Good word

"Don't treat education only as if it's a trade school. Take some electives just because they're interesting. You have long years to get through, and must guard against the possibility of becoming a bore to yourself."

--Roger Ebert

Judging Kenny

I'm helping the country radio station Q106 judge the Pick Off at the Bean on Sunday. It's a battle of the bands, and yours truly will be making some decisions. I pray I will make the right ones. Or that, at the very least, I get to behave like Jamie Farr on "The Gong Show."

Good word

"I remember hearing 'S.O.S.' on the radio in the States and realizing that it was Abba. But it was too late, because I was already transported by it."

--Pete Townshend

Weird but true

Actress Juliette Lewis is a rock star now, and her band Juliette and the Licks are playing at the UW-Madison's Club 770 a week from tomorrow. Press release attached.

I loved her in Husbands and Wives.

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Juliette (Lewis) and the Licks
April 28
Union South, Club 770
9:30 pm

Actress-turned-rocker, Juliette Lewis, brings her high energy rock band Juliette and the Licks to Club 770 at Union South for a free show on April 28, 2005. Juliette Lewis has starred in Old School, What's Eating Gilbert Grape and The Other Sister among other notable film roles. In her stage show, Juliette brings the same kind of unpredictable intensity that makes her film roles so memorable. The Licks have earned comparisons to such rockers as MC5, Iggy and the Stooges, and Van Halen. Opening artists are to be determined. The show is free and all ages are welcome.

Club 770 is a smoke and alcohol-free dance club. UW students, union members, the University community and guests welcome.

Good word

"Do you really want to live your life as if this is the last good idea you'll ever have?"

--Shel Silverstein

Book 'em

My friend Laura just tossed me a meme from the blog she coauthors with Terry Teachout. The meme relates to books, and she's curious to see my responses since our reading habits are so different.

I'm on it, and in the meantime I have finally updated my reading list, over there on the right. I started the list in a burst of activity last fall--and then never added to it again, till today. Sigh. I've never been good with paperwork, even fun paperwork.

I also updated the list of links to articles I've written, mostly for Madison's Isthmus newspaper

Good word

"The wearisome argument that pitches free speech against political correctness shows no sign of abating, even though Miss Manners has taken the trouble to explain that both sides are right and both sides are wrong."

--Judith Martin