And This Day

Listened to "Countdown to Ecstasy" by Steely Dan at work. Left work around 6ish. While looking for a podcast related to "The Heptameron or Magical Elements of Peter de Abano" I came upon this curiousity, called "Agrippa (A Book of the Dead)" Agrippa (A Book of the Dead) is a work of art created by science fiction novelist William Gibson, artist Dennis Ashbaugh and publisher Kevin Begos Jr. in 1992.The work consists of a 300-line semi-autobiographical electronic poem by Gibson, embedded in an artist's book by Ashbaugh. Gibson's text focused on the ethereal, human-owed nature of memories retained over the passage of time (the title referred to a Kodak photo album from which the text's memories are taken). Its principal notoriety arose from the fact that the poem, stored on a 3.5" floppy disk, was programmed to encrypt itself after a single use; similarly, the pages of the artist's book were treated with photosensitive chemicals, effec...

February 1st is Imbolc . Halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. On this day in - 1964 Indiana Governor Matthew Walsh bans the Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie," calling it "pornographic". – The Beatles have their first number one hit in the U.S. with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" In 1972 - Neil Young releases "Harvest" In 2007 - Birthdays: Big Boi Leymah Gbowee - Interview from 2011 Michael C. Hall as Thomas Eastman in "The Report" Patrick Wilson Joshua Redman Brain Krause as Damian in "The Demonologist" Pauly Shore as Bud Macintosh in "Bio-Dome" Brandon Lee as Brandon Ma in "Legacy of Rage" Sherilyn Fenn as Helen in "Crime Zone" Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times criticized the film as humorless and grim, but he wrote that it rises above its low budget roots to become a competent Blade Runner clone. Drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs wrote, ...

I lived another day yeah? I worked until 7:30. While at work I listened to The Fall - Live in Cambridge 1988 After work I came home and worked on the blog post for the 31st while listening to a couple records on the turntable. After a late dinner, I finished watching "The Exterminating Angel". Read a couple reviews about the film. It was my second viewing, which I didn't realize until about 20 minutes in. It's a really wild film, I gotta say. Definitely going back for thirds someday if I am able. Have you seen it? What do you make of the bear? The repetition of the scene where the guests arrive? From the Wikipedia page: "Though Buñuel never explained how to interpret the film, leaving it to each viewer to decide, American film critic Roger Ebert wrote a lengthy interpretation of the film as symbolic of class conflict: "The dinner guests represent the ruling class in Franco's Spain. Having set a banquet table for themselves by defeating the workers in ...

It's January 31st On this day in 1747 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. In 1901 – Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters premieres at Moscow Art Theatre in Russia. In 1961 - The chimpanzee Ham travels into outer space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2. In 1966 - Luna 9 spacecraft is launched. In 1971 - Apollo 14 lifts off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon. In 2007 – Emergency officials in Boston mistakenly identified battery-powered LED placards depicting characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force as IEDs, causing a panic. In 2015 - Birthdays: Kerry Washington as Patricia Wilson in "Night Catches Us" Bobby Moynihan as Donnie in "Killing Gunther" Portia de Rossi as Tess Donnely in "Who is Cletus Tout?" Danny Michel Minnie Driver as Anne in Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose Daniel Moder Matt King Fat Mike Dexter Fletcher as Vince in "Terminal" Lloyd Cole Kelly Lynch as Dianne in Dru...

It's January 30th On this day in 1806 – The original Lower Trenton Bridge, which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, PA and Trenton, NJ, is opened. In 1826 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened. In 1847 – Yerba Buena , CA is renamed San Francisco . In 1969 – The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police. Birthdays: Wilmer Valderrama as DJ Keoki in "Party Monster" Olivia Coleman as Hannah in "Tyrannosaur" Christian Bale as John Preston in "Equilibrium" as Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho" Phil Collins Julie McCullough as Teri Hart in "2012 Ice Age" Brett Butler as Shelly Beaudraux in "Vampire Bats" Charles S. Dutton as Mr. Butler in "Menace II Society" Steve Marriott Les Barker...