October 15

I found the interview Charlie Rose did with Gergiev this evening absolutely exceptional. I am not sure when it will be posted on the web but think this will be where you can find it: http://www.charlierose.com/guest/view/2310
I wish I had a recording of it that I could trust to keep instead of the temporary internet records. I will have to ask Rick if he has played any of his CDs. I was lured into ordering his Parsifal to see what it might be like.

Meanwhile, the interview interrupted a great evening with Peter Hitchens whose new book is a great counter to those I have read of his brother. I suspect many friends will love it if they have a chance to pick it up. So far the description of growing up in England when they did is quite startling in its effect on me. Maybe there has been too much estrogen in my food lately? Between Peter and Gergiev my evening was full of ammunition against the likes of Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins.

I enjoyed Steve's article this morning on the impact of the Internet on Alaska villages and can't but help to think I am posting this via the Mukluk Telegraph. It was great seeing some of the beautiful prose from Steve's earlier messages in the article so that others could enjoy it as well.