Just when you thought all government did was vote itself more power and find ways to spend money it didn’t have, something different happened. Following an extended discussion in which members of Asheville City Council argued in all seriousness about how tall and wide the letters of a sign should be, Dr. Carl Mumpower asked to be recused so he could attend the Phish concert. He, of course, was just going to observe activities induced by controlled substances. Robin Cape hesitated to let him go, wondering how he managed to get tickets.