Evel Knievel

The daredevil himself has gone to that great motorcycle launch ramp in the sky. His stunts were a fixture of my childhood, which is why I'm at all interested. Gotta give the guy props for chutzpah--or maybe it was insanity. One way or another, he knew how to grab an audience. He was 69.

Scene from the holiday season

I'm sitting on the bus going to work this morning (annoying, expensive story), going over my music for Sunday's show, when a man sits down in a seat across the aisle, takes out a looseleaf, and starts reviewing music himself. Turns out he's a former president of SLGC and is now singing with the Seattle Men's Chorus. Like me, he wasn't feeling 100% about knowing his music for heir opening night; bus time is good for that. Anyway, I was entertained.

Addictive little internet game

Chat noir: a sweet little flash animation game to which I've already lost a half hour. Blame it on BoingBoing.