The Crowd: Station Identification [260]

Hi Crowd!(Me, Black Metal Alley, Bergen, Norway, 2024)On this 260th issue of The Crowd I thought Iā€™d take a moment to remind/reiterate who I am, whic...

The Crowd: Energy [261]

Writing that last note I remembered that this newsletter is named after a song by Operation Ivy called The Crowd which is somewhat critical of hordes...

The Crowd: Jumping Borders [259]

Hi Crowd Borders are crazy things. I've talked about them for years, often from the position that they are outdated ideas that serve no good purpose i...

The Crowd: Don't Be Passive [258]

Hi Crowd!I'm late getting my monthly photo edition up this month, but it's up now and can be yours for the next 24 hours (or whatever the math works ...

Yuga & Cryptopunks: The Filth And The Fury

[Hi Crowd! This is a blog post I wrote the other day with a couple updates which I thought a few of you might find interesting. I have another update...

The Crowd: On Collecting Blockchain Generative Art [257]

Hi Crowd!Confession: I am a collector.I collect things, but also stories and ideas.This is not a surprise to anyone who knows me. I could (and have) ...

The Crowd: Exit, Stage Left [256]

Hi Crowd.Frank Stella is dead.Steve Albini is dead.Both absolutely monumental figures who gave so much beauty to the world, and whose legend will liv...

The Crowd: There And Back Again [255]

Hi Crowd!The first time I visited Venice, Italy (Or Venezia if you are fancy) it was the era just before ubiquitous high speed mobile data and as suc...

The Crowd: Once Upon A Time In Venice [254]

Hi Crowd!I'm just back from a trip to LA, which started in Venice Beach.It was as moody and atmospheric as you might imagine, at least through my len...

The Crowd: Aprils Fool [253]

Hi Crowd!This photo was taken during an unexpectedly flooded visit to Jericho Beach in during peak Covid. In many ways the world felt upside down and...