Folding John Wayne's T-Shirts

John Wayne Gacy, Jr. is a spooky, spooky, beautiful song. And I'm going to see him perform it in two (2) days!

I don't know. The more I listen to it, the more I begin to hate Sufjan for writing it.

It's the most haunting song I've ever heard, but yet Sufjan really hits the nail on the head at the end of the song.

Now that's a perspective that begs for explication.

I was talking to Chris with that comment. Illman jumped in. Crazy Illman.

I don't really know how to explain it, and it might be retaliation to the idea that everyone in Brooklyn loves Sufjan. But there's something that seems terribly exploitive about the song. I don't trust him. It may be that he asks the listener to put every single ounce of emotion they have into it, while keeping his own hid. He's dangling the carrot, and making us do all the work of giving ourselves to the song.

"I don't trust him. It may be that he asks the listener to put every single ounce of emotion they have into it, while keeping his own hid. He's dangling the carrot, and making us do all the work of giving ourselves to the song."

Oh, brother...

Badonicus, you have an opinion on Sufjan Stevens? I'm sure you'd like him. He's white.

And he's good looking.

WTF is this Badlands Little Geneva crap? And why are you on this blog? Boy, you'd better pray we don't cross paths or I'll be shoving my boot so far up your ass the sweat on my knee will quench your thirst.

He doesn't hide his emotion. He does the opposite. He sings about the reality of the human state, and in doing so gives humanity to JWG. Brilliantly, Sufjan then simply provides the perspective in equating his human brokenness to JWG in comparison to God's holiness. It's an emotion of humility. It's also a statement that which echoes Paul's statement when he called himself "chief" of sinners. I only wish I could be as honest with myself as Sufjan is with all his listeners.

Yes Mesh, I agree. But in the great words of the man known as Seal, "But we're never gonna survive..."

Chris, you need to check out the collaborative EP by Calexico and Iron & Wine, if you haven't already. It's really damn good.

He doesn't hide his emotion. He does the opposite. He sings about the reality of the human state, and in doing so gives humanity to JWG. Brilliantly, Sufjan then simply provides the perspective in equating his human brokenness to JWG in comparison to God's holiness. It's an emotion of humility. It's also a statement that which echoes Paul's statement when he called himself "chief" of sinners. I only wish I could be as honest with myself as Sufjan is with all his listeners.

Yes Mesh, I agree. But in the great words of the man known as Seal, "But we're never gonna survive..."

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     /  oo \  -- That Badonicus boy is back again! I am
    /         \   totally astounded and amazed!

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       /   \
     /  oo \  -- He's like, "Hi, Folks! I'm Badonicus!"
    /          \

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     /  oo \  -- "Anybody wanna do a Bible study? Maybe listen to
    /         \    some Sufjan?"

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       /   \
     /  oo \  -- "I may be really traditional and insightful,
    /          \  but I like hip music."

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       /   \
     /  oo \  
    /          \

        /\
       /   \
     /  oo \  -- What a loser he is.
    /          \

Loser? Wrong.

Insightful? Wow. Thank you. I'm humbled.

VOTE NOW

Is badonicus a loser?

I say yes.

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       /   \        I have it from
     /  oo \  -- a reputable source that Badonicus
    /          \    enjoys homosexual goatse midget porn!

        /\
       /   \        WHAT
     /  oo \  --      A
    /          \    LOSER!

Who takes some ASCII klucker mockingly calling you "insightful" as a "humbling" compliment? Wow, The Puman. I am glad you instant messaged me about this thread. This Badonicus person is a lame freaking racistloserscumbagmoronasshatbastard.

        /\
       /   \        YEAH, WHAT A FREAKING
     /  oo \  --      RACISTLOSERSCUMBAG-
    /          \    MORONASSHATBASTARD!

Wow, that ASCII stuff is hard to do, Check Out My Hat. I give you mad props. Unless you really are a KKK member. And then I just give you the finger.

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I feel so much dumber for having stumbled into these comments. First five or so excluded.

Ditto the last comment.

My I.Q. just fell by two points.