Apple Tart

Serious Eats has a seriously easy version of an apple tart. I made it for the second time last night and it was even better than the first time. I served it with vanilla bean ice cream. The verdict: it's a cheater-easy way to get that apple pie flavor. De-lish!

Imogen Heap - Granada Theater - Dallas TX

Imogen Heap's concert bordered near-magic status last night. Even though she played to a sold-out crowd at the Granada Theater, her performance was peppered with moments of direct address that helped her achieve a playful, friendly level of intimacy with the audience. Her setup was incredible, and her backing band provided extra "mmph" to her performance. I was amazed to see her mic setup. From what I could see, she had at least three lavalier mic kits on: one for her vocals and two mounted on wrist bands. These wrist mics here helpful for when she played other instruments; they picked up sound directly from the instrument itself.

I included one of the crappy iPhone photos I took at the show. After reading the tour's camera policy, I decided against taking my nicer camera. In my opinion, artists should be open and welcome to any and all publicity from amateur photographers and video makers.

Here's a recording I made on my phone. I used the voice memo application, and then pieced the bits together in GarageBand and plopped it in to one file.

Imogen Heap: The Moment I Said It (Live @ Granada Theater, Dallas, TX, November 17, 2009)

This was the last song she did in her encore... you will notice some funky beer bottle noise and talkin'... I was in the back. Yeah, like right next to a trash can.

UPDATE: here's a nice video from @Got80s of her song "Just for Now" from the Granada show.

Doritos Crash the Superbowl: Somthing Special

My buddy Marcel Maitland has a major contender in the Doritos "Crash the Superbowl" commercial contest. I'm excited that his project turned out nicely.

Where the Wild Things Are

Here's my Halloween 2009 pumpkin. Whoa, the days have slipped by and I forgot to post this. Oooops!

Lindsy's Whirly Ball Birthday

Here's my present to Lindsy: a birthday video documenting her Whirly Ball Birthday party. We had a freakin' blast.