The Adventures of JStar88 on The Blue Marble

Following the WSOP final from Stockholm

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Esthero Acoustic Tour & Video Blogging

This is Part I of the TOUCH production of Esthero's acoustic tour with j. englishman and Ricky Tillo. See Part II and Part III on YouTube.

I really like how more artists are using YouTube to tell their stories with video blogging. It's great content that - when done well - is incredibly engaging. I spend far more time watching online video these days then I do in front of the TV.

I'm also enjoying Lindi Ortega's Indie Lindi, an ongoing video travelogue of her musical journey in New York. On a low level, it is just video blogging. But as she captures live performances and other adventures, she's developing distributed relationships with current and potential fans where she can easily speak to many in an intimate (and sometimes exhibitionist) way.

More thinking about video blogging is necessary, for one major event in particular. More on that to follow...

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Segovia plays Mozart's Magic Flute

The Legendary Andres Segovia is one of my musical idols. I found this video today and thought I'd post it to share something beautiful with my fellow residents on this Blue Marble.

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St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna

This is a pic of the roof of the gorgeously gothic 15th-century St. Stephen's Cathedral in downtown Vienna. I pass it quite regularly and its presence never fails to make me stop and take notice.

If you're interested, there's a LOT of information about this building here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephansdom

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Saltspring Island

I'm running every morning on Saltspring Island and the eye candy is breathtaking. I've been listening to Matisyahu's new Live at Stubb's on my i-pod at a low setting so I can hear a spectacular mix of spiritual reggae, heavy breathing, bouncing steps and nature. Just soooo delicious.

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