MISTER FADED GLORY
I'm a writer and marketing pro based in KC. Welcome to the recap of life: Books, TV, ads, business, marketing, grunge music, sports, and more. Focus never has been my strong suit.
Watch for my first novel, These Monks, a comedy about friendship, frustration, and Des Moines, later this year.
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Daily Archives: June 30, 2009
Fame, death, music and us
In high school I got in trouble for wearing a Kurt Cobain t-shirt shortly after the grunge singer’s untimely death. Well, not in trouble, exactly. As paltry tribute, I happened to buy the Cobain shirt almost immediately after his suicide. … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgia
Tagged childhood demons, Ed McMahon, Kurt Cobain, media minutiae, Michael Jackson, Nostalgia, reminiscing
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We are all stupid
Yesterday I briefly mentioned the idiocy of Cubs fans and writers in passing. Now here it is, confirmed, incontrovertible. Fifty-seven percent of Cubs fans (well, those reading the Tribune and voting in a mind-numbing poll, anyway) would agree with the … Continue reading