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This is the famous “Atari Computer Desk” photo that’s been posted all over the web recently. I’m displaying it here to spotlight the Star Wars - Return of the Jedi glasses from Burger King. It’s been a while since the last one I owned was destroyed by the ide dispenser in my mom’s fridge. -Welcome back old friend!

Who doesn’t wish they were 9 years old again? Here’s another shot of the glasses from an eBay auction (notice the E.T. Glasses in the background):

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Russ Solomon founded Tower Records 66 years ago and last weekend opened a new store in Sacramento, California: R5 Records and Video.   He’s not selling Rap or Pop music, though.  (The Target store a block away has that market segment locked up)  The new store is focused on jazz, blues, and more eclectic music.  About half the store is music, the other videos on DVD.  No vinyl either. 

 The Sac Bee’s been following this story for a while as well.

R5’s niche play could pay off for neighborhood shoppers impulse buys in video, and pull in music fans of the genres R5 will cater too.  The absence of pop and rap music is telling in the new environment of iTunes and big-box stores.

Graswich blogged about R5 this week too.

Here’s something that’s not often noticed or seen at the Sacramento Airport. On the Skyway between the large parking structure and Terminal A is a beautiful, creatively designed “Flying Carpet”. The carpet depicts an aerial view of the Sacramento River.

It was designed by Seyed Alavi, a California based artist. Additional pictures and information about Seyed’s work can be found here.