Comments on: SWINGING MODERN SOUNDS: The Book of Love http://therumpus.net/2009/05/swinging-modern-sounds-the-book-of-love/ Books, Music, Movies, Art, Politics, Sex, Other Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:33:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rick S. http://therumpus.net/2009/05/swinging-modern-sounds-the-book-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3291 Rick S. Tue, 19 May 2009 01:06:19 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=18553#comment-3291 Fascinating and wonderful. I will check out the music. As for the hideousness of prep school, it was a good enough literary topic for James Joyce and J.D. Salinger, and it's good enough for me (though that may be because I attended a hideous prep school myself). Fascinating and wonderful. I will check out the music. As for the hideousness of prep school, it was a good enough literary topic for James Joyce and J.D. Salinger, and it’s good enough for me (though that may be because I attended a hideous prep school myself).

]]> By: Melissa http://therumpus.net/2009/05/swinging-modern-sounds-the-book-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3290 Melissa Tue, 19 May 2009 00:50:04 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=18553#comment-3290 Dear "Us," 1.) You haven't read much music writing, have you? Most of it's stinky--and not in a good way. 2.) We hadn't read Rick Moody until we read this. 3.) We didn't even know who Rick Moody was. 4.) In fact, we still don't know who he is (besides the best writer ever). 5.) We like Big Foot very much. 6.) We even still like The Rumpus (mostly because Rick Moody writes for it). 7.) We love lists! Love, Melissa Dear “Us,”

1.) You haven’t read much music writing, have you? Most of it’s stinky–and not in a good way.
2.) We hadn’t read Rick Moody until we read this.
3.) We didn’t even know who Rick Moody was.
4.) In fact, we still don’t know who he is (besides the best writer ever).
5.) We like Big Foot very much.
6.) We even still like The Rumpus (mostly because Rick Moody writes for it).
7.) We love lists!

Love,
Melissa

]]> By: Melissa http://therumpus.net/2009/05/swinging-modern-sounds-the-book-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3287 Melissa Tue, 19 May 2009 00:18:19 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=18553#comment-3287 I believe Rick Moody's breath smells of lavender and his feet of saffron. I believe Rick Moody’s breath smells of lavender and his feet of saffron.

]]> By: Chellis http://therumpus.net/2009/05/swinging-modern-sounds-the-book-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3285 Chellis Tue, 19 May 2009 00:06:40 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=18553#comment-3285 Thank you, Rick Moody, always a pleasure. I didn't know where you were going with the prep school guilt lead-in, but ok, I get it. Thank you, Rick Moody, always a pleasure. I didn’t know where you were going with the prep school guilt lead-in, but ok, I get it.

]]> By: Rick Moody http://therumpus.net/2009/05/swinging-modern-sounds-the-book-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3283 Rick Moody Mon, 18 May 2009 23:37:38 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=18553#comment-3283 Just to forestall a certain tedious theme, let me say that I too think prep school is appalling and dull as a theme, and those of you who didn't go are lucky, in a way. But this was my life, and this is how I met John, and I can't pretend otherwise. I spent many other years fearing to write the words "prep school," because of their connotations, but the only thing more tedious than prep school is lying about prep school. So let's move on, on that front, okay? Just to forestall a certain tedious theme, let me say that I too think prep school is appalling and dull as a theme, and those of you who didn’t go are lucky, in a way. But this was my life, and this is how I met John, and I can’t pretend otherwise. I spent many other years fearing to write the words “prep school,” because of their connotations, but the only thing more tedious than prep school is lying about prep school. So let’s move on, on that front, okay?

]]> By: Elissa Bassist http://therumpus.net/2009/05/swinging-modern-sounds-the-book-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3280 Elissa Bassist Mon, 18 May 2009 22:07:15 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=18553#comment-3280 I disagree! Every word out of Rick Moody's mouth/pen/keyboard is the best. Always. I disagree! Every word out of Rick Moody’s mouth/pen/keyboard is the best. Always.

]]> By: Us http://therumpus.net/2009/05/swinging-modern-sounds-the-book-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3278 Us Mon, 18 May 2009 20:08:02 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=18553#comment-3278 Dear Melissa, After having finished the article, we feel that we may owe you an apology. It wasn't as bad as we initially thought - in fact, it got pretty good toward the end there, didn't it? We were put off by the first several paragraphs (they were about a prep school and were pretty boring). We agree that the stuff about Bill was very interesting and nice. XO, Us Dear Melissa,

After having finished the article, we feel that we may owe you an apology. It wasn’t as bad as we initially thought – in fact, it got pretty good toward the end there, didn’t it?

We were put off by the first several paragraphs (they were about a prep school and were pretty boring). We agree that the stuff about Bill was very interesting and nice.

XO,
Us

]]> By: Us http://therumpus.net/2009/05/swinging-modern-sounds-the-book-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3277 Us Mon, 18 May 2009 19:28:18 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=18553#comment-3277 Dear Melissa, Please give us a break. Thanks, Us Dear Melissa,

Please give us a break.

Thanks,
Us

]]> By: Melissa http://therumpus.net/2009/05/swinging-modern-sounds-the-book-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3275 Melissa Mon, 18 May 2009 18:48:50 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=18553#comment-3275 I think this is the single best piece of writing about music and not about music, ever. I think this is the single best piece of writing about music and not about music, ever.

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