, Kate Hudson, Whoopi Goldberg to name a few. Dubway Studio records and tweaks soundtracks for films, television, and animation. They also do a fine job recording singer-songwriters. Nickolodeon's Backyardigans, a children's animated feature, depends on Dubway for it's sound. He ain't heavy, he's my brother! Mike Crehore is co-owner of Dubway and he is also a great guitarist. Al Houghton is his partner in crime.
Have a look at their cool website:

DUBWAY Recording

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Glow in the Dark Cats

"South Korean scientists have cloned cats by manipulating a fluorescent protein gene, a procedure which could help develop treatments for human genetic diseases, officials said Wednesday." link

Pressure Printing - Perfection!

"Madonna and Karl" copyright Mark Ryden 2007, etching

Brad Keech at Pressure Printing does the most beautiful art prints around. I am honored to be working with him. In January 2008, I will be able tell you more about that, but meanwhile, have a look at his website:
Pressure Printing

Ryden's "Madonna and Karl" reminds me a tiny bit of a painting I did back in 1990 called "Icon".

His brand new print quickly sold out.
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Crehore's "Deja Vu Waltz"at Robert Berman Gallery, Dec 18-22

"Deja Vu Waltz" painting copyright 2007 Amy Crehore, click to enlarge

Detail of Girl, "Deja Vu Waltz" Painting by Amy Crehore 2007
This is the final week to catch the GREEN Show at Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue C2, Santa Monica, CA, phone: 310-315-1937
Over 40 artists inspired by nature, curated by Mark Murphy.
Show runs Tues. through Saturday, Dec 22, 2007.
Go see my big new painting, "Deja Vu Waltz" if you live near L.A.
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