Joey deVilla

R.I.P. Elliott Smith

I first heard about it from MetaFilter: Elliott Smith, "folk-punk" singer-songwriter was found dead of an apparent suicide yesterday. What…

23 years ago

Best Date Ever, chapter 1: Quid Pro Quo

The Worst Date Ever story came about as a bribe to my readers. In exchange for a Bloggie nomination, I…

23 years ago

Somebody get this man an accordion!

He works for Boss Ross, he's slick, he's a handsome fella, he gets appearances on TV, he knows the value…

23 years ago

Reactions to the "Worst Date Ever" story

Judging from my email and comments made to me in real life and instant messaging, people seem to be taking…

23 years ago

Accordion encounter at Lizapalooza

The scene: The upstairs lounge at the popular restaurant/nightclub Fez Batik, Saturday night at about 10:30 p.m.. The lounge is…

23 years ago

Photos from Lizapalooza

The demands of work aren't going to let me write anything substantial right now, but I thought I'd post a…

23 years ago

The future has arrived — it’s just not evenly distributed

We're still a little short on diversity at tech conferences. Here's a snippet of a conversation about BloggerCon between me…

23 years ago