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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Reading Comics
I’m organizing a book event for Doug Wolk’s Reading Comics
In other news: I’ve really been enjoying a lot of music by people named Finn. The two albums currently on heavy rotation are The Hold Steady’s Stay Positive (lead singer Craig Finn) and Liam Finn’s “I’ll Be Lightning”. A couple YouTube links: Liam Finn’s “Second Chance" and The Hold Steady’s “Little Hoodrat Friend" and “The Swish". But the one you really need to listen to and watch is “Stuck Between Stations". Bruce Springsteen wishes he was as awesome as vaguely Randy Newmanesque Craig Finn. Who is apparently starved for groupies. I’m not really eligible myself.
Comments
"Wolk” is “Cloud” in Dutch. Coincidence? Maybe. (Looking forward to the event, paranoia aside.)
Also, for your Finn-themed playlist, Tim and Neill Finn had a band named Split Enz (http://youtube.com/watch?v=1wCbB0uMlkA) before Crowded House bled the 70s out of them.
"Wolke” is “cloud” in German! And there are thinking clouds on the dust jacket of Reading Comics! Awfully clever!
And I second Tikitu’s anticipation of the book event! So much so that I shall add another exclamation mark to this comment!
You might want to check out these philosophical comics by the Unillustrated Illustrator.