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Expression is Art!!! Expand Your Mind!! Martin points that out as an example of Ball State street art. Yeah, it's a little behind the times. Maybe we can all say, "retro" style, echoing Brooklyn sidewalks... not. I did read that the Ball State Museum of Art might be one of the best in the state. 
Fall Colors, they're really amazing on the campus.
Check out the yellow. This was like a beacon. Super...
Expression is Art!!! Expand Your Mind!! Martin points that out as an example of Ball State street art. Yeah, it’s a little behind the times. Maybe we can all say, “retro” style, echoing Brooklyn sidewalks… not. I did read that the Ball State Museum of Art might be one of the best in the state. Fall Colors, they’re really amazing on the campus. Check out the yellow. This was like a beacon. Super bright yellow. You couldn’t miss it. In the museum, you can see etchings and prints. This is from Picasso. Check out the hairy characters he was drawing. This could be a page in Kramer’s Ergot. Only if I could organize my junk like Leo Sewell. This guy is amazing. Now it’s time to learn more about him. Even the cock n balls are done right. This is an Alexander Calder. You can even see the paint strokes. Miniature Indian Paintings. The work is smaller than a 8 1/2 x 11. And the detail is crazy. Amida Buddha. I don’t know why there are coins in front of him. I suppose it’s an offering, but the other Buddha had none. It’s an amazing piece. In case you didn’t know David Letterman went to Ball State.
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Anime Club! Martin is in. He got jumped in by anime kids. Naruto! Clamp! Tomorrow is the talk here at Ball State University. The alma mater of David Letterman. Talks are tough sometimes, you fly in, you do a talk, all without knowing your exact audience. Are there going to be Asian, Asian American or non Asians? What do they want to hear, or expect to hear? I hope we get it right. We've done...
Anime Club! Martin is in. He got jumped in by anime kids. Naruto! Clamp! Tomorrow is the talk here at Ball State University. The alma mater of David Letterman. Talks are tough sometimes, you fly in, you do a talk, all without knowing your exact audience. Are there going to be Asian, Asian American or non Asians? What do they want to hear, or expect to hear? I hope we get it right. We’ve done plenty of talks on campuses, and the more I do it, the better I want to do each time, but at the same time, I don’t think the talks are good enough. What do I expect at/from our talks? 1) is it meant to be funny? 2) informative? 3) entertaining? 4) visually stimulating? 5) inspiring? I hope it’s all of these things, but is it? I’m not sure… so even after years of doing talks, I still tweak the presentation over and over, so at least it’s fresh for me. There’s nothing worse than saying the same exact story over and over in the same exact way. Martin’s pretty good at bowling. Me? Sub 100 today, twice. Rematch, tomorrow. Two Asians. Not Martin and I… I’m talking about the two S. Asian bruthas sitting at the table. Will they be at our talk tomorrow? Muncie at least near Ball State is a pretty sleepy area, granted, there’s a football game tonite, and Ball State is number #18, which isn’t bad. I never knew they were good at football. I thought it was all about basketball here.
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Cate's in Chicago and took this from her phone. How close up is she? This is pretty up there when you see how big this stage is, and at how many people are there!