Andy Warhol would be so proud

Get those stop watches ready everyone, since my 15 minutes of fame officially start now. In this morning’s Wall Street Journal, Laurie P. Cohen has a beautifully written piece, entitled “Law Professor’s Web Log Is Jurists’ Must-Read,” which captures my current internet moment perfectly. I am terribly flattered by the piece, not to mention impressed by Ms. Cohen’s ability to use the adjective “Warholian” in the first paragraph. (I would provide a link, but the WSJ requires a paid subscription for on-line content. So sign up, like I am planning to do. And thanks to the folks at TalkLeft for being the first to note and send me the story.)

UPDATE: The good folks at the WSJ have agreed to allow me to post the article. Here it is.

I want to mark this occasion by thanking everyone for all the assistance I have received from so many quarters. This blog would not really be possible without the help of so many who have forwarded cases and other valuable materials for posting, as well as shared great insights about our mixed-up post-Blakely world. (I also always really appreciate corrections of those sneaky typos.)

Finally, I want to especially complement Ms. Cohen — you can’t be too nice to them reporters — for highlighting in her article some e-mails I have received that highlight the real impact of the Blakely story on real people. For an academic, Blakely is intellectually fascinating; but I know from my in-box that this saga is far more personal for a great many defendants and their families. I have already suggested to Ms. Cohen that her next Blakely article should focus on these compelling stories.