i was there, where were you?

there was supposed to be another meetup this month...

i am the only 1 who showed up! i went to Percy Street Barbecue for what was supposed to be a 9P meetup. upon arrival, i discover that the dining room closes at 10P & nobody called to let the venue know a group was going to be coming.

uh-oh...

since i said i would be at the venue, i grabbed a squat at the bar to see watitdo w/any potential stragglers. this gave me the opportunity to try some vegan chili, guacamole salad, & a few brews. the vittles were mega solid. the Dock Street Bubbly Wit & Abita Turbo Dog were as well.

after a while it became quite clear the meetup was no haps. while i was waiting i ended meeting this cat named Tony who was unfamiliar w/South St. he said he was from Cali. since he was looking for something to eat i showed him where Ishkabibbles & Copabanana were. i hung out for a few then i called it a mission.

all considered, it worked out great because i met some new peeps & hung out a bit on the "new" South St. being in the Illadelph for 20+ has allowed me to witness some interesting changes to the cityscape. the effort to change the social patterns on South St. seems to have worked.

PEACE
...be calm...

who killed the liner notes?

Black Sheep - From The Black Pool Of Genius

i don't consider self a purist. however, i do dig certain things a certain way. for example, i value album art & liner notes.

i like what digital media has done to favor the artist's ability to get themselves an audience w/o being encumbered by the various leechy intermediate entities that have historically made this relationship difficult to establish/maintain. this seems most beneficial to new &/or independent artists, but in terms of earning for your work IMO it benefits all artists.

w/digital audio i have had a fear that album art & liner notes would take an L (loss) as digital media became more acceptable. i like physical media. my preference is still vinyl when it exists & CD's for physical portability. what now often happens is artists are completely skipping physical releases. this is extremely cost effective. i can't complain about that, because cost is a constant issue for me as an independent creator. what is kind of salty is when there is the option to cop a physical copy of a digital release. it would appear there are no liner notes created for such releases.

i can't say this happens for all physical versions of digital releases. thus far, this is the only 1 that i have in the collection. if this is to be standard procedure, i'm going to miss reading the liner notes. at least there is still Discogs...

R.I.P. liner notes...

PEACE
...be calm...