From Roxy Music to the Grateful Dead

Today M* was asking me about Roxy Music—he's a fan of Brian Eno's work on the "For All Mankind" documentary, but didn't know much about RM—so I suggested we watch a few of their videos on You Tube. This was educational for me as well, as I've almost never had cable (MTV, VH-1, etc). Our favorite RM video was a 1973 live version of Remake Remodel performed on German TV: it's amazing to witness the blend of the Brian Eno's glam-our, Bryan Ferry's suaveness and Phil Manzanera's full-on long-haired rocker-ness—albeit encased in an amazing outfit.

After the videos, M* starts listening to more Eno, but, before I know it, he's streaming the Grateful Dead while doing the dishes. Now, I'm all for having M* do dishes; I'm just confused by his soundtrack choice. Ever since, he's been humming the Grateful Dead—although I thought it was "Cats in The Cradle"—and joking about finding his inner hippie. Maybe it's the beard.

M* grew out his beard while studying for finals. He'd never grown one before, and, although he was going to shave it off after his last final yesterday, it doesn't seem as though he's ready to give it up.