25 Comments

1. March 25th, 2010 / 10:18 pm Alec Niedenthal—

   This is ridiculous. I feel like Robert Gibbs should be a hunchback with a limp who follows Obama around everywhere while Obama feeds him dog treats out of his (Obama’s) hand.

2. March 25th, 2010 / 6:18 pm Alec Niedenthal—

   This is ridiculous. I feel like Robert Gibbs should be a hunchback with a limp who follows Obama around everywhere while Obama feeds him dog treats out of his (Obama’s) hand.

3. March 25th, 2010 / 6:53 pm JonCone—

   I was in Prairie Lights this morning, but I missed President Obama’s visit. I was in the poetry section looking for Ben Mirov’s GHOST MACHINE, which I didn’t find, and books by Joshua Marie Wilkinson, which I found, at least two though the titles escape me. Then I looked at a copy of Walt Whitman’s LEAVES OF GRASS, thinking as I did so “I really need to sit down with this one day and read the entire book cover to cover.” I then looked at books by Liz Waldner and some other poets whose names I forget.

   No one goes near the poetry except me and the occasional Writer’s Workshop grad student. If President Obama had asked me what he should read, I would have recommended Joshua Clover’s The Totality For Kids (University of California) or maybe that Walt Whitman thingy.

4. March 25th, 2010 / 11:58 pm Donald—

   What a detailed account of stuff you looked at in a bookshop.

5. March 25th, 2010 / 7:58 pm Donald—

   What a detailed account of stuff you looked at in a bookshop.

6. March 26th, 2010 / 12:10 am Blake Butler—

   seemed more interesting than obama’s trip

7. March 25th, 2010 / 8:10 pm Blake Butler—

   seemed more interesting than obama’s trip

8. March 26th, 2010 / 12:19 am ryan—

   leaves of grass is life-saving

9. March 25th, 2010 / 8:19 pm ryan—

   leaves of grass is life-saving

10. March 26th, 2010 / 12:26 am anon—

    ibid ryan.

    i was ‘depressed’ until i read it, but i didn’t even realize i had been ‘depressed’ until it was finished.

    hope that makes sense.

11. March 25th, 2010 / 8:26 pm anon—

    ibid ryan.

    i was ‘depressed’ until i read it, but i didn’t even realize i had been ‘depressed’ until it was finished.

    hope that makes sense.

12. March 26th, 2010 / 1:11 am Jhon Baker—

    Did he buy anything? or just browse and treat it like a library?

13. March 25th, 2010 / 9:11 pm Jhon Baker—

    Did he buy anything? or just browse and treat it like a library?

14. March 26th, 2010 / 1:18 am Trey—

    two books for his daughters and one for his press guy’s son.

15. March 25th, 2010 / 9:18 pm Trey—

    two books for his daughters and one for his press guy’s son.

16. March 26th, 2010 / 1:22 am ael—

    Love that shop. He was probably looking for Tyrant 7.

17. March 25th, 2010 / 9:22 pm ael—

    Love that shop. He was probably looking for Tyrant 7.

18. March 26th, 2010 / 11:13 am Jhon Baker—

    Dammit, I tried for hilarity but ended up with a bit more respect.

19. March 26th, 2010 / 7:13 am Jhon Baker—

    Dammit, I tried for hilarity but ended up with a bit more respect.

20. March 26th, 2010 / 1:44 pm Adam Robinson—

    Reminds me of that time President Bartlett went to that antiquarian bookstore in DC.

21. March 26th, 2010 / 9:44 am Adam Robinson—

    Reminds me of that time President Bartlett went to that antiquarian bookstore in DC.

22. March 26th, 2010 / 4:08 pm mike young—

    we have the same brain

23. March 26th, 2010 / 12:08 pm mike young—

    we have the same brain

24. March 26th, 2010 / 5:24 pm Willy—

    Actually, he was there for the Nick Antosca reading for FIRES, but showed up about two years late.

    God, how I miss that store.

25. March 26th, 2010 / 1:24 pm Willy—

    Actually, he was there for the Nick Antosca reading for FIRES, but showed up about two years late.

    God, how I miss that store.