“Tribute bands ranging from Lead Zeppole to Bjorn 2
Run now account for 3.5% of. America's GDP, employing 2.5 million musicians and
twice that number of stage hands, sound engineers and roadies. Working in a
top-flight tribute band is so profitable that musicians graduating from
prestigious music schools routinely join bands with names like Coldplague,
Flock of Seconals and Gladys Night and the Pups.” —Joe Queenan, “With a Little
Help From My Hordes of Imitators,” The
Wall Street Journal, June 3-4, 2017
“When you come to knowing God, the initiative lies
on His side. If He does not show Himself, nothing you can do will enable you to
find Him. And, in fact, He shows much more of Himself to some people than to
others—not because He has favourites, but because it is impossible for Him to
show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong
condition. Just as sunlight, though it has no favourites, cannot be reflected
in a dusty mirror as clearly as in a clean one.” — C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (1952)
I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand