Chuck Klosterman Pt. 2 .... LOVED it!!!

Okay, so I'm back with some more snippets of Chuck, because he really is that good... you MUST read "Killing Yourself to Live" if you consider yourself even remotely a fan of music... you MUST. Just finished it tonight, and it ranks high on my favorites... so here are some more little morsels to get you to love it too...

"I don't think I can get any deeper into the South than I am right now. Nine hours and 547 miles ago, I was standing where Duane allman crashed a motorcycle; now I'm semi-lost in rural Mississippi. and when I say "rural," I mean effing rural: Ten minutes ago, I almost drove into a cow." (pg. 95)

"For some reason, there is a stunning number of Americans who desperately want celebrity royalty and cultural dogma, and that's all Graceland is, Oh... and karaoke. There was also some karaoke." (pg. 122)

"When you start thinking about what your life was like 10 years ago--and not in general terms, but in highly specific detail--it's disturbing to realize how certain elements of your being are completely dead. they die long before you do. It's astonishing to consider all the things from your past that used to happen all the time but (a) never happen anymore, and (b) never even cross your mind. It's almost like those things didn't happen." (pg. 131)

"In America, parties that are supposed to start at 9PM actually start at 10PM. However, rock concerts that are supposed to start at 9PM actually start at 9:45. Movies that are scheduled for 9PM don't begin until 9:09. Sporting evenst set for 9PM begin at 9:05. However, television shows that are set for 9PM do start at 9PM, unless they're being broadcast on TBS. So what's crazier: That I show up for things when they're supposed to begin, or that everyone else in the entire world has somehow come to accept that every activity operates within its own unspoken, individual schedule?" (pg. 157)

"Years ago, Lenore told me that she would go on one date with almost anyone who asked her; she felt any man who had enough guts to approach a total stranger always deserved at least one dinner." (pg. 171)

"My mother has prepared roast beef, baked chicken, corn on the cob, squash, a blueberry pie, and 13,000 pounds of mashed potatoes. The universe appears to be in order." (pg. 184)

"When I was five years old, I used to pretend I was afraid of the dark; I thought little kids were supposed to be afraid of the dark, and I wanted to be normal. Being afraid of the dark seemed like a five-year-old's job. I would always insist that my mom leave the hallway light on after she tucked me in, but then I'd just lie there and wait for my older brother to go to bed an hour later and turn it off. I was always relieved when he finally flipped the switch, because that stupid hall light always kept me awake." (pg. 209)

"Art and love are the same thing; It's the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you. It's understanding the unreasonable." (pg. 217)

Now this last one is Kaitlin's fav, and since I'm reading from her book, I'm only sharing the snippet that was underlined... because I'm trying to get you to go get this book!!!

"The first girl I ever loved was someone I knew in sixth grad. Her name was Missy; we talked about horses. The last girl I love will be someone I haven't even met yet, probably. they all count. but there are certain people you love who do something else; they define how you classify what love is supposed to feel like..." (pg. 232)

AWESOME.... GO BUY IT!!!!