Little Cartoons: Boss
From a recent, unpublished interview with me in Creative Spaces: A Psychogeographical Digest for the Working Artist (recently condemned by the University of Central Arkansas Press):
CS: So, where do you do most of your blogging these days? I guess you can sort of do it anywhere, right? So wild.
PBW: I recently developed this new game called PRIVATE HEAT. I use the wireless signal in the parking lot of the Community Bakery on North 7th and Main in Little Rock after hours. I try to see if I can get all my stuff done before my laptop battery runs out. The kicker is that I also drink a liter of seltzer and have a quart of homemade vegetable soup before leaving. Plus, I’m still sorta obsessed with my ex-girlfriend and my old boss always said I run a fuckload too many browser tabs–personal handicaps I’m trying to overcome.
CS: So it’s sort of like a battle between your mind, your body, and technology.
PBW: At least. I mean, those three things at least.
CS: How often do you win?
PBW (pretending he can’t hear): Sorry, what was the question?
From an interview conducted this morning between me and a guy in some band that was sleeping on our living room floor:
Mutton chops, too many band pins: What time is it?
PBW, white boxer shorts and a pink collared shirt: A little before 8.
MC, TMBP: Cool.
A minute later.
MC, TMBP (nervously): Hey, is there any toilet paper here?
PBW, WBSPCS: It’s always a problem here. I mean, your best bet is–do you want a cup of coffee?–go out and get a cup of coffee and use the bathroom. Sorry. There’s never any toilet paper here.
MC, TMBP: Yeah. Well, okay. Yeah, I guess that would be a good idea… yes (slowly closing the door)
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After reading your writing I realize you are only in middle school, so I thought I’d give you a heads up on some simple writing hints.
“Facts” are not things you make up. They are actually true data that you research. Say you go to a concert to review it. If they are hadning out programs, grab one, as they often contain valuable facts.
For instance, your “Campfire Sounds” review in the Village Voice didn’t contain any facts (and only maybe two sentences actually reviewing the music). You claimed all the other bands were too lazy to play a short distance from the main stage in the woods. Actually, the photo that ran with the story showed a _different_ band playing in the woods! And the lack of wi-fi is a funny tale, as it was there, and the whole weekend was streamed on the internet. And most of the crowd was local or came from upstate or Western Mass. Just because the few people you know represent a “trend” or something, does not mean it is a fact. Most of the tents were up in the woods, not on the meadow, although I can’t for the life of me understand why that, or where the performances were held, matters.
But when you grow up and realize the world does not revole around you, maybe you will realize the importance of researching actual facts. Then you can use the actual facts to make whatever point you want to make.
Comment by lester 09.27.06 @ 12:35 pm