Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
-
Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 73646
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Nerdo Crombezia
- Contact:
Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
Okay, an idea that I'll throw out here for consideration. This fall, I'm teaching a reading course on the use of rock as a way of talking about history. So far, I have all but one of my assigned readings in digital form (and plan on scanning the last one in the next week or so). Is there interest in running a parallel, virtual reading group on this stuff? Leaving aside logistics for organizing actual discussion online, is there sufficient interest to commit to a regular reading and discussion schedule? I've been involved in reading groups before and that discipline over several months is the biggest hurdle.
I've uploaded a snipped version of my syllabus, dealing only with the reading schedule (ignore the dates).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kwid3wr9cqeqe ... e.pdf?dl=0
I know people have busy lives and all, so I certainly won't take offence to crickets and tumbleweed. But if we can get a half dozen or so people who want to debate popular music as a historical force, it could be fun.
I've uploaded a snipped version of my syllabus, dealing only with the reading schedule (ignore the dates).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kwid3wr9cqeqe ... e.pdf?dl=0
I know people have busy lives and all, so I certainly won't take offence to crickets and tumbleweed. But if we can get a half dozen or so people who want to debate popular music as a historical force, it could be fun.
Endut! Hoch Hech!
I feel that, had he lived, John Lennon would have loved Donkey Kong.
I feel that, had he lived, John Lennon would have loved Donkey Kong.
-
eumaas
- Klezmer Shogun
- Posts: 22846
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 8:10pm
- Location: outer space
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
With school commitments now, I don't think I could really engage with the material as I'm already trying to do a blog, podcasts, and keep up philosophical reading on the side. Unfortunately.
I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
— Clashy
— Clashy
-
Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 73646
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Nerdo Crombezia
- Contact:
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
I suspect most people are in a comparable boat and I can appreciate that. No worries.eumaas wrote:With school commitments now, I don't think I could really engage with the material as I'm already trying to do a blog, podcasts, and keep up philosophical reading on the side. Unfortunately.

Endut! Hoch Hech!
I feel that, had he lived, John Lennon would have loved Donkey Kong.
I feel that, had he lived, John Lennon would have loved Donkey Kong.
-
Wolter
- Half Foghorn Leghorn, Half Woody Allen
- Posts: 49716
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 7:59pm
- Location: ¡HOLIDAY RO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OAD!
- Contact:
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
Sadly, it sounds awesome but I'm honestly up to my nipples in my animation course and shouldn't have even been here as often as I have been today.Dr. Medulla wrote:I suspect most people are in a comparable boat and I can appreciate that. No worries.eumaas wrote:With school commitments now, I don't think I could really engage with the material as I'm already trying to do a blog, podcasts, and keep up philosophical reading on the side. Unfortunately.
I don't know why I chose to use my nipples as a yardstick, and I apologize for the traumatic image.
"There's something more honest, he believed, about traditional methods of mass starvation, labour camps, and machine gunning millions to death. Stalin was a vinyl guy who sneered at Truman converting everything to compact disc." - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
-
Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 73646
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Nerdo Crombezia
- Contact:
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
I'm considering doing a Michael Ginsberg on my own nipples now.Wolter wrote:Sadly, it sounds awesome but I'm honestly up to my nipples in my animation course and shouldn't have even been here as often as I have been today.Dr. Medulla wrote:I suspect most people are in a comparable boat and I can appreciate that. No worries.eumaas wrote:With school commitments now, I don't think I could really engage with the material as I'm already trying to do a blog, podcasts, and keep up philosophical reading on the side. Unfortunately.
I don't know why I chose to use my nipples as a yardstick, and I apologize for the traumatic image.

Endut! Hoch Hech!
I feel that, had he lived, John Lennon would have loved Donkey Kong.
I feel that, had he lived, John Lennon would have loved Donkey Kong.
-
Flex
- Mechano-Man of the Future
- Posts: 25517
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:50pm
- Location: The Information Superhighway!
- Contact:
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
I should know a lot more about my time commitments after next Tuesday. I'd love to do it.
-
Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 73646
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Nerdo Crombezia
- Contact:
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
$300 non-refundable fee required.Flex wrote:I should know a lot more about my time commitments after next Tuesday. I'd love to do it.

Endut! Hoch Hech!
I feel that, had he lived, John Lennon would have loved Donkey Kong.
I feel that, had he lived, John Lennon would have loved Donkey Kong.
-
Flex
- Mechano-Man of the Future
- Posts: 25517
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:50pm
- Location: The Information Superhighway!
- Contact:
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
Charge it to one Jon Q. Wolter. He's good for it.Dr. Medulla wrote:$300 non-refundable fee required.Flex wrote:I should know a lot more about my time commitments after next Tuesday. I'd love to do it.
-
Wolter
- Half Foghorn Leghorn, Half Woody Allen
- Posts: 49716
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 7:59pm
- Location: ¡HOLIDAY RO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OAD!
- Contact:
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
Naw, man. I'm just a penniless animation student and stay-at-home dad living in a surprisingly wealthy suburb, not one of you fancy politicians living in your massive mayoral palaces.Flex wrote:Charge it to one Jon Q. Wolter. He's good for it.Dr. Medulla wrote:$300 non-refundable fee required.Flex wrote:I should know a lot more about my time commitments after next Tuesday. I'd love to do it.
"There's something more honest, he believed, about traditional methods of mass starvation, labour camps, and machine gunning millions to death. Stalin was a vinyl guy who sneered at Truman converting everything to compact disc." - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
-
Flex
- Mechano-Man of the Future
- Posts: 25517
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:50pm
- Location: The Information Superhighway!
- Contact:
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
I had Dudley, my man servant, read that to me while I sipped shasta from my gold chalice, and I chuckled.Wolter wrote:Naw, man. I'm just a penniless animation student and stay-at-home dad living in a surprisingly wealthy suburb, not one of you fancy politicians living in your massive mayoral palaces.
-
Wolter
- Half Foghorn Leghorn, Half Woody Allen
- Posts: 49716
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 7:59pm
- Location: ¡HOLIDAY RO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OAD!
- Contact:
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
Kudos to the use of Shasta in that response.Flex wrote:I had Dudley, my man servant, read that to me while I sipped shasta from my gold chalice, and I chuckled.Wolter wrote:Naw, man. I'm just a penniless animation student and stay-at-home dad living in a surprisingly wealthy suburb, not one of you fancy politicians living in your massive mayoral palaces.
"There's something more honest, he believed, about traditional methods of mass starvation, labour camps, and machine gunning millions to death. Stalin was a vinyl guy who sneered at Truman converting everything to compact disc." - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
-
JennyB
- Clash Cuck
- Posts: 15911
- Joined: 16 Jun 2008, 1:13pm
- Location: Moranjortsville
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
I would love to participate, though I never really have much of importance to say.
Got a Rake? Sure!
IMCT: Inane Middle-Class Twats - Dr. M
Don't talk shop.
IMCT: Inane Middle-Class Twats - Dr. M
Don't talk shop.
-
BostonBeaneater
- Autonomous Insect Cyborg Sentinel
- Posts: 7289
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 7:24pm
- Location: Between the moon and New York City
-
Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 73646
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Nerdo Crombezia
- Contact:
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
Importance, shimportance, it's just interpretation and conversation, an opportunity to do more applied thinking with some of the stuff that goes on here already.JennyB wrote:I would love to participate, though I never really have much of importance to say.
Cool. I'll keep this open for a week or so and then we'll see where we're at.BostonBeaneater wrote:I think I can do it.
Endut! Hoch Hech!
I feel that, had he lived, John Lennon would have loved Donkey Kong.
I feel that, had he lived, John Lennon would have loved Donkey Kong.
-
Flex
- Mechano-Man of the Future
- Posts: 25517
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:50pm
- Location: The Information Superhighway!
- Contact:
Re: Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
Insane work crisis defused. I think I'm in (I'll at least give it, er, the old college try)
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Majestic-12 [Bot] and 2 guests