I enjoyed your “without power” observations in Music Mondays, especially the final pithy and articulate summary—
“Without power, people started to realize their interdependence and the false idol that is radical liberal individualism.”
We have, in the US more than anywhere, a false idolatry where our lone cowboy fantasies of rugged individualism are concerned. Combine this distorted notion with our dependence on every new tecno-gadget that comes along, and you get a boatload of irony.
Of course, yes, I have chargeable cellphone chargers at home myself. I mean, certainly I can’t be expected to write letters from a disaster zone with no transportation. Maybe I need a ham radio…
Love it!! I'm so glad he got up close and personal too!
I thought I had your number saved, Akif said Adora Childcare in Simpsonville had power if anyone needed it...We just got our power back on yesterday and we too treated it like a camping trip at the house.
*to be clear I would happily have gone and enjoyed myself thoroughly rocking out with you in “community solidarity and catharsis”… 311 would be a stretch
Aaron,
I enjoyed your “without power” observations in Music Mondays, especially the final pithy and articulate summary—
“Without power, people started to realize their interdependence and the false idol that is radical liberal individualism.”
We have, in the US more than anywhere, a false idolatry where our lone cowboy fantasies of rugged individualism are concerned. Combine this distorted notion with our dependence on every new tecno-gadget that comes along, and you get a boatload of irony.
Of course, yes, I have chargeable cellphone chargers at home myself. I mean, certainly I can’t be expected to write letters from a disaster zone with no transportation. Maybe I need a ham radio…
Love it!! I'm so glad he got up close and personal too!
I thought I had your number saved, Akif said Adora Childcare in Simpsonville had power if anyone needed it...We just got our power back on yesterday and we too treated it like a camping trip at the house.
What a gift to have that show!the catharsis and community solidarity inherent in a show like that is a big deal (even in the best of times!)
My only wish is that it was a band I actually like* so I could more fully rejoice with you.
*to be clear I would happily have gone and enjoyed myself thoroughly rocking out with you in “community solidarity and catharsis”… 311 would be a stretch