(Damian Kulash of the band OK Go continues his guest blogging today. If you'd like to send Damian a question or comment, you can email him at his temporary guest blogger email address, damian@coolfer.com.)

Thanks, everyone, for all of comments and emails. I’ve been trying to keep up with replies, but we’re in the middle of the most hectic part of the tour. Tonight we’re in the city where we formed, Chicago. Yesterday was a mad 7:30am dash from Minneapolis to Madison. I look forward to the day cell service is trustworthy enough that one can do interviews from the middle of nowhere, but for now it’s the daily rush from city to city so that I can then sit in the car and tell someone, again, how we came to be called OK Go, and that I haven’t picked a favorite superhero or shape of pasta. Then after the show we drove to Chicago and caught 45 minutes of sleep before we left for a radio show at 6:30am. It was followed by a few interviews, soundcheck, an in-store performance at a Tower. I’m bleary and shakey from caffeine, but looking forward to the show. We go on in about 45 minutes.

I’ll respond to a pair of your comments that I found amusing. One was from a guy in Boston who was shocked and upset, last year, when I published a political screed titled “How Your Band Can Fire Bush” before the election. His feelings: “Rock bands should be seen and not heard. Well, heard in their music, not their opinions.” I’ll let you try to figure out how I am meant to respond to his comment without revealing any opinion. The other was from a woman in St. Louis who loved that same political piece and now wonders if my relative silence on politics since the election represents a strategic move back to the safety of not standing for anything.

The quick response to both is that I don’t have the time on tour to follow politics with the gusto I’d like, but I stay moderately well in touch nonetheless. I haven’t been as publicly political of late because the issues of the day don’t lend themselves easily to my particular soapboxes, which are currently limited to this blog and a few 30-second bursts of sarcasm between our songs every night. With a national election looming last year, it’s wasn’t hard to interest people in voting, and there were more than enough amusing, relevant 30-second quips to go around. I also happened to have some time at home, where I could focus on research and writing. Now, I am thrilled as I hear each detail of the Administration’s nose-dive (not a moment too soon), but despite my glee that the Appropriations Bill was voted down, for instance, the subject isn’t really the type that lights up an audience. “Let’s here it for the FAILURE OF THE ADMINISTRATION’S APPROPRIATIONS BILL!” Tumbleweeds would blow past me on stage. Tonight I’ll probably just insult someone in crowd instead. They love that.

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