Neon Blogarita: Archive

“If you notice, since Britney started wearing clothes and behaving; Paris is out...”

– LA police chief at at press conference about hearings proposing paparazzi legislation. It was a classic LA news story including a crowd shot that panned over Larry Melrose Green (who spent years at Melrose and Highland waving a sign for Howard Stern every morning). Bratton added: ”So as far...

Aug 1st

News Madness

The stories that were on every newscast in the last few days… a 70 year old japanese porn star, a 44 pound cat and a Cheeto that looks like jesus (or a telephone pole, if you ask me). Good thing there are not troops in two conflicts, a economy in crisis and gas prices at all time highs. At least they had the earthquake to fill the rest of the time without doing any actual reporting. Last...

Jul 31st

Animal House Event I wish we knew about →

30 year panel discussion

Jul 31st

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video find of the day… one of the comments on the site called this clip “Hillbilly Space Camp”

Jul 31st

Jul 27th

Jul 26th

1 note

Jul 26th

Favorite iPhone apps so far

Sync... ok not really an app but having contacts and calendars automatically in sync on multiple computers and iPhones is fantastic
Twinkle - twitter application 
AIM - chat 
Remote - control iTunes and AppleTV 
Midomi - sing, say, type or record a snippet and have the song identified 
EtchASketch - cool simulation of the real thing - shake to clear
Level - a digital level 
AOL Radio 
Rotary Dialer
Holdem - addictive and amazing graphics, plus wifi multiplayer
More Cowbell - silly

Jul 26th

Sirius/XM merger finally clears FCC →

Jul 26th

Jul 25th

“There is nothing worse, you’re lying in bed and you got a hummer going on...”

– Mark Kriski on KTLA morning news trying to ask a representative from the Neon Museum about a piece of neon in his bedroom that hums and keeps him awake.

Jul 24th

Visuals out of sync with Sound

A bar in Hermosa beach is set to re-open two years after being destroyed by a fire. On the news this morning they interviewed the owner about changes he has made in the redesign to address community noise complaints. The interview took place in front of a row of shiny frozen daiquiri machines… which we all know leads to quiet and peaceful behavior.

Jul 24th

Jul 23rd

15 minutes of infamy

Recently a reporter from KTLA got called a jackass on live TV buy asking someone in line for an iPhone when the last time he saw a woman naked was. He was having fun, being playful but took it too far and fortunately the guy in line called him on it. He is a good reporter, I have seen him for years, he is one of my favotites. It points out just how hard it is to do live media, any media for that...

Jul 23rd

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Font Conference

Jul 23rd

Direct Note Access →

Amazing technology for music

Jul 22nd

Jul 21st

Fun story if you are a They Might be Giants fan →

Jul 18th

Jul 17th

Best Week Ever's list of 50 movies that had better... →

Jul 17th

Wow, amazing iPhone application - Midomi

Jenn was watching “So You Think you can Dance” while I was checking out iPhone Aps. I decided to test Midomi - a free ap that said it could identify songs from a clip. I held the iPhone up from the couch, chose “Grab” and it told me to tap to start recording, then to stop. Seconds later it found the first song. We were amazed. We did it on the next song and the next, and...

Jul 17th

Awesome commencement address by comedian Patton... →

Jul 15th

Sad news, Katie Reider has died →

Jul 14th

5 ways the app store on iPhone will change the... →

nice article

Jul 11th

WHY FIREWORKS ARE SAFER THAN THE SUPREME COURT →

nice take on fireworks banned, guns not

Jul 8th

Rick Smolan mentioned in the last post was a guest on TWIP podcast #26 - he talked about creating the “day in the life” series of photo books.

Jul 6th

If you have a few minutes and want to hear a great story check this out: scottbourne: Started day on the right foot cause of my pal Rick Smolan. Watch his Ted talk to see why photography is important! http://tinyurl.com/669yvd

Jul 6th