tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post3995649319145166460..comments2024-03-28T07:19:18.670-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: In The Year Of The Chewable Ambien Taballanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-22453615806676937622016-01-15T17:40:44.670-08:002016-01-15T17:40:44.670-08:00They are all subplots.They are all subplots.Jesse and Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14290256342436712398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-62827425447620490712012-04-04T11:25:12.873-07:002012-04-04T11:25:12.873-07:00I noticed you wrote "one subplot of the novel...I noticed you wrote "one subplot of the novel deals with the fallout from viewing a highly addictive film"--is that really a subplot? Isn't it more like a key part of the book?Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726344798086966202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-66330680213422155792011-08-24T15:58:57.402-07:002011-08-24T15:58:57.402-07:00Had a dream
You and me and the war of the end time...Had a dream<br />You and me and the war of the end times<br />And I believe<br />California succumbed to the fault line<br />We heaved relief<br />As scores of innocents died<br /><br />And the Andalusian tribes<br />Setting the lay of Nebraska alight<br />Till all that remains is the arms of the angel<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetty_Green" rel="nofollow">Hetty Green</a><br />Queen of supply-side bonhomie bone-drab<br />If you know what I mean<br />On the road<br />It's well-advised to follow your own bag<br />In the year of the chewable Ambien tab<br /><br />And the Panamanian child<br />Stands at the dowager empress's side<br />And all that remains is the arms of the angel<br />And all that remains is the arms of the angels<br /><br />And you've receded into loam<br />And they're picking at your bones<br />Will call cold<br />We'll come home<br /><br />Quiet now<br />Will we gather to conjure the rain down<br />Will we now <br />Build a civilization below ground<br />And I'll be crowned<br />The community kicked it around<br /><br />And the Andalusian tribes<br />Setting the lay of Nebraska alight<br />Till all that remains is the arms of the angel<br />Till all that remains is the arms of the angels<br /><br />***<br /><br />It would be cool if while playing this live, Meloy sang Mildred Green instead of Hetty Green.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-19316242893921652482011-08-24T11:40:22.779-07:002011-08-24T11:40:22.779-07:00This is too coolThis is too coolZenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-16952135649442877242011-08-23T21:25:08.042-07:002011-08-23T21:25:08.042-07:00Once upon a time, I forbid Allan to use the word &...<i>Once upon a time, I forbid Allan to use the word "Jimy" in my presence.</i><br /><br />And if I had read the post, even slightly, I would have realized Allan had already told you that.<br /><br />But I didn't read the post. <br /><br />Because I already heard about it.<br /><br />Because it is about DFW.<br /><br />You get the picture.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-30639447105179819362011-08-23T16:12:18.435-07:002011-08-23T16:12:18.435-07:00This post ranks only slightly lower on the awesome...This post ranks only slightly lower on the awesomeness meter than the subject of said post. I had to stretch my computer searching skills to their antiquated max to find this....<br />then I realized there was a link. I'll be damned :-)<br /><br />So after watching I agree. Pretty damnm awesome. And I'm pretty into REM, especially since Mitch Easter is a local boy, so this song is right in my wheelhouseSoSockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982944966573089279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-18753435947136204702011-08-23T15:04:08.575-07:002011-08-23T15:04:08.575-07:00I was given the book a few weeks ago as a gift, so...I was given the book a few weeks ago as a gift, so I guess it's time to start.Dr. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771229779025430726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-65157080325288830692011-08-23T13:28:56.916-07:002011-08-23T13:28:56.916-07:00This song is totally stuck in my head.
aka "...This song is totally stuck in my head.<br /><br />aka "7 Chinese Decemberists".allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-50518949752238521122011-08-23T08:51:00.680-07:002011-08-23T08:51:00.680-07:00his wife once forbade him from discussing that 1,0...<i>his wife once forbade him from discussing that 1,079-page-long work of fiction at social gatherings. </i><br /><br />Did I write this sentence?<br /><br />I can guarantee Schur's wife is not controlling or demanding. It takes a lot to get to this point. Once upon a time, I forbid Allan to use the word "Jimy" in my presence.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-8852248486945199642011-08-23T08:42:57.204-07:002011-08-23T08:42:57.204-07:00To be clear - I don't think that any of the th...To be clear - I don't think that any of the threads here are derivative - I think it's a heart felt celebration of the work.Michael Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569272458580142677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-17525091314948689072011-08-23T08:32:57.429-07:002011-08-23T08:32:57.429-07:00Thanks for this - made my day.
I like it when oth...Thanks for this - made my day.<br /><br />I like it when other people have the same epiphanies as I do. <br /><br />Until it becomes pop, derivative, a reflection - then I die a little inside.Michael Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569272458580142677noreply@blogger.com