links for 2010-05-22

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Joe

(from @JennFree) @JoeGermuska I saw you at metro! But I didn’t chase you down cause you were heading to the bathroom
(from @jennkloc) @colinmorris, meet @JoeGermuska! be bff!
Nice work! RT @egabler: FDA is launching investigation based on Tribune story Wednesday. http://j.mp/dCWy8G
(from @pieinthepark) @JoeGermuska ooo, now i know what to do when I come to chicago! (in reply to this tweet)
Thanks for the music! RT @lucas_gonze: “Don’t Let the Devil Ride” (MP3: http://j.mp/bipr4C) from “Fire in my Bones” http://bit.ly/6h0l8R
(from @jennkloc) @JoeGermuska consider yourself persuaded? :) (in reply to this tweet)
@jennkloc I hadn’t realized it was happening, but I could probably be persuaded. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @jennkloc) @JoeGermuska are you going to the @ChicagoNow #tweetup on Wednesday?
(from @dansinker) @JoeGermuska nope. They were food network junkies. It was hilarious. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @amandaruzin) This looks cool! RT @JoeGermuska: Note to self: don’t miss this: Spatial City: An Architecture of Idealism http://j.mp/9CW8zD
@aswango Be sure to get a piece of this cake http://j.mp/cjRKPS /via @justinmassa (in reply to this tweet)
Note to self: don’t miss this: Spatial City: An Architecture of Idealism http://j.mp/9CW8zD Hyde Park Art Center 23 May thru 8 Aug
@samfelder oh man, horrible. Get well soon. (in reply to this tweet)
@dansinker you didn’t meet @appliedrhetoric did you? He knows some things about Chicago food (and elsewhere). (in reply to this tweet)
Wishing top-notch pie would be hipper than cupcakes. At least we got @hmpc / Serious Eats on NYC pie: http://j.mp/afYY3l /cc @pieinthepark
(from @amandaruzin) @brianboyer Try playing Trivial Pursuit with @joegermuska, it shows. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @brianboyer) Commented. Betcha didn’t guess that @joegermuska was a History major, eh? RT @NiemanLab: The hacker majored in…English?http://j.mp/cBlqBQ

links for 2010-05-21

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Joe

@adrianholovaty Wow. Happy birthday, ChicagoCrime! (in reply to this tweet)
This week’s Conference o’ Birds starts w/Yo La Tengo, James Chance, Bauhaus. It’s nominally a Jazz show. Curious? Listen http://j.mp/aa65yQ

links for 2010-05-20

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Joe

(from @amandaruzin) @JoeGermuska Sorry I couldn’t make it. Next month I’ll hold the date! (in reply to this tweet)
(from @onyxfish) Drat, I missed it! RT @JoeGermuska: Sez @juggernautco “we’re arguing about the contents of a Pew report? I’m in the right place.”
Sez @juggernautco “we’re arguing about the contents of a Pew report? I’m in the right place.”
Good discussions getting going here at Open Gov Chicago meetup!
(from @amandaruzin) How to describe the 2012 Olympic mascots? FABULOUS! http://bit.ly/dqjJkx /via @joegermuska
(from @amandaruzin) @JoeGermuska Whoa. I am out of words. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @paulsmith) @JoeGermuska This cyclopic aerial terror is exactly the kind of thing voters should have expected from a coalition government. (in reply to this tweet)
Via @brianboyer: THEY CAN FLY http://j.mp/cMNbER @paulsmith @azaaza
(from @gotoplanb) @ryanmark @JoeGermuska @brianboyer The #beard is metaphorical. @Journerdism once gave me a tremendous compliment: http://bit.ly/9ps1CS
@ryanmark For us, there’s http://www.chicagotribune.com/conanbeard (h/t @triblive) (in reply to this tweet)
(from @ryanmark) @brianboyer what about us #cleanshaven #django folks? Like @joegermuska (in reply to this tweet)
@weightshift Is that an ascot? http://j.mp/d7xIJj (in reply to this tweet)
A FOAF, 21-yr old german woman, ISO Chicago summer housing, pubtrans friendly. Let me know if you have any leads.
@tenzochris Good one. See also http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=amok (in reply to this tweet)
(from @tenzochris) @JoeGermuska My riposte: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyhhFzE5O5U (in reply to this tweet)
(from @forkandtheroad) We agree. RT @JoeGermuska No doubt the @gapersblock 7th anniversary party @metrochicago is the place to be this Friday! http://j.mp/9hIirC
@tenzochris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce8J92AEfCs (in reply to this tweet)
(from @stringbot) @JoeGermuska excellent! Thanks! (in reply to this tweet)
Maybe @stringbot already knows but making sure RT @daveknapik: Experimental Garage Sale in Chicago: http://bit.ly/bcK4uv – this looks ace!
(from @JimTheBeerGuy) @JoeGermuska sorry Joe, enjoy the Metro & let’s do beers soon :) (in reply to this tweet)
Details Emerge On Rick Bayless’ White House Menu http://j.mp/a9S2sC including “black mole sauce that takes days to make w/20+ ingredients”
Sigh. Why mess w/my faith man? In any case, my ticket is bought. RT @JimTheBeerGuy Really? Not even a tiny bit of doubt? http://j.mp/blWF5g
See @BBC_SOS http://j.mp/ajF9Ar RT @MattH still looking for blog o street sounds/narrative from around the world “have marantz, will travel”
Now even more collectible! Got mine last night. I like it. @48hrmag hit with a cease and desist by CBS http://nyti.ms/c8bMVJ /via @maximolly
(from @JimTheBeerGuy) @JoeGermuska Really? Not even a tiny bit of doubt? http://chibeerweek.com/schedule/d/05-21-2010 (in reply to this tweet)
No doubt the @gapersblock 7th anniversary party @metrochicago is the place to be this Friday night! http://j.mp/9hIirC

links for 2010-05-19

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Joe

“I’m relieved not to have to make a distinction between the Journal’s editorial page and its reporting standards.” http://j.mp/deWprE
(from @jennispinner) @JoeGermuska @chronicbabe @amandaruzin After the sauce ‘n marinade, this recipe’s pretty killer. Finished dish 2 come http://ow.ly/1MLSf
Recipe from http://amzn.to/97jJxW many good recipes (chkn saag!). Haven’t made its chkn tikka masala @chronicbabe @jennispinner @amandaruzin
(from @chronicbabe) @jennispinner @amandaruzin @joegermuska so i might make *both* cuz anything tikka is good :) (in reply to this tweet)
(from @jennispinner) @JoeGermuska Jinx! See my last tweet. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @jennispinner) @JoeGermuska @amandaruzin @chronicbabe Masala slightly diff. It’s got that saucy stuff. (in reply to this tweet)
@jennispinner It’s worth noting that chicken tikka and chicken tikka masala aren’t the same. Mine is served dry, not saucy. Still tasty. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @jennispinner) @JoeGermuska That’s even easier and yummier sounding than the Food Network recipe. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @kumar303) @JoeGermuska went well, I feel clean again. Detox w/ techno, lots of bleeps, some horns etc http://bit.ly/afIxss I fell off towards the end (in reply to this tweet)
(from @crushgear) I can’t I have class tonight :( RT @JoeGermuska: @crushgear are you going to Cat & Mouse for games tonight? There will be Honey 1 involved.
@crushgear are you going to Cat & Mouse for games tonight? There will be Honey 1 involved.
Flattery! Recipe here: http://j.mp/cVkfLQ RT @amandaruzin: @chronicbabe @joegermuska makes a pretty mean chicken tikka. @jennispinner
Flattery! Recipe here: http://j.mp/cVkfLQ RT @amandaruzin: @chronicbabe @joegermuska makes a pretty mean chicken tikka. @jennispinner
(from @MattH) @JoeGermuska re. fieldmic: I am still looking for a blog of street sounds + narrative from around the world; “have marantz, will travel” (in reply to this tweet)
(from @MattH) 14 cities http://bit.ly/a6X4xr in the tradition of Calvino @joegermuska @rethinkdetroit
Grateful for the introduction to FieldMic.com! RT @stringbot: On my third viewing of this video already. http://j.mp/db1HRK
(from @amandaruzin) @chronicbabe @joegermuska makes a pretty mean chicken tikka. (in reply to this tweet)
@kumar303 I missed last night’s show—how’d the rock detox go? Archives? Maybe I was compensating for you this AM w/Bauhaus & James Chance (in reply to this tweet)

WNUR Conference of the Birds, 2010-05-18

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Joe

“Conference of the Birds” is my weekly radio program on WNUR-FM. It airs on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 am Chicago time (UTC-6). And, of course, when technology cooperates, you can just come here for the archives.

I guess I surprised myself a little with the start of this week’s show, especially the James Chance/Bauhaus pairing. Both tunes I love but stuff I might sometimes think “doesn’t fit” on Conference of the Birds. But today they seemed necessary, especially since the lyrics to St. Vitus Dance have been stuck in my head for a few days…

Warning for the delicate: the first track features “foul language.” Sung by a children’s chorus, no less! “If they push that button, your ass got to go. What you gonna do without your ass?” Really, quite a fair question.

Thanks to the caller who asked for more samba, and the IM contact who appreciated Bob Wills! You too can call or IM during the show, or leave comments here, or via twitter.

A few links:

Netflix: Space is the Place
Alabama Agriculture Commissioner commercial
Paul and The Mess Military Damn (Paulo Bagunça e a Tropa Maldita album writeup as translated by Google Translate)
My friend Chris, who’s birthday was yesterday.
Britannica Photo: Civil rights demonstrator being attacked by police dogs, May 3, 1963, Birmingham, Ala.
“Popcorn Unlimited” historical essay by Douglas Wolk

complete program (146 MB, 2 hrs 40 min)

Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)

Yo La Tengo: “Nuclear War” – Nuclear War (Matador)
James Chance and the Contortions: “Contort Yourself” – Irresistable Impulse (Tiger Style)
Bauhaus: “St. Vitus Dance” – In the Flat Fields (4AD)
Bobby Hutcherson: “(Se Acabo) La Malanga” – Montara (Blue Note)
Sound Dimension: “Granny Scratch Scratch” – 100% Dynamite (Soul Jazz)
Sun Ra: “We Travel the Spaceways” – Soundtrack to Space is the Place (Impulse)
Joseph Spence: “When I Lay My Burden Down (Glory Glory)” – The Complete Folkways Recordings, 1958 (Smithsonian Folkways)
Dave Van Ronk: “Hesitation Blues” – The Folkways Years, 1959-1961 (Smithsonian Folkways)
Paulo Bagunça: “Olhos Risonhos” – Paulo Bagunça e a Tropa Maldita (Continental)
Chicha Libre: “Popcorn Andino” – Chicha Libre (Barbes)
Los Diablos Rojos: “Sacalo Sacalo” – Roots of Chicha (Barbes)
Eumir Deodato: “Crickets” – Summer Samba (Eumir Deodato Plays Marcos Valle) (Irma Casa Di Primord)
Marcos Valle: “Crickets (Sing for Ana Maria)” – Samba ’68 (Polygram)
João Gilberto: “S’Wonderful” – Amoroso / Brasil (Warner Bros)
Cesaria Evora: “Besame Mucho” – Great Expectations (Soundtrack) (Atlantic)
Keshavan Maslak/Katsuyuki Itakura: “Same Thing with Palm Trees” – Excuse Me, Mr. Satie (Leo)
Duke Pearson: “Xibaba” – Blue Note Trip: Lookin’ Back/Movin’ On (Blue Note)
Bola Sete: “My Sweet Lord” – Shebaba (Fantasy)
Philip Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble: “Detroit Red” – The Malcolm X Memorial (A Tribute in Music) (Zulu/Katalyst)
Roscoe Mitchell: “Hey Donald” – Hey Donald (Delmark)
Lennie Tristano & Warne Marsh: “Tchaikovsky’s Opus #42, Third Movement” – Intuition (Capitol)
The Coctails: “Lights on a Satellite” – Popcorn Box (Carrot Top)
Bob Wills: “Devil Ain’t Lazy” – Stompin Singers & Western Swingers: More From the Golden Years of Western Swing (Proper Box Sets)
The Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights Choir: “I’m On My Way” – Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement: Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966 (Smithsonian Folkways)
The Freedom Singers: “Dogs” – Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement: Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966 (Smithsonian Folkways)
Otis Gayle: “I’ll Be Around” – Studio One Soul (Studio One)
Charles Spurling: “Popcorn Charlie” – King 6267 (King)
The Roots: “Essaywhuman? (Organix version)” – Home Grown! The Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 2 (Geffen)
Guru Featuring N’Dea Davenport: “When You’re Near” – Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 (Virgin)
Grupo Monumental: “Sí, Para Usted” – Sí, Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba, Volume 1 (Waxing Deep)
Calypso King & the Soul Investigators: “Mo’ Calypso Strut” – Soul Strike! (Soul Fire)
Bobby Previte/Coalition of the Willing: “Airstrip One” – Coalition of the Willing (Ropeadope)
The Torque-Tet: “Cosmopolis” – Walk In Space (Cosmosis)

links for 2010-05-18

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Joe

Looks awesome! RT @amandaruzin: A sneak peak at my latest art project: http://twitpic.com/1oozhh
@forkandtheroad That’s a good one, but I really “Are You Overdue?” http://j.mp/9dMV4Z (in reply to this tweet)
Bank lobbyists make direct quid pro quo argument http://j.mp/dmdyEr “Shouldn’t we know who’s directly trying to bribe members of Congress?”
@NinaJenkins That twitter handle is awkwardly similar to that of my friends at @chicagonow http://j.mp/dbVamg (in reply to this tweet)
Or if you only have ten minutes, Jeremy Rifkin explains “The Empathic Civilisation” with animated illustrations http://j.mp/9t4k3a
(from @NinaJenkins) @JoeGermuska I also have set you up with free promos of any events you want to share on @Chicago_Now – See http://bit.ly/9K2hZX for details.
Interesting interview about “The Empathic Civilization” http://j.mp/bfquU1 Surprised I haven’t heard Jeremy Rifkin on @longnow
@santheo pow! “In practice, applications of Benford’s law for fraud detection routinely use more than the first digit.” http://j.mp/bJEj6m (in reply to this tweet)
(from @santheo) @amandaruzin @joegermuska +1 for Honey 1. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @santheo) @JoeGermuska Maybe not random, but random-esque given variety of cart each time? (I think Benford’s Law is 1st digit only.) (in reply to this tweet)
I like maps—this could be useful. @mkapor called it ‘twitpic for maps’ RT @NinaJenkins: here’s a map 4 game night: http://schmap.it/LsGfQl?a
(from @happy_stomach) @JoeGermuska @amandaruzin Let me know what you think re: Exit. I was disappointed. Too many cheap laughs. (in reply to this tweet)
Going to this tonight with @amandaruzin —wanna join us? Exit Through The Gift Shop–A Banksy Film http://j.mp/bJqASO Landmark Theatres 7:45pm
(from @NinaJenkins) @JoeGermuska here’s a map for the game: http://schmap.it/LsGfQl?a – ask followers to RT = great way to share events/places on Twitter!
(from @amandaruzin) @JoeGermuska Doubly so if we’re eating at Honey One. (in reply to this tweet)
I’ll be there. Will you? Game night! Tomorrow at Cat & Mouse – The Puzzler http://j.mp/aq1G8c
@santheo Actually, I think the odds are a lot steeper than 1 in 100 trips. Grocery pricing isn’t random. Apply Benford’s law? (in reply to this tweet)
(from @thejefflarson) Retweeting with verve: RT @brianboyer: Sunday A1hat trick: http://yfrog.com/0ny3quj Bravo, @ryanmark @joegermuska @onyxfish.
(from @brianboyer) @dancow @kleinmatic Thanks, gents! BTW, @joegermuska has informed me, three in a *row* is a “turkey”. At least in Cleveland. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @amandaruzin) @chronicbabe @Rubbermun @manminusone @joegermuska Looking forward to it! (in reply to this tweet)
(from @ryanmark) RT @brianboyer: Sunday page one hat trick: http://yfrog.com/0ny3quj Two more and we sweep May! Bravo, @ryanmark @joegermuska @onyxfish.
(from @dancow) Congrats to ChiTrib’s newsapps team: RT @brianboyer: Sunday A1hat trick: http://yfrog.com/0ny3quj Bravo, @ryanmark @joegermuska @onyxfish.
(from @brianboyer) Sunday page one hat trick: http://yfrog.com/0ny3quj Two more and we sweep May! Bravo, @ryanmark @joegermuska @onyxfish.

links for 2010-05-17

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Joe

(from @chronicbabe) @Rubbernun yay! i had so much fun with you, @manminusone and @joegermuska. next time y’all will meet @amandaruzin, too. it will be awesome. (in reply to this tweet)
Hmm. “Microsoft Silverlight can run IronPython. This is a Good Thing.” http://j.mp/bdiIg6 Also, Crunchy is plain neato python tutorial tool.
(from @dansinker) @JoeGermuska busted out “old hat new hat” out of nowhere. It was amazing. (in reply to this tweet)
@dansinker That is awesome. Does he have a “first book?” Mine was “Bears on Wheels.” I thought it would teach my friend Billy to read, too. (in reply to this tweet)

links for 2010-05-16

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Joe

I’m at Schubas in Chicago, IL http://gowal.la/c/LdiA
Back from my first Family Matters walkathon in years! Saw old friends, made new. They need volunteer tutors! http://j.mp/aEfNZh #rogerspark

links for 2010-05-15

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Joe

Let there be no doubt: @brianboyer is a masterful cook http://yfrog.com/5cci4hj
(from @brianboyer) Good journonerdy BBQing w/ @joegermuska, @ryanmark, @elizabethriley, @jennfree and @chronicbabe at @corneliafarms. @onyxfish is missed.
(from @pieinthepark) @JoeGermuska ooo no, awesome! (in reply to this tweet)
(from @justinmassa) RT @brianboyer Meet the news apps team: @onyxfish, @ryanmark and @joegermuska. http://yfrog.com/izknzj
@unruthless for Windows, that’ no excuse: TortoiseSVN is great. Seeing as I love the CLI, I’m not sure what Mac users do, or Git users. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @bikesdude) @pieinthepark re biking foodies do you know my friends @forkandtheroad ? RT @JoeGermuska
@pieinthepark re biking foodies do you know my friends @forkandtheroad ? (in reply to this tweet)
(from @brianboyer) Meet the news apps team: @onyxfish, @ryanmark and @joegermuska. http://yfrog.com/izknzj
BTW, one nice thing about Chicago choosing Socrata is the built-in API: http://j.mp/bckKeP #opengov
“The perfect solution: talk about whisky through the lens of Science” • Cosmic Variance Whisky Tasting http://j.mp/bTvhDV #whiskeyfriday
(from @mmorowitz) @JoeGermuska hypocricy, even when exposed, is ignored by the hypocrites and their followers. This is worth a read http://bit.ly/dcwLyP (in reply to this tweet)
ICCL re Sex & City 2 but loved interview showing Jon Stewart’s obvious deep friendship w/director Michael Patrick King http://j.mp/aa0M6u
(from @AnnaTarkov) @JoeGermuska Speaking of Beck, have you seen @stopbeck? (in reply to this tweet)
Lewis Black Daily Show http://j.mp/cVNY1V Maybe if we restored the word hypocrite to discourse we could get beyond Glenn Beck h/t @mmorowitz

links for 2010-05-14

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Joe

(from @cinnachick) @JoeGermuska I’ve got a special pen just for that. But I need to practice my handwriting. It kinda sucks. (in reply to this tweet)
@cinnachick So awesome! Congratulations, and I can’t wait to get mine (and maybe get an autograph?) (in reply to this tweet)
(from @justinmassa) rt @joegermuska Recap of the PopTech Social Mapping Salon http://j.mp/c7XW6J (love the photo of @justinmassa droppin’ science)
(from @justinmassa) @JoeGermuska seems like it. @jsb – any ideas? (in reply to this tweet)
New Conference of the Birds features trains, sloops, & Ms. Lena Horne ♫ Listen: http://j.mp/90LTEq oh yes, & Janie Hunter telling a story
Hey @corneliafarms RT @EllenMalloy: In. Home. Cooking. Classes. From. Vie. OMG I want a canning class. Who is in with me? http://ht.ly/1KFvo
Bringing Books To Every Man, Woman And Child – Chicagoist http://j.mp/dm4CAe (see also @TheBookBike) attn: @h3athrow
(from @happy_stomach) @gleam @skyfullofbacon @JoeGermuska Lots of clicking. Trying not to cry. Fortunately, I live mostly in the cloud, so basically backed up.
@happy_stomach While @mmorowitz is right, a clicking hard drive is a doomed hard drive. Even w/a repair its days are numbered. Backed up? (in reply to this tweet)
Suggestion for @Alderman_Moreno : set up flores1stward.com to redirect to your own domain name?
@justinmassa Did @mannyflores have to swear off Twitter when he took this new job? (in reply to this tweet)
For @hudonnoodles Recap of the PopTech Social Mapping Salon http://j.mp/c7XW6J (love the photo of @justinmassa droppin’ science)
RT @brianboyer: http://data.cityofchicago.org/ launched. The first data sets? FOIA requests. Well played, City of Chicago. Well played…
(from @AnnaTarkov) @JoeGermuska Hmm, you’ve got a good point there. After the event last night, I think I can safely say Palin fans would feel the same way.

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