Thursday, September 17, 2009
The Spin John Fogerty at the Mercy Lounge, 9/16/09
Posted by The Spin on Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:35 AM
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"Totes" and "whatevs" aside, I find ALL. CAPS. WITH. PERIODS. distracting and obnoxious. I only say this because I am reading the information top to bottom each day along with several current print publications and (mostly) 20th century novels, and it can be easier to stumble here than there.
"Douche" and its declension seem to be on the decline, but what of these other trends? I understand that we must contend with Tom Wolfe's textual grandchildren and that Klosterman actually has fans (even with such devices as "but ANYWAY" peppered constantly throughout the work), but there must be a standard to which writers adhere or the reader is lost. By which I mean gone.
Also, when I come across a statement such as "if just one of you could write something as good as "Skulls" I'd suck my own dick", my reading imagination conjures a man attempting to fellate himself rather than understanding his reverence for the song "Skulls". (I should insert here that I personally agree with the sentiment meant to be expressed in that statement, and that I enjoy that particular writer's contributions.)
ANYWAY, I'm going to get on a plane and probably read the alternative weekly in another zip code, comment on their blog and generally sound like a curmudgeon (only curmudgeons use the word curmudgeon, I imagine). God, why did I start this? Oh: THIS. STYLE. OF. TEXT. IS. UNFIT. FOR. HEADLINES. MUCH. LESS. THE. BODY. OF. A. PARAGRAPH. Trends must not be allowed to circumvent good communication. Writing of any kind should not have a six-month shelf life.
They're boarding the curmudgeon section, but what they don't know is that this curmudgeon has love in his heart (which doesn't mean that he's likely to lighten-up anytime soon).
XOXOXOXO,
MR
I liked the part where the blogger punctuated every word in the sentence "brought the mother fucking house down."
I heard "Garden Party" piped through the PA after he played; did he actually play it during the set? Dang....must of been on a back bar beer run.
Great review, Spin.
FUCK. ING. SHIT. THAT. SOUNDS. LIKE. THE. MOST. AWESOME. SHOW. EVER.
And a big HATED. IT. to literary critisicm.
When I come across a statement such as, "If just one of you could write something as good as "Skulls" I'd suck my own dick," my reading imagination conjures a man attempting to fellate himself while TOTALLY. UNDERSTANDING. THE. SONG. "SKULLS." Said person would never be motivated to fellate himself unless the new song achieved the "Skulls" criteria, making an understanding of the song critical to the fellating.
Of-the-moment writing is funny and useful and illuminating when used sparingly. The all-caps style in this particular piece is effective because it is brief.
But ANYWAY, I doubt anyone here considers their daily blog contributions as something meant for the ages. Then again, if just one of us could ever write so much as a single sentence as good as anything in The Canon, I'd suck my own dick as well.
I saw Fogerty and Willie Nelson a few years ago at Starwood, actually it was the last show I saw at that esteemed venue. He was great then, I didn't know before then what an incredible guitar player he is, glad to hear he was a blast last night.
Saw Fogerty twice at the Ryman and he flat-out KILLED both times. And his guitar prowess is something that he pro-actively acquired a number of years ago. I remember reading an interview where he said he quit writing and playing shows for at least a full year just to practice and work on his skills to his satisfaction. Obviously he was successful. Sorry I missed last night after reading this.
Doyle:
Fogerty is coming back to The Ryman in November. Heard the announcement on 100.1 I believe.
I saw Fogerty with the Spoon man in Seattle back in the 90s. He knocked my dick in the DIRT.
Saw Fogerty at Starwood a few years back and had afuckingblast.
The four of us got stubbed down to 5th row pavillion and rocked out while everyone was sitting down.
bwahahahahaha
@Tracy
MR's post was fine. He insulted be he also admitted curmudgeonry and not without eloquence. I know you're "standin' up for yr boy" and all but your lashes at MR's post only seemed to validate his claims.
I was merely standing up for entertaining writing, and the fact that it makes little sense to hold blogs to the standard of 20th Century novels.
lol. Man, that's really funny! Imagine if entertainment blogs were like 20th century "famous" novels...
I daresay the flippant and rampant cascades of flowery adjective-laden sentences would traverse the narrow chasm between annoyance and tolerance none too well.
But ALAS...
(wink)
Part two to this comment was just going to be that Fogerty is also a helluva nice guy. Met him at soundcheck (the place, not the pre show ritual) and talked with him for nearly an hour! All I said was hello and he started up a conversation; so either I'm cool, he was bored or he's quite friendly... So I'll choose the last over the other two! lol
Jokes aside, Fogerty's pretty cool. Good to see he's getting some cream love.
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ummmm... that sounds JUST. AWFUL.
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