Quentin's Weeknotes 11/6/22-11/12/22

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This Week:

My wife and I finally finished watching “The Beatles: Get Back”. I’m adding to the chorus, but despite it being 8 hours long, it was completely enthralling, emotionally moving, and delightful in equal turns. I was totally engrossed watching four close friends hang out, crack jokes, and then, on a dime, start playing (and even creating) some of the most gorgeous music you’ve ever heard.
I cleaned the frame of an old painting, with the goal of eventually putting the canvas back in.
Because they were on “Pay what you want” on bandcamp, I filled in some gaps in my Mountain Goats back catalog.
I mourned the death of the great Mimi Parker of Low by re-listening to some of her gorgeous and thoughtful music. Rest in Peace.
I gave a guest lecture on the archaeology of African-Americans in an anthropology capstone class at SUNY Oneonta. It was kind of fun to talk about stuff that I used to think very deeply about, but have moved away from in my turn toward Museum work.