by Roy Blumenthal on May 29, 2006
Dave ‘The Lifekludger‘ Wallace is a quadriplegic living in Australia. He’s a techie who’s keen on finding options for disabled people.
(Hey, Dave… I hope you don’t mind me using non-politically correct terminology. My brother’s got one arm, and he gets mightily incensed about all the delicate treading people do around the issue. His modus operandi is to call a spade a spade.)
I came across Dave’s blog through another blog I subscribe to. He wrote a review about an Acer tablet pc that was on loan to him.
I responded in the comments field, and we’ve been in touch via email.
If anyone reading this is in a position to (1) lend Dave an Origami tablet pc for him to test it, or (2) can actually donate one to him to ease some of his hassles, that would be ultra cool. His contact details are on his site.
Robert Scoble?
This drawing of Dave was made using Alias Sketchbook Pro 2.0 on a Toshiba Tecra M4 tablet pc.
by Roy Blumenthal on May 28, 2006
Today’s Illustration Friday topic is ‘Cake’. I was sitting at Euopa in Norwood when Leigh and her friend Allison arrived. They’re visiting from the UK. They were both wearing t-shirts, while I was bundled up against the Johannesburg winter in my Yak’s wool jersey.
We started having a conversation, with me telling them about some of the touristy things to do here. And then Leigh ordered a muffin. And Illustration Friday was made manifest.
This drawing was made using Alias Sketchbook Pro 2.0 on my Toshiba Tecra M4tablet pc. At Europa I had several decaff cappuccinos, and a Tra Firenzi on rye instead of pita.
by Roy Blumenthal on May 26, 2006
Brian is the musical director and one of the keyboard players in WE WILL ROCK YOU. Awesome muso. Very cool guy.
If you’re ever watching the show, and you’re sitting in the main auditorium, near the middle, turn around and look for some television monitors mounted on the balcony. You’ll see Brian in the monitor.
Basically, because this show has the band out of sight, the actors can’t see the conductor. So they put a camera in front of him, and feed that to the monitors. This means that every actor can see Brian.
And if you know Queen’s music, you’ll know that it’s very precise. And some of it is six part harmony. So Brian’s got quite a job there.
(You can tell I’ve seen the show three times now. Normal audience members wouldn’t want to look away from the stage to see what Brian Schimmel is doing on the monitors. Hehehehehe.)
The third time I saw the show was last week Tuesday. My girlfriend S was called on Monday by the company to say, ‘Stand by. There’s a chance you might be going on as Scaramouche tomorrow night. If that’s the case, there’ll be two tickets for you.’
So they confirmed the next day, and S was awesome. I’m hoping she’ll go on several more times over the run.
This drawing is based on a reference pic I snapped on my obsolete Nokia 6600 phone, and was made using Alias Sketchbook Pro 2.0 on my Toshiba Tecra M4 tablet pc at The Manhattan Grill in Cresta, Johannesburg, after a pepper burger.
