it's spelled "zooey", so i always assumed that ZOO-ey was the correct pronunciation. i figured the goofy affectation was salinger's way of letting us know what a bunch of wacky nonconformists those glass kids were.

it's been common knowledge for a while that he continued to write, but i always assumed that the cranky old bastard's will would stipulate that the work be burned.

those words are meaningless. it's just saying that one person doesn't agree with another person about a work of art whose value (more often than not) really can't be objectively measured.

i'm curious about the books that reference his WWII experiences. not curious about the glass family stuff and the religion manual. is anyone familiar with that last story salinger published? it was a long time ago that i actually read it, and i remember it being pretty terrible and (sorta) pointless.

yeah, there was an article talking about that in the ny times about a day or so after this piece was posted.

does the fact that it sucks help any?

my feeling is that if they wanna make records that's fine. i'm not obligated to listen to any of it. and i probably never will. but i have never gotten the sense that the reunion happened for any reason other than the fact that people (more or less) stopped paying attention to frank black's solo stuff.

wow. that quote really is kinda douche-y.

does the parrot say politically incorrect things or is he just a politically incorrect stereotype of some sort? like maybe the parrot speaks in ebonics or has a really pronounced effeminate male voice? just curious as to what you have in mind here.

"white dude with dreadlocks" is evidence enough for me.

based on some stuff i've read about the guy, you're not really all that far from the truth.

WAS.

thanks for reminding me of that. like i didn't want to kick weinstein in his big fat ass already. seriously, fuck that guy.

could salinger publish under a pseudonym? like him or not, the man had a pretty distinctive style.

uh, yes.

hey sandler! you suck!

i seem to recall making a comment about hartman's death a few years ago that really angried up a bunch of people (though it wasn't my intention as i was actually a pretty big fan of the guy's work on SNL and newsradio). am i the asshole you're talking about here? if so, let's not use "shitlicking" for a…

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yeah, redford definitely had a reasonably large fanbase for a while.

$10,000??? i guess soderbergh didn't see red hook summer. yuck.

when you stop clicking on articles with his name in the headline.