The EMP 2005 Pop Conference

[Gazoo]

After a whole lot of work, culminating in an all-nighter tonight, I have finally more or less finished the paper I'm presenting Sunday.  My shuttle's picking me up for the airport at 3am tonight, which leaves painfully little time ... but if any of you are interested in checking it out and perhaps offering me feedback, the paper's available at http://www.choler.com/gazoo/EMP_JPM.doc ... I hope it strikes some kind of balance between educational, entertaining, and advocational.

Thanks, everyone, for your kind words throughout this process of me stressing out.  Here's hoping for good things this weekend.

Gaz

[princessofcairo]

go get 'em, gaz!

[RGMike]

I finally got a chance to read the whole thing -- kudos, man. Fine work.

Are you familiar with a Joan Baez song called "The Altar Boy and the Thief"?

http://www.joanbaez.com/Lyrics/altarboy.html

I used to play it back-to-back with Rod's "Killing of Georgie".

[Gazoo]

I had never heard of it until now, and was intrigued to find that she makes an apparent reference to the gay boxer, Emile Griffith, who was just profiled at ESPN.com last week.

I'm happy to report that the visit, the conference, and my presentation all went well.  Currently playing catch-up at my day job but I'll try to fill in some deets later.  Thank you for the words of encouragement in the mean.

[RGMike]

I had never heard of it until now, and was intrigued to find that she makes an apparent reference to the gay boxer, Emile Griffith, who was just profiled at ESPN.com last week.

I'm happy to report that the visit, the conference, and my presentation all went well.  Currently playing catch-up at my day job but I'll try to fill in some deets later.  Thank you for the words of encouragement in the mean.

I don't think that's a Griffith reference, not in 1976 or '77 which is when the LP came out.  But I'm anxious to see that docu.

[mshray]

I had never heard of it until now, and was intrigued to find that she makes an apparent reference to the gay boxer, Emile Griffith, who was just profiled at ESPN.com last week.

I'm happy to report that the visit, the conference, and my presentation all went well.  Currently playing catch-up at my day job but I'll try to fill in some deets later.  Thank you for the words of encouragement in the mean.

I don't think that's a Griffith reference, not in 1976 or '77 which is when the LP came out.  But I'm anxious to see that docu.

Also a long, excellent article about him in last week's Sports Illustrated.  Based on the buzz, this must be an excellent documentary.

Gaz did a very good job in his panel.  He was forced to rush through the last couple of pages at warp speed, but that didn't overshadow the fact that it was a very good presentation.  He had several typical Gaz one-liners & toss-off wordplays & the audience laughed at all the right times.  My favorite was the one about Sonny & Cher actually not engaging in gender-bending, but just being too lazy to change the lyrics.  Also the pointed remark about how the gay community thanked Rod Stewart for recording "The Killing Of Georgie".

You'd all have been proud of him, let's now hope it brings continuing rewards & exposure.