Love him or hate him, Jay Leno has passed on.
Haha, just messin' with ya. (If only that were true) [Un]fortunately, he's still alive and back on the Tonight Show on ABC. (Ugh. I've gotten used to waking up in the morning hearing Conan)
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Actually it's Jay Dee Salinger who has passed on. (Jan. 1, 1919 -Jan 27th 2010)
50 years hiding from the outside world, living alone in New Hampshire, definitely some Holden in there don't you think?
People are freaking out about the contents of his safe, where the stories he's written in "self-exile" are rumored to be stored. Sure, there certainly is some curiosity on my part, for he is one of the few writers who write to write. There are just so many writers writing for money these days, you have to sift through kilograms of shit at your library or bookstore before you land on something that isn't just some mindless action movie turned into book.
I'll bet 10 cents that the contents of the safe will be a disappointment. (I'm poor, okay? This blog doesn't pay)
His writing might have been very jaw-dropping, revolutionary and illuminating in the 50s, (well, technically 80s) but we're in the 10s now, and I'm sure his style will appeal less to readers everywhere, especially since he did become slightly "off his rocker" as he aged. Staying alone for 50 years, more or less removed from society can definitely do that to you. Not to mention I always thought Holden was somewhat of a autobiography.
I didn't like Catcher in the Rye any more than I had to, (search through the previous posts, I vaguely remember bashing CitR for the Holden's problems) but I did appreciate the writing. Still the most important think I learned from dear Jaydee, is:
To make a living out of writing, write a pocket format book, stick it in an assassin's pocket, and get him caught red handed in the act of assassinating someone famous with it still in his pocket.
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ReplyDeleteI've always felt I should comment on your blog. You, sir, should take over the minister of education. There's lot of shit we could avoid with you as our superior.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Salinger? I'd wish I had something to comment about him, but then again we haven't even started reading the Catcher in the Rye in 4th sec. Wait, we haven't even finished reading (well I have, since I was too exasperated with the too slow reading pace of the class)How to Kill a Mockingbird after 5 months of deep bullshit in english class with he teacher who doesn't even speak english.
And yeah, that's a smart way to make living out of writing. There's also the option of writing a romance book featuring vampires. Since Twilight, that's all kids read and buy these days.
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ReplyDeleteJD Salinger, don't dececrate his name!
yes, nowadays the kids fantasize about having a relationship with a dead person.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what's next? relationship with inanimate objects? Maybe a girl falls in love with a cellphone and makes love to it? No heck, we're so addicted to our cellphones we shouldn't be worried about computers going self-aware. Just imagine all the freaking cellphones going self-aware. Think of the mess they can play with out minds. (I think I'm going to write a short story feature this)
You can be sure that if I can figure out what is the next big "hype" amongst the hormone-crazed teenagers, I just might write a little something about it.
Ha, I'll tell you what the next hype is. Angels: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjtQiK5JVXE
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ReplyDeletedamn, Fallen seems like a read.
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