His Master's Voice

We took publicity photos last weekend. Note the un-lacquered horn.

Limbo

The new pope has unwritten the first circle of Hell. Dante’s Limbo seemed like an alright to spend the afterlife, though on re-reading Canto 4 of the Inferno, I noticed that, like Mel Gibson, Dante favors ancient Romans over ancient Hebrews. That’s OK, it’s his book. I do however prefer the teaching we are all born in grace, rather than in sin, making Limbo theologically unnecessary.

The Mad Maggies will be playing a short live set on KRSH, a Santa Rosa radio station with a broadcast radius of 500 yards, this Thursday the 19th at 8:00 PDT. Fans who like to listen to music played through a computer should be able to tune in through this link:

http://www.krsh.com/listen.html

I’ve been reading, somewhat at Firestone’s suggestion last summer, Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States. So far I’m up to the Flour Riot of 1837. What surprises me most is that in 1980, when the book was published, the idea of a counter-history of the invisible and the unrepresented was so novel that Zinn has to continually justify it; nowadays that’s the stuff of freshman history class. It’s a little tiring to read about so much injustice, rapaciousness and oppression on my morning commute though. I guess I could read the morning newspaper instead.

We love those Easter eggs--Mary Sue Easter eggs; people are making the switch. 'Cause using real butter makes Mary Sue better and you've never had it so rich.

You said a mouthful.