One of those "memories" from the 2012 Euro Art Tour: Europe's greatest hits, 2012 German guy: "Remember when you bomb us? In the forties?" Italian girl: "I just want to touch the face of the world's greatest living poet." Dutch girl: "Would you like a piece of cheese? Or, a fruit?" #europe #minds

"When a criticism of the true ideology is advanced, or when embarrassing facts come out, everyone learns a particular answer. One neither believes nor disbelieves the answer; one demonstrates one’s loyalty by saying it. It is interesting to be present when the answer is still being rehearsed. Gradually, one acquires a little mental library of such canned answers, and the use of them signals to others in the know that you are one of them." https://newcriterion.com/issues/2019/10/leninthink #politics #totalitarianism #minds

Mother Nature Wizard interview with Debbie Harry (and Chris Stein) in the LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-09-30/debbie-harry-blondie-face-it-memoir-me-too She's one of a kind #music #punkrock #blondie #minds