The world is changing. It is getting smaller, faster, smarter and more accessible. What’s crazy is that some people are bitching that all this technology and change is a bad thing. “Nobody reads anymore” i heard someone say the other day. I do believe that habits are changing due to [...]
I just finished reading Chuck Klosterman’s latest book, Eating the Dinosaur and i didn’t like it. Before i get into why i didn’t like it, i do want to say that i thought his essays
about Kurt Cobain (Oh, the Guilt) and Garth Brooks (The Passion of Garth) to be really interesting. Also, [...]
As everyone knows, Michael Jackson died last Friday from heart complications in LA. While i wasn’t shocked by his death, I was amazed by the reaction both by people and the media. Some of my thoughts:
First off, while it’s nice to see such happy thoughts and words coming out of the media and blogosphere, i [...]
I had this conversation in the office today with a colleague (let call him M-Bone) that went like this:
M-Bone: The new Chinese Democracy album totally sucks
Me: Really?!
M-Bone: Yeah – it’s totally horrible
Me: hmm
Me: Hey – did you like Use Your Illusion?
M-Bone: No – i hated that album too
And there you have it. I keep [...]
I am pretty sick of hearing about the Patriots, their quest to perfection and all that. I am forever destined to curse the entire Boston area for stealing all of the good Minnesotans. First is was David Ortiz and Doug Mientkiewicz going to the Red Sox, then it was Moroney going to the Pats and Kevin [...]
Cover of Downtown Owl: A Novel
There’s a new novel by Chuck Klosterman who as many of you know is one of my favorite writers. While his past 4 books were all non-fiction, this new book, called Downtown Owl, is a fiction novel that takes place in 1983 North Dakota.
I think it’s a pretty good book [...]
Some people have asked me what i think about Bonds breaking the record. In general i’m against it but i do recognize it as impressive. I think Klosterman said it best (article here) over a year ago when he was close to breaking Babe’s record….
At some point in the immediate to near future, someone is [...]
I went to a reading tonight of Chuck Klosterman at Olsson’s in DC. As expected, he was articulate and very funny. He read a passage from his new book, Chuck Klosterman IV, and he describes how the book came to be. When he was on a book tour for Killing Yourself to Live (his 3rd [...]
A lot of people have already commented on yesterday’s Bob Dlyan post and while i love listening to Dylan, my mind is really focused on the concert i’m going to tomorrow. I’ll be attending Virgin Fest in Baltimore.
Check out this lineup: Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Killers, Gnarls Barkley, Scissor Sisters, Clap Your Hands Say [...]
I recently went through the trilogy of Chuck Klosterman’s books. I started first with his first book Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota which is a great discussion of the importance and awesomeness of 80’s Rock. If you’re a fan of the genre this is a great read and [...]
