tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39281592011-12-14T20:47:34.820-05:00Randomly pulling things out of the morphic field and then putting them back in again.mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.comBlogger2241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-30809091834728345062011-07-27T10:12:00.013-04:002011-07-27T11:13:41.885-04:00

I was thinking that I had developed some kind of facebook problem. I spent too much downtime looking at my phone for facebook status updates. I craved getting comments and likes from the random thoughts and mundane minutiae of my daily life. I wanted to see what would happen if I took a week off. So I uninstalled the app from my phone and didn't check in at all for a week. Here's what I

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This album is equally good for zoning out at work or on the beach.

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I got turned on to this album by Kol HaCampus, an Israeli radio station.You can listen to the whole album here:

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Last time I saw Kurt Vile, I asked him if I could post a video on the web.He was like, "Well, if you're asking me, then I say no. Really. I mean, if you post it without my knowing..."So this time I'm posting without asking. Enjoy!

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To Israeli musicians, DJs and bands: I try to promote Israeli music in the US. While in Tel Aviv for the month of January 2011, I would love to meet up with you for a short interview.The interviews will be short and painless.Here are the the questions I will ask: 1. Who is your greatest musical influence? 2. Who is your favorite Israeli artist currently performing? 3. What's in your

mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-34613558113616962492010-12-01T13:22:00.005-05:002010-12-15T23:07:52.884-05:00

Here's a video playlist I put together that features views of earth from space. I recommend putting your computer on mute for this. Instead, you might want to listen to Darkside of the Moon, or any music of your choice. It syncs well with almost any kind of music.Tweet

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Quick! Before the tan fades!Here's a mix for summer 2010. It was a great one, filled with sun, beaches, boats, fun nights out and even funner nights in.I'm dedicating this mix to my Squires who made this summer awesome.On the cover is a picture of the sunset over the bay side of Ventnor City, NJ. Ventnor. That's three consonants in a row. You don't see that too often. It's a real challenge

mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-63086645657677913452010-06-05T17:45:00.005-04:002010-12-15T23:12:47.189-05:00

Later on Upstairs at Mennu's, Ian Lander and Cheese play Steely Dan's Barrytown.Tweet

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Today, on a very special Upstairs At Mennu's, Shalev Mami sings Belle & Sebastian.

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Jet Set III made Jet Set I look like Jet Set II.Evidence:

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This Saturday night, March 27, I will be doing a Jet Set at the Cosa Nostra. Party starts at 10:00PM and should run through about 2:00AM. There's no cover charge and the drinks aren't all that pricey.I'll be spinning tunes off my latest mixes, and previewing stuff from the next one. You can expect to hear stuff from Iceland, Sweden, Japan, Eastern Europe, Eastern Pennsylvania, Israel and other

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This year I made two mixes to celebrate my birthday. I gave away a few copies during Purim, which fell out on my actual birthday. But since I celebrate my birthday until March 3, I figured these mixes are just under the wire.Turn Up The DecibelsAll the tracks in this mix are from 2009. The picture is from my last gig as a professional DJ. It was actually a very nice affair at the Mutter Museum

mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-31769513622079815012009-12-27T11:39:00.003-05:002010-12-15T13:32:07.649-05:00

I spend a lot of time listening to a college station from Tel Aviv called Kol HaCampus. Recently, they posted their best of 2009 list, along with YouTube videos for a lot of the artists. I've gone through their list and here are my 20 favorite videos. I recommend connecting your computer to a projector and amplifier and watching these videos in full-screen mode.1 - St. Vincent - Actor Out of

mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-90586970441705095182009-11-17T20:41:00.008-05:002010-12-15T13:30:38.111-05:00

This past weekend I went to Denmark to visit with my old roommate, Thomas Schack von Brockdorff. I learned a number of lessons during the trip. First of all, Thomas no longer goes by SvB, and hasn't for the past decade. His current last name contains an Æ one of the three letters (Æ, Ø, and Å) that Danish has, and English doesn't. Perhaps that's why I had a hard time finding him.Thomas and I

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mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-54939750696320945402009-11-10T00:32:00.000-05:002009-11-10T00:33:02.200-05:00

Taken with the spy camera.

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Today I became a member of the Philadelphia Zoo. As zoos go, I guess it's alright. I hadn't anticipated how packed it would be, and how many small children would be in costume. So, it was a little crowded. Also, I went to the zoo today in order to observe the golden lion tamarins. After having a conversation with a zoo employee dressed as Super Mario, I learned that, the golden lion tamarins

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I was having a tech problem with this mix. After discussing the issue with some of my geekier friends, I've resolved the tech problem.I'm having a problem with the mix itself. It was created for the drive to and from the shore this summer. Now the leaves are starting to change colors, and I feel differently about the mix.So, after a long delay, here's your preview of Corn Forks.Download the

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Yom Kippur was trending on Twitter this year. Trending means that it's one of the most common terms being used on Twitter at that moment. It's interesting to see what people were tweeting about. There were a ton of tweets about either having the day off of school or not having it off. The same applies to work. It also seems a lot of people had extra time on their hands since the commute was

mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-65710883284483785352009-09-27T13:33:00.003-04:002009-09-27T13:47:53.302-04:00

I forgot to bring my camera to Lebowski Fest. There were so many Dudes, Walters, Maudes, and Jesuses with a few Jackie Treehorns and nihilists added in for good measure. There were a pair of guys dressed as Lennin, John and V.I.And I got no pics.I asked my #1 to take a single picture with me standing near Adrienne the Waitress dressed as Maude the Valkyrie.She wants to go on Birthright...

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I'm serving on a jury. Don't roll your eyes. Don't think that I'm some kind of sucker. I'm not."Couldn't you get out of it?"Why would I want to get out of it? Why do you think it's something to get out of?Check out my post about it on Alef (The NEXT Conversation): click here.For all the gravitas of this situation, I keep thinking about a routine from an old Jewish comedy album. It's called

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I've been driving back and forth from Philly to the shore this month. I'm about halfway through the month, and it seems that a playlist has begun to emerge. It's named after the compostable flatware we stock in the shore house. My mix making technology is acting up, otherwise this mix would be online as a mix. Instead, this mix is online as links.Corn Forks (Version 0.8)1-Elizabeth And The

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Just got some new headphones in anticipation of my summer jet setting. I feel like I might be wearing too much red on my head.In the lens on the left, you can see my hand holding up the camera. In the right lens you can see Bread Street.Last night I met a person who told me that, because of online pictures, he "quit the internet." I suppose he's going back to attaching notes to pigeon's legs,

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I took a long bicycle ride to Conshohocken. On the way back, I stopped for a break at the Manayunk Brewery. The first video here is leaving the brewery while a live band covered Jimi Hendrix "Little Wing." The rest of the videos were taken while riding my bicycle. It's like the opening to "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia," only slower.

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Israel day featured most major Jewish organizations in Philly, and a live concert by Rami Kleinstein.

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Above are video clips of Black Landlord live in May 2009. I saw them twice this week, and could see them a third time tonight. I recommend seeing them live. You can check their tour schedule here.Their new album, "Addicted to Distraction" is out. You can buy it at AKA Music on 27 N Second St Philadelphia, PA 19106. AKA music is a record store. You can walk in there and hand them cash and

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Last night I attended the Annual Crazy Bonfire and Music Festival at the Jewish Center of Northern Liberties. It was the best Lag BaOmer scene I've seen outside of Israel. It was a who's who of the Philadelphia Jewish Scene: friends, fellows, frenemies and colleagues were all there. The music was led by Rabbi Menachem Schmidt, wailing away on an electric guitar, after being released from the

mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-14743776305146616442009-04-27T00:00:00.008-04:002009-04-27T00:58:12.484-04:00

I just finished making a mix in honor if Israel's 61st birthday. You can download it as a zip file here, or as a wma here. You can find them both on the mix page.Here's the picture that inspired the title.Anyone who's seen The Big Lebowski knows Herzl's famous quote about the possibility of a Jewish State, "If you will it, it is no dream." In the picture here, he says, "lo rotzim, lo tzarich..."

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I just returned from South By Southwest.  Birthright Israel NEXT and JDub Records sponsored an event called Rest Stop.  Alan Jay Sufrin and Miriam Brosseau of Stereo Sinai did a great writeup of that day. Check it out here.

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Once again I will be serving as DJ for the Richter Brothers Purim Party.El Taller.Purim.Richters.Need I say more?Have something to eat after megilla reading and head right over.Evite Facebook

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The past few times I've visited Tel Aviv, I end up DJing a party for my good friend and host, Howard Glanzman. This time, instead of trashing Howard's apartment, we decided to have the party in a bar. On the right is a picture of us at a local bistro, still in our pajamas, having a conversation about the party over coffee. And so we decided that we would have the party at Cosa Nostra, this

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I was asked to construct an alternative Shabbat morning service. Here's a traditional Shabbat morning song accompanied by a guitar:And here's my plane landing in Newark:And the Jet-Set DJ is up in the air again...

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Boppy New Year! I'm about to be out of town for a month. During the month I am away, I will be in New Orleans, New York, Passaic, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. So, before I go off to my travels, I just wanted to unload some of my latest observations and projects which have been accumulating for the past few months.Sondre LercheI recently saw Sondre Lerche in Philadelphia. In the past four years,

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This past summer, I went to see Dengue Fever at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia. I had just moved into an apartment in Old City after living outside Philly for 15 years. A college friend living in Boston had emailed me a track from Dengue Fever, and two days later I was at a sold out concert in what is now my favorite live music venue. The place started getting a little too hot so I went

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I finally uploaded my March of the Living pictures.Click here to see the album:March of the Living

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mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-25380492975518727512008-05-28T22:34:00.000-04:002008-12-08T19:52:18.526-05:00

A two record documentary about the 6 Day War by Kol Yisrael and Galei Tzahal.The documentary is in Hebrew. I did my best to clean up the audio quality, but you will still hear some of the clicks and pops from the record.Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Yom Yerushalayim is on June 2, 2008.

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Wow! What an absurd day!When I was thinking about my vacation time in Israel, I set a number of priorities. Most of them were musical. I wanted to get new excellent Israeli music. Spend quality time in record shops. Try to get to my favorite station, Kol HaCampus. And hear some good music: live. But who would I see. If I had my druthers, I would see Shem-Tov Levi. He's one of my all time Israeli

mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-48105218364292887182008-04-06T20:31:00.000-04:002008-04-06T20:32:45.828-04:00

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So, the Richter Party was awesome as usual.The next day I made a feast. Here's the dishes and the preparation:Ramen Noodle Soup with Sliced Bison:I really wanted to make this in a miso soup, but couldn't track down miso paste in time.Ingredients:Beef BullionRamen NoodlesBisonMushroomsSoy SauceAsparagusScallionsParsleySnow PeasLimeMethod:Marinate bison in soy sauce for half an hour.Roast bison.

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The sixth mix in this six mix series is done. Now I'd like to rest, maybe watch a movie or read a book and generally take it easy. Well, that is until this weekend when I will be at Langerado!Click here for the sixth mix as a zip file.Here's the playlist:1 - Eels - Mr. E's Beautiful Blues2 - The Fiery Furnaces - My Egyptian Grammar3 - The Conchords - Foux Da Fafa4 - Mark Ronson featuring Lily

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On this day, March Second, in 1988, I entered the Israeli army. Three years and one day later, on March 3, 1991, I was released. I've always celebrated my release date, and this year, I am celebrating it by releasing my third introspective mix of this series.Click here to download Dear Israeli Brother as a zip file.Click here to download Dear Israeli Brother as a wma file.Here's the playlist:1-

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This next mix exemplifies what happens when electronica collides with samba.Click here to download international jet-set playboy dj as a zip file.Click here to download international jet-set playboy dj as a wma file.Here's the playlist:1-Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66-Mais Que Nada2-Guilherme Vergueiro-A Sangue Quente3-Nicola Conte-The Dharma Bums4-Sheshet- Samba BeRegel Smol (Left Foot Samba)5-

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This next installment is another introspective mix. It describes how I'm feeling right now if I could only express myself through Steely Dan songs. I could also say that my whole life has been a Steely Dan song. Don't expect to find "Reeling In The Years" on this mix. Not only is the song far too cliché for a mix like this, but you can hear it by turning on your local classic rock

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This next mix is dedicated to my good friend Admiral Chuck Rettig. Chuck has been a good friend of mine for the past 25 years, and I figured I honor him with a mix. The mix has nothing to do with Chuck per se, but I used a picture of us as the album art. Chuck's birthday is February 28, so, we've always celebrated our birthday together. The fest continues!Click here for schooners as a zip

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In the past, I have only made one mix about myself. This week I will release three. Here's the first one: young old man.The title was suggested by Rob "Tucker Tucker" Tucker during my recent visit to the Boston area. In an earlier version of this mix, I used Jenny Lewis' version of "Handle With Care."But I've already used that track on an all covers mix called "under the covers with the mennu

mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-68851944571724330282008-02-26T22:43:00.000-05:002008-02-26T23:00:36.142-05:00

Today is my 40th birthday. I usually celebrate my birthday for 5 days: from February 27 through March 3. That's a five day fest, except during a leap year, then it's six days. And luckily, this is a leap year.Why the long celebration?February 27 is my actual birthday, so that begins the fest. March 3 is the day I was released from the IDF after three years and one day of service. So that's

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On Thursday, February 21, I will be facilitating a literary salon in Boston.Well, Brookline actually.Here's a link to the event. Here's the article we will be using as a starting point for discussion. This is the magazine it's from. Here's some of the Israeli stuff I want to turn them on to. (There's even a guide to the music...)

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Trends In Israeli Music (Continued from Part III)1970s: The Progressive YearsAfter the rock revolution hit Israel, Israeli artists strove to express themselves by creating a new and unique sound. In the early seventies, Israeli record labels were willing to take a chance on those progressive artists. Many of the albums produced in this era featured beautiful original music, but due to the small

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I think I'm gonna stop writing about this subject now. I would like to spend a little time editing what I've already written, and trying to see if it's coherent.Here's a picture of my lab where all this stuff was written:Digging In The CratesSome random thoughts about random Israeli discs and albums that I have in my crates of music:Charlie MegiraIf surf rock or the 50's come back, Charlie

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Israelis Singing in EnglishAs a general rule, I would suggest that Israeli artists try to limit the amount that they sing in English. That being said, there are a number of Israeli artists who have sung in English at various times for various reasons. In the late 60s and early 70s, Israelis covered some (mostly Beatles) songs, such as Arik Einstein's version of "Here There and Everywhere,"

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EurovisionIsrael is geographically part of Asia, but for three things, it is considered part of Europe: Basketball, Soccer and Eurovision. Eurovision is an annual song contest run by the European Broadcasting Union. Member countries hold contests within their countries to decide who should represent the country in Eurovision. The contest is held in a different country every year, and all

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Trends in Israeli Music Israel: A Tough Market Israel is a small country where even when the population is at it's largest, there are only about 5 million Jews living there. That's a rather small market for Israeli musicians. Out of those 5 million, there's a good amount of people who are Haredi or Ultra-Othodox, who don't listen to any kind of Israeli pop music. Most Israeli musicians, like

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Zohar ArgovZohar Argov, also known as "Hamelech" or "The King," is considered to be one of the greatest Middle Eastern or Mizrahi singers in Israeli history. He exemplified, more than any other singer, the struggle of Mizrahi music for legitimacy in Israeli media. When he began his career, Israeli media, whether on radio or television would only play Mizrahi music during designated hours. By

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Israel At 60: Musical OverviewPart I: A Musical RetrospectiveA look back at Israeli music can tell us a lot about the country, the national mood, the way Israelis see themselves and the world around them, and most of all, the songs that are at the lips of Israelis as they sing their way through work and play. As Israeli music changed through the six decades of its existence it reflected changes

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Mennu at Tonga Room, originally uploaded by chicagodust.Here's a picture of me drinking a Volcano Bowl in the Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar in the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. The place is like two Disney themes at once: The Tiki Room with Pirates of the Carribean; like a Polynesian village near a docked boat. There's a pool in the middle of the bar, and in the middle of the pool is a small ship

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Schedule of madness:Wednesday Dinner: Newmania!Thursday Lunch: Schpence!Thursday Night: Richter Brothers!Friday Lunch: We'll see...Friday Night: BrachaShabbos Lunch: Schpence!...my life is a media event.

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So, like, I'm having an "I Hate My Job Day," and my father notices that by the fact that I was throwing a trantrum first thing in the morning. A "trantrum" is a cross between a rant and a tantrum. Anyhow, he printed out the following chain email joke and put it on two pages to increase the impact. It was very sweet:When you have an "I Hate My Job" day, try this:On your way home from work, stop at

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Jewish Pirate Jokes from JewSchool were funny, but the comments were funnier:"YashARRRRRR koach, hazaq u-bARRRRRukh, and gmARRRRRR hatima tova, yescallywag."They left off the one about the pirate's favorite shabbat song: Yaarrrr RRrrribon! (Which is a joke I pillaged from The ReJewvenator.)

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Yarr! It's almost heeeerrrre!I found some good parrrrrty resources, including a printable flyerrrrr for yer cubicle, here.Shiver me timbers!

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This Wednesday is Talk Like A Pirate Day. I got my pirate name from a generator. Here's the results: My pirate name is:Iron Sam Bonney A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with you, though, since you a tough person. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!

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May 5768 be filled with muppety goodness for us all.

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There are still people living in FEMA trailers.In New Orleans, things are fine if you live on the high ground. But if you're poor...Many people who left New Orleans have not returned, or have since moved on.I'll be hanging out with one such person tonight in New York.In the meantime, we should mark this day by showing our fleur de lis, and by shouting SLIDELL!

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I know most people still haven't finished digesting the summer series, but, I had to make another mix. This was made while out of town at a conference. Without going too deeply into the process and circumstances of making the mix, let me just say, the music is all from 2007, except one song from 2006. I'm not sure I'll make a CD out of it, and I might make a zipped folder of individual mp3

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Although my hand is still bloated and swollen, and my second metacarpal is still fractured, the doc removed the splint. It looks pretty gross and I plan to add a picture of it later. I have two splint pics below that were taken by friends with high tech pda cameraphones: This picture was taken with a blackberry of some kind. It was August 2, 2007 and I was in Spingfield Park in Queens to see Roy

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...with my bloated freakish Kevin Mawae disco club hand.

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I fractured my second metacarpal in a jacuzzi mishap. Won't be typing much for three weeks.

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Here's some design concepts for the CD label designs for my summer mix series.I was having difficulty with the CD design. I tried using images from the web and a graphics program to create the labels. But the graphics, and the software were too difficult for me. I was unable to achieve the results I wanted. So I recalled the way that James T. Kirk dealt with the Kobayashi Maru scenario when he

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The Summer Series 2007 is almost done. You can now download all the mixes. Playlists, artwork and a dedicated page on mennu.com are coming soon.You can download the music here:Hammock (zip) (wma)Sexy Poolside Groove (zip) (wma)Tulsa (zip) (wma)Advanced Listening (zip) (wma)I've even made a tee shirt to celebrate. It's got the summer seal on it! More merch coming soon.Click here to check out the

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My ambition this summer is to create a four mix series. I am happy to say that I'm halfway done with the music. You can download the first two mixes as .zip files. The other two mixes are still in development, but I'm still working on the order of the songs.So here's what's good to listen to now:Sexy Poolside Groove: My intention here is not to make you get up and dance, but rather, it's to make

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I made a few modifications to the mix with the colloboration of my nephew, Yonadav. Here's the current mix (version 0.89) and tracklist:Merlot Warrior - Andy Caldwell vs Patton OswaltBeginning People - Stockholm CycloReality Check - Stigmato IncIf I Lost You [Michelle's Mix] - Michelle ShaprowPoint of View - DB BoulevardA Stronger Man - Ben Watt/Sananda MaitreyaBattle - Ben Onono/Tim

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I am no longer ashamed of the mix I'm working on. You may as well download the current version because I'll be making some changes to it.The following is the current playlist for Version 0.82. Just a few words about the format of the list. The name of the track is first, followed by the artist, the number of beats per minute (BPM) the time of the track and the album. Pay attention to the BPM.

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I have a rather extensive music collection. I haven't even heard all the music on my hard drive, and each day I add more. Last night, I was working on a house mix until very late at night. In the morning, I wanted to burn an archive CD so I could review my mix on the way to work. My car stereo plays mp3 CDs, so I can always fit about 5-10 albums on a regular CD. Sometimes, I will add something

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I'm working on a house mix: Something for people who walk around the pool as if it's a model's runway. You can donload a preview as one big .wma file, right here.Nope! I removed the link. It sucks for a number of reasons:I need to use my old version of Mixmeister. Every time I need to download it again, it's become more expensive and I need to buy it again. Fie on you, Mixmeister! I don't need

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check out this ensemblehope I have an occaisionto, maybe, drop trou

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A live mix of Schzpensczter and Patton Oswalt and Andy Caldwell.Click here.

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Ever notice that in English we say:"Fall in love" and"Break up."

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What's on my mind today? My intense sunburn. Idan Raichel Project at Summerstage. Los Amigos Invisibles in Amagansett. Staying outside the fence and listening to Paul Van Dyk in Central Park. Tamigi's new blog. Dungen. The lyrics to Of Montreal - Gronlandic Edit. And what have I missed?International Talk Like Bob Dylan Day. Professor Murder. Dingle.

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Tomorrow morning I will leave for a 6 day vacation. My longest period off since last summer.I'm bringing my laundry, hawaiian shirts, bathing suits and one of the 500 gig hard drives I have lying around. So tonight I should be packing. But I'm not bringing a lot of things. I'm packing music for the ride.I assume I have the staples in the car:Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus (for driving on

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Here's a new mix for this summer. I might make some changes, and then again, I might just leave it as is, and get to work on the next one. A wiser man than myself once told me, "anything worth doing, is worth doing poorly."I have a theme for this one: A CD that you put on right before you climb into the hammock for a nap on a summer afternoon.Download the zip here and the wma here.1 - Los Amigos

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My computer is a little slow today, so I'm gonna switch to decaf.

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Last night Dude and I recorded a podcast on podcasts.It was interesting.I have other witty things that I wanted to write about:The outbreak of contact lens cases on my shelf.A wrapup of the boon-o-rama. (It was good.)The sleep clinic.Old army buddies crawling out of the woodwork.My life turning into the home version of "The Royal Tennenbaums."But not today.

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Next Thursday, I will be DJing for The Boon and Michelle.They're having a party at Via Della Pace, which is on 48 East 7th Street, near the corner of 2nd Ave.It's gonna be a lot of fun. The party is called for 9:00PM, and we will be spinning until 2:00AM (but the party will go on after that). I will be combining forces on this gig with Nick "Kid Lightning" Catania. When freindly DJs battle, the

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Finally! The rains have stopped.The sun came out.We had great weather all weekend.I did a lot of walking and a lot of bicycling.If you live in New York City, or are just visiting, I recommend riding The Greenway.

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First Seder MenuOriginally uploaded by mennu. "Southern Fried Seder"Meat Stuffed Matza BallsFennel SaladBroccoli KugelBrussel SproutsColeslawMashed PotatoesFried ChickenLamb Roast with White Wine and Dried Fruit Reduction SauceRoast BeefWhen I arrived home from work, I found that the fried chicken was prepared, and the lamb was roasted. Unfortunately, my sister, who was supposed to be the "lead

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Second Seder MenuOriginally uploaded by mennu. Here's the menu from the second seder:Meat Stuffed Matza BallsSeder SaladFennel SaladColeslawBrined Citrus Herbed Turkey with Mushroom GravyGarlic ZucciniAsparagus with ShallotsIndian Spring Festival RiceI brined the turkey for 5 days. On the day day of the seder, I prepared all the food listed above in three hours.

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Today I will speak with Leonard Lopate and Joan Nathan about my meat stuffed matza balls. So I made a nice batch of them this weekend, took pictures, and wrote out step by step instructions. Click here for the slideshow. Or here for the step by step instructions. To listen to a podcast of the show, click here.

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My good friend Rob Tucker wants to bring a key lime pie to the seder. For all his good intentions, he can't seem to figure out the whole kosher thing, let alone the kosher for passover thing. So when the key lime pie issue came up, I knew Rob and I would have an interesting conversation about it. Rob got off to a good start. He found a kosher for passover pie crust recipe.I set up a

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On March 20, 2007 I attended Climate Crisis Action Day on Capital Hill. Climate Change doesn't just effect cute polar bears and majestic caribou. It effects us all, man! Particularly the community of glaciers! I carried a sign that said PRO GLACIER, and by that, I meant Professional Glacier...Click here for more pictures from that day, including a really nice one of me with a guy in a polar

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It's once again time to pretend we're Irish. Here's some music to get you in the mood: seamus o'ded and the mennu method st pats day long player

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In the early 90's, I was invited down to Long Beach Island to spend the weekend with some friends. They had a summer place in Beach Haven, and were nice enough to open their beach house to me. Actually, they didn't have to open the house, just the driveway. I used to come down in my father's van, which had a couch that folded into a bed, and four captain's seats in the front that could be

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The Annual Richter Brothers Purim Party went particularly well.Click here for a requestable song list. Soon I will post an analysis of the songs requested.For now I would like to thank Joe and Saul Richter and Adam Smoler for giving me the opportunity to DJ the best purim party in town. If anyone has any pictures from the party, please email me.

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It's official.It will once again be my honor to DJ the Richter Brothers Purim Party. This year they are partnered up with Adam Smoler.The suggested donation is $20, and proceeds will go to The New Israel Fund and the Friends of the Israeli Defence Forces- Israel's friends in War and Peace.I will prepare a list of requestable songs, and I promise to be nice this year.El Taller: 2710 Broadway, 3rd

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It seems that the existence of the world, the global economy and national security all rely on Jewish Communal Workers being in their offices at all times. This morning when I called the general number at work, the recorded message said, "Due to the weather conditions, the organization's building will open at 10:00."10:00??? Every school in the area has a Snow Day. We have a Snow Hour. The

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The rum balls made by Stephanie Soffer were very popular this weekend. Here's how you can make your own.Rum Balls1 box graham crackers, crumbled1 stick margarine, melted1 1/4 cup sugar3/4 cup cocoa3/4 cup waterrum - according to your taste (recipe calls for one capful but I just poursome in; then I add more; and then even more)Mix all together. Roll into balls. Roll in sprinkles, coconut flakes,

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I made a turkey breast for shabbos machvis.Here's the method:Buy an Empire frozen turkey breast (5.5-6lbs) and defrost in the fridge for 48 hours.Preheat oven to 385. Remove the skin and any other nastiness from the turkey breast.Cover the exterior of the bird with margarine and then sprinkle with salt and fresh cracked pepper.Stick in the oven for forty five minues.DON'T PEEK! 45 minutes won't

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A friend of mine recently sent me this article from Der Spiegel:Life Insurance for Palestinian Suicide BombersAs the bus began to pull away, a man ran up to the side and the bus driver stopped and opened the door. The man was wearing the black suit and skullcap of an observant Jew. But his beard was too thin. Seeing a bulge underneath the man's jacket, Averbach quickly stood up and headed toward

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Interested in stimulating your mind? Looking for some good topics to discuss over dinner or drinks this weekend. Look no further. Here's my suggestions:Steve Jobs: Thoughts on MusicI couldn't beleive it when I read this one. It seems that the company that sells the most mp3 players and has the most popular digital music store would prefer to remove the Digital Rights Management (DRM) system from

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