tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post3943671816705163026..comments2024-03-09T04:14:29.931-08:00Comments on Bread and Bread: someone cooler than me vs. the audienceCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-28799248027238366212007-09-22T14:24:00.000-07:002007-09-22T14:24:00.000-07:00"a jerk might be more invested in putting on a Nic..."a jerk might be more invested in putting on a Nice Author persona"<BR/><BR/>Really? That seems like the last thing a jerk would care about.<BR/><BR/>I get being nervous in front of crowds, but he seems to take it to an aggressive place I don't care for whether it's throwing CDs at people or his preoccupation with "defeating" audience members.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I haven't been to enough readings for a construct exposure to feel relevant or useful to me.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-17612844207389686452007-09-21T12:23:00.000-07:002007-09-21T12:23:00.000-07:00He doesn't quite seem jerky to me--a jerk might be...He doesn't quite seem jerky to me--a jerk might be more invested in putting on a Nice Author persona. But he definitely comes across as someone who's invested in playing games with the audience, possibly as a way of exposing the weird construct that is The Literary Reading. But not everyone (not me or you) goes to readings to see the construct exposed.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-49143804064774922362007-09-20T20:57:00.000-07:002007-09-20T20:57:00.000-07:00Hmm, reading that article made him sound like a je...Hmm, reading that article made him sound like a jerk to me.<BR/><BR/>I understand the desire to ask a cool, thought-provoking question, but I think I'm usually hoping for a straightforward answer.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.com