Speaking of BAM (or at least its cool-albeit-rundown satellite Harvey Theater)

Pedant alert: The Harvey is not a satellite of BAM, it is a part of BAM, which considers the Gilman Opera House and the Harvey to be equal theaters, if for different-sized audiences. And there's no albeit about it -- the Harvey was intentionally renovated to look like that, for the run of Peter Brooks's adaptation of the Mahabharata.

I will say that every time I attend a performance and sit in the Harvey's legendarily uncomfortable seats, I am filled with a new awe and respect for those hardy Brooks fans who signed up for a nine hour avant-garde production there. They didn't know what they were in for, and they had to come back a second night. That's a commitment to the arts!

Hec, I saw that piece, and then I was really sad with myself that my first reaction was "he covered Dr Wu?"

David Kamp, who co-wrote the book, was a Spy intern when we were in college (he was a few years ahead of me), and famous for his ability to drop that fact into any conversation within fifteen minutes. Although, really, looking back, it's hard to blame him.

Per dictionary.com: sat·el·lite n.

1. A minor structure accompanying a more important or larger one

The Harvey may be on equal footing with BAM's main building organizationally and artistically but it's separate and smaller so I stand by my description of it as a satellite. No value judgment was intended. Ditto with the rundown description. For those of you who haven't been there it was like describing Don Johnson's Miame Vice look (and all the unfortunate stubbles it inspired) as scruffy. It leaves out the intentional aspect but is accurate as far as it goes. And Propeller's Midsummer Night's Dream was so funny that I didn't notice how uncomfortable the cheap seats were until after it was over. I loved Homebody/Kabul, but four plus hours of those seats wasn't easy.

If anyone has any of the Dr. Wu covers I'd love to hear them. I have the original & can send it to Buffistarock if nobody else wants to admit to being a fan of the Dan.

Good night, all.

On another subject entirely, why doesn't Seattle have a Virgin Mega Store? When I lived that year in the UK, I practically lived at the Reading location.

If it's any consolation, they've really cut the book section down to less than half of what it once was. DVDs are eating up the whole store like a cancer.

Hecubus introduced me to "Horses", iirc. I'm really fond of it. Championship Vinyl customer service, bwah. (of course, I'm kind of the person they dread, apart from never being like "It has that guy? And a blue cover?")

So, if you were going to get a small child a small musical instrument - what would you get?

She's going to be five: I'm thinking recorder. . . maybe a harmonica.

So, if you were going to get a small child a small musical instrument - what would you get?

Contrabass sax. But I have a strange sense of humor. And a lot of disposable income. What with being producer of The Simpsons and King of the Hill and all.

Bwahaha!

I don't believe I've ever seen one of those before.

Sumi: glockenspiel. Oh yeah.

Not differently, WROUNG!

What can I say? I'm ignourant.

Also, re: Dr. Wu, I'd probably point out that Walter Becker, who attended the University of Alabama briefly, allegedly failed a class taught by noted logic professor Dr. Katy Wu.

allegedly failed a class taught by noted logic professor Dr. Katy Wu

Was she crazy? Was she high?

Of course if Becker's proofs were anything like his lyrics it's small wonder that he failed.