clancy martin in gigantic, funny rumpus links, tao lin in the faster times, more pavement stuff

illustration by andrew bulger

lincoln michel interviewed clancy martin for gigantic. discussed therein, all the great debates: philosophy versus fiction, apollo versus dionysus, thomas pynchon versus denis johnson and minimalism versus lyricism.

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ted wilson wrote something funny about his body for the rumpus. i liked it and thought of this: jack handey's "ideas for paintings."

this was also funny and found thanks to the rumpus (actually thanks to vol. 1 who linked to it, via the rumpus): peanuts by charles bukowski

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illustration courtesy of tao lin

rozalia jovanovic reviewed tao lin's shoplifting from american apparel for the faster times. a highly intelligent and attentive take and contextualization.

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and finally, more pavement news: jason diamond in vol. 1 brooklyn compiled favorite malkmus lyrics from the likes of justin taylor, brad haggert of the crystal stilts, ari messer from the rumpus (it's been a good day for rumpus-related links) and yours truly.

i am doing two readings in the next seven days (and going to paris in between) and was blogged about in a "fantasy" conversation on htmlgiant

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reading #1

wed 5.20.09 "i had it bad" reading series

featuring my roommate ben blum, lisa locascio, lucrecia zappi, and me

8pm, happy ending, nyc

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reading #2

tue 5.26.09 elimae: a reading

featuring Shya Scanlon; my Gigantic co-editors Lincoln Michel and Rozalia Jovanovic; my friends Kimberly King Parsons, Justin Taylor, Nicolle Elizabeth, Tao Lin, Todd Zuniga, Sasha Graybosch and Dennis DiClaudio; other great writers Nick Antosca, John Madera, Timmy Waldron, Forrest Roth, Terese Svoboda, Barry Graham, Dawn Raffel, Eric Nusbaum; me, and possibly

7pm, kgb bar, nyc

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also, i ate at peter luger's last night and am playing on the new yorker softball team this summer.

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UPDATE #1 (5/19/09, a little later):

make that two readings, one steak, softball, and ONE COMPED ROUND-TRIP TICKET TO PARIS, MAKING A DELIVERY OF INTERNATIONAL PROPORTIONS FOR WORK.

if you know any awesome paris friends you think i should meet, please let me know, as i would love to meet them.

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UPDATE #2 (5/19/09, a little later than later):

jimmy chen blogged about me, tao lin, and ha jin in a "fantasy" gchat situation on htmlgiant.

An excerpt:

Jimmy: ha jin's in the background rubbing one out
me: had bacon, nachos, elk or something, iced tea, and breast milk for dinner
am i going to die
6:32 PM Jimmy: that's not vegan, and yes we all eventually die