Comments on TAO LIN | BLOG: Japanese "Eeeee Eee Eeee" (Kawade Shobo, 2009)

http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-9...

2009-12-03T03:23:49.172-05:00

http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-933368-61-6

I meant to thank you for writing about Kobo Abe, w...

2009-11-30T13:34:04.327-05:00

I meant to thank you for writing about Kobo Abe, without a doubt my favorite dead author, but never did. So thanks. The Lin-Abe collision continues to rock me brains.

(I also plan to spend the entirety of a near-future month blogging daily about Kobo Abe and nothing else, so this primes the pump, so to speak.)

tao has a really low voice, what the fuck is up wi...

2009-10-20T22:57:34.522-04:00

tao has a really low voice, what the fuck is up with that

it's kind of cool i guess

you should read yukio mishima, kenzaburo oe, and y...

2009-09-16T23:59:06.272-04:00

you should read yukio mishima, kenzaburo oe, and yasunari kawabata. also, "kokoro" by nastume soseki. all of the books are pretty depressing and sad and lonely.

i'm reading イー・イー・イーnow. ARIGATO:)

2009-09-16T21:46:30.792-04:00

i'm reading イー・イー・イーnow.

ARIGATO:)

wow.. totes messed up that URL :S Sorry for the li...

2009-08-26T04:11:24.537-04:00

wow.. totes messed up that URL :S Sorry for the link to random guy...?

Never read Kafka on the Shore?? I found Wind-Up Bi...

2009-08-26T04:08:53.105-04:00

Never read Kafka on the Shore?? I found Wind-Up Bird Chronicle to be very slow paced. Got bored with it fast.

So...Mishima Yukio is the greatest writer since Os...

2009-08-22T12:39:23.812-04:00

So...Mishima Yukio is the greatest writer since Oscar Wilde and you've never read him. What the hell?

Also, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles was the first book of Murakami's I read and I absolutely hated it. NW was pretty rad, though.

@upper-case guy: that's true @anonymous who r...

2009-08-20T17:58:54.514-04:00

@upper-case guy: that's true

@anonymous who recited the plot of "Rain Man": go away if you're insinuating - like hundreds of people mistakenly have - that tao is autistic or aspbergerish or anorexic, tao is perfectly normal and has proved it over and over again, come back when you've pre-ordered the great new 'shoplifting from american apparel' so you can give it a good review

in fact, everyone on goodreads go give 'american apparel' five stars, it deserves six but they don't have that many

@ (tao told me to start using the @ sign when i talk to individuals)

@anonymous who said tao hates publicity, you are right, he actually is getting away from the internet, gmail chat [except for me], cell phone, etc. he is writing a new book, the one that will come after 'richard yates,' which - you shouldn't forget this - will be published next year. pre-order many copies when you can, not yet

still @the above guy, now go away

@M.N.N., since you have proof that you pre-ordered book, i will allow your self-promotion to stand

anyone else, you can come here and promote your own things if you pre-order 'shoplifting from american apparel' first and can show proof

tao said to say he misses you all and will be back soon, better than ever if that is even possible

some of that was funny. just started a blog for p...

2009-08-20T17:31:17.003-04:00

some of that was funny.

just started a blog for poetry/short fiction here:

adistractedman.blogspot.com

(pre-ordering SFAA as i type, VP, sir)

actually tao is laying low for a few days he said ...

2009-08-20T12:45:31.635-04:00

actually tao is laying low for a few days he said he can't stand all the hype and publicity around his new book.

said he just wants to go live in a cabin in the woods and pretend to be a deaf mute so he doesnt have to gmail chat to anybody

Lin and Gorrell are currently on the run. Tao acc...

2009-08-20T12:35:24.612-04:00

Lin and Gorrell are currently on the run.

Tao accidentally shoplifted something from the mob and now theyre after him. Brandon accidentally ran over a mobsters foot during the getaway now they want them both dead.

Lin and Gorrell are now in vegas dressed in matching suits and raybans hoping to win a whole load of money to pay off the mob using tao's famous neutral facial expression at the poker table.

it's turned into a heartwarming adventure where valuable lessons are learned

some quotes from the trailer:

damn!
damn!

BRO!

sweet.

nice job.

AHHHHHHHHhhhhhhh

tagline: "they're just a couple of guys... in a whole heap of trouble"

director:joe swanberg

THE ONLY THING BRANDON SCOTT GORRELL IS ADDICTED T...

2009-08-20T12:12:08.273-04:00

THE ONLY THING BRANDON SCOTT GORRELL IS ADDICTED TO IS LOVE - JUST LIKE ROBERT PALMER SUNG

AND IF HE WERE HERE HE'D BRING LOVE, TRUTH AND JUSTICE BACK TO THIS THREAD.

brandon my thoughts are with you hope you get some...

2009-08-20T12:05:17.017-04:00

brandon my thoughts are with you hope you get some of these addictions out of your system

especially the masturbation which made the recent poetry readings pretty awkward to watch

still i suppose if you want to hear cutting edge contempary poetry theres always a price to pay

upper case guy, you are somehow getting less annoy...

2009-08-20T10:50:20.514-04:00

upper case guy, you are somehow getting less annoying to Tao, and therefore to me

Tao reports that he is enjoying his vacation and will return soon

i'm sorry Brandon didn't show up to be in charge, but i guess you all know about his drinking/drug/masturbation addiction problems

let's all think good thoughts and hope he does well in recovery

we need Gorrell in here pronto

2009-08-19T21:08:29.491-04:00

we need Gorrell in here pronto

DAMMIT WHERE'S BRANDON WHEN YOU NEED HIM?

2009-08-19T20:40:24.327-04:00

DAMMIT WHERE'S BRANDON WHEN YOU NEED HIM?

FEELS LIKE WHATEVER I SAY WHATEVER I FEEL WHATEV...

2009-08-19T20:38:07.456-04:00

FEELS LIKE WHATEVER I SAY
WHATEVER I FEEL
WHATEVER INDIVIDUALITY I HAVE
MY ONLY OPTION IS TO PRE-ORDER

"DAMN"

darlene, i'm getting off already, you don'...

2009-08-19T18:45:48.232-04:00

darlene,

i'm getting off already, you don't have to tell the whole fucking world, you know?

let's go to that vegan asian fusion place and forget about it, ok?

i love you, really i do

everyone, i love her, i gotta get off now

someone else, take charge of this blog

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2009-08-19T18:43:29.212-04:00
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if anyone else wants to be in charge for the rest ...

2009-08-19T18:41:42.286-04:00
if anyone else wants to be in charge for the rest of today, that would be ok with tao

my girlfriend is getting really annoyed with me

damn, power comes with a lot of burdens

2009-08-19T18:40:10.519-04:00
damn, power comes with a lot of burdens

kombucha addict, go away, you're annoying tao...

2009-08-19T18:38:22.585-04:00
kombucha addict,

go away, you're annoying tao

tao appeals to young males more than bukowski ever did

tao isn't a drunk, for one thing, and he's like a million times better-looking

and he doesn't work in the post office

so if you put bukowski against tao on any scale, tao comes out ahead

tao is also a nice guy, nicer than bukowski, so now go away and pre-order a copy of 'american apparel' and i'll let you back here to post one of your nonsensical comments

upper-case guy, go away, tao is losing patience wi...

2009-08-19T18:34:37.703-04:00
upper-case guy, go away, tao is losing patience with you

we may have to get someone to 'take care' of you

i will let your comments stand for now, just to show everyone what an asshole you are

just go away and buy the book, we don't make any guarantees for medical help, neither does any otc product

we do guarantee that you will get some damn good reading out of it

so buy a copy if you can get your fucking finger off the 'shift' key

you don't want to cross tao, bro

he will get someone to 'take care' of you like in a second

while opening kombucha idly pondered why bukowski ...

2009-08-19T17:04:42.246-04:00
while opening kombucha idly pondered why bukowski appeals to so many young males, immediately felt a 'simple/plausible answer' forming in me

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