The quality at BBC dropped a notch on this story of an American tourist in North Korea: “To be honest, I was surprised with how friendly and warm-hearted they [North Korea assigned tour guides] were… They had their photos taken with us, told stories about their lives, answered our questions – some to more of …
Author Archives: Chris Nelson
I&W and Calexico show
Califone opened the concert up and had some help from I&W on a song. I like some of their stuff, but they usually go weird-experimental-jazzy half way through it. It throws me off. Still worth lisening to though. Calexico was next up, and they rocked the house. Great sound from them all, had the crowd …
Iron & Wine and Calexico at HoB
I just picked up tickets for Anna and I to see Iron & Wine and Calexico tomorrow night at the new House of Blues in downtown San Diego. Should be a good show, I’m a big fan of Calexico. I expect a lot of indie-folk-desert-bluesy action. The UT has a good write-up on the Iron …
Urban Exploration
I learned here that Ninjalicious, the guy behind infiltration.org, has released a book: Access All Areas – A User’s Guide to the Art of Urban Exploration. However, I also learned this bit of sad news: Access All Areas is a fitting — and final — testament to his passion. Having been diagnosed with cancer last …
Beets vs. Me
Beets and I don’t get along. I find them too sweet, too chalky, and they have a strange aftertaste. Anna and I had two weeks of beets from our Be Wise Ranch farm share, with no idea what to do with them – she is also not fond of the purple devils. After watching an …