“We discovered that it was OK to have a little high-brow as long you have a lot of low-brow. That’s entertainment value. The one thing you want to avoid is the middle brow, because the whole world is frigging middle brow at the moment.” – Jon Langford
George markets only for the forces of good for a living. He has a paid hobby that involves eating, drinking, and writing, things he’d do for free, which is almost what he’s doing it for. In a previous life he taught mostly illiterate and generally ungrateful college students how to write. He has been a body guard for Jodie Foster, a walk-on dancer with French avant garde troupe Maguy Marin, a film programmer, a judge at an Iron Chef style competition, a political activist, a textbook author, a bassist in a band, a two-time league winning fantasy baseball manager, a union local president, a pr flack helping run a red carpet at an Angelina Jolie event, a janitor, a chauffeur to folks from TC Boyle to Andrei Codrescu, a delivery man to Plato's Retreat, a reluctant writer of a non-snarky intro for Colin Powell, a radio DJ, a corn detassler, an escort van driver, a rock journalist, a lab assistant for a company that made everything from mouthwash to super skin lubricant, and even, once, a poet. His biggest brush with fame was when Julie Christie fondled his tie, a tie George Lopez belittled to 1000 people minutes later. The best thing about him is his wife. His dogs aren't bad, either.
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I was impressed with McCain's concession too.
Whadaya wanna bet in the next few days we see GOP voters griping that if *that* John McCain had shown up, it would've been quite a different campaign indeed?
And was it me, or did the Palins look as though they'd actually thought they were going to win?
I agree with George--he's good at speaking the truth and that's why his speech came across so clearly. I am SO EXCITED! Thank you Barack Obama!
In celebration, George, I quaffed on of those Stone RIS you sent me. Plus a Founders Breakfast Stout. And an MBC Mackinac Pale Ale. And a Stone Vertical Epic. And...
It wasn't a GOP voter (AFAIK), it was the overnight anchor on MSNBC, but...called it!
Whadaya wanna bet in the next few days we see GOP voters griping that if *that* John McCain had shown up, it would've been quite a different campaign indeed?
I'm think the same ting, Ben. And I'm not a GOPer. But McCain's speech wasn't only gracious, it was excellent.
The man must be filled with some regret at this point, running the same campaign his enemies ran against him.
But you know what? WHO CARES!
Ahhhh, excellent day!
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