There's almost no point parsing that shit, but he calls Motley Crue the Kiss of the '80s right after citing 1983's "Lick It Up" as his favorite Kiss song.
Also, he cites "Lick It Up" as his favorite.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 20 December 2013 14:35 (ten years ago) link
the irony of a man so fond of using caps-lock failing to capitalize all four letters of AIDS, it's beautiful
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Friday, 20 December 2013 15:06 (ten years ago) link
Before the baby boomers, life was boring.
― you are kind, I am (waterface), Friday, 20 December 2013 15:16 (ten years ago) link
"And inside the inner sanctum…it’s all jokes and references and life in a lane so fast only the strong survive." = ILM?
― the tune was space, Friday, 20 December 2013 15:27 (ten years ago) link
Hall & Oates are so good.
Woah, better dumb it down a bit there, poindexter.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 20 December 2013 15:28 (ten years ago) link
And if you didn’t play “Tea For The Tillerman” incessantly, you weren’t alive.And if you didn’t play “Tea For The Tillerman” incessantly, you weren’t alive.And if you didn’t play “Tea For The Tillerman” incessantly, you weren’t alive.And if you didn’t play “Tea For The Tillerman” incessantly, you weren’t alive.
― My Chief Keef Keef (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 20 December 2013 15:36 (ten years ago) link
i wonder what it's like to feel this bad about the end of the monoculture
― call all destroyer, Friday, 20 December 2013 15:42 (ten years ago) link
drive your parwnts crazy indeed
― i want to say one word to you, just one word:buzzfeed (difficult listening hour), Friday, 20 December 2013 15:59 (ten years ago) link
But he tries to convince himself that he's hip and with it because he watches stuff on Youtube and because he snears at anyone who thinks Spotify should pay more in royalties
― curmudgeon, Friday, 20 December 2013 16:00 (ten years ago) link
it's so hilarious, his one and only observation is the same old "death of the album" stuff you've heard 10 million times in the last decade, but he keeps shouting it like he's the only one who ever had the thought...
― My Chief Keef Keef (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 20 December 2013 16:11 (ten years ago) link
There's something so horrifying about his favorite KISS song being Lick it Up
― My Chief Keef Keef (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, December 20, 2013 1:11 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol
― Mmm yes hello (crüt), Friday, 20 December 2013 16:13 (ten years ago) link
Alienation. It’s the essence of rock and roll. If these people could fit in, play on the football team, date a cheerleader, we’d never have this exquisite greatness
But then in the very next section:
Linda never begged. She snorted cocaine and screwed the desirable people just like the guys. Which is why she was always an insider and the idiots on this committee are not
So wait, then the "idiots on the committee" are closer to the essence of rock and roll?
― Josefa, Friday, 20 December 2013 16:19 (ten years ago) link
http://s29.postimg.org/ldewsogbb/lefsetz_up.jpg
― My Chief Keef Keef (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 20 December 2013 16:23 (ten years ago) link
I want to stage a dramatic reading of that post, it's incredible.
this would be monumental, so there for this
xp LOOOOOOOOOOL
― combination hair (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 20 December 2013 16:24 (ten years ago) link
When I first skimmed this, I laughed.
As I read excerpts posted here, it's morphed from being funny to being pathetic and mildly terrifying.
― SHAUN (DJP), Friday, 20 December 2013 16:43 (ten years ago) link
lol whenever you think the guy can't outdo himself... he delivers! it is funny though, when nirvana came out were dudes like lefsetz like "oh yeah, here's some real rock n roll!" or were they more likely saying "why can't kids listen to this eric clapton unplugged record"
― tylerw, Friday, 20 December 2013 16:45 (ten years ago) link
Come as you are. Please. Don’t dress up. Don’t make a deal with a fashion house. Don’t do endorsements. Keep it punk.
― you are kind, I am (waterface), Friday, 20 December 2013 16:53 (ten years ago) link
It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll.
But if you do…we wanna party with you all night and every day.
Wonder if he realizes the first line is from AC DC?
― Josefa, Friday, 20 December 2013 16:56 (ten years ago) link
it is so weird to me that ppl read what this guy writes
― mitch hedberg and kevin hart (sleepingbag), Friday, 20 December 2013 16:56 (ten years ago) link
http://www.inflexwetrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IFWT_Bob-Lefsetz.png
KEEP IT PUNK
― My Chief Keef Keef (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 20 December 2013 16:59 (ten years ago) link
basically I read this and then I understand why people watch Duck Dynasty
― SHAUN (DJP), Friday, 20 December 2013 17:01 (ten years ago) link
"before the baby boomers, life was boring" is like "no man, no problem": a person suddenly made clear
― i want to say one word to you, just one word:buzzfeed (difficult listening hour), Friday, 20 December 2013 17:26 (ten years ago) link
It was the “Royals” of yesteryear. You only had to hear a few notes.
this is my favorite line right now
― combination hair (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 20 December 2013 18:30 (ten years ago) link
"As for becoming a Muslim… Story is he committed himself to God after nearly drowning. Near-death experiences will change you. And at least he’s still alive."
am I imagining the tone here
― katherine, Friday, 20 December 2013 18:43 (ten years ago) link
i read this on my phone at about 1:30 am last night, pretty sure my neighbors are gonna get me evicted now from going WHAT at the top of my lungs
― napgenius (goole), Friday, 20 December 2013 18:48 (ten years ago) link
Let this be a lesson to the industry, that we should focus on individuals as opposed to money and commitments. If so, Kurt Cobain would be alive today.
like, right here, to start
― napgenius (goole), Friday, 20 December 2013 18:49 (ten years ago) link
i read this
your first mistake
― mitch hedberg and kevin hart (sleepingbag), Friday, 20 December 2013 18:50 (ten years ago) link
Story is he committed himself to God after nearly drowning not playing Tea for the Tillerman incessantly.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 20 December 2013 18:51 (ten years ago) link
i heard it was wonderful. and it was true.
― napgenius (goole), Friday, 20 December 2013 18:52 (ten years ago) link
lmao
― maura, Friday, 20 December 2013 21:19 (ten years ago) link
#keepitpunk
― the whirlwind labeouf, i inhale it (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:37 (ten years ago) link
daryl's house looks freezing cold, imo.
― brimstead, Saturday, 21 December 2013 03:12 (ten years ago) link
So it looks like ol' Bob has realized something and is aggrieved.
http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2013/12/21/dealing-with-hate/
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 23 December 2013 02:42 (ten years ago) link
thx bob for Amplifying the Hate and introducing me to FakeBobLefsetz
― my whole family is catholic so look at the pickle i'm in (zachlyon), Monday, 23 December 2013 03:13 (ten years ago) link
a 1,000-word response to the haters, explaining why it's important to never respond to the haters
― some dude, Monday, 23 December 2013 03:20 (ten years ago) link
"The hate might be clever, but clever never lasts"
Clever never lasts... Stupid though? Stupid lasts a lifetime.
― the whirlwind labeouf, i inhale it (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 23 December 2013 03:51 (ten years ago) link
dunno, I feel like when I hate someone I actively avoid being in conversations with them
― katherine, Monday, 23 December 2013 08:54 (ten years ago) link
Lol at the fan logic. If I am so terrible, then why do so many follow me?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 23 December 2013 13:43 (ten years ago) link
this makes me so happy, you have no idea
― maura, Monday, 23 December 2013 20:19 (ten years ago) link
a subliminal trip to nowhere
― tylerw, Monday, 23 December 2013 20:31 (ten years ago) link
would it be tactless to make this into a poll
― Mmm yes hello (crüt), Monday, 23 December 2013 20:32 (ten years ago) link
I want to gently put my hand on his shoulder and say, "Bob, who are you trying to convince? Me? Or you?" and wait for him to weep copiously.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 December 2013 20:33 (ten years ago) link
an optimistic pussy who is afraid of their shadow
I don't think I understand this bit, but it's a very striking phrase
― ferret is followed! (soref), Monday, 23 December 2013 20:36 (ten years ago) link
I want to gently put my hand on his shoulder and say, "Bob, who are you trying to convince? Me? Or you?" and wait for him to weep copiously.― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, December 23, 2013 2:33 PM (28 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, December 23, 2013 2:33 PM (28 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
...and then when he does, you go full drill sergeant, "Linda Ronstadt never weeped! She never begged! She snorted cocaine and screwed the desirable people just like the guys! She didn't sit there weep like a little...fucking...girl!"
― Maintenance Engineer of Foolhardiness (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 December 2013 21:05 (ten years ago) link
bob throws in for the revolution! http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2014/02/14/roger-goodells-pay/
But whatever power I have pales in comparison to that of musical artists. They’re the most powerful people in the world. They have bigger followings than the President!But they refuse to step up. Neither in words nor actions.
But they refuse to step up. Neither in words nor actions.
― i want to say one word to you, just one word:buzzfeed (difficult listening hour), Saturday, 15 February 2014 22:38 (ten years ago) link
meanwhile
Flappy Bird is more addictive than anything on Bowie’s new record.And isn’t it funny that the biggest hits of the year were by guys in helmets from France and a barely adolescent girl/woman from New Zealand? Oh, forget about “Blurred Lines,” it was a remake of a Marvin Gaye track.This is like Paul being dead.
And isn’t it funny that the biggest hits of the year were by guys in helmets from France and a barely adolescent girl/woman from New Zealand? Oh, forget about “Blurred Lines,” it was a remake of a Marvin Gaye track.
This is like Paul being dead.
― i want to say one word to you, just one word:buzzfeed (difficult listening hour), Saturday, 15 February 2014 22:42 (ten years ago) link
girl/woman
― *plop* son (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 15 February 2014 22:58 (ten years ago) link
Did you get the memo on Flappy Bird? Did you know to download it?I certainly didn’t. Then again, I’m not into mobile video games. But rather than appeal to me, the developer ignored those who did not care. He just uploaded it to the app store and it took off!Maybe there’s more, how the hell would I know.
I certainly didn’t. Then again, I’m not into mobile video games. But rather than appeal to me, the developer ignored those who did not care. He just uploaded it to the app store and it took off!
Maybe there’s more, how the hell would I know.
― i want to say one word to you, just one word:buzzfeed (difficult listening hour), Saturday, 15 February 2014 22:59 (ten years ago) link
soul-deadening xenophobic hatemail is truly the future of music
― katherine, Sunday, 16 February 2014 06:01 (ten years ago) link
misunderstood that and was like man that's a lil harsh on bob's Letters
― i want to say one word to you, just one word:buzzfeed (difficult listening hour), Sunday, 16 February 2014 07:28 (ten years ago) link