Hungry Like the Wolf
By John Amato Monday Oct 27, 2008 6:30pmDuncan cracks me up.
As I noted at the time, the United States is a nation of 300 million people. They aren't all named Fred Jones. Assuming that a name is fake just because it is unusual, or "funny," or the same as the name of a celebrity, is nothing short of stupid.
Unfortunately, that's a lesson some people have to learn the hard way. Jed L at Daily Kos points out that the National Review's Jim Geraghty made a fool of himself by mocking American Prospect writer Adam Serwer based on just such an assumption:
Now, unless A. Serwer thinks that there is actually a registered voter named "Duran Duran" in New Mexico, he ought to refrain from sputtering that those who disagree with him are 'racist' and 'paranoid.'
You see where this is going, don't you? Yep.
Here's Geraghty's follow-up:
UPDATE: I am floored by the fact that the white pages for Albuquereque, New Mexico has a listing for "Duran Duran." Mea culpa.
For those of you who don't know, I did tour with Duran Duran a few years ago.
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... doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
How many more times can these wingnuts step in it between now and election day?
Duran Duran was a "person" long before it was the name of a useless pin-up band. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062711/
Odd piece of trivia: Duran Duran (the useless band) cost the British equivalent of Casey Kasem his job ... when he called them "dur-un dur-un" it was finally clear that he had no idea what he was talking about.
Yes, but he had TIES to that washed-up, unrepentant leftist radical terrorist Jane Fonda during the 70s. That's why they're trying to stop him from voting.
those wingnuts would go crazy in Canada with all the immigrants we have. Not to mention all the bizarre community names here like Saint-Louis-du-Ha!Ha! (Quebec), Dildo (Newfoundland) and Tata Creek (British Columbia), just to name a few.
Hey, it's cold up here, what can I say.
(ps, that is a mighty fine sax player in the above photo.)
I love his short and quick response. Quick, get outta Dodge!
Way to work that in.
Wouldn't you? If I had a smidgin of the talent that John has, I'd be putting it out there as well.
John's the one blowing the wind out of his lungs on the right of the picture.
I think I remember that tour! Was it in 1994? What was the female vocalists name? Lambia?
I believe in 2003 or 2004 back when the original 5 members reunited. I missed you on the tour John. By the time it got to MSG here in NY Andy Hamilton (do I have that right?) was playing sax why, by the way, I believe played the original sax recordings on their early albums. It was a really fun show too.
Duran Duran sucks.
Like the Knack they were trying to ape the Beatles and did so successfully by not being as obvious.
But that song Please Please Tell Me Now, was something of a tip off; the title's too reminiscent of Please Please Me.
They even got their name from a movie villian starring Jane Fonda at the height of her career.
And Reflex should've been called Reflux.
that song is called 'Is There Something I Should Know?' Only faux hipster dickheads think DD suck, and they think that because FHD's hate that John Taylor turned down more hot girls in one day than they'd ever get in their entire lives. Suck on that.
Speaking of JT, Mr. Amato, have you seen this?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywWQTyH6hYc
Where was that picture taken, anyway?
OOOps.
White Pages.
Remember Them?
Fired?!?! that's pretty goofy. I registered with C&L just to stick up for the band! I read the blog regularly though.
I kind of like their material, the late 80's were a dark time in the human race musically, I attribute that to the still recent feasability and instant enamoration with digital production techniques. Duran X2 stands out as being pretty cool, and the hits have staying power. Not like I listen to them anymore though.
like Duran...It's not easi...
Duran Duran rock ! They were best with their 1st 2 albums (self-titled and Rio, got overly pop-py in the late 80s, bombastic thru the 90s, then all 5 original members reunited in 2003 and put on helluva tour (from where that picture comes). Man, great showmanship, musicianship, great guys all around, friendly, too.
Ahh....the memories. 1984, Seattle Colosseum...best show I've ever been to. sigh....
/geek mode off
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