For the Hardworkin' Man or Woman
If you are into slightly off center homo/hetero -semihomo males that say the darndest things than I think you might like the two following things that I read online this morning.
David Sedaris - The gay man's used to be flagship hero, but now since the straight people have found him, has been abandoned in a pool of urine - wading for the sides or a used paper cup with the likes of the rest of the working class college graduates who know what Pinot is because of Sideways - he has been abandoned by his gay brethern crew that in lieu of assholes like me that read Tom Clancy and Anne Rice - Has a (holy shit that was funny to write) new piece of short story anti-fiction out for the New Yorker.
You can read it here without a subscription. Ryan Adams - The working man's used to be rocker, and the guy that single handedly sold at least 100k records for Pete Yorn. The freaky little dork that you held dear until you found out that some freshman at UNC Charlotte was listening to Gold and getting the songs confused with Heartbreaker. "La Cienega Just Smiled is not on Heartbreaker BITCH! Get your fuckin shit straight. Fuckin idiot" and then you saw Ryan play at the Meyerhoff surrounded by guys in Ben Sherman shirts and silk bokers with their pudgy annoying drunk Miller Lite chugging girlfriends clodded up in flip flops and too tight jeans. - Has an (that wasn't so much fun to write as it made me angry to write) interview with Pitchfork Media on the heals of Pitchfork's annihilation of llor and kcor. He has another album out at the end of August called "September". It's supposed to be sadder than the fuckin crucifixion - JOY!.
Read the sadness. Excerpt: Pitchfork: You've had a shitty go with critics.
Adams: And I'm gonna have that relationship forever, because I humanize everything. When it's a bad show, I go this totally sucks, you guys are fucking loud, we can't play with this dynamic, I'm not having a good time, this sucks! I'll say that, and you're not supposed to say that. Most people go (taking on a European accent): "What a wonderful audience! What a wonderful crowd! I've never had such a fantastic crowd!" I'm sorry, people are throwing beer bottles and you're just gonna stand there smiling? I can't do it. I'm too reactionary. Maybe I need to go on some kind of medication. I'm not sure.
