i like the idea, but his blog's a bore. wish more of the content was about what he purged, and if he misses anything. as to the books and cds everyone mentioned, how about the library and video store? he can only own 100 things, but he can borrow like mad.
the entirety of my opera knowledge comes from bugs bunny cartoons. sure, they portrayed drinking, smoking, cross dressing, and violence but has any 'modern' cartoon turned kids on to classical music?
i went to college with a guy who legally changed his name to Trout Fishing in America. He went by trout. Me, I never found Richard Brautigan all that readable, let alone insipring . . .
people have always loved a freakshow, we just don't cart the deformed around on circus trains anymore.