Last night I went to an interview with Ani DiFranco at the Palace for the Fine Arts. Jacob and Joe were laughing hysterically and she is very theatrical and funny. I guess I was waiting the whole time to hear some hope regarding the industry and to tell you the truth, she didn’t have hope to give. She had hope for her life and her baby and has earned enough “bread and butter” from her cds that she doesn’t have to worry about the industry shift. She did touch on the fact that she supports other bands on her label and didn’t know how she would do that now. I think she has indeed been a pioneer, but not of the digital age. I think the pioneers of the new mp3 era are slowly emerging and working hard. One such musician working hard is Forrest Day. I believe in the music he creates and am trying to help in any way I can. Have I mentioned that I take the GMAT this weekend to enter business school part-time for marketing? Forrest is a talent that is garnering attention regardless of virtually zero marketing and zero tangible product. The music is just that good. I like it so much I want the whole band to get more out of it. The music is about energy, not image. Granted, the band consists of a bunch of guys in their 20’s in collared suits singing harmony over hip-hop carnival riffs. And speaking of image, I cannot express the joy it is to read a women’s magazine and see no articles on how to lose weight quickly or please your man. I’m talking about wedding magazines, specifically Modern Bride. It sounds so barbie and sexist, but unlike Cosmo and 20 other mags I consider toxic to the female psyche, wedding magazines have women of every color and every size distributed throughout the magazine. They have have articles about staying healthy and bringing families together. They talk about exspressing one’s self and making the most of one’s budget. Strange that such valuable material would be enveloped in the guise of outdated traditions originating in the silliness of “bloody bedsheets”. No I’m not grosss; I just majored in Shakespeare and can’t remember if that should have been a dash or a semicolon. Thanks for listening. I hope to see you soon. -Grace

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