HUNTER-GATHERER

Back in 2001, my brother was kind enough to bring back a few souvenirs from his trip to Vietnam. Although I appreciated all of them, the only one I remember was the small package of Trung Nguyen coffee (pronounced chung win). Cracking the vacuum seal of the bag, the aroma alone hooked me [...]

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Here is the story of a what I thought would be a great deal from the online retailer bikesdirect.com. What followed is a bit of a horror show. Behold the 2006 Motobecane Fly-Pro in Ferrari Gloss black.

She’s a real beaut, isn’t she? But after under two years of very light service, guess what happened?
One day [...]

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They were David Bowie’s favorite band in 1987 and one afternoon in August of 1986 I came face to face with Bill Carter of the Screaming Blue Messiahs. I was working in a vintage clothing store in Dearborn, Mi when I started waiting on a guy with a shaved head and thick British accent. [...]

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If there is one truth in this world, it is that given enough time, every hard drive will fail. This digital grim reaper has yet to darken my door, but I have had enough close calls to worry. With a carefully manicured 130 GB itunes library, ever-growing video files and ten years of [...]

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As you may or may not have heard yet, starting june 1st, 2008, Amazon.com will be required to collect sales tax for online purchases from residents of the great state of New York. Amazon has filed a lawsuit, but if I was a betting man I would be getting my online orders together. [...]

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Ahhhh, those heady days of 1982. Little or nothing punctuating the endless winter of Detroit. Then came the word of an upcoming show at the City Club featuring an action packed, double-barreled bill of the UK’s Anti-Nowhere League and The UK Subs. My first taste of British hardcore and yet another [...]

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Man’s man. GEEZAH! Some refer to him as England’s Deniro. For me he will always be Kevin the rocker in the film Quadrophenia where I first saw him in 1979. I have grown up with Ray, so to speak, and his work continues to accumulate in my vault of faves. [...]

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