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There’s a great recap of Lou Reed’s private Web 2.0 show on SFGate. I’m a big fan of his bass player, Rob Wasserman, having seen him play the “Bob and Rob” shows with The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir in LA and Dallas in the 80s. His Duets and Trios discs were amazing. Lou Reed started out withContinue reading “And back at the Wilshire, Pedro sits there dreaming”

The deepest coverage of the Web 2.0 Summit isn’t by Forbes, it’s by Valleywag. Maybe it’s not the deepest, but it is the most colorful. I heard from several people yesterday afternoon that Valleywag broke the news of AOL buying Blogsmith. I didn’t know if it was a friendly post or a mean one so I didn’tContinue reading “Too much Valley and not enough wag”

If you have DirecTV, you have access to a couple of dozen XM satellite radio stations. My favorite one is Flight 26. They play pretty much everything The Peak plays, but with no DJs or commercials. The rare exception is a promo for something going on live on another XM station. We had a friend over recentlyContinue reading “Flight 26”

I have a four-year unbroken streak of Fall San Francisco trips that was in danger of not making it to year five, but AOL came through with a Web 2.0 Conference ticket for me. In 2002, I did one of my Meet The Makers events in SF. In 2003, I ended up out there doing some consultingContinue reading “San Francisco, here I come”

Victor is just over one now and he says a few words that we can make out: ball, good girl (for doggy), cookie and a bunch more. For “kitty cat” he makes kissing noises. He must have seen his grandma Jackie doing that. Going up the stairs the other night he put together his firstContinue reading “Baby’s first sentence”

I’m not a Colts fan, but I have to love how Peyton Manning obsessively prepares for games. Passion + preparation + execution. The AP recap of their victory over a Denver Broncos defense that was specifically designed to stop Peyton’s Colts included this quote about his off-season work ethic: “When you’re throwing against Bailey and Williams, that’sContinue reading “Monday morning quarterback report”

There was a touching moment at breakfast the other day when I explained to Jack how we love his cousins and we’re good to them, but not to worry because we love him and Victor more and that all parents love their own kids the most. I asked him if he understood what I meantContinue reading “Connecting with your children”

We lost a great cat yesterday, the best black cat that ever crossed my path. Hah, he would have gotten a kick out of that. He loved my puns. All of our pets do, but Jordan had a real soft spot for them. Jordan was 16. He lived a good, long life. He wasn’t thrilledContinue reading “Jordan’s crossing”

Victor was born on September 12, one year ago. That’s month 9, day 12. We went to the Yankees game last night. They scored 9 runs in the first inning and they added three more for an even 12 in their rout. In the middle of the sixth inning, they flashed a happy birthday messageContinue reading “Numbers game”

“I’m not walking past that.” Great night in NYC everyone.