April 2nd, 2009 / 4:04 pm
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eShame Contest Winners

When did we stop caring?

When did we stop caring?

There’s this great scene in Basquiat in which Basquiat (portrayed with real beauty by Jeffrey Wright) and Andy Warhol (who is best portrayed by David Bowie) are painting some corporate logos on a studio wall. Warhol finishes a blue, winged horse. Then, inexplicably, Basquiat takes a paint roller and runs a swatch of white through the middle of the painting. They stand together and look. Perplexed, Warhol says, “I don’t even know what’s good anymore.”

The scene portrays real friendship.

Here are the results of the eShame game:

1. jereme, because he has never read one passage from the Bible. This is remarkable and seems difficult.

2. Ken Baumann, because he never read A Catcher in the Rye.

3. PH Madore, who has not read any Shakespeare.

Thank you to everyone for playing. I hope no one got hurt; things got kind of rough in there for a while, with elbows flying and whatnot.

jereme, Ken, and PHM win, courtesy of Ken: one issue of their choice of No Colony (that’ll be awesome for Ken) and from me, an advance copy of the new Publishing Genius book, A Jello Horse by our own Matthew Simmons. Winners, please email me your addresses: adam -at- publishinggenius.com.

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20 Comments

  1. April 2nd, 2009 / 9:47 pm PHM—

      I love that movie a lot. It’s one of those movies I watched before writing started and thought about a lot more after writing started.

  2. April 2nd, 2009 / 5:47 pm PHM—

      I love that movie a lot. It’s one of those movies I watched before writing started and thought about a lot more after writing started.

  3. April 2nd, 2009 / 10:08 pm Blake Butler—

      i want a jello horseeeeeeee dang!

  4. April 2nd, 2009 / 6:08 pm Blake Butler—

      i want a jello horseeeeeeee dang!

  5. April 2nd, 2009 / 10:24 pm Blake Butler—

      good basquiat scene, yes

  6. April 2nd, 2009 / 6:24 pm Blake Butler—

      good basquiat scene, yes

  7. April 2nd, 2009 / 11:10 pm Matthew Simmons—

      I’m a major award!

  8. April 2nd, 2009 / 7:10 pm Matthew Simmons—

      I’m a major award!

  9. April 2nd, 2009 / 11:25 pm Nathan (Nate) Tyree—

      Hey now- I should have won for Green Eggs and Ham.

  10. April 2nd, 2009 / 11:25 pm Nathan (Nate) Tyree—

      Congratulations (I think) to the winners, by the way.

  11. April 2nd, 2009 / 7:25 pm Nathan (Nate) Tyree—

      Hey now- I should have won for Green Eggs and Ham.

  12. April 2nd, 2009 / 7:25 pm Nathan (Nate) Tyree—

      Congratulations (I think) to the winners, by the way.

  13. April 2nd, 2009 / 11:56 pm Ken Baumann—

      RASSAFRASSA– BUMPISSES!

  14. April 2nd, 2009 / 7:56 pm Ken Baumann—

      RASSAFRASSA– BUMPISSES!

  15. April 3rd, 2009 / 2:06 am Steven Trull—

      Downtown 81. TV Party.

  16. April 2nd, 2009 / 10:06 pm Steven Trull—

      Downtown 81. TV Party.

  17. April 3rd, 2009 / 3:33 am br—

      nahnah. even jeffrey wright felt like the movie basquiat showed a too tame basquiat. i read this mufuggas bio and he was whylin the fuck out. prostituting himself to all people. just way, way crazier than schnabel portrayed him. although you cant beat bowie being warhol.

  18. April 2nd, 2009 / 11:33 pm br—

      nahnah. even jeffrey wright felt like the movie basquiat showed a too tame basquiat. i read this mufuggas bio and he was whylin the fuck out. prostituting himself to all people. just way, way crazier than schnabel portrayed him. although you cant beat bowie being warhol.

  19. April 3rd, 2009 / 3:47 am PHM—

      steven trull just won bro everyone go home and drink to sleep

  20. April 2nd, 2009 / 11:47 pm PHM—

      steven trull just won bro everyone go home and drink to sleep