I was David Simon's handler for Rising Tide 6. It was my pleasure: he was friendly, courteous and totally professional. He also gave a very interesting speech centered around the concept of standing. It's most familiar to me as a legal term as in standing to sue. The speech *almost* gave me law school flashbacks but I reeled that reaction in.
Anyhoo, here's Simon's speech with an introduction by moi. It's a bit hammy but, hey, you gotta work the room, y'all:
David Simon - Keynote Speaker, Rising Tide VI from Jason Berry on Vimeo.
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Hey, Christmas is "a bit hammy." You take it to a new level!
Ha!
Cool shirt. Glad y'all had a successful gathering.
Posted by: Mass | August 30, 2011 at 06:48