Fred Wilson Dot VCI am Fred Wilson. This is my tumblog. I try to post a quote, a song, and a picture every day. Some days I actually do that. I also pull in links to some thing I do on the web to this tumblog . And I reblog the things I find on tumblr that I like. I hope you enjoy your visit.Minority - Green Day - Warning I heard this on the radio...- September 22, 2008 Minority - Green Day - Warning I heard this on the radio yesterday morning and its been in my head ever since.http://fredwilson.vc/post/51213504 My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-21)- September 21, 2008 My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-21): Belle and Sebastian Bloc Party Death Cab for Cutie My Morning Jacket Animal Collective Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLazhttp://fredwilson.vc/post/51123646 Crying All The Way To The Pawnshop - Pelle Carlberg - In A...- September 21, 2008 Crying All The Way To The Pawnshop - Pelle Carlberg - In A Nutshell everyone knows i am a sucker for swedish pop and Pelles one of the best in that genre. i heard this for the first time today on last.fm recommendations.http://fredwilson.vc/post/51089365 The old rancher said, Well, ya know, Palin is a...- September 21, 2008 The old rancher said, Well, ya know, Palin is a Post Turtle.Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a post turtle was.The old rancher said, When youre driving down a country road you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, thats a post turtle.The old rancher saw the puzzled look on the doctors face so he continued to explain. You know she didnt get up there by herself, she doesnt belong up there, and she doesnt know what to do while shes up there, and you...http://fredwilson.vc/post/51088415 Grass - Animal Collective - Feels another gem surfaced by iTunes...- September 20, 2008 Grass - Animal Collective - Feels another gem surfaced by iTunes genius buttonhttp://fredwilson.vc/post/50987176 i want to get one of these. i want to buy american and i want to...- September 20, 2008 i want to get one of these. i want to buy american and i want to buy electrichybrid. too bad ill have to wait a couple years. Electric Chevy Volt debuts with lofty ambitions Green Tech - CNET Newshttp://fredwilson.vc/post/50981265 "I will have to adapt just like everyone else, but my initial feeling is FUCK IT, the market just..."- September 20, 2008 I will have to adapt just like everyone else, but my initial feeling is FUCK IT, the market just put me out of business for a while. Our leaders have spent the last few months printing money, and catering to the thieves in the financial industry, while punishing the group of investors whose job it is to shed early light on areas of financial crimes. Its sickening, but I am not getting into that conversation or mess. Its good for traffic, but bad for my bottom line and YOURS. - Howard Lindzon...http://fredwilson.vc/post/50979776 Locust Walk - the campus at Univ of Penn- September 20, 2008 Locust Walk - the campus at Univ of Pennhttp://fredwilson.vc/post/50929603 Loving Cup (stones cover) - My Morning Jacket this is a bit long...- September 19, 2008 Loving Cup (stones cover) - My Morning Jacket this is a bit long 7+ mins, but one of my all time fav songs covered by one of my favorite current bands is too good to pass uphttp://fredwilson.vc/post/50833578 "McCain has turned ugly. His dishonesty would be unacceptable in any politician, but McCain has..."- September 18, 2008 McCain has turned ugly. His dishonesty would be unacceptable in any politician, but McCain has always set his own bar higher than most. He has contempt for most of his colleagues for that very reason: They lie. He tells the truth. He internalizes the code of the McCains his grandfather, his father: both admirals of the shining sea. He serves his country differently, thats all but just as honorably. No more, though. - Richard Cohen - The Ugly New McCain - washingtonpost.comhttp://fredwilson.vc/post/50679266 |