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Batting 600

August 21, 2006 by Andrew Taylor

A quick glance at my weblog stats shows this to be my 600th post since I launched this effort in July 2003. I thought I’d mark the occassion by saying absolutely nothing of enduring value.

Besides, our MBA orientation starts this morning, and my attention is necessarily directed toward a new batch of fabulous Arts Administration students, and a new set of possibilities for interesting conversation (plus, there’s free coffee!).

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  1. Neill Archer Roan says

    August 21, 2006 at 7:40 pm

    Do these people have any idea – any idea at all? – how fortunate they are to be there?
    How I wish I could get in a time machine and come there my own self.
    But you wouldn’t be there, Andrew, and that would cause me to miss more than most of the fun.
    Have a great start and a great year!
    Neill

  2. Steve Sherlock says

    August 22, 2006 at 12:16 pm

    Congratulations! This is a worthy milestone to note. Keep on keeping on!

  3. Christine Kapteijn says

    September 15, 2006 at 11:58 am

    Congrats Andrew. Have just found a very useful link through your missives for furthering a dialogue about my approach to arts management, so you cannot do wrong (at the moment). Hope the new year finds you more arts managers, committed to the cause.

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