Subject: Chat with Dan COLLINS
From: Dan COLLINS <vermontaigne@gmail.com>
To: barriticus@gmail.com

me: I'm sorry, but everyone has to see this
me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRd_vZT6zPY
Dan: Thanks, Barrett. The old man knows what he's talking about.
Dan: I have the Rough Guide. That's what they say, too.
me: Rough Guide?
Dan: Yeah. Have you never seen the Hipster Baedecker?
me: I really don't have my finger on the pulse of anything besides Roman history
me: and star wars re-edits
Dan: How's the pulse?
me: empire gradually collapsed in the west
me: transitioned to Christian/Greek speaking entity in the east
me: so, fine
Dan: Sounds like a stroke.
me: lol, very good
me: how's the conservative blogosphere?
Dan: Ruminating.
Dan: Attempting to digest.
me: right, health care thing
Dan: The run-up to November will be interesting.
me: sick of hearing about that crap
me: not my area
Dan: Oh, but the problem is that most people haven't heard enough about that crap.
me: I know, it's a matter of important, but so is geology
me: neither really sex me up
Dan: Now, it's on to . . . how will it really affect *one*?
me: I'm off the grid, you guys can deal with it
Dan: Well, enjoy.
Dan: And thanks for the laugh. Needed that.
me: anyway
me: I'm writing for the New York Observer now
me: as a hitman, of course
me: going after Michael Wolff
Dan: Yes, I saw that.
me: and Ross Douthat
Dan: Hmmm. Well, that latter puts you in the same camp as Stacy.
Dan: Oddly enough.
me: I'm in the same camp as him on more issues than he realizes
Dan: He'd be interested to learn that, if he'd put the keyboard down for a moment.
me: He's certainly prolific
Dan: Yes. And manic.
me: Speaking of which
me: http://www.theblogmocracy.com/2010/03/20/barrett-brown-another-progressive-bigot-and-racist/
me: last two paragraphs
Dan: Will check it out.
me: Okay, I'll keep you updated on novelty re-tracks of Star Wars scenes
Dan: Thanks.