Archive for October, 2009
October 29th, 2009 by Richard under News. 1 Comment.
Twenty years in the making, the stunning tale of my Hampshire College years arrives at bookstores today.
Will chime in later on the road ahead to bring this incredibly important story to the world, but you can commemorate this day but checking out my playlist for listening while you read the book (if you can listen to music and read a book at the same time. I can’t really, but i can go back and forth) over at the wonderful largeheartedboy site.
As ever you can get all your information about the book and order it by clicking on the links here.
Or join the Facebook group here, where violent argument has already broken out.
Many thanks to all the wonderful family and friends who have supported me along the way, and to the great people at Gotham who brought this tale to the world.
More later tonight on the controversy already breaking out about the stunning revelations within this book and my answer to the eternal “Why should I care about these people?” question.
October 27th, 2009 by Richard under dontfollowmeimlost. No Comments.
Just a week left until the story will be told. Getting down to the wire and hearing some interesting murmurs both of curiosity and anger from the Hampshire campus.
Got a lovely plug today from Daily Candy, which recommended reading DFMIL on a spa weekend.
Things are heating up over at the Facebook group, where the forces for and against the book are firing their first salvos. Why not do yourself a favor and join today?
And as ever, check out all the pertinent links to buy or learn more right here.
And then here is your old Hampshire pic #006. Enjoy.
October 21st, 2009 by Richard under elsewhere writings. No Comments.
If the Academy would just heed my warnings. My guide to Oscar 3000 is right here.
October 21st, 2009 by Richard under dontfollowmeimlost. No Comments.
All part of the thrilling countdown to the release of my book, Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost: A Memoir of Hampshire College at the Twilight of the 80’s. To buy it today or to learn more, click here.
October 15th, 2009 by Richard under dontfollowmeimlost. 2 Comments.
All part of the thrilling countdown to the release of my book, Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost: A Memoir of Hampshire College at the Twilight of the 80’s. To buy it today, click here.
October 14th, 2009 by Richard under dontfollowmeimlost. No Comments.
Click here to order today!
October 10th, 2009 by Richard under News. 1 Comment.
It’s been a week since the season finale of Entourage – the worst series in history that I’ve ever kept watching – but there are a few questions that just won’t die but dig their way ever deeper into my psyche, haunting my sleep and innocence.
Here are the things that trouble after the season finale:
So the last episode featured both Sloane and Terrance in separate plotlines. Their stories were unrelated and I’m not saying they should have been given a whole scene together, but when you have two third-tier characters appear in an episode and they happen to be father and daughter, don’t you have to service that fact somehow, just maybe have Ari yell on the phone to E, “Say hi to Sloane. I’m about to [insert anal rape metaphor] her father.” I’m no Emmy winning 30 Rock writer, but don’t you have to do something just to acknowledge that you the show runner know that Sloane is Terrance’s daughter? Which raises the real question, do the Entourage writers remember that? Are they capable or remembering a plot line of their show from two seasons back?
Next question, how the hell is it possible that Vince still hasn’t bought Drama a car? He’s bought Turtle like ten. E gets given a couple cars by Vince every season. But his own brother, Johnny Drama, doesn’t have a single Lamborgini to show for 16 seasons of Entourage? Can this possibly be an oversight? Or have they already figured out the finale to the whole series, a hundred years from now when it finally gets taken off the air, they will go out with Vince buying Drama the entire Formula One Fleet, if that is a thing.
A lot of cause for reflection while flying over Arizona with Virgin’s updated crummy selection of channels.
October 6th, 2009 by Richard under News. No Comments.
Sir Alan Parker feels like he’s been mugged by the Fame remake, and so do I.
Read this hugely important article here.
And if you needed a reason to love Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks, she lists “Hot Lunch” as her favorite movie scene of all time in an interview with Movieline. A woman of enormous taste and discernment.
October 6th, 2009 by Richard under dontfollowmeimlost. No Comments.
I can’t even count the number of hours I spent sitting on that concrete ledge in my five years; generally with the same bummed out expression the people in this picture have.
All part of the thrilling countdown to the release of my book, Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost: A Memoir of Hampshire College at the Twilight of the 80’s. To buy it today, click here.
October 4th, 2009 by Richard under News. No Comments.
These are far less fun to write when I’m actually looking forward to the movies. And weirdly I was looking forward to all of the releases this weekend. How is that possible? Is that proof that the last vestiges of my edge are all gone? Probably…
Anyway, you can read it here.
Since writing it I’ve gone to see Zombieland and A Serious Man. Enjoyed both very much. Both made me remember my youth dealing with cranky old Jewish people across formica table tops and battling the undead.
Twenty years in the making, the stunning tale of my Hampshire College years arrives at bookstores today. 
