| Hanauer slows down
Life, these days, is peaceful for Chip Hanauer. Slower, too. Removed from the fast-paced world of unlimited hydroplane racing in which he had enormous success, including a record 11 Gold Cup victories, six of which came on the Detroit River, Hanauer today spends his time learning to play classical guitar, tackling a bit of two-man sailing and driving around Seattle with his dog, Bella, in an unglamorous 1991 Buick station wagon with faux wood paneling, some of it peeling. Hanauer, 52, was always considered during his career a cerebral guy who happened to be one of the most dominant boat racers in history. Now, he is a cerebral ex-racer with hard-earned perspective that he shares during corporate motivational speaking engagements. He retired from racing in 2000, but Hanauer is making a rare return to the Detroit River this weekend as part of the Gold Cup festivities.
Konami Calls For Guitar Revolution?
According to Gamespot, Konami is ready to challenge the Guitar Hero crown with Guitar Revolution, their own electro-guitar-controller-thrashing game.
Perhaps hoping to capitalize on some of the success of Red Octane's breakout hit Guitar Hero, publisher Konami has made a filing with the US government to trademark the moniker "Guitar Revolution"--a title that shares the nomenclature found in the company's other music and rhythm games. The trademark, filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office on June 29, is littered with selected keywords and phrases used to describe the company's new endeavor. Among the trademark's listed descriptions are "video game controller in the form of an electronic toy guitar, sold as a unit," "stand alone electronic game machines with electronic toy guitars," and "coin-operated video games." more @ source.
Portrait fleshes out folk singer's legacy
"A lot of people know Woody Guthrie as the guy in dungarees with a guitar on his back who played three-chord songs," Peter Frumkin said. "But theres a lot more to him than that." Thats why Frumkin, a filmmaker in Cambridge, Mass., devoted the past seven years to making the PBS American Masters documentary Woody Guthrie: Aint Got No Home. The film is a painstakingly crafted portrait of the folk singers life, the roots of his music and Guthries political and artistic legacy. It was, Frumkin said, a labor of love whose seeds were planted many years ago. "When I was growing up, I listened to a lot of music by people who were influenced by Woody Guthrie," Frumkin said. "He was this sort of mythical presence in the background; you heard the name but nobody really knew that much about him. At some point, I bought an LP copy of the Library of Congress recordings, interviews he did with Alan Lomax.
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