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No, I didn't see the Colbert piece, I should c...

2009-10-27T08:24:38.592-04:00

No, I didn't see the Colbert piece, I should check that out.

On Point:
http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/10/the-wu-tang-way

Marketplace:
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/10/16/pm-tao-of-wu

When I search on NPR.org I get a lot of other hits as well, so I apparently missed some (Fresh Air).

Very much surreal. I often wonder how he personally viewed his audience in the early days. Who was he writing for, and did he have any idea that his music was going to fill the headphones of white suburban high school kids not just around the US, but around the world, inspiring a whole new boom in hip-hop in Europe, nerdcore worldwide, etc.

Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps.

Did you catch him on Colbert, J? It was epic! I h...

2009-10-26T20:06:16.007-04:00

Did you catch him on Colbert, J? It was epic!

I haven't bought an odd instrument since I got my steal drum, Matt, so I figure I'm due. :D

I think "What's your superpower" is one of those so-shallow-it's-deep questions, Jimi.

Random is the bomb. I like how they asked him wha...

2009-10-26T14:07:12.284-04:00

Random is the bomb.

I like how they asked him what super power he would have. My mother is a lecturer in educational studies, and she went to a seminar recently to see some pretty significant guy (who I forget the name of) in educational studies who she has looked up to for years, and who she quoted in her PhD thesis etc. She ended up in the pub with him afterwards asking him what his superpower would be :P

I'm pretty sure that when my Stylophone Beatbo...

2009-10-26T11:11:47.727-04:00

I'm pretty sure that when my Stylophone Beatbox comes, I'm going to have to do a Stylophone/Beatbox/Vocals YouTube video. I haven't been this excited for a kitschy instrument since I won my Omnichord on eBay.

The RZA was interviewed on NPR last week. TWICE. ...

2009-10-26T09:24:08.515-04:00

The RZA was interviewed on NPR last week. TWICE.

How crazy is that?

You'd be surprised the shit you can get away w...

2009-10-25T23:24:16.817-04:00

You'd be surprised the shit you can get away with, Dave, by just bookending it with "FOR SCIENCE!" ;)

Understandable, Church. You spend most of your energy staying on top of those geek chic posts on my behalf. :D

Sonnovabitch! I've had Ep. 6 of TSL in my feed...

2009-10-25T19:44:20.690-04:00

Sonnovabitch! I've had Ep. 6 of TSL in my feed for months and didn't notice!

God, I love the things the folks at my alma mater ...

2009-10-25T17:59:43.943-04:00

God, I love the things the folks at my alma mater come up with. "Oh, this? We weren't goofing around with the big ass table. No sir. This is, uh, computer science research."