Well, tomorrow is April. This country is a mess, but you don't need me to tell you that. Intellectuals must be taking bets to see which comes first in the United States, a dictatorship or economic failure. I think history has shown that the two usually go hand in hand.

Anyway, there's lots of money out there. I spent the whole day actually working, finishing up the huge mailing list for Astroland, getting a mailing out for Dancewave, a local dance group that is mailing out there schedule for dance classes and keeping up with the usual bookkeeping and answering phone calls and emails.

But what I have also been doing all day is listening to the music of Townes Van Zandt. There's something about him and me. Of all the people that have died (of course not including my dad), I think I miss him the most. I only saw him perform twice - but just those two times made me feel the kind of connection between artist and listener that can be so special. Not to mention that my favorite radio guy (and remember, I was once a radio guy - and this guy was my inspiration way back then) Vin Scelsa, had a record label job back in the late 1960's and early 1970's of accompanying Townes on the road, which as he said mostly consisted of making sure he showed up at his gigs somewhat sober. Anyway, I highly recommend everything you can listen to of his. And I am psyched that a movie about him is made and will be released this summer. I'm going to that one, for sure!