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Newspaper Page TextFP: Do you pay by the minute on your T-Mobile GoPhone, or do you just hate the sound of people's voices ? DB: There is a third way. My wife has a cellphone and an iPod and those sorts of things. When I need them I can borrow them, and the rest of the time I can pretend to be above it all. FP: There are so many people on Tanglewood Numbers who re corded with you—how did you assemble them? DB: I just asked everybody I knew who played music and they all said yes. FP: How did Will Oldham get involved? DB: He's one of my friends that plays music. Since I don't tour and am not hanging out at clubs all the time, I only have these 12 friends who play music. FP: Is the lady who sings your wife? DB: Yes. FP: Incidentally. I know the answer to my own last question. Such is the nature of this email interview. DB: I can handle it. FP: When did you put out Actual Air? DB: It came out in July of 1999. • FP: Did you know it would get os much attention as it has? DB: No, but I thought I knew I would write three follow-ups by now, and I haven't. FP: Isn't that a baiting question? DB: Aren't they all? :) -you are my emoticon ! FP: Yay. Who are your favorite current writers? I might not put that question in. I just like reading new people is all and you seem like a decent authority. DB: I think Anne Carson's books are baffling—and great. I also want to recommend that more people read books published by Dalkey Archive Press. Especially Impossible Object by Nicholas Mosley, a book that blew my mind in '89. FP: The buildings on the cover of Actual Air are the "King and Queen" buildings in Dunwoody. GA. How did those end up on the front? People in Georgia wonder that a lot. DB: The photographer, Roe Ethridge, is from Atlanta. I just re ally liked the photo. FP: Sorry, it's just that these college kids are crazy about your poems, and so am I. I think I've given it as a present to anyone I've ever really loved. Back to music. DB: That's okay. Thanks for all those presents. Every time you buy a present, it's also a present to me. I guess. So, thanks. For bringing the emoticon out of me also. FP: I read that your new album was almost ruined in an electri cal fire at the Easley-McCain studio. What happened? DB: No, it was just a rumor. But their studio in Memphis did have a bad fire. FP: Why is your record called Tanglewood Numbers? DB: There's a street near my house called Tanglewood that I'd walk my dog the length of when I was stuck writing a song, and I'd always have it solved by the time I got back. FP: What was the recording process like? DB: It wasn't like anything I'd done before. It took six months. I had to act like I knew what I was doing when I didn't and put faith in instinct. FP: How has Cassie Berman's participation in your music affected the way you write? DB: I just love her and it makes me a better man. I don't know if it helps my songwriting. It does sustain it. I would have been dead many times if not for her. FP: What makes you happy? DB: Cassie. My home. Judaism. FP: Are you happy? DB: Yes. FP: Thank you. It’s been a pleasure imagining talking to you. DB: Thank you Bunny!!! DCB Bunny McIntosh \ WHO: Silver Jews, Spiritual Family Reunion WHERE: 40 Watt Club WHEN: Friday. March 10 HOW MUCH: $12 V ) MflMOLITflN MIUJ LMflGNt IteCUM! Vis»t OK Coffee £25 Coflege Avc*. txwfcmg cJe< for Cpttee C^opoc^K) apid SUND-QUS / W-EDH£SDTW ) l E mesww ( raiwm ; J « with special xuests matt pond PA Thur, April 6, 8pm v i The Classic Center Tickets on sale now at the Classic Center Box Office, www.dasaiccenter.com and www.nickelcreek.com Produced by Windstorm Production* t % I I iH^H * .v-vS I I Downtown Athens From the simple to the extravagant! Closed Tuesdays evolution S A l O N hair •' waxing * massage 269 N. t4ull Street Suite 2 Athens. 30601 706.546.9902 www.evoluHonhalrsa1on.com LOCATED A HALF MILE EAST OF COLLEGE STATION ON WHITEHALL RD. 706-534-9272 INFO@WHITEHALLVILLAGE.COM WWW.WH ITEH ALLVI LLAGE.COM ifestyle is unique. NEW TOWN HOMES 2, 3 & 4 BEDROOMS CLOSE TO CAMPUS LUXURIOUS POOL 8c CABANA RELAXING RIVERWALK SECURITY SYSTEM HARDWOOD FLOORS PLANTATION BLINDS THROUGHOUT ENERGY EFFICIENT UPGRADED GE APPLIANCES INCLUDING WASHER, DRYER & SMOOTH TOP RANGE PRIVATE, OFF STREET PARKING WITH GARAGES LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE & REFUSE COLLECTION I NCLUDED 6 POOL TABLES • 2 DART BOARDS -10 TV’S a VIDEO GAMES - PGA & GOLDEN JEE - LIVE MUSIC Regular DomesticTBottles, Draft Ritchers MARCH 8,2006 ■ FLAGPOLE.COM 25

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Flagpole. (Athens, Ga.) 1987-current, March 08, 2006, Image 25