Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

FRISCO News and They Don't Call It AI Slop for Nothing

I was researching an episode for FRISCO: The Secret History and I asked Google Gemini to summarize the fallout from the Atherton Report of 1937 and  it listed several true things, but it then spun a tragic story of a policeman's suicide/murder of his family out of thin air. It took me several prompts to get Gemini to admit it was lying. What is it good for?

Book Review: David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death, and God

Simply one of the best books on Bowie I've ever read.

Why are we not supposed to speak ill of the dead?

This episode is mostly about my friend Tony Meilandt, who produced Herbie Hancock and The Fine Young Cannibals and died to young, but I do mention a guy named Barlow who was one of the biggest assholes i've ever encountered.

Are You Man Enough For David Bowie? Station To Station at 50

Ruminations on the first hearing of Station To Station.

Lucullian Delights, Corinthians 13, The Slow Life

The dystopia Hollywood promised has been disproved by Minnesota

Trump and the. Book of Daniel

I asked Google Gemini if this passage from the Old Testament prophesized Trump:
“In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise. He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people. He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.”

On the Tenth Anniversary of His Passing—My Favorite David Bowie Story

A few thoughts and my favorite David Bowie story.

The Reason That I Am Alive

the reason that I am alive by Boris Vian
the reason that I am alive
the reason that I am alive
for the tanned leg
of a blonde woman
propped against the wall
beneath the round sun
for the billowing sails
of a sleek schooner
at the mouth of the harbor
the iced coffee sipped through a straw
for the caress of sand
gazing at the watery deeps
turning so blue
descending into the deeps
with the fish
the tranquil fish
they calm the bottom of the ocean
fly above the seaweed hair
like slow birds
like blue birds
the reason that I am alive
because it is beautiful

What do babies know?

I think a whole bunch. A couple short vignettes.