Category Archives: Geeks

The Tattooed Academic

Posted on April 12, 2014 by

I’ve been in the United States now for 26 years, going on 27. That span of time has seen a lot of changes, large and small. A large one: a wholesale revision of mainstream American attitudes towards LGBTQ civil rights. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Geeks, Whatever | 5 Comments

Great moments in scholarly research

Posted on January 3, 2009 by

Phil Ford Looking back at my “friends of the maximum” post of the other day, I fear that I gave in to the temptation of making myself sound more interesting than I really am — posing as some sort of … Continue reading →

Posted in Geeks, Loungin', Research | 4 Comments

Geekin’ High

Posted on April 19, 2008 by

Phil Ford David Brent Johnson, host of WFIU’s ineffably hip jazz show Night Lights, has posted on the bankruptcy of the International Association of Jazz Education and the attendant cancellation of its annual meeting in Seattle. For forty years the … Continue reading →

Posted in Geeks, Jazz | 3 Comments