IN A FUNNY WAY - MERCURY REV

I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR : NICO and VELVET UNDERGROUND

ART SPACE MAGAZINE - BRUCE NAUMAN

CHOICE WORDS FROM THE ARTICLE:

"MIXING ART WITH POLITICS," a wag once said,"IS LIKE MIXING GIN WITH SNOT: IT RUINS THE FORMER AND FAILS TO IMPROVE THE LATTER."

ROCK AND ROLL - LOU REED

A CROATION SINGS ME AN OPERA AT THE BUS STOP : TALKING TO STRANGERS

Although there are distinct cultural difference between Poles, Croatians, Slovaks, Slovenians, and other Slavs - eastern Slavs and western Slavs, here in the United States we all seem to be put into the same niche, and Slavic people seem eager to identify with each other more so than other Europeans - just an OPINION (You know, EVERYONE HAS ONE!)

I was more disarmed than charmed when this old man began to gleefully sing me a song in Croation - LOUD - and was proud of his operatic voice.

I thanked him.

And then, though we had started out talking about what time the bus to take us up a hill was due, and that it was overdue, he got up and walked home.