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Well, the jokes all assume that you are intimate with Steely Dan's ouevre.
Except...not really, because the article mentions the song "Hey Nineteen" like two lines after Wilson's quote. So they've done enough research to make the connection in print, but don't appear to have read their own article.
t boggles
Except...not really, because the article mentions the song "Hey Nineteen" like two lines after Wilson's quote. So they've done enough research to make the connection in print, but don't appear to have read their own article.
And Becker, Fagen and the Wilsons have got to be laughing their asses off. I wouldn't be surprised if Wes Anderson had a hand in this somewhere.
I really, really want to believe that most of the articles about the whole thing are by people who know that it's a joke and are playing along. Even if it's just because if they admit it's a joke, they can't continue covering it as "news," I'd be okay with that.
But I suspect it's got more to do with the fact that a lot of people in this world are astonishingly stupid.
I really, really want to believe that most of the articles about the whole thing are by people who know that it's a joke and are playing along.
This is my take on it. Optimism!
The 'open letter to Luke Wilson' is pretty hilarious.
I've never heard any Steely Dan, but I now think they are awesome.
That's MISTER Steely Dan, to you!
I'm not much of a fan of the band (despite Joe Boucher's best efforts to win me over), but I think Fagen & Becker are funny as hell.
Loves me some Dan. And I found the letter and Wilson's response hilarious.
They ARE awesome! Smart and funny, just how I likes 'em.
And, love or hate their music, if you grew up in my generation, you can't NOT sing along.
Ajawas a must have album.
Not a big Dan fan, but OMG that letter was perfect, as was the response. I dare anyone to read the Open Letter out loud and not fall into a 70s stoner-surfer cadence.
And now I'm going to be saying "Do you want to be the Zal Yarnovsky of the 21st Century?" and "stuff that is not spiritually aligned with them on all levels" and "retrograde reality matrix."
I suspect, though, that Dupree is based on the song, and the studio cleared it with Steely Dan, and they are just ginning up some hype.