Oct 03 2007

In which our fair heroine has too much to say and no time so instead says ‘Fuck it’ and listens to The Weakerthans

Yes, The Weakerthans’ new album Reunion Tour is solid. You should go buy it right now and listen to it. If this Weakerthans’ dude’s voice doesn’t win you over immediately, his lyrics will. Trust me on this one, I would never lead you down the wrong musical path.

In other news, I submitted my story “Imaginary Boyfriend” to One Story this week. I am eagerly awaiting my very first rejection letter. Once I have the slip of paper in my hot little hands I’ll be a real, struggling writer. Until then I am only a struggling writer wannabe. And much like Pinocchio, I long to be real.

You know, I was just going to write about how I can’t wait until life simmers down a bit so I can spend some more time writing but then I realized that I just spent roughly 10 minutes reading Sex in the City spoilers. Which just proves that I am totally full of shit. God, what is my problem?

Tags: literary pursuits, Music, the weakerthans

Posted on Wed, 03 October 2007 at 1:39 pm

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david

The band’s songwriting often gets compared to Raymond Carver. That’s a bit of a reach, but this album is one of the year’s best as far as I am concerned.
03 Oct 07 at 4:18 pm #
Charles

Listening to it now…

Your taste is impeccable.

Best,

Chas.
05 Oct 07 at 6:03 pm #
RJ

Speaking of Raymond Carver-influenced songwriting: yeah, I like the Weakerthans but I prefer the similar-yet-better Richmond Fontaine. You will, too. Give ‘em a listen.
06 Oct 07 at 10:29 am #
david

Richmond Fontaine’s Willy Vlautin is a talented author as well, his novel THE MOTEL LIFE is definitely worth picking up.

http://willyvlautin.com/
07 Oct 07 at 9:16 am #

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