Stewart Brand May or May Not Be a Dirty Old Man

In the comments on my previous post, Bruce Sterling writes to correct me. I inadvertantly confused him and his weblog with Stewart Brand (who appears to be weblogless). No doubt something to do with the initials. They’re both writers and influential digerati members. Plus, I’m big fans of them both.

So apologies to Mr. Sterling and Mr. Brand for the confusion. I no longer have any evidence regarding Mr. Brand’s dirtiness. This page informs me that Bruce is a sprightly 49 years old, so he can only be described as an old man by young children. As to his affection for divas around the globe, that’s hardly in doubt (mind you, I wouldn’t kick this one out of bed for eating crackers).

To complete my apology to Mr. Sterling, allow me to plug his excellent book, Tomorrow Now. It’s a lively, insightful book of predictions divided into seven sections based on Jaques’s seven ages of man speech (about halfway through this scene) from Shakespeare’s As You Like It. It’s an effective conceit, and the book would please any geek on your Christmas list.

As my weblog gets more readers, I’m getting more and more of this type of feedback. After the call from the James Dewey Watson bobble head lady, I’m going to have to watch my step.