happy birthday steve

Hope you're still hungry. Hope you're still being foolish.

snl verizon

They sure got this on the mark. Here's the Verizon Commercial bit Saturday Night Live did over the weekend. On Point.

texting while walking

One for the urban elite. An instructional video on how to text while walking. And yes, I do stop before texting.

pennies found - the holiday crowd

It used to be big money to shoot an acceptable video for the MTV generation. These days, big budgets have turned into just having a good smart phone with tons of juice. Add some cool apps added to the mix, and you have yourself a decent video. Much like this one that The Holiday Crowd shot for their single, Pennies Found off of the album Over the Bluffs.



To check out an album stream for Holiday Crowds debut album, Over the Bluffs, go here.

You can also check out my exclusive interview I did  with lead man Imran Haniff last May, here.

trusting technology

All day. Staring at the screen. Waiting for an e-mail. Phone by side. Waiting for it to ring. Finally had the courage to pick up the phone to make a call. Will I still get the call I'm waiting for? Maybe they'll e-mail instead. Forgot. It's 2012. Call waiting has been around for a few. Still don't trust it. Never trust technology when it comes to life and death situations. It'll always disappoint you.

In '95 I got my first pager. I was at a coffee shop drinking my coffee and writing. Not much has changed, really. I was waiting for a page. A friend was going to call. Let me know if he wanted to chill. Waited. Waited. Decided to call him. No one answered. Checked my pager again. Nothing. Half hour passed. Checked my pager. Still nothing. Checked the voice mail in case I missed something. Nada. As I was about to give up, I see lights pulling into the parking lot of the plaza. It was him. He waved. I dropped my bag. Pulled out my smoked and lit one up. When back to the counter and ordered my forth. My friend ran in. Asked him where he was. He told me that he tried to page me, but it was cut off. Bell hadn't received my cheque.


I thought of that story all day while staring at my phone and my Gmail Inbox.


Until I got the call.


Sometimes, I guess, technology comes through. Just make sure it's plugged in and the cheque has been paid.

the tech age. can't live with it. pass the iphone..

Today was one of those days. The internet was unkind. Freezing. Mouse stood still. Not moving. I scratched my head a few times in disgust. I hit the table. Banged on the chair arms. Took a few more shots of juice than I should have. Stress. Stressed out. The Tech age. Can't live with it. Pass the iPhone. Chrome and I have a love and hate relationship. Same with most things on the net. When they work, they work. When they don't, they kick you in the ass. And it's always when you need them most. Good friends, huh? Head hurts from the banging. The starting over. The freezing. The frustrating out lashing to objects controlled by power. They can't talk back. They don't have a mind. They just make your life bad. It's a stupid thing when you really think about it, but I tend to rationalize it by saying that in a few years, they'll be human too. And then we'll remind them about how many times they disappointed  us in the past.  And how many more times they will. And how many times we will continue to use them because there's the need. Scary how much of our lives is made up by unpredictable powered objects that we can't trust 100 percent. Scary. This rant is over, though. Going back to work. Till the next time that error message comes on and the internet is unkind.

wallpaper is stuck on me...

It has been my favorite read for a long time. Since I got over the fallen off Hip Hop 'zines and sport reads. I needed something more to feed my instinctual apatite. With the right mix of seasoning and meat, Wallpaper Magazine's website is not only easy to navigate, but also pretty cool looking. What I like the most is that it fits the magazine's image. If you haven't read the magazine yet and into Art, Architecture, Fashion and Lifestyle, check out the site and then pick up the hardcopy version next time you grab that Grande at your local coffee pub slash magazine stand.

Check the Site Here.

i had a dream i had an iphone last night..

I haven't gotten into the whole smart phone culture. I've got a LG Rumor. Basic phone. I use a PC. I was never an Apple guy. Even though, the design and creative side of me always wanted one, I've only ever used Windows. And I think that'll be the same for a bit longer. The music fan in me, however, thought what Jobs did to the industry was brilliant. Who wouldda thunk it? Buy tracks instead of full albums. Make the bulky walkman into something that can fit in your small jean or jacket pocket.

Steve thunk it.

He thought differently. And people followed.

It's amazing that you can go through your whole day using just Jobs junk. I only had The Shuffle. Thought it was the coolest thing when my sister got it for me for Christmas a few years ago. I remember after a few with the boys, I would make sure that the little guy was still on me. It was so small. Durable and Powerful but Small. I still chuckle on how crazy it was that so many songs were able to be packed into the tiny device. Incredible.

So. Yeah. Had that dream last night. I had a dream that I had an Iphone. I was building a house and I bought an just for the app that helps you level pictures on the wall. My phone in my dream was able to paint itself. I woke up and thought. Huh. A phone that paints the walls for you. What a silly idea. That could never happen. Unbelievable. How could a phone be a robot in disguise? I laughed. As I tried to fall back asleep, I realized something. Silly. That could never happen. Unbelievable. Words people said before about a contraption that could play music that can fit inside your tiny jacket or jean pocket. About the idea where a computer can fit on your lap. Chuckle at the thought of a phone that doubles as a computer.

I don't think the words, Silly or Unbelievable or the phrase, that could never happen were in Jobs vocabulary. And because of that, we owe Jobs a lot. Our whole lifestyle. The way we communicate. Learn. Read. Listen. Be.

While heaven gets a system reboot today, the world has lost our visionary leader. Who made those silly dreams that most would chuckle at, happen. And into reality.

Thank you for your dreams Steve.

man heaven

As a tech nerd, and just a typical guy, me hooking up two screens for my computer today with the thanks to my Brother-In-Law, just makes my man-ego even that much bigger. That's If it really did need to get any bigger. I seem more legit now. I seem like a real dude in the computer world. My passage into the world as a true guy in 2011 is now done. I've arrived.