As my luck has it, the one time I am in Chicago and want to go for a walk along Michigan Avenue, there are large gatherings of people and police making crossing the street at certain places very challenging if not impossible (barricades set up, etc.). My question to one of the members of the … Continue reading ‘A guy from out of town…’ – An American Perspective
Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globe Awards 2011 d.c.k. Continue reading Thank you god for making me an atheist!
You have to look (or rather listen…) beyond the fashion elements of this video. However, the music is definitely timeless!!! d.c.k. Continue reading Michael Brecker Pat Metheny Jack DeJohnette Dave Holland Joey Calderazzo- Song For Bilbao
Bob Katz on mastering audio. http://www.digido.com/articles-demos.html d.c.k. Continue reading It’s not how loud you make it, it’s how you make it loud!
It only takes an extra minute to get it done right, but it takes hours to fix a mistake. Bob Katz in “Mastering Audio”. We would be in so much less trouble if more people were to adhere to this principle (anywhere, not only in audio mastering). I hope I will remember this when it … Continue reading Attention to detail!
Liberty Village 85 Hanna Avenue Toronto, ON 416.588.5695 http://www.templekitchen.com “The redemption visit” Prior visits to this place left us pretty much un-excited. MTK had build up a hype around their food that wasn’t really justified, especially not given their prices then. Today, however, MTK fully redeemed itself. Returning again after many months of absence, we … Continue reading Mildred’s Temple Kitchen (MTK)
The Rex – Jazz & Blues Bar 194 Queen Street West Toronto, Ontario +w (416) 598-2475 http://www.therex.ca Daily multiple jazz performances. Well known and established in town. Serve pub food. d.c.k. Continue reading The Rex – Jazz & Blues Bar
361 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 http://www.flordesolnyc.com Tel.: +1 (212) 366-0182 Great Tapas place inTribeca. Tapas, wine, ambiente are all excellent. Bring a flash light if you have reading issues – the place is relatively dark and tables are only lit by little candles which makes reading the menue somewhat challenging. d.c.k. Continue reading Flor de Sol – Spanish Mediterranean Restaurant
Rustic interior but hip crowd. French with a touch of Spain and a smidgen of Italy (the North American headquarters of the basque separatist movement). Good quality food, very friendly service. 312 Saint-Paul Ouest Vieux-Montreal 514.544.5800 http://www.barrocco.ca d.c.k. Continue reading Barrocco Montreal
Baths, wine and sex ruin our bodies. But what makes life worth living except baths, wine and sex? —Corpus Inscriptionis VI, 15258 d.c.k. Continue reading Baths, wine and sex…
Karl Popper, philosopher of science (1902-1994) Continue reading There is no history of mankind, there are only many histories of all kinds of aspects of human life.
Daniel Kölsch - Saxophones, Clarinet & Flute 