I’ll have to give it another listen with the assumption that it’s a HS essay parody. But from that perspective, I wish he had used the word "robust" a few times.

I wish my HS essays could have earned me $900,000 a pop. I’d have stuck in a few extra classical references, too.

that fact that BD delivers lines like "Moby Dick is a seafaring tale. One of the men, the narrator, says, Call me Ishmael" with a straight face is kind of amazing

I’m sure anyone who cares about the Nobel Prize for Literature appreciates the plot summaries

that speech = priceless. 5 albums of Dylanatra = not so much.

Re: "Moby Dick is a seafaring tale. One of the men, the narrator, says, Call me Ishmael" That’s the exact point at which I had to stop reading. Maybe the recorded version, with the tinkle of ivories, makes it bearable.

heading to The Great One today! AK is a lexical challenge for "beauty"

and the perpetual light is rearranging my Circadian map

right. I went to Iceland once and it was the same thing. also: the sun was always up, but the sun was never really overhead... very strange

have a safe, fun trip!

if you’ve listened to all your JGB shows already and want some new ones, there’s a link in the garcia forum

37 years ago the roadies were well on their way to Anchorage. Yesterday the sun set at 11:40PM up there. Can you imagine walking out of a show at 11:30 at night to watch the sunset?

happy fathers day, all you dads

I a blessed to be a Dad and to have had a Dad who provided well for his family. A journey worth traveling