So, ok, the Boston Red Sox won the 2007 world series.
So, of course I took time-out at lunch today to see the noon parade for “the little team that could”…
what a great season.
A couple more pictures to come..
Archive for October, 2007
Boston Red Sox, world series parade
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007“Control”, & watching the Red Sox during a Halloween party
Friday, October 26th, 2007Check out the movie “Control”.
Step back in time and relive the dark days of musical success, but also misery, of Joy Division’s short time with us. A good music movie with freshly performed songs and atmospheric black and white cinematography. It sadly chronicles Ian Curtis’ punk life, worsening epilepsy and ultimately his sad suicide.
World Series: Game 1. Location: Boston. Time: Tonight
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007Nuff said. Get ready for a wild ride.
“The War” – Ken Burns in conversation with Christopher Lydon
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007One of the great things about living in Boston – all the excellent book events…
The War – A Film By Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
Directed by KEN BURNS
The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns
Harvard Book Store hosted a discussion with Ken Burns and Christopher Lydon, regarding the documentary’s companion book on world war 2. The new PBS series “The War” recasts the war as a personal canvas for people from four towns. Filmmaker Ken Burns was questioned and probed by the ever ready and masterful conversation provocateur Christopher Lydon. This was actually a special event, and Ken Burn’s historical perspectives were often passionate and humane. So many people have been grateful for this series, coming up to him to thank him for shedding light on the personal and generational side to this war, and war in general.
Paraphrasing Ken Burns:
World War 2 had a sense of communal sacrifice. If I had been asked to do 50 things as a citizen, after 9-11, I and everyone within the sound of my voice would have done those 50 things. But in today’s world of individualized consumerism, we are never asked to give up anything. Immediately after 9-11 — I was essentially asked to go out and shop.
Q: What did you find different or common with the two series “Civil War” and “The War”?
A: Men talked about the same things. They were afraid, they were bored, they were hot, they were cold, they did good things, they did bad things, and they saw their friends die. (Ed. and perhaps, they also blocked out much of it and refused to talk much about the experience.)
“…in a time of Irony, the war cry is ‘huh?’ …”
He has been interviewed all over the TV and Radio spectrum, but this will likely remain the most revealing and essay-like interview that I’ve seen. (I also enjoyed the very short interview on The Daily Show with John Stewart, link below) After all the interviews he has done in the past month, Burns thanked Lydon for requiring him to actually use his brain.
The Daily Show Interview of Ken Burns — dated 9-28-2007
Harvard Book Store — Ken Burns in conversation with Christopher Lydon.
A great hour-plus of sharp conversation. I look forward to seeing the 15 hour documentary on DVD.
Fort Point 28th Annual Open Studios
Sunday, October 21st, 2007Fort Point Arts District in the Seaport district of Boston, held it’s 28th annual open studios event. I loved the pottery sculpture, some tile work and a few photos and paintings. Too many items were decorative in nature, but there are some great technical artists like Steve Hollinger, with his cool light bending film strip sculptures. Here are a few photos from the day.
ALCS GAME 6: Red Sox 12 Indians 2 (Final)
Saturday, October 20th, 2007Exciting and unbelievable — Curt Schilling gets his 10th post-season win… and the series is now tied 3-3..
Box Score from October 20th’s game 6:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Final |
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| BOS | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 12 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| W: C. Schilling (2-0) L: F. Carmona (0-1) | ||||||||||||||||
ALCS game 7 tomorrow — winner take all… Dare we hope?
Apple Pie Bake Off Party!
Saturday, October 20th, 2007Thanks to all who came with a pie, who came to judge pies and who came to eat pie… oh yeah.
PHOTO: Pie cooling in the window after cooking in the oven.
PHOTO: The Pie table — 6 gorgeous apple pies, winners all.
ALCS GAME 5: Red Sox 7 Indians 1 (Final)
Friday, October 19th, 2007This is fantastic…. back to Fenway we go…
The 2007 American League Champion Series now stands:
Boston Red Sox 2 games
Cleveland Indians 3 games
I’m still proud that the Red Sox won the American League East division this year. So I don’t have a lot of ego riding on the outcome of the ALCS — but I love it anyway.
The Autumn of the Mutlitaskers by Walter Kirn
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007I’ll summarize this article for the gentle reader soon, excising Mr. Kirn’s quirky personal recollections and distilling the main points that he makes But I enjoyed reading his article in the 150th anniversary issue of the Atlantic Monthly, while traveling to Alaska.
November 2007 Atlantic Monthly
The Autumn of the Multitaskers
by Walter Kirn
Neuroscience is confirming what we all suspect: Multitasking is dumbing us down and driving us crazy. One man’s odyssey through the nightmare of infinite connectivity
I think your suggestion is, Can we do two things at once? Well, we’re of the view that we can walk and chew gum at the same time.
—Richard Armitage, deputy secretary of state, on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, June 2, 2004 (Armitage announced his resignation on November 16, 2004.)To do two things at once is to do neither.
—Publilius Syrus, Roman slave, first century B.C.
The Autumn of the Multitaskers
Mountains – on drive north to Anchorage Alaska
Monday, October 15th, 2007Glorious pictures of real mountains never get tiring — right?
