Quoted in ATPM
Referrer logs are a great thing: they tell you where people who are reading you have come from. A recent hit pointed me to Wes Meltzer's "Bloggable" column, which this month includes a reference to my iPod shuffle entry.
Thanks, Wes-- though I have to give credit for the line about Carl Van Vechten to The New Yorker critic Alex Ross. I can only aspire to be that clever!
[To the tune of Ludwig van Beethoven, "Marcia funebre: Adagio assai," from the album Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 Op 55 'Eroica' & No 8 Op 93.]
I'm glad you noticed the hit, although I'm a little disappointed to hear that I can't credit you with the quote. Shall I send a correction to my editor about that? I like to keep the record straight about that kind of thing.
By the way: I'm a fan, so I'm especially glad you noticed the column!
Posted by: Wes Meltzer | March 01, 2004 at 05:35 PM
Well, as the saying goes, good artists borrow, while great artists steal. I think just inserting a line in the piece that says that I'm quoting Alex Ross would be sufficient; or an erratum note, if that's the way ATPM prefers to do it.
Maybe I'll now go and touch up that entry, now that more people are going to hit on it!
Posted by: askpang | March 01, 2004 at 11:37 PM