And sadly, I will be out of state for the SOUND OF YOUNG AMERICA NYC shows this Friday.
But I encourage you attend. The 8PM show features our friend Mike Daisey; the 10PM show features COULTON; and many whom we do not know personally but would like to.
WHY NOT BUY TICKETS FOR BOTH SHOWS?
Maybe that is not allowed, but if it is: DO IT.
If you are in LA, and thus cannot attend, I also would recommend the Kaspar Hauser business at the UCB on Friday.
AS MY WORDS ON THE COVER WILL ATTEST, their parody of the the Sky Mall catalog is astonishing, briliant, and necessary.
That is all.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Saturday, November 04, 2006
VINTAGE 1977
AMONG SEVERAL fine photos of hobo halloween costumes posted on the internet,
THIS IS UNIQUE for its vintage (1977) and the fact that it includes A WITCH.
(Or something. What is that?)
THIS WAS A TIME when many children of a hallow's eve night would dress in costumes now considered distasteful
(for example, THE FRENCH PROSTITUTE COSTUME--a hit, I am told, in the Atlanta area in 1980).
ALAS it does not quite satisfy the requirements of the h-in-sunrays group (which is to say: found in situ, ideally without computer manipulation); but I hope you will continue to enjoy S. hoo's work here.
That is all.
THIS IS UNIQUE for its vintage (1977) and the fact that it includes A WITCH.
(Or something. What is that?)
THIS WAS A TIME when many children of a hallow's eve night would dress in costumes now considered distasteful
(for example, THE FRENCH PROSTITUTE COSTUME--a hit, I am told, in the Atlanta area in 1980).
ALAS it does not quite satisfy the requirements of the h-in-sunrays group (which is to say: found in situ, ideally without computer manipulation); but I hope you will continue to enjoy S. hoo's work here.
That is all.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
DEMETRI
I have learned that Demetri, who is in Columbus tonight, will have to go to Chicago tomorrow, and then come BACK to Columbus on Friday.
The least you could do is visit and say hello in one or both locations.
Meanwhile, I will stay in Columbus to be on television tomorrow night.
That is all.
The least you could do is visit and say hello in one or both locations.
Meanwhile, I will stay in Columbus to be on television tomorrow night.
That is all.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
HAPPY HALLOW'S EVE
I am off to Columbus, OH now for television.
WATCH OUT FOR CANDY RAZORS
That is all.
WATCH OUT FOR CANDY RAZORS
That is all.
SPOOKY DAY, SPOOKY NIGHT
Here are some lanterns for your enjoyment.
THESE ARE NOT SUITABLY LIGHT SOURCES FOR MOST TASKS due to low light, rotting.
OTHERWISE, ENJOY
That is all.
THESE ARE NOT SUITABLY LIGHT SOURCES FOR MOST TASKS due to low light, rotting.
OTHERWISE, ENJOY
That is all.
Monday, October 30, 2006
HOBO-LANTERN 2
TONIGHT is the very end of the tour for the paperback edition.
COME EXPERIENCE THE TEARS and LAUGHTER and FAKE TRIVIA this evening.
I DON'T KNOW where you're going.
BUT WE will be in Austin, at Book People, at 7PM.
UNTIL then,
That is all.
COME EXPERIENCE THE TEARS and LAUGHTER and FAKE TRIVIA this evening.
I DON'T KNOW where you're going.
BUT WE will be in Austin, at Book People, at 7PM.
UNTIL then,
That is all.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
OLE MISS BY DAMN
SADLY, Ole Miss was defeated by the Auburn Deadly White Tigers in yesterday's footballing, or so was reported to me.
BUT SOME SOLACE WAS HAD in the halls of Square Books, as several kind souls traveled to Oxford to visit with us, some from as far away as memphis, some bearing brandy and nutmeg.
(Thank you, RANDAL)
IT WAS A LOVELY TIME, and I am grateful for the company, some of whom invited me to search the moonlit swamps of nearby Taylor for that area's legendary swamp monster (pronounced, in Oxford, as "swamp booger.")
(Thank you, HANK, but no)
MANY DID NOT RECOGNIZE ME until I donned my signature Hawaiian print novelty visor, but after that, we had a very fine time before the brandy and the nutmeg disappeared, and it was on to the City Grocery for whiskey and fellowship and unexpected reunions.
TODAY we will rest quietly and visit some of Oxford's other fine groceries (Betty Davis and Taylor included), which, as you know, stock primarily the groceries known as "barbecue," "catfish," and "alcohol."
TOMORROW we shall move on to Austin and Book People, grateful and exhausted, to meet with you Texans.
MEANWHILE, enjoy this first of several Hobo-Lanterns to come.
That is all.
BUT SOME SOLACE WAS HAD in the halls of Square Books, as several kind souls traveled to Oxford to visit with us, some from as far away as memphis, some bearing brandy and nutmeg.
(Thank you, RANDAL)
IT WAS A LOVELY TIME, and I am grateful for the company, some of whom invited me to search the moonlit swamps of nearby Taylor for that area's legendary swamp monster (pronounced, in Oxford, as "swamp booger.")
(Thank you, HANK, but no)
MANY DID NOT RECOGNIZE ME until I donned my signature Hawaiian print novelty visor, but after that, we had a very fine time before the brandy and the nutmeg disappeared, and it was on to the City Grocery for whiskey and fellowship and unexpected reunions.
TODAY we will rest quietly and visit some of Oxford's other fine groceries (Betty Davis and Taylor included), which, as you know, stock primarily the groceries known as "barbecue," "catfish," and "alcohol."
TOMORROW we shall move on to Austin and Book People, grateful and exhausted, to meet with you Texans.
MEANWHILE, enjoy this first of several Hobo-Lanterns to come.
That is all.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
FLIM FAM BIM BAM
THANK YOU, North Carolina, for all your kindnesses, your spicy crab cakes, and your traditional bag pipes.
ON TO OXFORD--see you soon, Oxonians. (Soon=4PM at Square Books).
AND THEN, on OCT 30 to AUSTIN, TX (Then=Oct 30, at Book People, at 7PM).
AND THEN, to Ohio for the Daily Show.
PLEASE NOTE THE PHOTO FOR IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FROM CPT JOY
That is all.
ON TO OXFORD--see you soon, Oxonians. (Soon=4PM at Square Books).
AND THEN, on OCT 30 to AUSTIN, TX (Then=Oct 30, at Book People, at 7PM).
AND THEN, to Ohio for the Daily Show.
PLEASE NOTE THE PHOTO FOR IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FROM CPT JOY
That is all.
Friday, October 27, 2006
WHO THE HELL ARE WE? HEY!
TO ANSWER A QUESTION from the comments: YES
WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF NUTMEG ZOMBIES for tomorrow night's sangaree.
Also: we require NUTMEG GRATER ZOMBIES, and zombies for Brandy, Port, Ice, SYMPLE SYRUP and glassware/cups.
OR ELSE a nice place nearby where these ingredients may be found. Contact via the COMMENTS below.
IF YOU ARE CONFUSED, REMEMBER THIS.
That is all.
WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF NUTMEG ZOMBIES for tomorrow night's sangaree.
Also: we require NUTMEG GRATER ZOMBIES, and zombies for Brandy, Port, Ice, SYMPLE SYRUP and glassware/cups.
OR ELSE a nice place nearby where these ingredients may be found. Contact via the COMMENTS below.
IF YOU ARE CONFUSED, REMEMBER THIS.
That is all.
HOTTY TODDY, GOSH ALMIGHTY
TONIGHT, David Rees and I shall be at the Regulator in Durham, NC. 7PM
Jonathan Coulton will not be in attendance. He is flying back to Baltimore to sing at the National Science Writers/Feral Mountain Man Conference and will rejoin in Oxford, MS, for our 4PM event at SQUARE BOOKS.
SO I ASK YOU, OXONIANS: can one of your recommend the best and most convenient place to get the ingredients for several Brandy Sangarees?
That is all.
Jonathan Coulton will not be in attendance. He is flying back to Baltimore to sing at the National Science Writers/Feral Mountain Man Conference and will rejoin in Oxford, MS, for our 4PM event at SQUARE BOOKS.
SO I ASK YOU, OXONIANS: can one of your recommend the best and most convenient place to get the ingredients for several Brandy Sangarees?
That is all.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
HELL YES! DAMN RIGHT!
STARVED FOR BROADBAND stop
MAY LOSE SIGNAL ANY SECOND stop
UNC THIS AFTERNOON stop
REGULATOR IN DURHAM TOM'W NIGHT stop
OXFORD ON SAT AT 4PM IN THE SQUARE full stop
THAT IS ALL
MAY LOSE SIGNAL ANY SECOND stop
UNC THIS AFTERNOON stop
REGULATOR IN DURHAM TOM'W NIGHT stop
OXFORD ON SAT AT 4PM IN THE SQUARE full stop
THAT IS ALL
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
THE SECRET SOCIETY SECTION
This comes from Annie of Baltimore.
NOTW the beautiful 5th floor Multipurpose room.
See you tonight at Chop Suey.
Look for me near the SECRET SOCIETIES section.
THAT IS ALL.
NOTW the beautiful 5th floor Multipurpose room.
See you tonight at Chop Suey.
Look for me near the SECRET SOCIETIES section.
THAT IS ALL.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
MOE IN THE DISTRICT
THIS IS the title of my new sitcom idea.
DETAILS ARE SECRET
ALSO IT IS a true description of where John Moe is THIS VERY EVENING.
HIS BOOK IS very funny.
YOU SHOULD see him if you can, now or in the future.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Barnes & Noble at Georgetown
3040 M St. N.W.
(202) 965-9880
7:30 p.m.
DETAILS ARE SECRET
ALSO IT IS a true description of where John Moe is THIS VERY EVENING.
HIS BOOK IS very funny.
YOU SHOULD see him if you can, now or in the future.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Barnes & Noble at Georgetown
3040 M St. N.W.
(202) 965-9880
7:30 p.m.
ARE YOU READY!!??
JUST A FEW CORRECTIONS FROM THE COMMENTS ON THE SUBJECT OF OXFORD AND FOOTBALL.
1. It is not "Oxfordians," but "Oxen"
2. It is not "Faulkner" but "Falkner"
3. It is not "The Auburn Fighting Footballers" but "The Eye of the Tigers"
4. It is not "Football" but a delightful semi-formal affair involving gracious men and women greeting you in the grove with smiles, whiskey, and chicken
Having been to Oxford before, I don't doubt it for a second.
LOOKING VERY MUCH FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON SATURDAY, even if you are drunk and picky, I am
Jh
THAT IS ALL.
1. It is not "Oxfordians," but "Oxen"
2. It is not "Faulkner" but "Falkner"
3. It is not "The Auburn Fighting Footballers" but "The Eye of the Tigers"
4. It is not "Football" but a delightful semi-formal affair involving gracious men and women greeting you in the grove with smiles, whiskey, and chicken
Having been to Oxford before, I don't doubt it for a second.
LOOKING VERY MUCH FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON SATURDAY, even if you are drunk and picky, I am
Jh
THAT IS ALL.
Monday, October 23, 2006
TONIGHT: THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; TOMORROW: RICHMOND; THEREAFTER: ELSEWHERE
LET ME SAY: as much as I made light of the 5th Floor Multipurpose Room at the Univ of Baltimore, the fact is it is truly a beautiful room, with great floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the Charm City, amazing mechanized curtains, and a truly lovely non-mechanized audience who tempted me to speak my mind on SCIENTOLOGY.
BUT I RESISTED.
AS YOU KNOW, tonight COULTON, REES, and I will be at the Warehouse Theater of the District of Columbia.
IF YOU FIND THIS EVENT INCONVENIENT OR TOO CROWDED, may I recommend a visit tomorrow night to CHOP SUEY BOOKS of Richmond, VA.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION: I do not know if REES will do the time travel bit at either of these events.
BUT I HOPE SO.
Meanwhile, THOSE WASHINGTONIANS who asked for my opinion on "Lost" may find it, finally, here.
That is all.
BUT I RESISTED.
AS YOU KNOW, tonight COULTON, REES, and I will be at the Warehouse Theater of the District of Columbia.
IF YOU FIND THIS EVENT INCONVENIENT OR TOO CROWDED, may I recommend a visit tomorrow night to CHOP SUEY BOOKS of Richmond, VA.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION: I do not know if REES will do the time travel bit at either of these events.
BUT I HOPE SO.
Meanwhile, THOSE WASHINGTONIANS who asked for my opinion on "Lost" may find it, finally, here.
That is all.
Friday, October 20, 2006
HEY THERE, SPORTS LOATHERS!
FIRST, see you tonight (Monday) in Baltimore.
NOW, a little matter regarding THE FUTURE.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, Coulton and I will be visiting Square Books in Oxford, Mississippi this Saturday, Oct 28, at 4PM.
NOW IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION that, in addition to being a lovely, leafy, whiskey-soaked town, final resting place of the corpse of William Faulkner, and seat of Lafayette County, OXFORD ADDITIONALLY ENJOYS SPORTS
Especially: OLE MISS FOOTBALL.
IN FACT, there will be a FOOTBALL CHALLENGE that very morning between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Auburn Fierce Footballers, or whatever they are called.
(I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT SPORTS.)
WHAT THIS MEANS, according to the very kind staff Square Books is as follows...
A) Everyone in town will be drunk.
B) After the game, it is hard to say who will want to come to a 4PM reading of FAKE TRIVIA.
C) But we should come on down anyway and hang out and have a drink.
LISTEN: this all sounds fine to me.
HOWEVER, it occurs to me that there may in fact be some people in Oxford, in greater Mississippi , and even Southern Tennessee who do not love sports and might enjoy this non-sporting event.
FOR THEM, I offer the humble alternative: fake trivia, and fellowship, and also BRANDY.
FOR IN FACT, though I am useless at sports, I do like the drunk part. And so, Coulton and I have agreed to serve at this particular reading a BRANDY SANGAREE to all legal persons in attendance.
A SANGAREE, as you surely know, is a reviver, a pick-me-up, a transitional drink from one intoxication to the other, providing a perfect 4PM brandy twilight from the boozy morning tailgaiting to the late night rowdyness that is sure to follow.
SURELY THIS IS AN OFFER EVEN A SPORTSMAN CANNOT DENY!
SO I ASK OF YOU, friends in the South and on the Internet, please spread word of this affair to your non-sporting friends and let them know a Sangaree awaits them in the beautiful town square.
AND OF YOU, Oxfordians, I ask you to forgive us for being different and asthmatic and strange: a Sangaree awaits you as well, should you wish to rest your Rebel head for a moment atop a pile of books full of words.
LET US JOIN TOGETHER for once, and show the world that there can be peace between these two tribes, PEACE THROUGH BRANDY, and FAKE TRIVIA.
AND THEN everyone can buy books and get on with their lives.
AS THE WEEK GOES ON, I will occasionally remind you of this event, and maybe ask for some help with getting all the brandy and nutmeg together.
FOR NOW, though, I leave you with a particularly poetic bit of copy from the Square Books events page:
"THIS IS WHAT YOU THINK IT IS"
which is to say
THAT IS ALL
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