I was reading a piece in the April 2012 issue of PRINT Magazine about Walt Disney’s dream for the groundbreaking animation classic Fantasia (1940). Walt really wanted it to be an ever-evolving and changing showcase of the state-of-the-art in filmmaking. Walt … Continue reading
Full disclosure: that title is an utter fabrication of the truth. I could no more create a smart phone operating system than invent and subsequently pilot a solar-powered space shuttle from the dark side of the moon to the biggest … Continue reading
God forbid Jami McGraw, Rain’s young director of all things technical, deigns to step foot into my office while any sort of instrumental, non-classical, post-modern, post-fusion, post-bop – I hesitate to utter the word “smooth” – music is dancing forth … Continue reading
“How can you be a musician when you hate music?” Keith mockingly snarked at me after I again turned up my Adrien Brody-esque nose at a Lou Reed track I found particularly annoying. This after turning up that same nose … Continue reading
Gridlock. It used to be enjoyed only by those of us in cities big enough to officially have way too many cars. In NYC, the phenomenon occurs when an intersection becomes clogged with vehicles, those both already in the flow … Continue reading
One of my many Renaissance-Man interests is tires and wheels. The look of a good tire and wheel combination can make or break the overall look of the entire car. Though heels might seem to be the lion’s share contributor … Continue reading
I did it. I cut the umbilical that had me tethered to a high speed network of terrible content and an almost continuous loop of Evan Almighty. I am currently stealing $150 from Time Warner every single month. Or at … Continue reading
I’m a transplant. I was actually born in South Africa directly preceding a quick jump to Toronto when I was a wee tike. That said, I am the first in my family to grow up in North America. I was exposed by … Continue reading
So here I am. I’m sitting in traffic on the FDR, I’m late….again, but it’s of no mind, because as my left brain is driving, my right brain is rocking out on the steering wheel. Switching stations to catch my … Continue reading
I really like to drive. I just don’t like to do it when other people are on the road. Unfortunately I live in New York City with 9 million other drivers and work in New Jersey with 9 million terrible … Continue reading
It’s not customary for the Rain team to publically comment on everything we are notified of floating around the Internet ether. Like the prime directive, general order #1 from Star Trek, we observe, but try not to influence indigenous life … Continue reading
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who look at a slab of marble and see David, and those who look at a slab of marble and see a slab of marble. I am constantly reminding myself … Continue reading
Anthony Weiner is not my congressman. I have no idea how good of a job he does for his constituents. Nor have I seen any of the said lewd pictures of him. Though I did hear that even more have … Continue reading
So I’m tooling along in the Cooper the other day listening to whatever. All of a sudden my aging iPod Nano starts pumping The New Yorker podcast throughout the cavernous interior of my chariot. The subject matter was a look … Continue reading
The landscape of Rain’s continued march to the top of the hill is chock full of data further indicating the ultimate demise of the desktop PC at Apple and other large manufacturers. While it has some interesting twists and turns … Continue reading
