Aye. 'In a land ravaged by terror'

hah, that jerk went to my school

I am given to understand that pod six is also of said persuasion.

zeitgeist shitegeist, you wanna capture the spirit of our last 50 years of generations, watch eraserhead.

by now he just talks that way.

that was fucking hilarious! chuppy for you!

favorite story so far

Michael Chabon would not use the verb 'charmed' in this fashion. Still a good strip.

Can you believe that you actually wrote that? Wow.

Maybe he's Michael Chabon...!

Get him! Get him! Catch him!!

prester john?!? i think someone was looking for you...

He is shaking with surpirse/shock

Anyone else find it funny that Michael Chabon is commenting on music? And I agree with closefriend- the Chabon impression is dead-on.

Man I honestly can't imagine what Ray's music sounds like. Anyone?

Check yesterdays comments, theres a link to the line in "Ass In Your Pants"

Ray's song was the most important of the year.

So apparently I'm the only person here who has no idea who Douglas Coupland or Michael Chabon are.

Two of my favourite writers. And lo, Onstad does a very good impression of both.

I don't either. But Achewood has helped introduce me to many new intrigues...these writers won't be the first, nor will they be the last.

Somewhere, lucifer steeples his fingers...and waits.

lucifer enjoys verbal irony the most out of all the ironies.

In the frozen desserts section at Whole Foods, apparently.

haha michael chabon lol

It's always great when Onstad does his "impressions" of writers. The Chabon bit is more Chabon...um...Chabon-ariffic than Chabon himself.

This kind of reminds of when music critics try to make it sound like a new Justin Timberlake album is one of the top 10 albums of the year.

Hey, you can like the guy if you want, but his album cannot be important.

why not? he might actually have talent.


he might!

This is astute. However guilty I may feel about it, I do very much enjoy Future Sex Love Sounds.

Also, anyone who thinks Justin Timberlake doesn't possess talent needs to watch the Youtube videos him hosting the Espy awards. Shit is so cash.

oh JESUS CHRIST you kids today (I'm looking at you, farq and wt). There's probably 20 kids in every town across the US of A who can sing and dance like that mama's boy. It's talent, sure, but not unique talent. He's a pretty boy who can dance, charm, and choose actual talented people to help make his music.

He is the male Madonna.

Like I said, that doesn't mean the music can't be enjoyed, but if your artistic raison d'etre is to "bring the sexxy back," then, no, you're not important.

Dear FOS,

1) No one here was arguing that he's important. 2) I agree and share your ire. 3) Future of the Left is a more than satisfying replacement for McClusky.

Yeah, it was more of a "rant to the general public" and to that one person who lamed me 5 months ago.

Hilarious, I just realised, after reading your original comment that this whole thread stemmed from farq debating your "important" debate with a "talent" comment. As you were.

Conceded, talent and importance can be mutually exclusive

I have talent but I am totally not important.

I am hugely important but have little or no talent.

I didn't say it was unique. I didn't say it was art. Just, he has talent. Loads of it. Could it be better used? Sure. But it's there.

i, for one, certainly look forward to the amazing come-back album that is sure to follow his inevitable fall from grace

Try reading the text in your mind in the style of James Earl Jones (especially the Time review)...INTENSE!!!

Who asked Chabon?