Any New Yorker knows the iconic, blue, gold and white paper coffee cup. It’s proper title is the Anthora. I did not know that. But I do know that the cup’s designer, Leslie Buck, passed away this past Monday at his home in Long Island. He was 87.
Month: April 2010
Music In Review: Winston Riley’s “Stalag 17 “
Keyboardist Ansel Collins wrote and recorded the durable instrumental, “Stalag 17” for producer Winston Riley in 1973. The track went on to become one of the most sampled and versioned riddims in the history of Jamaican music. There have literally been hundreds of different songs using Collins’ unique Stalag bass and drum riff, probably the…
Spring is Sprung
Happy April. I hear there’s something called the iPad out there. Someone, tell me what it’s all about. Don’t have the energy right now. But I did watch LOST tonight — quite enjoyed it, boyo — and I’m always interested in what anyone of my friends has to say about it…I had a theory that…