1. Chuck Klosterman? i dont pay much attention to most things going on around me (one may argue that i dont pay attention to anything - coasting through life blissfully unawares aint a bad way to go...), so despite the fact that i had seen his books everywhere, i really never knew who he was, or what the yarn was with him. I found a used copy of his book Fargo rock city for really cheap so i picked it up. I got 34 pages into it, and came to the realization that i did not give a fuck what this guy had to say about anything. Anyone who is going to pass themselves off as a cool/intellectual rock critic (lester bangs??) who sites Def Leppard as one of the best bands ever needs a slap in the balls. i dont fault the guy for growing up in the rural heartland, thereby limiting his exposure to the much cooler shit that was going on when he was a teenager, but fuck. im not reading another page of that, unless someone can convince me that its worthwhile. its not so much that i disagree with his taste in music as much as he kind of shittalks anyone who disagrees with him. i dont like that kind of shit in any format (elitism is one thing i dont tolerate).
2. which show should i go see this Thursday?
a) Jay Reatard, TV Smith (!), and Screaming Females at Music hall o' wlmsbrg
or
b) Thee Oh Sees, Golden Triangle, The Beets, and German Measles at glasslands
3. i officially started diet # 137 of hendo's eating career today. hmmmm. we'll see. by my guess i need to lose 50 pounds before i can consider entering the contests that occur during the annual JO festival.
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