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Dan Jones, Mobile Editor

September 26, 2006

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Jimi Lives

6:00 PM -- I'm not sure how I feel about the new authorized Jimi Hendrix ringtones from Verizon Wireless . On the one hand, anything is better than hearing the tinny belch of "The Beep Song" when crossing the Manhattan Bridge in the morning. I find, however, that repeated exposure to lame MP3 snippets from even your favorite songs can soon cheapen them for you and your unwilling audience of fellow travelers.

This is probably why I'm not looking forward to people cottoning onto the fact that you can now get the guitar solo from "All Along The Watchtower" on your phone. Although I could see that playing well with the Jehovah's Witnesses down near the Brooklyn Bridge.

Now get off my lawn!

— Dan Jones, Site Editor, Unstrung

About the Author(s)

Dan Jones

Mobile Editor

Dan is to hats what Will.I.Am is to ridiculous eyewear. Fedora, trilby, tam-o-shanter -- all have graced the Jones pate during his career as the go-to purveyor of mobile essentials.

But hey, Dan is so much more than 4G maps and state-of-the-art headgear. Before joining the Light Reading team in 2002 he was an award-winning cult hit on Broadway (with four 'Toni' awards, two 'Emma' gongs and a 'Brian' to his name) with his one-man show, "Dan Sings the Show Tunes."

His perfectly crafted blogs, falling under the "Jonestown" banner, have been compared to the works of Chekhov. But only by Dan.

He lives in Brooklyn with cats.

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