Last week we went to see Fran Lebowitz speak at the Eisemann Center here in Richardson. I remember her appearing on the old David Letterman show in NBC, but was not really that familiar with her. It was entertaining. Going to look into more of her work.
We went to see Front 242 last night here in Dallas, at the Granada Theater.
First a little bragging. My amazing wife got us front row balcony seats. We could sit for the whole show and no one could stand in front of us. The balcony at the Granada is a fantastic place to see a show.
This was to be the band’s last live tour. The guys are getting up there. They are a little older than me, and they’ve been doing this since about 1983. They’ve earned a rest.
We’ve seen them once before, same venue, 2017.
The show as great. I love the imagery Front 242 uses on the screen. Just amazing. The crowd was generally older and cool. Not the kind of crowd you encounter so often these days where people are standing in groups talking while the band plays.
We needed this. 
Today is Carl Sagan’s birthday.
Can we please have more Sagans than Rogans? Please.
True story. My first “real job” out of college was selling copiers. Outside sales. One day I was out cold calling in my super horrible sales territory, just going through an office building talking to people. I went into a small movie production company and met the owner, Terry Lofton (yes, close last name). They had produced this wonderful film — Nail Gun Massacre. I have never seen it.
Apparently Terry died in 2011, at the age of 48, and NGM was the only film he ever made.
I did not succeed in selling them a copier.
Our sweet old man.
