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Quote of the day:
“One cannot rest except after steady practice.”
--George Ade

Quote of the day no. 2:
“Personally I have nothing against work, particularly when performed, quietly and unobtrusively, by someone else. I just don’t happen to think it’s an appropriate subject for an ‘ethic.’”
--Barbara Ehrenreich

April’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival brought tens of thousands of people to the desert to see tons of great music. Performing were Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine (in a much-anticipated reunion), Crowded House, Happy Mondays, the Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bjork, Roots, Amy Winehouse, Arcade Fire, Lily Allen, Mika, Peter Bjorn & John, Jarvis Cocker, Pharoahe Monch and others.

Two items of note. First, the temperatures in the Coachella Valley this time of year usually range between very hot and blazing. At least it’s not the summer. Then, temperatures are between blazing and blast furnace. It shows extraordinary commitment to pay to attend a long concert under such extreme conditions.

Second, another performer at the concert was the original Bessie Smith. A DJ named David J took his turn in the DJ Dome, and he played nothing but pre-1939 78s, using a 1908 wind-up Victrola.

I like this guy.