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Friday, November 05, 2004 np: afghan whigs - 1965 i'm going to see doug marlette speak tonight at the guilford college friends of the library dinner. it'll be really nice to see such a great political cartoonist speak this close to the late unpleasantness and get his take on things. a handful of people seem to have gotten the opinion lately that i'm very distraught about tuesday. well, i'm very disappointed to say the least. especially over the anti-civil rights amendments in those 11 states. but i also realized that it only took a day of mourning for me. i realize that i fight my own personal, political battles here in the classroom every day. if i haven't given that up yet, why would i quit on the larger picture? as joe hill once said: "don't mourn, organize!" are you going to doubt a wobbly? even if kerry had been elected, there would be a hell of a lot of work to do. naturally, without him, there's even more. but it was always going to be there. it's just time to rest for a bit. focus on some of my other interests for awhile. then come back refreshed and ready to continue the fight that will never end. that's not necessarily a bad thing. so, my blog pays off! i got an email from the fine folks at sonic unyon records today about the fact that i've been playing the nein quite a bit. they're a great north carolina band that includes some former members of the white octave and at least one fellow guilford college alumni. they just put out a self-titled EP on sonic unyon and they're playing here in greensboro at gate city noise next friday evening, november 12th. the label wanted to know if i would promote the show (gladly) and if i might even want to do an interview. holy god, yes. i've been scheming ways to get interviews with some of my favorite bands for awhile. this could potentially pay off. wonderful. especially to get an opportunity to promote such a wonderful band. i'm giddy. you know. the more and more i read and re-read (and teach and re-teach) a doll's house by henrik ibsen, the more i think it is a brilliant and intensely forward-thinking play. it still has such sharp and insightful ramifications for us despite having been written in 1879. and in norway. "aren't you ashamed, doctor rank, now that the lamp's been lit?" smashing. man, it's a beautiful day. i'm out of here. edited - accidental double-retyped posts combined into one for clarity and to avoid redundance. posted by J. Neas | 11/05/2004 03:42:00 PM
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