Well, it's time for another month of banal piped in music, etc, etc,...so I read this essay and thought it inspirational in the context of living is a society where it's normal to line up for hours to pay $600 for a box with a chip in it........

"to do art-- one needs passion, commitment, conviction -- tempered by an ability to apprehend and uniquely interpret changing realities and circumstances -- plus an inner reservoir of courage and follow through. These things can't be bought retail: And that is exactly the advantage we hold"...

http://civillibertarian.blogspot.com/20 … ilism.html