Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, and some Devo albums
I spent a week trying to read this, and I’m putting it away now. I really wanted to like it, and parts of it were cool, but the place names in Mexico started running together, the anecdotes weren’t really grabbing me, and the ironic bits, while appreciated, didn’t really get my motor running, either. I’m gonna give this a try another day, maybe after a re-review of the Civil War.
Was recently listening to Devo’s Are We Not Men? and Freedom of Choice–now those are some invigorating works of art! I found myself humming “Girl U Want” and “It’s Not Right” as I washed dishes this week. And of course “Jocko Homo” is a masterwork. New wave music is so manic and angular and fun. God, I wish I could have been rocking around in the late ’70s and early ’80s.