Alison Bechdel at Chicago Humanities Festival, then Janelle Monáe & Grace Jones at Ravinia that same night, and during PRIDE month, too, my goodness.

I wonder. $50 seems like a lot to sit on the grass listening to Blues Traveler. But most of the classical shows still seem to have $10 seats.

DORVAL CARTER: (after years of not doing anything, or trying) that's enough of this. i retire

I haven’t seen that film in 30 years but recall adored it then. If you haven’t seen it and can track it down, I remember loving its prequel, The Year My Voice Broke, too!

Thank you!

That’s fascinating! What was all the styrofoam for? Is it still there under all the sand?

I’m loving, Kaveh Albar’s Martyr! right now, so I’ll see where that ends up, but these are the four I read for the first time this year that I think of most often.

I love NY Trilogy so much and just thought of rereading it this year. Truly one of the greatest openings.

I just read The Getaway recently and oof, yes, what a nightmare. Surreal and brutal. I’ll have to get to Savage Night soon.

He blocked me too and I’ve been on here for a week and have yet to post! I can’t even read what you’re responding to.

Damn! I’m sorry to hear that.