A DJ: playing “Heartbreaker” without “Living Loving Maid.” playing “We Will Rock You” without “We Are the Champions.” playing “Eruption” without “You Really Got Me.” talking over any song until a half-second before the vocals begin. A live act: Choosing poor opening and/or closing songs. Shoehorning audience participation into a song not amenable to it. … Read more
(No spoilers. Please don’t add any spoilers in comments.) I’m certain I’ve read for pleasure less in 2010 than in any other year of my literate life. Some of the demands on my time have been things I’ve been able to control, and some haven’t. So it’s been partially elective, if I take a severe … Read more
My old Oxford classmate Mary emailed me this week to see if I’d be interested in coming down to the homecoming game. Sounds like fun! I’ll be there. Then Karin and I talked, and she was driving over from Atlanta to be there too. Good times to be had, but then Mary got sick, and … Read more