Eastern Sociological Society - Philadelphia, PA - April 1st, 1995

I presented a paper to the Eastern Sociological Society in 1995.


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I showed how the music of John Zorn can be used as a lens to understand different postmodern theories, including Baudrillard's Game Theory, Jameson's Theory of the Pastiche and Gergen's Saturated Society theory, multi-media theories, and other things I can't quite remember right now.

I was 19 years old. It was fun, but I couldn't really appreciate it. I was filled with self-loathing, as usual. I thought I was a failure, for some reason. I'm not sure why. I got a lot of praise. I wish my father had been more enthusiastic, though. His criticism stung as we were walking away from the hotel. His criticism always stung.

I will try to write more comprehensively about it later. Stay tuned for updates.

Warm Regards,

Erik B. Anderson
The King of Funny Faces
Independence Township, New Jersey
Established 1782

The King Helped "the best True Crime writer of all time" in 2002.

After I did what I could for Ms. Rule, I told her that I had read one of her books. When she asked me what I thought, I began to cry because I hadn't been able to finish it. She told me I should "finish it!"

I'm happy to say that I did finally finish The Stranger Beside Me in June. It's a difficult book to read, but definitely worth it. Her thesis statement is based on Hamlet's To Be or Not to Be, which as you know, is my favorite scene to act out.

Warm Regards,

Erik B. Anderson
The King of Funny Faces
Independence Township, New Jersey
Established 1782