There’s some interesting historical stuff in this PDF file at the Somerville web site. Apparently, the police department used to be a beer distribution warehouse, and the fire house on Division St. has been there since 1896.
Author: Andrew Huey
Merry Christmas
Robosapien and Fat Bastard wish you a Merry Christmas!
Robosapien
The guys at work gave me a Robosapien for Christmas. It’s pretty cool, but I haven’t taught it to kill yet.
Actually, I’d really like to teach it to behave like Bender!
Now Playing
The Promise Ring > Stop Playing Guitar
WXPN
XPN’s 885 greatest songs. There’s some interesting stuff in there, amongst the more obvious entries.
Hear N Aid
Going through some old casettes today, I happened upon my copy of Hear N Aid. Now that they’ve created a new version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, isn’t it time for a new version of “Stars”? I’m certain it is.
Bands I’m Listening To
Here are some bands / people I’m listening to lately:
Keller Williams
Calexico
Dismemberment Plan
The Unicorns
…and, of course, the new U2 album.
Music from Iceland
I just discovered this guy. He’s from Iceland, and his name has funny symbols in it, and I think Blogger choked on them when I tried to include his name in this post. Regardless — very nice quiet guitar stuff. Reminds me a little of Robert Fripp.
Hacking the iPod
Here’s a nifty little HOW-TO on changing the iPod’s graphics. I really like their Hello Kitty screenshot. I’m tempted.
The Blind Boys of Alabama
I’m listening to Go Tell It On The Mountain right now, and it’s a great Christmas CD. Great guests, including Tom Waits, Robert Randolph, Richard Thompson, and John Medeski.