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posted by George at 8:48 AM
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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5 Comments:
They look like spindly leg giants attacking the neighborhood. Which might be how they remember the outing too.
Random question for George: Are you familiar with the actor Sam McMurray? I saw a movie that featured an appearance by young him and couldn't get over how much he looks like you.
Oh no--my celebrity doppelganger is the "star" of films like Lake Placid 2 and C.H.U.D.?
He's 11 years older than me, too.
First off: Don't knock C.H.U.D.
The movie I recently saw was an 80s movie, so he was a lot closer to your current appearance. The movie in question was The Wizard, which also features a young Jenny Lewis, so at least fake-you was in the company of a red-headed lady rock star.
Do you see the resemblance at all?
I don't see the Sam McMurray, but the spindly leg giants is dead on!
I think I look like Jenny Lewis, myself.
And I assume you're calling just the dogs spindly leg giants, Queen.
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