4:37 PM: we arrived yesterday at the launchpad, where my talk with marc bruell was scheduled for 5:30. i was nervous and not sure what to expect; marc and i had spoken in general terms about how we would navigate going back & forth, with him playing and sining and me talking. it was raining up until about an hour before our talk, which likely kept some people from coming, but it was a good crowd, the skies cleared and we launched into our talk, or more accurately our performance piece.