One of my other projects is featured in the news (0)

Posted 30 July, 2006 in Random Musings, SignWall

In addition to this site and The Jason Crane Show, I also run a site (with my friend Pat Domaratz) called SignWall.com. SignWall.com is dedicated to preserving local history through photographs of wall signs, painted advertisements, and engravings on buildings.

Today, SignWall.com was featured in Rochester’s daily newspaper, The Democrat & Chronicle.

Net neutrality (Daily Show style) (0)

Posted 28 July, 2006 in Random Musings, TV

The Daily Show exposes the idiocy of Senator Ted Stevens, particularly his ignorance about the Internet … which he is in charge of regulating:

And then John Hodgeman skewers him again:

Finally, once you’ve watched those, there’s this.

The Jason Crane Show, Episode #3… (0)

Posted 28 July, 2006 in Podcast, The Jason Crane Show (Updates)

…is now available at thejasoncraneshow.com. Here’s the description:

In which our hero hip-mo-tizes the listener with an 8th-grade mind trick, and the relative lack of cooperation between two groups is investigated.

The first Bush (0)

Posted 26 July, 2006 in Politics & Activism, Random Musings

My good friend Kevin Baird is a composer, computer code writer, geek, and all-around hip guy. About a decade ago, he used a speech by George H.W. Bush on the eve of the Gulf War to create a wonderful audio piece called “Just Two Hours Ago.” I came across the audio of the original speech recently, and I asked Kevin if I could post his version on the site. He agreed, so here you go:

• An excerpt of the original speech (:29)
• “Just Two Hours Ago” by Kevin Baird (2:12)

The best Philip K. Dick adaptation yet? (0)

Posted 23 July, 2006 in Movies

I went with my friend Gary tonight to see A Scanner Darkly, the animated adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s 1977 novel. The film was directed by Richard Linklater, and was made with the same rotoscoping process used in Linklater’s film Waking Life. Whether or not you’re a fan of Dick’s writing, this is a film worth seeing, both for its wonderful acting and insightful commentary on American society.

Standouts in the cast include Keanu Reeves — no, that’s not a misprint — as the protagonist and Robert Downey, Jr. as one of his cohorts. The film is playing at several locations here in Rochester, including one of our independent theaters, the Little Theatre on East Ave.

See ya, Kent! (0)

Posted 21 July, 2006 in Atheism

I don’t know which fact in this story I like more — that creationist Kent Hovind was arrested for not paying his taxes, or that the judge’s name was Miles Davis. Either way, it’s a great story.

Colbert on solidarity (0)

Posted 21 July, 2006 in Random Musings

Thanks to Joan Collins-Lambert for the tip!

A new episode of The Jason Crane Show! (0)

Posted 21 July, 2006 in Podcast, The Jason Crane Show (Updates)

A new episode of The Jason Crane Show — titled “Shave Your Head And Join The Union” — is now available at thejasoncraneshow.com. In it, you will learn how this happened:

Enjoy!

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