rock and roll

The Damned: Punk Rock Godfathers Make My Week

Sun, 08/29/2010 - 11:22am — decibel.places

Before the Sex Pistols there were The Damned - critics accused them of speeding up their tapes because nobody human could play that fast.

I downloaded about 450 songs by The Damned and I have to say they have made my week. They remind me why I had a punk band in the 70s, The National Guard, with Billy Schreier (who went on to the Way Outs in Buffalo NY) and David Corn (now a journalist).

New Rose - the first punk rock single

Neat Neat Neat - the second single (live 1977)

Neat Neat Neat on Craig Ferguson 10-30-08

Internet Week NY 2010 - NY Tech Mixer at Gallery Bar

Fri, 06/11/2010 - 7:39pm — decibel.places

About 300 tekkies gathered at the trendy Gallery Bar for the NY Tech Mixer (a Meetup.com group) to have a good time at the Internet Week "Demos and Drinks" event.

There were live 10-minute demos by the founders of Auldabees.com, MyFitSolution.com, VillageVines.com, IsWearing.com, and SocialWish.com. Interviews with the founders will be posted over the next couple of weeks on http://www.nytechblog..., so stay tuned.

I met contacts including an MLB event coordinator, an Angel/VC funder, and someone I know from LinkedIn but never met in person.

I also enjoyed the art by Aljosa Daumerie including many rock and roll icons.

Jimi Hendrix