tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990125.post110186534208173326..comments2023-09-21T10:48:55.745-04:00Comments on Steady Blogging: Slate goodnessSumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325730483122616853noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990125.post-1101867711983532792004-11-30T21:21:00.000-05:002004-11-30T21:21:00.000-05:00here's the e-mail exchange. not sure if i actuall...here's the e-mail exchange. not sure if i actually followed up with some more about the NYer profile. if i did, i can't find the e-mail.<br /><br />Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:25:27 -0700 (PDT)<br />From: "Suman Ganguli"<br />Subject: Re: music, plaxo, elizabeth alexander<br />To: D, J<br /><br />here's a weird coincidence. i'd saved a new yorker from feb b/c there<br />was a profile of derek walcott written by hilton als in there.<br />finally got around to reading it yesterday to and from work. was<br />thinking of e-mailing you guys about it anyways, but then came across<br />a quote from elizabeth alexander in there! she was a student of<br />walcott's at BU.<br /><br />left the issue at home, i'll try to remember to send the quote.<br /><br />--Suman<br /><br />--- D wrote:<br />> sorry about that, terra hit the send button<br />> <br />> as i was saying, ...mos def, have all put out "albums", rather than a <br />> collection of unrelated, uninteresting songs. i haven't purchased a <br />> non-hip-hop joint in years other than jazz and lyle lovett, i think. <br />> has there been anything worthwhile. long gone are the days of <br />> thoughfulness in music. no more cover art, liner notes, etc.<br />> <br />> as for elizabeth, she's awesome. one of my favorite people in the world <br />> all-time. if you see her, tell her that D says hi again. i just <br />> sent her some shutterfly photos on sunday.<br />> <br />> -dmsb<br />> <br />> On Apr 5, 2004, at 8:03 PM, J wrote:<br />> <br />> > Did any of you see the article below in today's NYTimes? (Suman: the<br />> > author isn't your friend John Schwartz, is it?) There was also an<br />> > article in the same section (Business) about Plaxo, the wannabe Google.<br />> ><br />> ><br />> > D: Elizabeth Alexander is reading in NYC on April 15 as part of a<br />> > Graywolf Press night (Graywolf = small Minneapolis publisher with one<br />> > of the best poetry lists in the country). Is it worth checking out? Is<br />> > she really that talented?<br />> ><br />> > Today I got an email from Howard Zinn, endorsing one of the books I'm<br />> > working on. It goes without saying, it was the highlight of my day.<br />> ><br />> > J<br />> ><br />> ><br />> > A Heretical View of File Sharing<br />> ><br />> > April 5, 2004<br />> > By JOHN SCHWARTZ<br />> ><br />> ><br />> > What if the music industry is wrong, and file sharing is not<br />> > hurting record sales? A new report suggests just that.<br />> ><br />> > http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/05/technology/05music.html? <br />> > ex=1082212192&ei=1&en=7fd8493616b656f8<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br />> -------------------------<br />> "In the Kamigata area they have a sort of tiered lunchbox they use for a<br />> single day when flower viewing. Upon returning, they throw them away,<br />> trampling them underfoot. The end is important in all things."<br />> <br />> --Hagakure, 2nd Chapter<br />> <br />>Sumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325730483122616853noreply@blogger.com