prepared for just how great the Patti Smith show was going to be. I mean, I know she’s an important historical figure, and still very vital and all that. But I was amazed at how legitimate a punk she still is (very, most should take lessons), and how un-poseurish her art-rock-chick thing is. There’s nothing nostalgic about a Patti Smith show – it’s happening right now. Note: only about three people in the world could open a rock show with an extended Ginsberg quote and not look completely foolish.

that Patti Smith is playing tonight at Metropolis. I am completely and utterly fascinated, amazed, and impressed by Patti Smith. I’m trying to wrangle a free ticket as I write this.

story I read last weekend in Saturday Night about how to knit sweaters for penguins. You would want to knit a sweater for a penguin so that it doesn’t preen oil from an oil spill with its beak, cause it would ingest the goo and die. If/when a person cleans off such oil, they also get rid of natural feather oils, so the penguins would get cold. Hence, penguin sweaters.