When I first came out to L.A. [in 1968], my friend [photographer] Joel Bernstein found an old book in a flea market that said: Ask anyone in America where the craziest people live and they’ll tell you California. Ask anyone in California where the craziest people live and they’ll say Los Angeles. Ask anyone in Los Angeles where the craziest people live and they’ll tell you Hollywood. Ask anyone in Hollywood where the craziest people live and they’ll say Laurel Canyon. And ask anyone in Laurel Canyon where the craziest people live and they’ll say Lookout Mountain. So I bought a house on Lookout Mountain.
Come for the tool, stay for the network
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Colorful promotional image of the RCA Spectra 70 computer system, circa 1965.
A lovingly curated scrapbook biography of the late Nick Drake | Boing Boing
Reposted from http://ift.tt/18w0QNG on January 28, 2015 at 10:29PM
When English singer/songwriter/musician Nick Drake tragically died in 1974 (ironically from an overdose of anti-depressant medication), he was not tremendously well-known. But in death, his hauntingly beautiful compositions have transformed him into a highly influential musical figure who’s inspired generations of musical artists. Read the rest
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Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Way. Can Skateboarding Legend Rodney Mullen Help It?
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