The Digital Tavern - for the sake of clarityAllan Karl's Blog -There are no strangers here.<br>Only friends you haven't met.Demme's Masterful Portrait of Neil Young in Concert- February 24, 2006 Demme's Masterful Portrait of Neil Young in Concert It took a few years until I appreciated the music and genius of Neil Young. My high-school girlfriends all loved Neil Young, Crosby Stills Nash &38; Young and all the other derivations. His music didn't fit into the profile of my young teenage angst. I was geared to Led Zeppelin, Blue Oyster Cult, Rush or other art rock icons such as Pink Floyd Emerson Lake &38; Palmer, King Crimson and... well you get the idea. But one day I decided to...http://radio.weblogs.com/0108247/2006/02/24.html#a678 Nostalgia & PodCasting- February 22, 2006 I just got off the phone with my good friend Johnee Bee. I first met Johnee in 1987 just months after I opened the door of my advertising agency PRISCOMM. My then partner ironically sported the nickname Johnny A and together we responded to a small classified ad that Johnee Bee ran in the local free business rag that circulated the Orange County John Wayne Airport business district. I still remember the ad copy: "If you've got the Mac I've got the knack"Johnee Bee was a fledging computer...http://radio.weblogs.com/0108247/2006/02/22.html#a677 A Night At The Movies - Watch This Film.- February 18, 2006 I watched a fantastic film last night. Featuring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, Before Sunset is one of those few movies that can pull off dialogue between two people for practically the entire film. And Hawke and Delpy do it with finesse. If you're looking for action, comedy or suspense don't bother with Before Sunset. At the end of the movie I was so inspired to review the DVD's "special features" and that's where I found out the movie is a sequel to a film produced 9 years prior. Hawke plays..http://radio.weblogs.com/0108247/2006/02/18.html#a676 Checking In On The Blogosphere- February 16, 2006 While traveling by motorcycle for the last 7 months from Alaska to Bolivia, I spent much of my free "internet" time writing and posting stories from the road. But I'd tune in to the blogosphere and peruse some of my favorite blogs while discovering new bloggers on the travelers' circuit. With a few months of down time while I lick my wounds and heal, I've got much more time. So I've extended the open hours here at the Digital Tavern and look forward to sharing new discoveries, oddities and...http://radio.weblogs.com/0108247/2006/02/16.html#a675 Welcome Back To The Digital Tavern- February 15, 2006 It's like coming back to your hometown and running into an old friend. While times has passed, the conversation, familiarity and common ground makes it seem like yesterday. That is time apart has been scrunched up and the difference between now and then is irrelevant. I'm talking about The Digital Tavern: For The Sake of Clarity. I've been away and focused on my travel blog. I will continue to focus on the travel blog and encourage all of you who have not visited to take a moment and read some.http://radio.weblogs.com/0108247/2006/02/15.html#a674 From Admitting To Surgery In Four Easy Screws.- February 15, 2006 Glorious ocean view private room and the sunset taken from my hospital bed. Hoag Hospital sits on the bluffs in Newport Beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean. In the north end of this Southern California playground that has captured the country's attention through the silly TV program "The O.C.", the hospital is the tallest structure around. Angie pushed me to the nurses' station after checking in. Sitting in a wheel chair with my Bolivian splint in this modern, high-tech and clean hospital,..http://worldrider.com/blog/archives/2006/01/from_admitting.php Goodbye Bolivia (for now) Three Flights Back To Los Angeles.- February 15, 2006 When I woke up from the anesthesia I was back in my hospital room with my roommates. A crowd of visitors had gathered by the elderly man in the corner diagonally from me. Last night my moans of pain didn't bother him as he muttered and spoke in his sleep. But he didn't speak Spanish. Must have been Quechua, the native language of the Incas and other Andes people. A frail frame with boney limbs, every time he had to go to the bathroom he went about a laboriously and seemingly painful process of.http://worldrider.com/blog/archives/2006/01/goodbye_bolivia.php Waiting & Waiting For The Bolivian Operating Room.- February 15, 2006 I wake up to the sound of water splashing on the floor of my hospital room. A squatty lady in a smock holding a bucket of water hanging on her arm flicks water over the floor with her other hand. She leaves and quickly returns with a mop which she pushes through the room, under the beds and out the door. What do you expect from a hospital in the middle of nowhere The place is clean, the bed is comfortable and the only annoyance is whenever I ask for my urinal jar to be emptied, they never...http://worldrider.com/blog/archives/2006/01/waiting_waiting.php From Tica Tica To Potosi. Waiting For Help.- February 15, 2006 In a state somewhere between awake and sleep three hours had passed. The rain, thunder and lightning added dramatic effect to my sprawled body with my left leg in a cardboard box splint as I laid in the Tica Tica medical clinic. Still no ambulance. In a town with one telephone, one restaurant and no motel I wondered if I'd ever get out of Tica Tica. Doctor Sylvia and her assistant Jacoba checked in on me periodically while Jeremiah braved the rain, secured our bikes, and worked wonders getting.http://worldrider.com/blog/archives/2006/01/from_tica_tica.php The Ride of the Trip & The Unexpected Change of Course.- February 15, 2006 What can you say about the unexpected Sometimes such events bring joy. Other times pain. The unexpected. Whether good or bad, smart or stupid, ugly or beautiful or even happy or sad, unexpected events evoke undeniable emotion. Today, little did I know that after embarking on a early start under blue skies and bidding Potisi a fond farewell that today's events would dramatically change the course of my journey. Miah and I prepared for the worst weather. We layered our clothing, fitted our rain.http://worldrider.com/blog/archives/2006/01/the_ride_of_the.php |