Say, I forgot (in the hustle and bustle, and in the rush of subsequent conversation) to mention this, but back in Nashville, I attained a milestone at the symposium with David Weinberger (since he’s working the Vienna scene this week, maybe we should call him pro tempore “David Wien-burger”?).
When the gracious John Rakestraw came to pick us up for dinner, he identified us both as “Web gurus.” I had a flashback to last September. David was there for the moment, but since he gets called a guru at the drop of a hat — and people are always dropping hats around him — he probably doesn’t remember the moment. I sure hope John does. John, if you’re reading this, would you authenticate that identification in the comments?
DRMA: "Mink Car" by They Might Be Giants; "I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" by Graham Parker; "Someday" by the Strokes; "The Water is Wide" by Jewel & Sarah McLachlin & Indigo Girls (this, by the way, is supposedly the song to which Michelle Shocked’s friend alludes in the second verse of “Anchorage”); "H-A-T-R-E-D" by Tonio K; "Crosstown Traffic" by Jimi Hendrix; "Down On The Corner" by Johnny Marr & The Healers.
Apologies for posting this so late, but I've been traveling and, when not traveling, quite busy. So I'm reading behind the times.
I did indeed refer to AKMA and DW as web gurus, though I understand this language to be the recognition of a status rather than the establishing of the status. Not an anointment, then -- just an acknowledgment.
Posted by: john at June 2, 2003 11:24 AM