Tonight we had a short conversation with Laurie Anderson after she performed as Denison University’s 2006 convocation.
Melinda approaches Laurie Anderson.
Laurie Anderson: Hello.
Melinda: Hi! I’m Melinda.
Laurie Anderson shakes Melinda’s hand.
Melinda: And this is Steve. Laurie Anderson shakes Steve’s hand.
Melinda holds up a Tuesday Afternoon DVD.
Melinda: This is for you. We made this film. It was Steve’s senior project.
Laurie Anderson is slightly puzzled and amused. She accepts the DVD.
Laurie Anderson: Tuesday Afternoon at China Wong Buffet.. Good title.
Steve: A sort of confused Eno reference.
Laurie Anderson: Thank you. I’ll take a look at this.
Melinda: It’s long.
Steve: But it’s divided up into DVD chapters, for your convenience.
Laurie Anderson looks at the recording info on the back of the DVD case.
Laurie Anderson: Two hours seventeen minutes. Well, it’ll keep me up late tonight.
Beth: It was so awesome that he was denied graduation and had to change his major!
Laurie Anderson: .. Oh ..
Melinda: You have been SO highly influential to us. To our work.
Laurie Anderson continues to be slightly puzzled and amused. She points toward Beth’s lip-ring. Meanwhile, a Denison Administrator steps forward.
Laurie Anderson: Oh.. That’s really.. That’s cool.
Beth: Ah! Thanks.
Laurie Anderson steps forward and inspects it more closely.
Laurie Anderson: So.. I’ll see you at the reception?
Denison Administrator: No, these people are not allowed to come to the reception.
Laurie Anderson: Oh.. Um.. So.. Who is allowed to come to this reception?
Denison Administrator: Students who have submitted work.
Laurie Anderson: Oh. Um. Okay.
Laurie Anderson addresses Melinda, Steve, Beth, and Tina.
Laurie Anderson: Thank you. Good night.