Two quick updates:
1. Thanks to Pat for his comment on “New Tunes” with a link to the video of Public Image Limited’s “Seattle” — my New Favorite Song. Check it out for yourself. That Johnny Lydon; he’s so crazy!
2. My earlier post about the Midwest reminded me of something. When I lived in Iowa, another non-native friend of mine, Mel, was telling me about her weekend in which she drove for 45 minutes to a Go-Kart track, drove a Go-Kart in circle for 45 minutes, then drove 45 minutes home. She initially categorized the experience as indicative of “postmodernism” (the simulacra, and all that) but then thought: “Maybe it’s just Midwesternism.” Thereafter, trying to define the distinction between “postmodern” and “Midwestern” was an ongoing effort in our circle.
Maybe you had to be there…..
