Because I’m at work. And you don’t have to be.
I’m going to put up a little plug for anyone quitting work early and heading to Folklife this afternoon. At 4pm on the Fischer Green, a band called The Senate will be playing. For reasons of full disclosure I will admit that I went to elementary school with two of the members and high school with all three. That said, I’ve heard them play and their great–and I’m not just saying that, because I heard other incarnations of their various bands which were less than stellar. You may recognize one member from his feats of ridiculousness on the northwest corner of the fountain lawn at Bumbershoot (you know, the guy breaking cement blocks on his chest while lying on a bed of broken glass?). These are talented kids, and they sure as hell know how to rock out.

