March 31st, 2010 / 12:03 am
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Blake Butler—
Overheard at AWP: “Are you somebody?”
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I’m offering couch/floor space right here a year or so in advance for AWP 2011 in DC.
But only for somebody who is somebody, of course.
Couch space contingent upon me owning a couch a year or so in advance from now.
I’m offering couch/floor space right here a year or so in advance for AWP 2011 in DC.
But only for somebody who is somebody, of course.
Couch space contingent upon me owning a couch a year or so in advance from now.
zing :o
zing :o
Are you posting from the one week and a few days into the future, Blake?
Are you posting from the one week and a few days into the future, Blake?
Some woman asked me that once in the VIP room of a Manhattan club. It was a ‘Red’ party, where you had to wear something Red. My friend Shine gave me somebody’s Red shirt. It was a party for some stylist. Kees and Penelope showed up. Shine and I after a while just sat close together and evaluated everyone, our lives, existence and so on. I might have met the Queen of the Vampires there.
Some woman asked me that once in the VIP room of a Manhattan club. It was a ‘Red’ party, where you had to wear something Red. My friend Shine gave me somebody’s Red shirt. It was a party for some stylist. Kees and Penelope showed up. Shine and I after a while just sat close together and evaluated everyone, our lives, existence and so on. I might have met the Queen of the Vampires there.
“I’m Gerald Stern.”
“I’m Gerald Stern.”
ha… that’s funny… i may have already told this story on here.. but i was at an afterparty with several bands including the band im friends with and this kid who was like 4 yrs younger than me is standing in a little circle with me and my friend the piano player and hes like “hey, so we’re like in bands…what do youuu do?” lol
ha… that’s funny… i may have already told this story on here.. but i was at an afterparty with several bands including the band im friends with and this kid who was like 4 yrs younger than me is standing in a little circle with me and my friend the piano player and hes like “hey, so we’re like in bands…what do youuu do?” lol
I saved Latin.
I saved Latin.
The key is to find the other conference going on at the hotel, like the 3rd Annual Conference on Technological Solutions to Coral Reef Sustainability, and then to announce, “Hey, guys, I’m the fiction writer.” Which you then follow up by declaring that you were kidding, buying drinks for everyone in earshot, and passing yourself off as “the Steve Jobs of Coral Reefs” for the next 48 hours.
The key is to find the other conference going on at the hotel, like the 3rd Annual Conference on Technological Solutions to Coral Reef Sustainability, and then to announce, “Hey, guys, I’m the fiction writer.” Which you then follow up by declaring that you were kidding, buying drinks for everyone in earshot, and passing yourself off as “the Steve Jobs of Coral Reefs” for the next 48 hours.
And you were in the shit.
And you were in the shit.
I’m fucking Gertrude Stein! I started all this, all this fabulist, magical whatever you guys think you are doing. I am the womb and the black hole! Now go make me a peach liquor in a thimble cup. Clap, clap.
I’m fucking Gertrude Stein! I started all this, all this fabulist, magical whatever you guys think you are doing. I am the womb and the black hole! Now go make me a peach liquor in a thimble cup. Clap, clap.
Being Jhon Baker, I am everyone and it is why I don’t like myself and am full of distrust about my motives.
Being Jhon Baker, I am everyone and it is why I don’t like myself and am full of distrust about my motives.
we’re all precious snowflakes
we’re all precious snowflakes
’tis true…
’tis true…
except for jonathan safran foer, that fuckin’ guy….. = ) jk of course
except for jonathan safran foer, that fuckin’ guy….. = ) jk of course
“are you somebody?”
There’s an existentialist question for you. My answer is: no.
“are you somebody?”
There’s an existentialist question for you. My answer is: no.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTB1h18bHlY
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTB1h18bHlY
And Adam Robinson wrote and directed a hit play, so he’s not sweating it either.
And Adam Robinson wrote and directed a hit play, so he’s not sweating it either.
awesome.
awesome.
and his safety was harvard.
and his safety was harvard.
“O, R THEY?”
“O, R THEY?”
dang, totally thought that was will smith
dang, totally thought that was will smith
I’ll be introducing myself as Blake Butler the entire time I am in Denver.
I’ll be introducing myself as Blake Butler the entire time I am in Denver.
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