But something I am interested in seeing it a new exhibit at the Whitney: Buckminster Fuller: Starting With the Universe, on view till September 21, 2008.

One of the great American visionaries of the twentieth century, R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) endeavored to see what he, a single individual, might do to benefit the largest segment of humanity while consuming the minimum of the earth’s resources. Doing “more with less” was Fuller’s credo. He described himself as a “comprehensive anticipatory design scientist,” setting forth to solve the escalating challenges that faced humanity before they became insurmountable.

The NYTimes has an article on the show also, Fixing Earth One Dome at a Time.

They are another band catapulted from an iTunes commerical.

Live Music Photos.

It has to be a pretty good show when you feel the floor bounce to the music. The Fretellis have a very upbeat and unique sound, and I especially like what I will describe as Skat since I can’t think of a better comparison at the moment.

There was also added flavor that a Certic rugby team was having a great time near us.

Band web site and Myspace. As always, more photos in my Live Music Set.

Their most popular song, Chelsea Dagger:

TGISource did a good review of the game:

Essentially, the game is empire-building. You register an account, choose a world (server) to play on, and then you’re plopped down on a random island. A big part of the game involves building up your town, doing research, and managing resources. Which, of course, ends up being pretty fun. Harvesting of materials and research is automatic, and the only decision to be made is how many citizens to devote to each (citizens without specific tasks will generate gold).

The big test will be time and if my interests keep up with the game. Of course, the first time my butt gets kicked might also have an impact.

I was not expecting much for a Smiths cover band, but wow was I impressed with them. They really put on a great show and are an excellent Smiths band. The lead singer, Ronnissey (taking it all the way!), has a great Morrissey voice and has the mannerisms down. Totally a great show and worth the price of dealing with drunks and girls and guys jumping on the stage. Photos didn’t turn out great given the bands lack of standing still.

Thankfully no injuries occurred from the violent flower throwing!