Anything You Hear is There

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview on tape. 38 years later, Jerry produced a film about it, using the interview as soundtrack and rhythmically weaving animation into a portrait of Lennon's words. John always was my favorite...

Thanks to VSL for another cool find.

EarworD of the Day

The day I met my (now estranged) sky blue Vespa, we popped into a little bar in Bucktown called The Charleston. I'd boycotted it awhile back when they banned smoking long before they were required to do so. But now that it's non-smoking everywhere in these parts, I've got nothing to hold against it. We stopped in for an impromptu pint that afternoon and happened to catch the second half of Rubber Soul. Talk about THE perfect album for a laid back afternoon down the pub.

Rubber Soul just might be my favorite Beatles album. I could never never never never ever pick a favorite song, but this one's way up there.