Kurt Vonnegut died yesterday. He was our generation's Mark Twain. Here's a taste of his acerbic wit right after we invaded Iraq (thanks, tompaine.com, for the link). And here's a favorite quote of mine, found in an AP obit:

Vonnegut said he wrote novels to "catch people before they become generals and presidents" and "poison their minds with humanity. Encourage them to make a better world."

I'm thinking of adopting that as Chin Music's mission statement.