the tao of kerry

From the Observer, the analogies run free as everyone begins to go into Kerry poetic overdrive. Hopefully no one will parlez-vous francais or mention the civil union ofcrab-people lest they alienate the subliterate prols trolling Walmarts countrywide. Oh no, do I smell a book:

Andrew Stengel, the former Miramax exec and screenwriter, tried to explain the inner Kerry. "If Clinton was Elvis, Kerry is Dylan," he said. "You like that? Let me think of a good one-hit wonder for Bush. Bush is Gerardo. And the administration? Men at Work. More like men not at work."


IN OTHER NEWS: Ann and I just toured Sonic Youth + guests thru the EMP. Was strange to watch the early footage of Nirvana with them. I still get creeped out that I know so much about two people's lives (plus Coco), so many bizarre public face details and thoughts, that lyrics have I Ching-like effects on my personal decisions (example: NYU or USC decision - "We're gonna kill the California Girls"/ "I'm from New York City/Breathe it out and let it in") and that Kim has had this enigmatic presence as a figure in my life and in others (esp. when I was in the riot grrrl zine culture). Blah blah, access. What to do when you find yrself by chance meeting at a place you think you'd never see punk idols - a big institutionalized rock museum? Give them a tour, of course.