Steve’s No Direction Home Page

This site looks like it’ll be lots of fun.

I’m not usually a big fan of Malcolm Gladwell, but this review of Chris Anderson’s “Free: The Future of a Radical Price” makes some great points. Wired has long presented such rosy scenarios and habitually overstated its cases, no matter who was the editor, I haven’t taken it seriously for a long time.

Nice piece about Safari’s Dev tools. Funny, I’ve been using Safari 4 since the beta, but had totally missed these; when you have Firebug, you tend to forget to look at other stuff.

Exciting!

In the early 90s, I knew Paul Williams moderately well, through science fiction (Dick, Sturgeon, my pal Charile Cockey) and Dylan circles. Paul was one of the founders of rock journalism and criticism, and his books walked a delicate tightrope between fandom and criticism; it’s always fun to read his books because of the times he falls (mostly into fandom). His enthusiasm is contagious; his Dylan books remain among the best ever written, and I dip into them often. The circle of Dylan fans I hung around with at the time included Paul, and I remember several memorable parties with him, and seeing several concerts with him. In 1992, he suffered a bike wreck that has led to premature dementia, and he and his family are in need of help. The site put together to gather a support fund includes a page with a fine summary of his career. Check it out; there’s some very good reading here. There’s also going to be a fund-raising benefit show on June 28, at the Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco.

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:

“One impression for today. Whatever happens, the Iranian people have already shown the world what a love of freedom means. Their spirituality, tenacity, wit, and compassion have shone through every moment. Whatever happens, they have proven a heroic nation for the 21st Century. We should honor them for this moment. And stay with them in the days ahead.”

Some great Rick Nelson videos.

Riveting Stuff.

Some very nice pictures of Bob at 37th AFI Life Achievement Award Show honoring Michael Douglas the other night.