I am not a huge Phish fan, but they are one of my favorites. I saw them once in concert--the only concert I ever went to alone because no one I knew wanted to go. Thank you for always including these lovely ancillary bits (like the popcorn tip) along with your wisdom on writing. I thoroughly enjoyed reading that New Yorker article and I equally enjoy reading your newsletter.
YES, I loved that quote too, and almost wrote a few paragraphs about it, but this was getting unwieldy. I love reading about any artistic process, but it was so cool to read the process of a band that has been working really hard for decades, and (mostly) (like, probably not the drugs part) doing it in a really imaginative and inspired way.
I am not a huge Phish fan, but they are one of my favorites. I saw them once in concert--the only concert I ever went to alone because no one I knew wanted to go. Thank you for always including these lovely ancillary bits (like the popcorn tip) along with your wisdom on writing. I thoroughly enjoyed reading that New Yorker article and I equally enjoy reading your newsletter.
P.S. I myself am guilty of the dad sneeze.
I’m a Phish guy so I read that article from a different perspective — but came to a similar conclusion about how they do what they do.
I loved this quote: Fishman paraphrased Charlie Parker: ‘Study and study and learn everything you can, and then forget that shit and play.’
That kind of gets at the concept of parameters really well. It’s definitely how I illustrate 😂
YES, I loved that quote too, and almost wrote a few paragraphs about it, but this was getting unwieldy. I love reading about any artistic process, but it was so cool to read the process of a band that has been working really hard for decades, and (mostly) (like, probably not the drugs part) doing it in a really imaginative and inspired way.
OMG, that Nasaflu commercial! I thought my partner was the only one who did that insane yell-sneezing thing!!
Also, YAY! FAIL BETTER CLUB!
Happy Solstice, Julie! (And Cosmo, you little watermelon gobblin' cutie, you!)
Simply brilliant, Julie. Love this.
Thank you, Judy!