DITCHING CHURCH FOR BOOKS
Instead of going to church tonight I listened to one of my favorite writers read short stories from a stage.
Or, to be completely honest, I didn't teach at ikon tonight but instead went downtown with friends to hear David Sedaris, an openly homosexual, "liberal", satirical, irreverent, deadpan, sometimes controversial and always funny writer read essays about sex, racism, poverty, excess, love, leaches and every day life.
And I left inspired with the muscles in my cheeks stiff from an hour and a half of open-mouthed laughing. I'll think and write better after tonight. Or annoy myself trying.
Here's just a taste of his humor I find funny because it's true:
"After a few months in my parents' basement, I took an apartment near the state university, where I discovered both crystal methamphetamine and conceptual art. Either one of these things are dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations."
"I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out."
Check these out for more.
Or, to be completely honest, I didn't teach at ikon tonight but instead went downtown with friends to hear David Sedaris, an openly homosexual, "liberal", satirical, irreverent, deadpan, sometimes controversial and always funny writer read essays about sex, racism, poverty, excess, love, leaches and every day life.
And I left inspired with the muscles in my cheeks stiff from an hour and a half of open-mouthed laughing. I'll think and write better after tonight. Or annoy myself trying.
Here's just a taste of his humor I find funny because it's true:
"After a few months in my parents' basement, I took an apartment near the state university, where I discovered both crystal methamphetamine and conceptual art. Either one of these things are dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations."
"I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out."
Check these out for more.
posted by Shaun Groves @ 4/18/2006
7 comments
7 Comments:
Oh. My. Gosh. I absolutely love David Sedaris. I'm trying so hard to get him to come to Waco... but there are a few obvious snags. First, I can't afford to bring him in yet. Second, I don't really want to get picketed just as things are starting to go well at the Hippo. This man is one of the funniest humans alive. Every time I read or hear him I feel so jazzed about writing again! We're so talking about Sedaris in our next interview segment!
Sedaris is amazing. What a great opportunity to hear him. (And to skip church, too!)
Kat, thanks for asking. You and a few friends gave me some great advice on how to redo the site but I've yet to take the first step to make it happen. Still trying to decide if SHLOG stays on it's own or gets combined with my music and book worlds in one large site. I'm afraid of making a site that journals the music writing process/travel/etc and book/article writing with every day thoughts on life and faith (SHLOG). Would people who don't know my music and writing and don't care still come to a site that also contained buttons labeled "tour", "biography" and "store" for instance?
I'd plannned to make it a site with three blogs on one page. One (SHLOG) being the featured blog but the others ("Words" and "Music") being there as well. Hard to explain. Basically, short answer, no, I'm no closer to making a new site.
But I have a friend waiting and able to set it up for me when I want to. Any thoughts on this dilemma?
SG
My wife was at the Sedaris show last night as well. She enjoyed it, except for a couple of bits that were too extreme for her. I hope to see him someday.
Shawn,
Your honesty makes me feel better about my life. There. I said it. Thanks for just being you, and not censoring. Your honesty about the way you live your life is a much needed grace in this world. Hope I'm making sense. I do to me!!!
Perfect sense, tracy. Thanks for the kindness.
Kat, did you say you were coming to the Waco show? I'd love to grab a few minutes to talk about this with you in person. I hang out after shows as long as people want to talk so maybe then. But, then again, you might to put those kids to bed so I'll understand if you can't.
SG
I'd love to see Sedaris in person--he's the reason I got hooked on This American Life on Public Radio. I mean to do housework while the show is on. But before long, I'm draped over a piece of furniture, staring off into some cobwebbed corner of the ceiling, seeing those stories in my head and getting inspired to write something good enough to end up on the show someday.
nt
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