Last night I juried work for an annual art fair in St. Louis. I met up with friends that I don't see nearly often enough throughout the year. The coolest chick in all of St. Louis has to be Ann Haubrich. I've said it before, but last night cemented it when she told me for her recent birthday she went to NYC to see Laurie Anderson with the Kronos Quartet AND got to see David Byrne's staging of Here Lies Love. I might add she was wearing the most amazing skirt. She's literate, confident, down-to-earth, compassionate, involved, stylish, and has all her shit together. She doesn't even have a Facebook account. (Cripes...now that IS envious.) She's co-host of a poetry show on local radio, co-founder of the Community Arts Training program, and is currently Managing Director of Prison Performing Arts. I know it is terrible un-cool to gush like this and she would probably be most uncomfortable, but the world needs more Anns.
Later, I had drinks with my dear Katy, who asked, "Who's Laurie Anderson?" Sigh. I'm sure she has the same response when I ask, "Who's { insert here hipster mumble band with socks hand knit with local sheep's wool dyed using artisinal methods }?"