Pat, you're a marked man

Pat, that comment about Ryan Adams was utter blasphemy. To prove your ignorance, see Plato's "On Ryan Adams," in which he lauds Adams for his seminal contribution to music and life as we know it. I hope a bird craps on your head today. Yes, there are some very catchy songs that are good to ride around to with your windows down, better in Missouri where you guys actually have cool weather.

This pic is of me with the painting I made reference to, "Requiem." I'm at the artist's house. On my right is Aleem, the painter, and on my left is Zarema, his wife, who is one to the best contemporary artists in Ukraine. (I couldn't afford one of her paintings - they were in the triple digits, and would have exhausted my travel budget. It was really awesome to get to talk to them about art and life and stuff. They are both Muslims, but use a lot of Christian themes in their art. They actually do a lot of art for the Christian church in Ukraine, which is an interesting conversation for another day.