Posted 2:16 AM by sport

BY THE WAY...

Forgot a couple things in the previous entry.

First, here's a thing I wrote a few years back:
Lois!

And here are excerpts from an email I just got:

Dear "Sport", if I may:

Your remarkable screed entitled 'Jonathan Schwartz vs. Lois Hunt' popped up on my screen as I was Googleing myself in search of a certain ancient LP of mine...

...Earl used to say that we were never really famous, just "half-assed well
known." Therefore, in a sense I cannot truly fault the current 'hot' DJs for
being unaware of our, or my existence. That being said, as you noted there
was no call for the gratuitous, casual cruelty of their assessment of our
work.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your unsolicited and highly
articulate response to those worthies.

Most sincerely,
Lois Hunt

Ms Hunt is 80 years old, and couldn't be hipper, from what I see. Made me smile, that did. Bless you, Lois.

Also:
I contributed a bit of text to Irwin's wonderful new Fantagraphics book on artist Jim Flora. My other pal Laura Lindgren (co-owner, with good ol'boy Ken Swezey, of BLAST BOOKS) designed it, and it is well worth your dough.

Lastly:
Prior to election day I sat in with David Garland for an unusual, tongue-in-cheek "vote for my selected tune" program. Dunno how it sounds, but it was fun to do. Here it is if you want.
If that link doesn't work, go to wnyc.org. then to the programs list, then "spinning on air" then "october shows"