Steely Dan and A Life’s Work
Steely Dan and A Life’s Work? Wha? A while back I was chatting with a friend about A Life’s Work and I said music influenced it, and all my work, in a big way. My friend asked me to elaborate … Continued
Happy Third Birthday, A Life’s Work Blog!
What kind of man forgets a blog’s birthday? For one, a distracted man, a man named me. And so it is with shame and a million apologies that I say, “Happy Third Birthday, A Life’s Work blog!” Yes, on June … Continued
Designing SETI Institute Graphics: Guest Blogger Danielle Futselaar
(I’m thrilled that guest blogger Danielle Futselaar took time out from her very busy schedule to write the following post about her association with the SETI Institute. In her non-native tongue, no less. I met Danielle through the wonderful world … Continued
On the Shoulders of SETI Giants: A Clip
This weekend is SETIcon, and A Life’s Work’s little tribute to SETI continues with this clip of Jill Tarter. Here she speaks about Frank Drake (included in the clip below), who conducted the first SETI experiment in 1960. Drake , Philip … Continued
Believe? No. Know!
I saw Ridley Scott’s Prometheus the other day and in it there’s some talk of “belief.” What does scientist Shaw, the Noomi Rapace character, believe and what does she know? It reminded me of an exchange I had with Jill Tarter … Continued
Why You Workin’ So Hard?
Recently, I read an interview with ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons in Fretboard Journal. Like all interviews with guitarists, the geeky gear questions were inevitably asked. It seems Gibbons likes very thin strings, which are easier to press down and … Continued
Space Shuttle Enterprise’s New Home
Yesterday I biked to the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum to watch the space shuttle Enterprise settle into its new home. More after the slide show. Enterprise never went into orbit. It’s role in the space program was … Continued
Giveaway Gone!
Congratulations to Jess Roth, who won the latest giveaway — Every Night the Trees Disappear: Werner Herzog and the Making of “Heart of Glass” by Alan Greenberg. (You can read my review of the book on the Filmmaker Magazine blog.) … Continued
Soul Crushing Work
There is a phrase David Milarch of Champion Tree Project (now Archangel Ancient Tree Archive) used a few times when I interviewed him for A Life’s Work: “soul satisfying.” I like that phrase, it’s self-explanatory and it’s what we all … Continued
Is It Live or Is It … Something Else?
A while back I was talking to an editor about A Life’s Work. As we delved into the specifics, I told him about various ideas I had for the film. At one point he said, “These are good ideas, but … Continued