Kreg Abshire
@kregabshire
American Studies--film, music, literature, and class. Was way out front on the nontraditional jobs for Ph.D.s trend--by choice of others like, you know, the market. Student once told me that he liked my "self-defecating sense of humor."
Craziest lineup: Wednesday, Jon Batiste, and Tyler Childers! All great, and, yep, all together.
Happy Friday. As a form of resistance to all that sucks so much... Here's my dog, Louis, doing his best impersonation of Ferdinand.
The world has gone to shit, and I'll need to put off retirement for, well, some time. But there's this:
Good crowd in Colorado Springs even with sunless skies and temps hovering below freezing.
If you see this, post a fictional band you would love to see live. Hex Girls!
If you happen to be flying through NYC, find yourself in JFK, and need to make use of the family bathroom, be warned: Lady Beatrice (my daughter's cat) is very much on the prowl.
Reposting this for all the new followers. Hi, new followers. I thought you might like to read about Americana music in the Coen Brothers' world and in Inside Llewyn Davis in particular. preo.u-bourgogne.fr/textesetcont...
Some recommended reading for the weekend: preo.u-bourgogne.fr/textesetcont...