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And speaking of letting go… 9 Jan 2012 | 02:34 pm
All good things come to an end. And in addition to that, this blog has come to an end. Or at least, it’s coming to a highly open-ended hiatus, starting the minute I post this. There are two reasons ...
“Let Her Go” (cont’d) 17 Dec 2011 | 12:14 pm
In a second radio monologue, “I Went Down To St. James Infirmary” zeroes in on one line of “SJI” — a line that’s always interested me quite a bit Check out the highly interesting and informative monol...
Trombone Shorty, Carl Sandburg 13 Dec 2011 | 05:00 am
Sorry if that headline is misleading — no Trombone Shorty/Carl Sandburg mashup is in the offing. (That I know of.) But two quick noteworthy links: 1. Trombone Shorty was on Sound Opinions (great sho...
Six years! 3 Oct 2011 | 07:14 am
So here’s a fun fact: the no notes blog has been around in one form or another (it was originally a blogger-blog, not a wordpress-blog) since October 2005! Obviously this would be more impressive if ...
Looking at a little bit of “SJI” 9 Sep 2011 | 12:28 am
A curious coincidence: This morning I posted on my Design Observer blog about the waveform as a visual symbol of music (and sound), noting the role of SoundCloud in the spread of this stealth iconogr...
Another “SJI” burlesque moment 26 Aug 2011 | 12:14 pm
One of the more unanticipated sub-themes of “SJI”-mining has been the recurrence of the song’s role as a burlesque number. Back in 2006 this site featured a Q&A with the former “September Rose” on tha...
Frankie Lee’s amusing cut-and-paste (“Well, she must be somewhere”) 25 Jun 2011 | 05:34 am
Doug Schulkind, who in addition to being the proprietor of the astonishing Give The Drummer Some WFMU show & 24-7 online steaming station is a consistently invaluable source of SJI-ness, passed along ...
New version: Hugh Laurie (yeah, the guy from House) 24 Jun 2011 | 05:01 am
Some weeks back, friend of no notes Marc “Disquiet” Weidenbaum alerted me to a forthcoming version of “SJI,” from Hugh Laurie — a name, I must admit, that meant nothing to me. But as you may know, it’...
Fire and destruction 25 Apr 2011 | 10:59 am
Sorry for the melodramatic headline. But “coupla stray notes” didn’t seem adequate. First: Shortly after returning from our trip to N.O. in connection with the very enjoyable Hypothetical Development...
Hypothetical Development Organization reception in N.O. 6 Apr 2011 | 08:33 am
THE HYPOTHETICAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION “Implausible Futures For Unpopular Places” Gallery Du Mois, 4921 Freret St., New Orleans April 7 – May 7, 2011 Opening reception April 9 The project s...
