Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Footnotes to an imagined ethnography (1)




1. As an American who is an immigrant, I do not naturally wish to qualify where I was born by distance to the closest theme park.

2. Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan. Like the Isle of Man, Tatarstan claims a level of history, education and culture high enough to warrant its own statehood. Also like the Isle of Man, it is regarded by some as a boring and backwards place. Kazan has an IKEA; the Isle of Man doesn't.

3. Of course they do. Of course they do. Of course they fucking do.

Do They Owe Us :: Jeffrey Lewis (Crass cover)

4. Daphne is the most loathsome Egghead by a mile. You might be the Brain of Britain, but your website looks like it was designed by the person responsible for the Creation Museum, Taxidemy Hall of Fame and Antique Tool Museum website.

5. The unbearable wonderment of all things boy-girl-guitar is tapping at your window.

Visit - Jeffrey Lewis