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Saturday, July 10, 2004 np: the anthology of american folk music first off, please take note of the new pull down menu at the top of the right hand column. all three years of notes from underground are conveniently organized in a small form now, instead of the complete front page listing that used to flow down the page. for all your research needs. so i finally shelled out for the above mentioned anthology that has been sitting on my amazon wish list for some time now. i'm properly chuffed to be sure. i got it used which makes me happier considering for how much it normally retails. it is an amazing historical document of american music and is a breathtaking listen in many ways. so, the invitation is open for anyone who wants to come over and listen sometime. since i last posted, john kerry has choosen john edwards as his vice presidential nominee for his ticket. i'm fairly pleased with his choice. despite my old mis-givings about john edwards, his performance in the democratic primary was one to behold. he has certainly impressed me enough to have (somewhat secretly) wanted him to win the democratic nomination. so i'm glad to see him a part of this potential administration. he certainly adds more fuel to the fire burning beneath those of us who are becoming giddier and giddier watching north carolina turn into a battleground state. here's hoping. i have no idea why i'm still up at 5:30 a.m. it could have something to do with the absurd amount of sleep i got yesterday. i've been cleaning the apartment, well, my bathroom and slowly moving towards the organization and consolidation of my room. i'm getting fairly tired, but my bed is still mightily cluttered, so it will need purging before i close my eyes. i purchased a sock monkey when i ate fourth of july lunch with my parents last sunday. i'm rather taken with him. i've somewhat predictably (yet, potentially obscurely) named him uncle gabby. he co-hosted my radio show on wednesday, although he had little to add to the musical conversation. i recently finished reading billy budd and have become even more interested in eventually writing a research paper on the theme of just/unjust punishment in literature. beginning with socrates' sentencing in the last days of socrates and working forward through melville's addition and winding into phillip k. dick's short story "the minority report." all deal with the judgements and decisions made when the question of individual guilt/innocence versus the system's integrity is raised. it's a fascinating question and one that is very pertinent to our current system of justice, especially as it regards the death penalty. - could libertarians be the future of the right-wing in america? it certainly seems as we seem to move more left in social conventions (slow as these movements may be), we will see the ideological separation of right and left focus in even more on the role of government and the impact it has on our daily lives (gee, this seems somewhat familiar) and less on the control government has over individual liberties. although i have a feeling that pesky gun-control issue isn't going away any time soon. but that's just me. i imagine an argument where as a defense of individuals having the right to own guns until they violate others rights, someone says that we let people drive cars even though they have the potential to harm others with them. to that i would say, very true. cars need to go too. i was always a fan of public transit anyway. posted by J. Neas | 7/10/2004 05:21:00 AM
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