New York Times did it’s third installment in the “The Music They Made” series today, this one on B.B. King. I saw him in Pensacola about 12 years ago, and he put on an incredible show. I wanted to toss a link to it, but the Times site appears to be down at the moment …
The Bo Diddley piece they did a few weeks ago also was great. I missed the one on Chuck Berry, but I’ll check that out once the Times site comes back up …
Cool site: I”ve been tinkering with a site called Swappington’s that works kind of like eBay, but no money is exchanges. Everything is based on barter. You put items on there, decide how many “points” you want for the item and wait for someone to make an offer. If you accept they offer, they transfer their points to you and you ship the item. YOu can them buy items.
The only glitch seems to be getting started. You can’t buy anything until you’ve traded anything into the system. I’ve had a few items on there for a couple weeks with no takers, and I’m wondering if other people are having the same problem. I’m going to try adding a few new items this week to see if I can get some points. It’s really a pretty cool idea for folks who prefer to trade stuff instead of getting money for it …
Some of the swappers are pretty damn funny.
I finally got a chance to upload the photos I took at Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. There are several sets of ruins. I visited two. The first, in Frijoles Canyon, is the main area. I also hiked Tsankawi Trail, which is only a few miles away.
Check out the photos here.