The adaptation by Ms. Mann, she of the mind, the stage savvy and the human connectedness that never slide into complacency, falls easily on the ear.
The day that sticks in my mind was stage five, when it rained all day and was a crash-fest with bodies everywhere.
The National Geography Bee tests not only knowledge of geography but also the ability to call that knowledge to mind on stage in front of hundreds of people.
I could share an hour of warm camaraderie with Dad, then once I'd walked out the door, get the uncanny feeling I'd disappeared into the wings of his mind's stage, like a character no longer necessary to the ongoing story line".
Needless to say, the future of Silicon Valley was top of mind on stage at Disrupt.
Keep in mind, early stage tech investors expect returns higher than 3x in 5 years. .
While politics often come up during UN news conferences, as foreign ministers or presidents address questions with a home audience in mind, that stage has never been given to someone with no official role representing a country.
With that in mind, on stage today, Google's Sundar Pichai revealed that Google has internally been using offline versions of their three most popular apps for months now: Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs.
The final piece of the puzzle was the Mind Melt stage, an outdoor alcove where live bands got rowdy and local DJs held their own against Thundercats meandering basslines or Chet Faker's panty-wetting sing-alongs back inside.
The work's circuitous journey from mind to stage certainly would have amused Beuys, a World War II airman who died in 1986 after roaming studios and galleries in a fishing vest and fedora while jabbing at the conscience of the world.
