Having now had the opportunity to mull over what I take away from the Henry Rollins gig, I think the key points are his admirable forswearing of cynicism, curiosity about other cultures and continuing devotion to “sticking it to the man”. I am also left with the feeling that it would be good to get back down the gym. In my initial comments, I did not mention the story he told about a guy he met in Vietnam who instead of saying “hello” would shout “what’s your life?!” (imagine this in the voice of the shiny green–suit bar owning guy from Good Morning Vietnam). I am thinking of adopting this form of greeting in the office.