Chicago-based Actor / Violinist

NYTimes.com: Block-a-Thon

Andy Newman walks a marathon in 75.4 trips around his city block. Be sure to watch the accompanying video.

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James Frost: Singletasking

“And lately, it’s been getting to me. I want to read more (I used to love reading books and would devour them ever-so quickly); I want to write more; I want to create more. Every time I attempt to settle down to do one of these things, that crack-seeking part of my brain gets excited by the slightest thing, pulling my attention away from what I want to do. What was that noise? Have I done this? I should remember to do that. I wonder if I have any e-mails? Are there any updates to my iPhone apps? Has anyone posted on Twitter recently?

{ via Maxvoltar }

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On Comedy’s Flying Trapeze

Monty Python is 40 years old. Amazing to think of the huge impact the show continues to have on short films and sketch comedy.

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A Big-Assed Post About Fireworks

Pretty much exactly how I feel about Adobe’s treatment of this once great piece of software. It’s become one of the programs that I dread opening. Worse: I dread quitting it because it always throws up a crash report.

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Alicia de Larrocha

I was saddened to hear that pianist Alicia de Larrocha has passed away. When I worked at the Ravinia Festival in the early nineties, I had the opportunity to drive her between the airport and the hotel.

If memory serves, I might have also turned pages for her during a recital there. Wonderful artist.

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Interlochen Camp 2009

I was a camper at Interlochen for 2 life-altering summers during high school (1987 & 1988). An absolutely amazing place. This short video captures the experience really well:

Camp 2009 Highlights

None of those kids were alive when I was there.

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