September 13, 2010 · 1:08:25 · 3 min
Bette Midler, iTunes, juggler, carnival barker
A tangent on buying Bette Midler's 'Wind Beneath My Wings' on iTunes (with Tim's screenshot of the 'are you sure' prompt), the fear of algorithmic recommendations, the Adventureland juggler's crowd-prod trick, and Tim's story of a carnival barker selling the world's largest No. 2 pencil and 'a hamburger with arms and eyes.'