Greetings from New Orleans! The Crescent City is rather damp today (ok, REALLY damp) but no less busy than usual. Driving into town this morning was rather shocking. Many of the houses around here are still in ruins. It's really sad, to see these homes with no roofs and piles of debris on the front yard. I wish I knew what to do about it.

The past week or so has been quite busy. University of Miami was an easier gig than expected, then the Ryman in Nashville. The Grand Ol' Opry. Always an interesting show. On to Houston tomorrow, then Stubb's BBQ in Austin and Dallas, then home for a week. Can't wait.

I really want to make some kind of comment on pop culture right now, but between OJ and Britney I'm just overloaded. So I'm just gonna go back to my show now, and we'll continue this discussion later.

"The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget."

Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"