Tandem With The Random

NASA's Deep Impact probe strikes comet Tempel 1 (NASA/JPL photo)...and gets sued for it.During the early hours of July 4, the "impactor" component of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Deep Impact space probe successfully crashed into comet Tempel 1 approximately 1.83 million miles away from Earth. It was a tremendous accomplishment for the recently oft-plagued … Continue reading NASA does something right…

Philly's 4th of July celebration.More pics of Philly's Fourth of July celebration

The Philly Live 8 stage in front of the Museum of Art.BK's Live 8 Flickr Photo SetA short movie of Will Smith's intro in PhillyI must admit I didn't last too long at Live 8. I was already heading away from the stage as opener Black Eyed Peas were wrapping up. However, I did enjoy … Continue reading I made it to Live 8!

Well, I have made up my mind. I'm going down to the Parkway in Philly for at least the first two or three hours of Live 8...just to say I was there. As soon as I leave work today, I'm going to go to the nearest SEPTA station and buy my special $8 Live 8 … Continue reading Goin’ to Philly for 8…and the 4th

A woman named Lucy Richardson, a former schoolmate of Julian Lennon, died recently at the age of 47. Supposedly, this is the Lucy who Julian -- John Lennon's son -- included in a painting he had done in school as a 4-year old called "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" that influenced the popular Beatles … Continue reading “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” passes away?

A woman named Lucy Richardson, a former schoolmate of Julian Lennon, died recently at the age of 47. Supposedly, this is the Lucy who Julian -- John Lennon's son -- included in a painting he had done in school as a 4-year old called "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" that influenced the popular Beatles … Continue reading "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" passes away?

Well, this Saturday marks the season finale of the legendary BBC science fiction series, Doctor Who.After running on the BBC as a series from 1963-1989 and returning with a one-shot, "Americanized" TV movie co-produced by the BBC and FOX in 1996, Doctor Who came back to the BBC as a regular series earlier this year.I … Continue reading Doctor Who and a “Parting of the Ways”

Well, this Saturday marks the season finale of the legendary BBC science fiction series, Doctor Who.After running on the BBC as a series from 1963-1989 and returning with a one-shot, "Americanized" TV movie co-produced by the BBC and FOX in 1996, Doctor Who came back to the BBC as a regular series earlier this year.I … Continue reading Doctor Who and a "Parting of the Ways"

All this looking back at my music "career" that I have been doing lately made realize something...I'm getting old.I was watching the full TMC + The New Generation video and our performance of "Time Takes Over" came on. Now, TTO was the first, complete song I ever wrote (and, yes, Christian Beach is responsible for … Continue reading Like the song says, “Time takes over”

All this looking back at my music "career" that I have been doing lately made realize something...I'm getting old.I was watching the full TMC + The New Generation video and our performance of "Time Takes Over" came on. Now, TTO was the first, complete song I ever wrote (and, yes, Christian Beach is responsible for … Continue reading Like the song says, "Time takes over"