Introductions: Who are your influences?

Some of mine

Pauline Kael

Christopher Hitchens

Stephen Colbert

Stealing and sampling

• Nirvana (& Patti Smith) vs. Boston

But it was different—it was urgent and brilliant and new. (Gladwell 7)

• Beach Boys vs. Chuck Berry (YouTube)
• Tom Waits vs. Opel (YouTube)

Fastwrite: What does Gladwell suggest about the differences between stealing and sampling? How do the cases of the Beach Boys and Waits support and or cause problems for his views?

To Do

1. Thurs, 1/19, 9:00 am: Post x1 to Dropbox, or email to me
2. Mon, 1/23, class: Read Wollf, chapters 1-3
3. Wed, 1/25, class: Finish Wollf
4. Thurs, 126, 9:00 am: Post x2 to Dropbox

Moment of Zen

Wikipedia Blackout