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Re: Wish You Were Here

Fred — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:11:34 -0000

Owns? I think the concept is becoming vestigial. Think Zipcar and Flexcar; leased cars; software in the cloud; documents in the cloud; music...

And now think of the "Google Glass" - a silly idea, I think, but also the wave of the future. Soon, it will be difficult to actually 'own' our thoughts. Who owns crowd sourcing (or perhaps I should ask, who can claim it belongs to them)? The culture is shifting quickly, faster than its members can adjust their mental frameworks.

I think it may be less about capturing images (or sounds, etc) than interacting with them, pinballing off of them.

My 2 cents.

Fred

Re: Happy New Year from San Miguel de Allende

Adriana Realtysma — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:22:14 -0000

Hello,

We saw your photo on Google Images and are wondering if we may have permission to use your photo.

We are
currently working on a project for which we need pictures of local
festivals and events. The photo(s) will be published on our website
event calendar.

Please let us know if this will be okay with you.Thank You,AdrianaRealty San Miguel

Re: Busking

abe — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:18:21 -0000

Hi Tobetenacious. I think you might be confused. The person speaking in the story is not me. I recorded the location based memories of Portlanders, composed music to them, and wove them into free interactive tours. The memories are not my perosnal experiences, but the experiences of others. You'll find memories by all kinds of people. Some may upset you, some may bring you affirmation. There is more info here: http://www.abrahamingle.com...
Thanks for commenting!

Re: Busking

Tobetenacious — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:16:53 -0000

so glad to hear you were paid in free beer and free " weed"....not! I did not get the diary deal here...someone asked you to play music and what else, oh you played something about getting high on drugs to a family with tots in tow oh yea and sumthin about getting drunk .....such tallent and worthwhile neighborhood diaries...am I missing something here or was I just put off by the nonsence?

Re: Hyper Geography

preston wyatt — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:18:28 -0000

new link http://joehamiltonhypergeog...

Re: That is Life

plumpy — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:42:14 -0000

Whoah, twist ending!!

Re: Symmetry

DJ Invisiboy — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:02:25 -0000

Whoops! Fixed. Thank you!

Re: Symmetry

plumpy — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:56:34 -0000

What? It looks empty.

Re: The Death of the Curator

DJ Invisiboy — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:32:31 -0000

Yeah, I'm not afraid of losing any gigs to it, though as you know, I don't welcome yet another thing to distract peeps from the present and draw them into phone world....[end bitter ranting now]
They have a prototype near you, you should give it a shot over at http://www.yelp.com/biz/bar... and report back. Watch out though, looks like they're bumping lots of Black eyed Peas ; )

Re: The Death of the Curator

plumpy — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 03:26:49 -0000

Yeah, this seems like a more likely replacement for a jukebox than a DJ. It actually sounds like a pretty fun idea to me.

Re: The Death of the Curator

Rockbot — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:17:26 -0000

I can't promise we'll change the tagline (although it is under consideration) but I can promise we'll do the best job we can do support the DJs and all the other artists. We'll have to buy you a beer when we make it to Portland.

Best,

Garrett

Re: The Death of the Curator

DJ Invisiboy — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:40:20 -0000

Hi Garett.
Thanks for the thoughtful reply. Yeah, I've seen some of the unhappiness.
I'm not worried about losing gigs to Roqbot (as I think many are) but the tagline does, in at least one interpretation, belittle the work that DJs do.
I think the current glut of inexpensive apps and equipment that promise DJing on iPhones and iPads (and the novelty that promotes that kind of behavior) has put us in a position where we have to defend our turf against free-jays.
Is that a bad thing, I don't think so. If I can't out spin a guy whose investment in DJing is 1.99 and 2 hours, then I'm the one with the problem.
But any tagline that promises that "You can be the [insert profession]" is going to rile up that profession, regardless of the intent.
Thanks!
Abe

Re: The Death of the Curator

Rockbot — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:15:58 -0000

Great post Abraham. Unfortunately, our tagline has been taken a bit too literally. It seems that a number of people in the DJ community are unhappy. We have to intention of trying to replace the DJ. The tagline was really about giving users the power to influence the music in public spaces. DJs are providing a curated experience and a true performance. The San Francisco venue we're set up in frequently has DJs and I don't think the idea of letting people influence the recorded music is in conflict with have great live music on other nights. The vast majority of the businesses we've worked with so far have no live music at all. Our goal is to support all the content creators in the music industry.

The term jukebox has been hijacked by personal music services like Pandora that have no relation to the jukebox at all. We wanted to evoke the idea of letting people influence the music but we're open to suggestions for new taglines.

Best,

Garrett
Co-Founder

Re: Career advise from the Joker

Excel & Access Solutions — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:10:48 -0000

art is the piece of joy which you can enjoy by admiring.

Re: Police Beating

abe — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:27:50 -0000

While the person who tells this story is anonymous, this account has been verified by numerous news sources. That said, the fictional components of memory are inherent in the Neighborhood Diaries project. Can anyone trust a memory to be "fact?" Is it possible to be "objective?"

Re: Police Beating

Teritalks — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:21:13 -0000

I find your story perposterous, how are you going to tell anyone anything when you are biting down on/with their finger in your mouth..."stop beating me" and you will let go.....I don't think so, who is unbelievable in this bs story ? Should have been minding your own business, not a story worth mentioning ......if it ain't true...it ain't so!!

Re: Regrets of the Dying

Nick Stember — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:53:35 -0000

Powerful stuff. Thanks for sharing this Abe.

Re: Me in the ART: PDX Documentary

Abraham — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:40:37 -0000

I should have a full copy soon, but right now this is all I have.

Re: Me in the ART: PDX Documentary

kerosene rose — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:35:07 -0000

where might I find the full documentary?

Re: Neighborhood Diaries at the 2010 Portland Zine Symposium

Dan J Mckee — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:28:29 -0000

This is really cool! I look forward to attending.
I'm moderating a panel on Sunday at 11am regarding how artists use the social web. Hooray for the Zine Fest!

Re: Banksy Hits Portland

abe — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:01:22 -0000

I think it's on SE Stark and 12th

Re: Banksy Hits Portland

Tippalo — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:00:00 -0000

where exactly did you see the girl with balloons? I'm trying to find all of his works in portland

Re: Banksy Hits Portland

Kick_54 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:47:59 -0000

I saw it today driving to work. Girl with balloons I think.

Re: Banksy Hits Portland

BubbleVicious — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:50:32 -0000

SE Mills, if i knew how to post it here i would....

Re: Banksy Hits Portland

abe — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:15:41 -0000

Where is that one?