2026-03-21 Record haul: Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, et. al., on 45 rpm
It has been a while since I have been to a record store. Today was a beautiful 70-degree day in Madison, so what else can I do but go out record shopping? Read post →
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2026-03-20 Vernal Equinox!
Brother mine: This morning, during choice book reading time, I put an old, warped but still playable copy–a copy that used to belong to you–of Abbey Road on my classroom turntable, on side 2. You know what song that is: “Here Comes the Sun”! I wrote on the board “Vernal equinox Happy first day of SPRING!” Vale. Read post →
2026-03-19 WVMO 98.7
Brother Mine: Last week I was tuned into a local radio station, WVMO 98.7 in Monona, listening to a radio show co-hosted by a friend of mine, Kevin. Earlier in the day we were texting about an obscure Dylan track he just discovered and was really enjoying. Later, he played it on the radio show and gave me a shoutout regarding our conversation. (And generously made a plug for our upcoming Dylan concert.) Read post →
2026-03-16 Visiting from Facebook?
Are you reading this because you saw the link to my website on Facebook? If so, please like or comment and say hi! Read post →
2026-03-15 Brother Mine
To: Gordon Bazsali From: Colin Bazsali Read post →
2026-03-07 Deep time and our responsiblity to the universe
I recently finished the book Strata: Stories from Deep Time by Laura Poppick, which was published last year. I’ve been fascinated by geology ever since I had a rock collection when I was a kid. Today, it’s the incredible age of rocks and strata that captures my imagination the most: the concept of deep time has amazed, humbled, and comforted me since I first read Time’s Arrow, Time’s Cycle: Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time by Stephen Jay Gould ten years ago. Read post →
2026-02-26
My brother is Gordon Bazsali (gordonbazsali.com), and he is a composer, musician, former teacher living in Busan, South Korea. He’s pretty awesome. You should visit his website and especially his latest project, 365 Pieces in 2026, where he composes and posts a short piece of music and accompanying video art every day. Read post →
2026-02-14
Lots of Mardi Gras shows with the Cajun Strangers! Last weekend we played for a Mardi Gras-themed party at Carthage College. Tomorrow, we’re playing a Petskull Brewery in Manitowoc. On Tuesday itself we will be at Full Mile Brewery in Sun Prairie and then later at Mickey’s Tavern in Madison. See the Cajun Strangers schedule for details. Read post →
2026-02-03 Blogging
I thought I’d set up a blog here. It was fun setting it up without any services like Blogger or Squarespace. However, I did use ChatGPT quite liberally with the python scripts needed to hook it up to my vimwiki diary. Read post →