The River

6 for 1 fireworks outlet and gas station. Marshall, MO

In Western Pennsylvania

I’m cleaning out my desk here at our NYC office and ran across these… the final issues of two dot-com era Internet magazines. Have been finding all sorts of schwag from back in the day, some of which I’ll be transporting with me. Great trip down memory lane before I take off next week!  

Other gems:

An astroturf-backed postcard — an i-traffic party invitation for a “Backyard Bash” during the summer of 1998, pre the Agency.com acquisition.

My precious GoTo goose, sent when the company (now Overture) was engaged in some kind of fairy-tale-themed promotion. Who knew then what golden eggs paid search would lay?

Sure, craigslist helped us find a house in the Bay Area, but for so many it has other uses, too. (Much more constructive than committing suicide at Ground Zero.)

As if things aren’t exciting enough (we start our cross-country jaunt Tuesday), my Scottish brother-in-law, Ronnie, is in town for his U.S. acting debut in the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. (Promotional commercials for the festival are here.)

The flick, “In A Man’s World” is described thusly:

A true to life account of survival on the streets of gangland Scotland. Based around the emotional tale of four street wise youngsters in search of the perfect score to earn them their goldon passport towards a brighter future. A gritty portrayal of hope, desperation and betrayal charting the progress of these youngsters as they embark on their journey into the unforgiving heart of the Celtic underworld. As time goes by they soon discover that life in this business is not as glamorous as it seems as they continue to spiral deeper and deeper into a world of ruthless gangsters and criminal overlords.

In case you’re having trouble with the concept of “gangland Scotland,” think “Trainspotting.” Anyway, Ronnie plays a bad guy and I think he just has a small part, but it’s still pretty darned exciting. There’s even talk of a write-up in the New York Times (not sure when but I’ll link if I can find it). Screening is Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Village East Cinemas — 2nd Ave at 12th Street in NYC. Tix here.

Testing my moblogging abilities. Looks like I can send photos from my phone (thanks to Flickr!) but not the accompanying text, for some reason.