The line has been stuck in my head for 25 years, “Patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings”, from Bob Dylan’s pen through his nasal vocal delivery and into my memory banks it’s been lodged there popping in and out of my thoughts like the poor victim in a Whac-a-Mole game. [...]
July 23, 2008
Idol and 15 minutes
Visited the American Idol audition process this week with my oldest daughter. Andy Warhol was correct about that 15 minutes of fame desire we Americans have. Not that his original statement put the 15 minutes as a desire but more of a part of the normal course of life in a future that [...]
