floozy industries

What the? Where the? Who the?

I haven’t mentioned it yet but I spent all last week at eg2006 working/volunteering. It was frustrating in a way because there wasn’t really enough work to do, but once the conference started, it was as stimulating as ever. And exhausting. I’ve been volunteering for this guy’s conferences for quite a few years now. This time it was entertainment focused. I saw quite a few famous people in the audience, Sidney Poitier, Herbie Hancock, Quincie Jones, Salma Hayak, Naomi Campbell, and more.

Some of the my favorite presenters tend to be science guys (Bill Nye spoke, and then later spontaneously married his fiancé on stage) and the music. It really doesn’t get much better than seeing Yo Yo Ma from 6 feet away. He is a totally different kind of human from your regular everyday guy. He looks everyone in the eye and treats everyone with respect, just seems like one of the most present and down to earth people you could happen to meet. And he doesn’t play cello too badly either. I normally hate the large strings, but Yo Yo offers sounds that others don’t make.

I totally missed the talk by the DNA guy, Spencer Wells, which is ridiculous because I’m so into the DNA research (Haplogroup J represent), but I was so tired and out of it that I went and had a snack instead.

There were other highlights, Naomi Judd and Dwight Yokum, crazy video games, hilarious clips from new animated movies, selected Simpson’s cuts presented by Matt Groening, Herbie accompanying Jill Sobule on my favorite of her songs (Mexican Wrestler), and hanging out with some old friends.

FWIW I did not drink the Yahootinis. I drank the fine wines.