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Music: Re:Gen Podcast (March 24th Podcast)

To say I’m a bit exhausted is an understatement, and my apologies to those of you whom I have neglected on email. I've been busy doing things that don't go well with computing. I hosted Christopher, then Mark (all the way from Japan!), and then I departed for Denton over the weekend. The snapshot is of me and Shaun at the Bass concert hall in downtown Fort Worth before we saw George Carlin's current stand-up routine on Saturday. Carlin was heeeelarious and so downright sacrilegious on Easter Eve a number of couples got up and walked out mid-rant! It was great to see Carlin to keep my own offensive teaching style in perspective: I might offend, but I cannot hold a candle to George Carlin and his "stroke off" routine. On the way home had lunch with Siri and we talked about her impending dream-job interview.

This week I'm playing catch up---vetting proofs due yesterday, writing letters, shoring up my "talk" and trying to plow through Derrida's unplowable Politics of Friendship---before I embark on another two weeks of travel. Herb Simons is in town for talks tomorrow and Wednesday, so what I don't get done tonight and tomorrow morning ain't gettin' done. I leave Thursday for Washington DC, where I'll be (a) doing research for the book project at the Library of Congress; and (b) visiting various Masonic sites in the city. Then, I'll depart on Sunday to hook up with James and E! in New York City for drinks. On Monday we're going to visit "ground zero," a long overdue mourning necessity and, I hope, something that will help give my book in progress some affective perspective. I'll play on Tuesday, then on Wednesday head to University Park where I'll share some research with my buddies there. I'll be back late on Sunday, April 6th.

I'm going to do my best to blog during my trip, cause that's fun to do and I'll be taking a buttload of photos to share. But if I don’t, y'all know why. Okie dokie: I need to get some more paper pushed before I collapse in a heap!