I started composing work over the weekend on the next Mortal Fools gig: Wonderland Revisited. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was Lewis Carroll’s first novel, published in 1865 though begun two years earlier as a real-time invention as Carroll was boating with friend and his three kids. It stands among firsts in children’s literature as well […]
I’ve closed my Linkedin account. The decision was easy, based on three factors: First, it was no longer a place where I could comfortably represent myself. Having closed my business after a few decades’ of work, it had become a shrine to who I was and what I did. One could argue that my work […]
Earlier today, I completed the first course in what will be a 4-year program at the University of Chicago’s Graham School. It’s all about the end of the world. Well, not really, but sorta. The formal name for the session was: “The End(s) of Humanity: Classic Texts and Existential Threats I: The Human Career: Myth, […]
I just received a very gracious but still “no go” response on using 1984 for our next Mortal Fools gig. There was no compelling reason offered beyond an oblique reference to other projects in development with the Orwell Estate. Perhaps they’re negotiating with a better-known band? Anyway, I’m disappointed but not overly surprised. And there […]
OK, so I decided to swing for the fences and ask the Orwell Estate for its permission to write a Mortal Fools show based on the novel 1984. For fans of copyright, you probably know that the estate famously denied David Bowie’s request in 1974 (he subsequently issued a few songs not quite based on […]