In The KISS Navy: The Non-lethal Comforts of a Mid-level Cruise
Everyone I know is full of helpful warnings and advice before I leave Sydney, as though I were setting sail on the voyage of the damned: don’t ever go anywhere alone. Don’t accept drinks from strangers. Don’t get drunk on the deck. In fact, just don’t drink. Definitely don’t do any drugs. Don’t take anyone back to your room. Don’t give out your room number. Don’t catch a cab in the Bahamas unless you want to get stuck on the wrong side of the island. Don’t lose track of time off ship. Don’t look out your porthole, you’ll see the sea pitched at a 45 degree angle. Take anti-nausea medication with you. Tell people you’re married. Do you know any martial arts?
__
The weird world of rock and roll themed cruises, the Hairpin.
Here I am on 2SER FM, rambling about the death of the music industry, reports of which have been greatly exaggerated. It was this NM story I wrote which made them think I knew what I was on about. My thanks to the brains trust who all put me on the path to good research and interesting reading. This oft-cited WIRED article in which Thom Yorke and David Byrne interview eachother, is the one I’m talking about. This is the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
