Comments on: RIP, DFW http://www.simpleprop.com/2008/09/14/rip-dfw/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:42:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: anderswa http://www.simpleprop.com/2008/09/14/rip-dfw/comment-page-1/#comment-10952 anderswa Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:30:53 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/?p=610#comment-10952 woah. where have i been? i saw "RIP DFW" at the close of the latest sports guy article, and had no idea what he meant. that sucks-- wallace's prose style was incredibly refreshing. i always got more into his essays than the full-length books; my favorite is probably <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200504/wallace" rel="nofollow">this one</a> from the atlantic back in 2005. woah. where have i been? i saw “RIP DFW” at the close of the latest sports guy article, and had no idea what he meant. that sucks– wallace’s prose style was incredibly refreshing. i always got more into his essays than the full-length books; my favorite is probably this one from the atlantic back in 2005.

]]> By: JAKE http://www.simpleprop.com/2008/09/14/rip-dfw/comment-page-1/#comment-10866 JAKE Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:37:32 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/?p=610#comment-10866 Dude... If there's one thing I learned in the music industry (and has to be applicable to the writing/publishing industry as well), it's that we're all one hit single away, too. So take your time to compose a number of thoughts, organize them in a way that makes sense, write a damn book or song, put it out there, get famous, and if you're not happy with it, off yourself and trust me: people will notice and say nice things about you. I probably will. Just leave me a couple albums, some quality movies, or rights to the royalties and you'll get a nice eulogy from your old pal Jake. ps. note to everyone else: I can be bought. Dude… If there’s one thing I learned in the music industry (and has to be applicable to the writing/publishing industry as well), it’s that we’re all one hit single away, too. So take your time to compose a number of thoughts, organize them in a way that makes sense, write a damn book or song, put it out there, get famous, and if you’re not happy with it, off yourself and trust me: people will notice and say nice things about you.

I probably will. Just leave me a couple albums, some quality movies, or rights to the royalties and you’ll get a nice eulogy from your old pal Jake.

ps. note to everyone else: I can be bought.

]]> By: alex http://www.simpleprop.com/2008/09/14/rip-dfw/comment-page-1/#comment-10844 alex Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:44:09 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/?p=610#comment-10844 Jake, for what it's worth I assumed the same thing when I saw that phrase on my friend's Facebook status. Of course, the hurricane was still in Texas, and her family lives in Houston... but still. <a HREF="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/" rel="nofollow">McSweeney's</A> is running rememberances, and if a tenth as many people say a tenth's worth of things as nice about me when I go, as people are saying about DFW. Well, I'll probably be surprised. Jake, for what it’s worth I assumed the same thing when I saw that phrase on my friend’s Facebook status. Of course, the hurricane was still in Texas, and her family lives in Houston… but still.

McSweeney’s is running rememberances, and if a tenth as many people say a tenth’s worth of things as nice about me when I go, as people are saying about DFW. Well, I’ll probably be surprised.

]]> By: JAKE http://www.simpleprop.com/2008/09/14/rip-dfw/comment-page-1/#comment-10825 JAKE Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:31:10 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/?p=610#comment-10825 every time i read this headline, i think it's about the complete demise of Dallas/Fort Worth and I keep hoping that there's some new tale of destruction... nope. just some literary bs... hm... j. every time i read this headline, i think it’s about the complete demise of Dallas/Fort Worth and I keep hoping that there’s some new tale of destruction…

nope. just some literary bs…

hm…

j.

]]> By: alex http://www.simpleprop.com/2008/09/14/rip-dfw/comment-page-1/#comment-10802 alex Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:55:29 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/?p=610#comment-10802 Actually you've read the (I don't know if it's technically non-fiction or not) book he wrote about the history of infinity (the really big number). I loaned it to you. Irregardless, I'd say a good starting point for anyone would be "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again", a collection of essays that's pretty much got something for everyone. If you want to be lazy about it, start <a HREF="http://harpers.org/archive/2008/09/hbc-90003557" rel="nofollow">here</A>. 'Shipping out:...' and 'Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes:...' are personal favorites, and both available in 'director's cut' versions in the book I referenced above. Actually you’ve read the (I don’t know if it’s technically non-fiction or not) book he wrote about the history of infinity (the really big number). I loaned it to you. Irregardless, I’d say a good starting point for anyone would be “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again”, a collection of essays that’s pretty much got something for everyone.

If you want to be lazy about it, start here. ‘Shipping out:…’ and ‘Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes:…’ are personal favorites, and both available in ‘director’s cut’ versions in the book I referenced above.

]]> By: wadE http://www.simpleprop.com/2008/09/14/rip-dfw/comment-page-1/#comment-10770 wadE Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:06:43 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/?p=610#comment-10770 I have yet to read any DFW... not for any particular reason, although your descriptions of some of his books (the need for a bookmark to mark you page and the footnotes) may have played into that, but I digress. I heard mostly good things about his writing and am shocked to find out that he's dead (by suicide?!?) at the age of 46... RIP indeed... I have yet to read any DFW… not for any particular reason, although your descriptions of some of his books (the need for a bookmark to mark you page and the footnotes) may have played into that, but I digress. I heard mostly good things about his writing and am shocked to find out that he’s dead (by suicide?!?) at the age of 46… RIP indeed…

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