One more thing



And one more thing:

Quisquis huc accedes
Quod tibi horrendum videtur
Mihi amoenum est
Si dilectat maneas
Si taedat abeas
Utrumque gratum

You who come here
Whoever you are
What may seem horrible to you
Is fine for me
If you like it stay
If it bores you go
I couldn’t care less.

(From the inscription that appears in Latin on a marble plaque at the entrance to Cardinal Chigi’s 17th century Villa Cetinale, at Sovicelli in Tuscany, discovered and translated by John Julius Norwich in “Still More Christmas Crackers – 1990-1999,” [Viking, Penguin Group UK]).




Thursday, March 10, 2016

A Mencken Song



     After my Mencken column appeared in The Baltimore Sun February 19, I received a message from Christine Lavin, a New York based folk singer who shared with me her song based on some Mencken quotes all relevant to this year’s political campaigns. Great song, great video.
As follows:

http://www.vimeo.com/28293383

Christine’s website is:
www.christinelavin.com
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