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Title: "Unlucky Old Sons" Post by: PongHit on October 23, 2008, 08:12:17 AM Weird article! http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=703401 (http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=703401) "On Brian Wilson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Waves of California, the Melancholy of the Beach Boys, and the Stories the Young Can’t Escape" Title: Re: \ Post by: Bicyclerider on October 23, 2008, 09:37:45 AM The analogies are stretched to the breaking point - I learned quite a bit about Nathanial, nothing particularly insightful about Brian that hasn't been said a zillion times before.
Title: Re: \ Post by: Mr. Wilson on October 23, 2008, 10:13:04 AM YAWN
Title: Re: \ Post by: The Heartical Don on October 23, 2008, 11:13:01 AM I like it. It's well written and meanders quite thoughtfully. Bit like Greil Marcus loves to do. So perhaps I am a dissenter here. I read a lot by Hawthorne and obviously am a BW loonie; but that does not diminish my admiration for the piece. Republicans will hate it, and with good reason. And that's exactly why I don't love Republicans.
Title: Re: \ Post by: the captain on October 23, 2008, 04:25:20 PM Seeing this thread title, I worried it was going to be another out-of-place political thread, like the "Rio Grande" one. Glad to see it was at least relevant.
Title: Re: \ Post by: Mr. Cohen on October 24, 2008, 11:07:29 AM Since this is already a lighthearted topic, let me introduce this: OMG THE BRIAN WILSON FROM 1975 DYED HIS HAIR AND TIME-TRAVELED TO OUR PRESENT DAY (PROBABLY WITH THE AID OF HIS MAGIC TRANSISTOR RADIO) AND GOT ARRESTED FOR ACTING OUT "HEY LITTLE TOMBOY" IN PUBLIC! THE PROOF IS HERE:
http://www.denvergov.org/MediaRelations/tabid/426762/nnpg470633/2/cmd470633/arch/archDt470633/082007/Default.aspx (http://www.denvergov.org/MediaRelations/tabid/426762/nnpg470633/2/cmd470633/arch/archDt470633/082007/Default.aspx) Edit: Wrong topic but I'll leave it here anyway. Darn tabs. Title: Re: \ Post by: Aegir on October 24, 2008, 03:54:57 PM Why do all creepy child molesters LOOK like creepy child molesters?
Title: Re: Post by: Magic Transistor Radio on October 24, 2008, 07:31:07 PM I like it. It's well written and meanders quite thoughtfully. Bit like Greil Marcus loves to do. So perhaps I am a dissenter here. I read a lot by Hawthorne and obviously am a BW loonie; but that does not diminish my admiration for the piece. Republicans will hate it, and with good reason. And that's exactly why I don't love Republicans. I used to be a republican until I found out that Mike Love was one. And George W Bush drove me to the libertarian party. Title: Re: Post by: NHC on October 24, 2008, 08:57:44 PM I like it. It's well written and meanders quite thoughtfully. Bit like Greil Marcus loves to do. So perhaps I am a dissenter here. I read a lot by Hawthorne and obviously am a BW loonie; but that does not diminish my admiration for the piece. Republicans will hate it, and with good reason. And that's exactly why I don't love Republicans. I used to be a republican until I found out that Mike Love was one. And George W Bush drove me to the libertarian party. Still one forever, sorry. And BTW, hope the author knows by now the striped shirts weren't Pendeltons. Weird article. |