"4 Star Graphics"
Gene Siskel @ Chicago, IL."Coolest site on the web "
Roger Ebert @ Chicago, IL.
"Thank you for taking the time to post such an incredible archive of photos and video. I'm stunned at how good the quality is.
Michael Begler @ Hollywood, CA. 7/30/07"Three is especially cool. Music is an amazing thing. I have some secrets for you that a lot of people don't think about that would make these pieces come to life even more! They are very cool Jeff!"
Corky Siegel @ Chicago, IL. 4/5/07"THAT WAS COOL!"
Carmilla Kupritz @ Chicago, IL. 3/15/07"I love what you’re doing with the websites. I just got your music stuff. Pretty cool. Some of what I heard seems classically influenced – I had no idea what to expect so I was a little surprised… but I like what you shared! It’s amazing that you can hear something in your head and then translate it to reality. I can’t do that at all. With your web design, photography, and music, you’re hitting on a lot of creativity! "
Josh Zarov @ Highland Park, IL. 3/11/07"AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!"
Gavin Cobb @ Atlanta, GA 2/27/07"You've done a fantastic job on the website"
Carrie (Urban) Murry @ VA 4/11/06"The pictures are great. I could almost smell high school! It evoked a lot of memories."
Daniele (Svingos) Rockmael @ Oakland, CA 4/7/06"the website looks and sounds great"
Liz (Churchwell) Kunkle @ Boulder, CO 3/17/06"Very cool! Great audio (if i do say so myself). "
Gary Gand @ Northfield, IL. 12/4/05"Jeff your web design is amazing and you are doing a great job. "
Julie Gelfond @ Glencoe, IL. 11/4/05"The website is so experiential. It represents a time when so many experiences were 'firsts' and were secretive. "
Rachel (Spears) Rescorl @ Northfield, IL. 10/29/05"I checked out the the piano tunes...Very cool! That's a very intricate piano part to compse in ACID."
Dr. Scott Jacobsen @ Chicago, IL. 10/20/05"They look great! Thank you so much for taking the pictures and putting the website together. You're awesome!!!"
Gregg Fisher @ Chicago, IL. 10/11/05"Greetings all the way from the Netherlands. I was visiting your website and had so much fun listening to Lakota speaking together with my RR Darell. He even responded when she was talking in her sleep, so sweet. Loved looking at your photos , really enjoyed them. Will come back soon to see if there are any new ones. I have a website for Darell, maybe you'd like to visit it sometime www.ridgeback-darell.nl "
Ilse and Darell @ Netherlands 8/12/05
(as it turns out Darell and Lakota are cousins with Rusteau Of Kwetu as the great-grandfather)"Very cool music. I could visualize the music being with film or pictures. Your personal site is cool too. I got to see more of where you're from. The music links are good direction pointers of new (to me) artists to try out."
Dennis Sagel @ Chicago, IL. 8/8/05"wow - words cannot describe how cool that is. He is such a cute child, and we know if he is anything like his parents he will be one of the coolest people the world will ever see! Thanks for sharing with us!."
Mara Barth @ Wilmette, IL. 1/5/05"I finally got a chance to really check out your website last night (along with thetours.org), and I have to say...wow! I was on there for at least an hour checking all the crazy stuff out (I could've stayed on for a couple more). p.s. the website for your son is super cool. "Window into your world" is an understatement...actually what you've done with your site has given me so many ideas on how to carry on with my art."
Jeff George @ Arlington Heights, IL. 12/3/04"My first reaction: the site's graphic design is just beautiful. The transparency is very classy and the globe is stunning. The philosophy is refreshing. I'd gotten tired of being the open-minded one and had dropped out of the discussion. Perhaps this site will inspire me to get serious again."
Lee Chapman @ Chicago, IL. 10/9/04"What an absolutely gorgeous site, in every way: from site design to substance, to soul. I'm passing it along to a large list."
Dan Beach (Tony Levin's {Peter Gabriel & King Crimson's bassist} web developer) @ Chicago, IL. 10/9/04"Nice job brother, thanks a lot for putting this together."
Blair Wagner @ Chicago, IL. 10/4/04"You guys are amazing! We've been checking the photos every night (and Ronen during the middle of his work-day) to beam and smile and laugh and remember and to get another hit to keep us high and in touch with what really was for us an experience that went beyond our wildest dreams . . . I don't know what words can be used to thank you for what really is a remarkable gift - that of your eye and your attention and your perspective. thank you. thank you. thank you."
Amy & Ronen Glimer@ Brooklyn, NY. 9/22/04"Your photos are terrific! I love the opening page - from the font through the placement of the "significant players"
Carol Abrams @ Los Angeles, CA. 9/21/04"I was just looking at your photos again, Jeff is a real pro!"
Craig Kupritz @ Minneapolis, MN. 9/20/04"Love the photos, you did a great job!"
Craig Kupritz @ Minneapolis, MN. 9/20/04"WOW! Just had a chance to check out the site... FANTASTIC!!!!! Really terrific!!"
Charles Abrams @ Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/04"Great shots and once again, a great party."
Michael Karras @ Evanston, IL 8/1/04"Saw some great pictures of the Rads taken by Jeff Veltman from the gig last year."
Michael Karras @ Evanston, IL 7/26/04"Those are awesome!"
Joel Klasky @ Cave Creek, AZ. 7/21/04"You have the most adorable little boy. He's gonna take the world by surprise :)"
Megan Magnuski @ Glenview, IL. 7/19/04"cool ! nice job and thank you !"
Dave Plante @ Evanston, IL. 7/16/04"Awesome videos!"
Donna (Gracie, Amy and John too) Manning-Walker @ Highland Park, IL. 6/24/04"We loved your party! The whole "movies in the park" feel was great - such a super idea to have the showing outside. You guys are so cool!"
Mara Barth @ Chicago, IL. 6/21/04
"Been meaning to give you guys your props on the video. Awesome. Without question the best card I got this year. Thanks for sending it. Bravo."
Bill Rogers @ Chicago, IL. 1/6/04"Wow - that's awesome....I just watched. Very cool - Great song choice."
Marc Luber @ Los Angeles, CA. 12/22/03"Nice video dude. You're so taleted!"
Aaron Adilman @ Lincolnshire, IL. 12/20/03"i checked out most if not all of the website and really enjoyed it! its great to hear about the colleen o'sullivan law!"
Valerie Chalcraft @ Skokie, IL 11/26/03"One look at your website is enough to convince anyone of your high level of intelligence and concern for your planet and country. I love the fact that you included the coda from "Sheep" by Pink Floyd on one of your site's pages. That's my favorite piece of Floyd music."
Bill Haines @ Nashville, TN 11/23/03"I took a longer look at your site - very cool stuff. I just wanted to look at the photos and then got to an Ironman profile, laughed at the 2001 tour odessy intro, got to know papa - love the music. It is pretty rich. I'll have to go back sometime again - great work."
Brett Berkhof @ Chicago, IL 11/21/03"The photos are great! Thanks buddy."
Corky Siegel @ Chicago, IL 10/20/03"As usual very cool site"
Paul Barach @ Miami, FL 8/25/03"Nice effect on the fire. Thanks for capturing the moments."
Jon Abt @ Highland Park, IL. 7/20/03"What a great web site. I am honored that you thought my poem deserved a place on your web site. Your wife and you are truly wonderful people."
Kim Olsen @ Chicago, IL. 5/27/03"The pictures are great from Saturday, thanx again."
Mitch Peskin @ Chicago, IL. 5/26/03"The pictures were fabulous. Thanks for the show. You have a way of spiritualizing the mundane. I think that's one of the primary functions of art. Thank you."
Aaron Becker @ Chicago, IL. 5/20/03"Cool music"
Corky Siegel @ Chicago, IL. 4/30/03"I checked out your songs. It sounds like you've put the program to some use. I like the compositional dynamics. You could use some of the quantized piano songs for web animated video or something. Maybe we'll collaberate sometime."
Kevin Ford @ Chicago, IL. 4/28/03"Really good stuff man. Some of it reminds me a little of Philip Glass and also perhaps a bit like Eno. Keep up the good work, it's a nice creative endeavor."
Paul Pagett @ Chicago, IL. 4/27/03"Hi Jeff, Thank you so much for your perseverance. Not only did you uncover the needed clarity on the Saudi email but you brought together an interesting set of minds in the listserve. "
Rachel (Spears) Rescorl @ Chicago, IL. 2/26/03"That is pure genius! A tear came to my eye watching it. I love it!"
Aaron Adilman @ Chicago, IL. 2/15/03"Thanks for adding this as a link. I found the article not only helpful as far as business thinking, but helpful as a way of thinking about life issues in general."
Lois Kupritz @ Highland Park, IL. 2/3/03"I have to admit that while on your personal site, I was mesmerized, almost haunted by all your pictures. Of all the pictures that I see of people, even my own, you have managed to capture the true essence of what soul mates the two of you are. Looking at your images over the many years, you are both as happy then as you appear now. You seem to have found what many of us look for but often times fall short - true happiness. True happiness with each other, with your work, with your travels, with your friends, with your life. Through this window that you allow us to look in, you show us your world and all that it has offered to you. I wish you continued happiness in your lives and continued success in your business. May God keep you both safe and well!"
Mort Alzona @ Vernon Hills, IL 10/7/02"Thank you so much for putting Matthew's pix together on a page. It looks great - that was so nice of you guys!"
Lynn Quintos @ Chicago, IL 6/25/02"What an irresponsible load! You shouldn't contibute to this delinquency by publishing that article on your website I clicked around the website in which the article originally appeared. And if "Centre for Research on Globalization" was the answer on Jeopardy, the question would be, "Where did all of the conspiracy theorists go when the X-Files ended?" This guy's article is a great example of Reverse Engineering: start with the product that you want (the Bush admin knew in advance the full details of the impending attack), then select the components you want to include (various facts), and put them together in a way that gives you the desired product. That is assuming that all of the writer's facts are in fact, factual! I'm guessing a lot of it is taken out of context, or just not true. Sure, the gov't knows a lot of information, due to covert surveillance and whatnot. But your writer is playing on the general public's naiveté, which is to believe that the administration acted with full knowledge of something happening on Sept 11th. And I doubt that they translated a single message that said, "on 9/11/01, we will fly this many planes into these buildings."
Does the writer think that something that we said or did in the days/weeks/months prior to 9/11 was the lynch pin? This terrorist attack was something that had been in the works FOR YEARS! And the next attack will have been as well.
We'll assume that they knew something was coming, because it always was, and we weren't informed because, well, look at how ridiculous it is now when they come out with their generic warnings of "we don't know where, we don't know when, we don't know how, but something someday and it's gonna be big!" The writer's point about the administration's recent statements, and the related backpeddling, are valid, but his "theory" on when Bush was informed about what on the day of the attacks comes off as hair-splitting. Of course this type of attack was imaginable, it was stupid for the admin to play it off like "who could have known". As far as us provoking the 9/11 attacks... To Bin Laden and the like, everything we do is by definition a provocative action. The most anyone can say at this point is, "who knows?". But I'm sure these "Global Research" guys aren't the ones we should be asking!!"
Larry Bloom @ Chicago, IL 5/28/02"That is great! Took no time to download and jammed way longer than I was expecting."
Jeff Barth @ Chicago, IL 5/8/02"I was very impressed and touched with your personal story. I added your site to my Favorites! I could really feel the "rightness" of your marriage, that radiates to your business and everything else. It's really inspiring.."
Felita Gold @ Tel Aviv, srael 4/28/02"WOW--GREAT WEBSITE."
Paul Barach @ Chicago, IL 4/21/02"Jeff has got my vote for the next Warren Miller (extreme skiing cinematagrapher) replacement. Way to go Jeff!!!."
http://thetours.org/tour/2002/february/videos
Da Funk @ Chicago, IL 2/17/02"Believe it or not, I was searching for Macys' food basement when I came across your web site! I read Papa Martin's stories about his early years and was fascinated (it would make a great play or movie). Then I went to the homepage and my eyes actually filled with tears when I saw that Papa Martin had passed away (I realise that sounds a bit corny, but it's true). I'm from Ireland, but I adore New York, and Papa Martin's stories really evoked the sense of that bygone era with his warmth, love and humor.Thank you for sharing his story."
Nikki Allen @ Ireland 10/8/01Interview
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Near West/South Gazette - Chicago, IL 9/7/01KUDOS TO YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL WORK!
I just wanted to compliment you on your extremely well-designed website. You have done a fabulous job on behalf of the South Loop Dogs!"
Kim O'Brien @ Chicago, IL 8/31/01"I just had the pleasure of visiting the website (South Loop Dogs) and just want to let you know that it’s really a treat to visit such a well-designed website."
Kathleen Miles @ Chicago, IL 8/18/01Interview
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Near West/South Gazette - Chicago, IL 8/3/01Interview
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The Chicago Journel - Chicago, IL 8/2/01Interview
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The Chicago Journel - Chicago, IL 7/26/01Interview
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Printers' Row Press- Chicago, IL 7/01.Interview
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Printers' Row Press- Chicago, IL 2/01"Thanks for taking the time to put together The Tour posting goofy pictures, and generally for all the effort that it takes to get all of us freaks together for the monthly ritual."
Howard Scharf @ Evanston, IL 1/15/01"That so rocks. I'm impressed.
I think I should be on the x-files."
Bill Bogot @ Chicago, IL 10/21/00"Man, I am still laughing at this!"
Aaron Adilman @ Chicago, IL 10/19/00"Your site is so intense and fantastic, that I am saving up for surgery so that my hypothalamus can be removed, and then replaced, with and all but one neuron connections severed. That single remaining neuron, which will be the only link between my consciousness and my sensory apparatus of external phenomena, will then be plugged into a dedicated T-1 line connected only to JBInteraction.com. Your site is that good!"
Bill Bogot @ Chicago, IL 1/17/00"You guys ROCK! Loved Sefaranu, I'll be by to visit often. Is it legal to have this much fun on the internet?
I love you both, and Lakota too!!!!!!!"
Howard Scharf @ Evanston, IL 12/29/99"I re-checked out your own site which I hadn't done for a little while and took the shockwave route. kudos! I don't know if you've reworked it recently or what but I thought it it was cool, nice graphics, animations and virtually flawless audio. it seemed somehow better than I remembered, and reflects well on your biz.
...it's a love fest, man "
Paul Pagett @ Chicago, IL 7/18/99This was the first time I read the Blythe and Jeff interview. It brought tears to my eyes. You two have already figured
out what most people do not figure out their whole life. You have given everyone a gift by sharing your wisdom.
A loyal supporter and stockholder @ Highland Park, IL. 7/5/99I have been told, by my mother, "never say life was better in the past." Dispite her advice and after I read the story
about your grandfather on the internet, I began to feel badly about the seemingly infectious lack of character in most people of today. I know there are plenty of good people quietly living their lives couragiously and with honor, working hard and placing value in what is most important; family. I think I will search for more examples of good people in books, articles, and in my daily life. Reading the memories of his early life and family lifted my spirits, perhaps when I needed them most. Thank you for putting his memories on the Internet, P.S. I stumbled onto your website; how very fortunate of me.
J.A. @ Unknown, NC. 5/15/99My problem is that I really like your new animation and other stuff. And so......I keep clicking it on. It is taking over my life!
Phlois @ Highland Park, IL. 4/13/99I am really impressed with your web-site. I also enjoyed the pictures.
Emily Rubenstein @ Chicago, IL. 3/15/99
JB Interview 8/25/98"Jeff and Blythe... You are soooo creative and witty.... and sexy too. Will you go out with me? Pleeeease? "
Alisa Gilhooley @ Chicago, IL. 7/22/98"I go back again and again. Best graphics on the web. The little man who runs arond the square is hypnotic. Love the mail-box and the envelope, etc, etc, etc."
From a totally unbaised source @ Highland Park, IL. 4/20/98"What a site(ing) Will return to this port again and again! Ship Ahoy.."
Usonian Cabin Girl @ Highland Park, IL. 3/27/98"Thems spiffy new personal digs...good job."
Larry Bloom @ Chicago, IL. 2/3/98"Awesome new website, dudes."
Ellen Kroft @ Chicago, IL. 2/2/98"So how does an ordinary mother get on your "reviews"page? I guess I would have to say something wonderful about your site. The whole thing is great!! I would not expect anything less. Love you to the moon!!"
Mom @ Wilmette, IL. 1/29/98"I looked around...laughed hysterically...I'll be back...Thanks."
Deborah Boren @ Vancouver, Canada 1/22/98"Ellen sent me to your site to see how much fun she had on New Year's Eve. While it is not much of a surprise to see Ellen having a great time with all kinds of men around--your site is totally cool!!! Your honeymoon photos are incredible. "
Stephanie Herdrich @ New York, N.Y. 1/22/98"Great web site. I enjoyed the Honeymoon photos. My favorite photos were those of Monument Valley, The Golden Gate Bridge and The Bridge Keeper. The Bridge Keeper was better than The old man in the Mountain in New Hampshire."
Janie Smith @ Westborough, MA. 12/7/97"Absolutely fantastic!! You guys hit the mark with the graphics and fun factor. I really enjoyed the "Gallery" and "Dear Pooh". The "Gallery" photos are great! This definitely will be on everyone's bookmark list after their first visit.
I know I will be checking back often. Can't wait to see the honeymoon pictures. Great job guys, keep it up!"
Mort Alzona @ Vernon Hills, IL. 11/24/97"Love your website!! Think its creative, interactive, fun, and dynamic! Keep up the amazing work!!"
Michelle Gee @ Cupertino, CA 11/23/97"Hey...visited your site today, keep it up, it looks great... We're glad you liked the photo from our wedding enough to feature it!! hmmm, what else can I say to get another reference in the reviews section :)."
Mike & Jen Gersten @ Chicago, IL. 11/21/97"Very intriguing"
Kim & Chris @ Taos, NM. 11/20/97"Keep up the inspirational internet activities"
Jeff Spagat @ Brooklyn, NY. 11/18/97"Hey guys- nice format! Is it ok for us to put your Garcia photos on our Jerry Tape List Web Page with full credit to myself, errr of course I mean you. Well, I like the page"
Scoobie @ San Diego, CA. 11/13/97"I knew that my software would come in handy some day. Your site is the buzz all over the Microsoft campus."
Bill Gates @ Seattle, WA. 11/9/97"I love your website. I might use it to teach proper content and fun."
Phil Lewis @ Budapest,Hungary 11/9/97"I surfed your site today and very cool. I'm impressed."
Lisa Bensinger @ Evanston, IL. 11/9/97"Site is organized well. Waiting for honeymoon pics WHERE ARE THE DAMN PHOTOS!"
Eric Wright @ Chicago, IL. 11/7/97" I am deeply touched that I have made it to your web site. It was fun trying to find my picture. You both have a great idea here. Don't let it slip away. I look forward to working on your site one day."
Alan Adilman @ Evanston,IL. 11/6/97"Great website Kids, but these reviews should really be listed in order of length. (see above for previous review)"
Larry Bloom @ Chicago,IL. 11/5/97"HI GUYS! I was just browsing your site. This is so cool. I don't know exactly how you managed to set it up, but it's great. I'm looking forward to checking the site frequently for more info about your lives."
Sandy & Dan Max @ New York, NY. 11/4/97"big improvement...keep up the good work"
Wayne Veltman @ Wilmette,IL. 11/2/97"Wow...you guys are getting good. I love your page! The frame is well done (very easy to navigate), there aren't any broken links, and your image maps are perfect. When will you be ready for corporate WEB's??? And, when are the pictures of your honeymoon going to be online?"
Mike Gersten @ Chicago,IL. 10/31/97"Something wonderful is going to happen!"
Aaron Adilman @ Evanston,IL. 10/31/97"Finally, a reason to go on. Just when you think there is nothing to look forward to in this world, and you can hear the curtain closing, something great and magical comes along to save you. I may never sign off again. Just to know that this spectacular website is always in the works gives me reason to get up in the morning. Jeff and Blythe saved my life with their website. I am whole again!"
Larry Bloom @ standing on ledge of building in Chicago,IL. 10/31/97"This is simply the best site on the web; I laughed, I cried...it was better than Cats!"
Paul Pagett @ from a grotto in Chicago,IL. 10/30/97"The web site looks great Mazel Tov on your new technological skill acquisition!! My personal fave is the poopie list."
Caryn Aviv @ Chicago,IL. 10/29/97"I'm going to keep making comments about your web page, so that I will continue to be quoted.
Ellen Kroft @ Chicago, IL. 10/23/97"Wow! My quote is the longest. I feel honored."
Ellen Kroft @ Chicago, IL. 10/23/97"How did you do that??? That is too cool. I love the little red dudes with the glasses, and the photos are very cool I want a site, for what though I ask myself"
Ellen Kroft @ Chicago, IL. 10/23/97"It's great! I know you said it wasn't that hard to create, but I'm extremely impressed. I look forward to your future additions."
Bryan & Sheryl Halprin @ Evanston, IL. 10/22/97"WOW!!!"
Mike Gersten @ Chicago, IL. 10/21/97"I liked your grey brick gif so I borrowed it for my web page!"
Craig Kupritz @ Minneapolis, Mn. 10/19/97"Hey guys, great stuff (your webpage, that is) I will check it out more when I am not falling asleep"
Visitor 53 (Jeff Barth) @ Washington, DC. 10/19/97"Cute guys,...looks good so far"
Don Smith @ Chicago, IL. 10/18/97"I didn't get a chance to check out all of your web site, but it looks like you've got a good start."
Mike Altpeter @ Chicago, IL. 10/17/97"Good looking page. I bookmarked it. I love all these toys. What a country!"
Bob Bledsoe @ Richardson, Texas 10/17/97"Fab...just fab!"
Jeanette Haegele. @ Scottsdale, AZ. 10/17/97"Great, great site guys. And besides. We love you!"
Corky & Holly Siegel. @ Chicago, IL. 10/17/97"I like it!"
Craig Kupritz @ Minneapolis, Mn. 10/17/97
