Miranda July's playlist for the NY times
Do I have room for another seekret girlfriend?
Zoe: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.
'War Stories'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Jon B. - Sep 05, 2007 8:57:17 am PDT #6381 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
DavidS - Sep 05, 2007 8:58:31 am PDT #6382 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Do I have room for another seekret girlfriend?
Go and defend her on the NY Times blog! Some dill weed just called her pretentious.
Jon B. - Sep 05, 2007 9:02:44 am PDT #6383 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Some dill weed just called her pretentious.
What an ass.
DavidS - Sep 05, 2007 9:08:31 am PDT #6384 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What an ass.
I snarked at him. I wonder if it'll be approved.
Hayden - Sep 05, 2007 9:18:29 am PDT #6385 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
As a fan of her movie and her spoken-word performance art thing, I think it's ok for someone to consider Miranda July "pretentious," but only because it says far more about the person using the word than the artist receiving it. Presumably this person would also consider the following persons pretentious: Laurie Anderson, Joanna Newsom, Karen Finley, Lydia Lunch, Tamara Jenkins, Grace Paley, and so on. 'Cause women can't make art and like stuff without guys to influence them, right?
Jon B. - Sep 05, 2007 9:22:19 am PDT #6386 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I wrote a response as well. Less snarky and more about why I liked her list.
DavidS - Sep 05, 2007 9:34:43 am PDT #6387 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My comment and Jon's have both passed through editorial review.
I am the "David" that does not agree with eric.
Jon B. - Sep 05, 2007 9:44:03 am PDT #6388 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Corwood == Robo?
Sue - Sep 05, 2007 9:46:50 am PDT #6389 of 10003
hip deep in pie
I wondered the same thing, Jon.
Hayden - Sep 05, 2007 10:12:37 am PDT #6390 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Nope. That's someone else. I was busy calling out Matt Zoller Seitz on his blog for his misread of Straw Dogs. This is obviously work time well-spent.