Archive: 2003

Reginald Stark leaned back in his padded leather armchair with a contented sigh. These were his favorite moments. He had just finished writing his latest column, and he knew it would be another great success. Reginald was a very respected music critic, with a circulation he no longer bothered to calculate. All he knew was that millions of people were affected by his brutally incisive reviews of up and coming musicians, and he recognized himself as the gateway to the elite. Many careers were stopped short and dismantled by no more than one page of Reginald’s type; very few made the cut. The audience could not see the delicate intricacies that define true musical worth, so Reginald decided to show them.

I usually hike Little Haystack once a year in early January with a buddy of mine. This year it took us 5 hours up and two down. It was a little harder than last year, and that much more exhilarating. It was snowing most of the hike, and conditions got a little crazy on the summit. Snowshoe tracks were relatively well defined.

Our resident audiophile explains that all you need are a midi controller, a computer, two programs, and stereo mixing capabilities to create spontaneous improvised music. You might want to read this one with your head lamp on.

One girl’s exploration into the world of online dating

In a large-scale attempt to catch President Bush

Yoko Ono is probably already meeting with her lawyers, as police recovered reel-to-reel tapes originally recorded by the Beatles today in Sydney, Australia. They are believed to have been stolen from their Abbey Road studios during 1969 in London and contain recordings of “Abbey Road” and “The White Album.” The raid stemmed from an earlier recovery of about 500 tapes believed to be original Beatles recordings in Holland last month.
Source Yahoo.com.

The hotels are already sold out in Manchester, TN, but you can still reserve your plot of land in tent city. Tickets go on sale February 22nd at 10:00 a.m. The much anticipated lineup for Bonnaroo 2 includes: The Dead, Widespread Panic, Allman Brothers Band, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, moe., Galactic, Medeski Martin Wood, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sonic Youth, Robert Randolph, Warren Haynes, Sound Tribe Sector 9 and Keller Williams headline the list of exciting acts. The full list of confirmed bands are available at Bonnaroo.com
Source Bonnaroo.com.

A great resort for newbies and intermediates, but it lacks the natural snow and aggressive terrain Vermont can offer.

Designers are always looking for new fabrics to weave into their latest creations…but could cigar box purses be the next big thing? One new female designer hopes so.

Most people don’t associate New Jersey with great skiing, but rated 3rd in America for their extensive rail and jib terrain gives a whole new meaning to low elevation.