{"id":515,"date":"2009-11-05T22:57:49","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T03:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mauraweb.com\/blog\/?p=515"},"modified":"2009-11-05T22:57:49","modified_gmt":"2009-11-06T03:57:49","slug":"you-can-count-the-fingers-on-one-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauraweb.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/05\/you-can-count-the-fingers-on-one-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"you can count the fingers on one hand"},"content":{"rendered":"

I read a lot of stuff about instructional tech and information tech these days, and I see a lot of love for Twitter in those spheres. And I share that love, really, I do. I felt kinda embarrassed when I first signed up<\/a>,* but Twitter has become a pretty indispensable part of my infostreams.<\/p>\n

* linking to this post is cracking me up because apparently back in May of aught-eight I was all “I don’t want an iPhone!” And look at me now<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But lately I’ve been thinking about the other stuff that I like about Twitter. I don’t go overboard w\/the celebs on Twitter — really it’s only a few folks. But it’s neato to be able to follow some musicians that I like, most notably Kristin Hersh<\/a> and Tracey Thorn<\/a>. Maybe it’s because they’re old like me and have kids and still talk about “records.” Tracey Thorn’s kids made fun of her for using that word, and now that I’m a librarian it sometimes has a different meaning for me, too, though I will always think of A sides and B sides before anything else (old habits die hard). Kristin Hersh, one of the most prolific (and sharing<\/a>) musicians out there, lets us know every time she has a new song up on her website. And they both tweet silly funny stuff about their kids, an indulgence that any parent will probably appreciate (and admit to).<\/p>\n

My Twitter music fan habit is probably just another mutation in the evolution path (and aging) of me as a music fan. I’ve written some about this in the past.<\/a> The older I get, the less I crave live music, browsing record (ha) stores, and reading music reviews\/news\/zines\/etc. (though I still sometimes miss my college radio show). But I still feel strongly about music and consider “music fan” to be a core facet of my personality.<\/p>\n

Gets me thinking: what counts as a “fan”? I’ve seen only a handful of live shows since Gus was born and probably buy only 1-2 CDs every few months these days. But I still listen to music every day. And my Twitter habit helps keep music in mind, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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