Sections: Uncategorized Jan 30th, 2006 2 Comments I remember the days of Lounge Ax and having let Jeff squeeze through to get to the stage. Now scalpers are charging $1800 for tickets. Anyway on with the show:
Sections: Uncategorized Jan 30th, 2006 2 Comments Since you won’t see it on TV, here’s Stephen Malkmus / Baby C’mon (Video)
Sections: Uncategorized Jan 25th, 2006 7 Comments I think the obvious answer for most would be no. Here’s an excerpt from Charles Fishman’s new book the Walmart effect from today’s Chicago Tribune:
Take salmon. Wal-Mart, which buys all of its salmon from Chile, sells more than anyone else in the country and undersells all other retailers by at least $2 per pound. That’s a lot of market power, which prompts Fishman to ask: “Does it matter that salmon for $4.84 a pound leaves a layer of toxic sludge on the ocean bottoms of the Pacific fjords of southern Chile?”
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If anyone is curious… I’ll take one in silver please.
Sections: Uncategorized Jan 24th, 2006 3 Comments Apple/Pixar CEO Steve Jobs becomes the largest shareholder of Disney stock.
[ Steve Jobs' rise to movie mogul ] Cnet
Sections: Uncategorized Jan 24th, 2006 2 Comments [ Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground) ] stewdio.org/jed
And for those that aren’t familiar with the Grandaddy or The Sophtware Slump, you should really consider clicking this link.
Sections: Uncategorized Jan 18th, 2006 8 Comments And today is the day I am officially done making fun of old people.
Sections: Uncategorized Jan 12th, 2006 1 Comment Lots of quotable nuggets here… but my favorite:
Imagine if WalMart decided to get in the car business overnight and the market they were absolutely convinced they could succeed in was the $300,000+ Rolls-Royce Phantom/Mercedes-Benz Maybach niche. Being WalMart, of course, they would locate a junior college with a burgeoning wannabe automotive design program (a friend of a friend of a guy over in marketing who’s their resident “car guy” said these guys were “good”) and commence initial design work. After a month or so and a couple of reviews, they call it “perfect” and then contract an unknown, unnamed manufacturer in China to build the car, so that they can bring it in to the U.S. market for $49,995. And here it is…
[ Detroit Reviewed ] Auto Extremist
Sections: Site News Jan 10th, 2006 9 Comments I’m not generally one to get hot and bothered by new laptops. Especially since I’ve found my 18 month old Apple Powerbook to be about perfect in every respect. However Apple has lured me back into buying mode with the MacBook Pro. 4-5 times faster and a better screen are magic to my ears.
Sections: Music, Music Reviews Jan 9th, 2006 No Comments 
Honorably mentions:
Gorillaz / Demon Days
Sufjan Stevens / Illinoise
Kanye West / Late Registration
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
M.I.A. / Arular
Gabriel Bridger is an associate creative director, and part-time blogger living in Chicago. Bridger.us is a rambling collection of thoughts, comments, and various media in no particular order and, at times, of no particular merit.
