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I really don't care about people who are serious about anarchy. A little more individuality, independence and freedom are fine, but a total absence of social structure is ridiculous, dangerous, and actually unnatural. As Aristotle wrote, "man is by nature a political animal."

Here endeth the lesson.

Let me quickly write that Saturday's Hurricane Katrina charity benefit was so far from a success that along with the racism, homophobia, and elitism I encountered that evening I'd love to blame Bush for this country going to hell but just expect it is our overall natural inclination. Let me be the one-billion-billionth person to point how much our ( Read more... )

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I avoided commenting on Hurricane Katrina for a host of reasons. My anger was extreme, I questioned how political most my judgments were, and I knew everyone felt the same loss, anger, outrage, sadness. There was little reason or need for me to post. Now I feel more under control in my logic, yet more angry than before, and the debate, in ( Read more... )

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Considering last weekend's dismal single-digit turnout, my exasperation has lead me to plan a 2 hour set of comedy albums (e.g. Bob Newhart, Woody Allen, etc.) and big-band tracks (Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, etc.) to accommodate my boredom ( Read more... )

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It is always interesting to think on how, given the way which things change over time, the things of today often have rather odd forebearers. As a club DJ, I suppose one might put forth that the music hall is where the origination of my tradition is to be found: the way songs were endlessly replayed; the heckling by the audience in demand of ( Read more... )