Hi Crowd!Remember when I said I was going to write shorter single topic posts? lol I grew up in a fairly traditional Catholic family...

Writing that last note I remembered that this newsletter is named after a song by Operation Ivy called The Crowd which is somewhat critical of hordes...

Hi Crowd!(Me, Black Metal Alley, Bergen, Norway, 2024)On this 260th issue of The Crowd I thought I’d take a moment to remind/reiterate who I am, whic...

Hi Crowd Borders are crazy things. I've talked about them for years, often from the position that they are outdated ideas that serve no good purpose i...

Hi Crowd!I'm late getting my monthly photo edition up this month, but it's up now and can be yours for the next 24 hours (or whatever the math works ...

[Hi Crowd! This is a blog post I wrote the other day with a couple updates which I thought a few of you might find interesting. I have another update...

Hi Crowd!Confession: I am a collector.I collect things, but also stories and ideas.This is not a surprise to anyone who knows me. I could (and have) ...

Hi Crowd.Frank Stella is dead.Steve Albini is dead.Both absolutely monumental figures who gave so much beauty to the world, and whose legend will liv...

Hi Crowd!The first time I visited Venice, Italy (Or Venezia if you are fancy) it was the era just before ubiquitous high speed mobile data and as suc...

Hi Crowd!I'm just back from a trip to LA, which started in Venice Beach.It was as moody and atmospheric as you might imagine, at least through my len...