worldrecordplayer Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Loved this piece by Nick Offerman "Jeff Tweedy is really nice. Jeff Tweedy is really smart. And Jeff Tweedy is really, really cute. He’s what the young ladies of a bygone era would refer to as a “dreamboat.” For my money, he’s also the preeminent American singer-songwriter of my generation. Finally, I would add that I am in love with him. We are getting married. The end." http://www.salon.com/2015/06/07/nick_offerman_jeff_tweedy_is_the_best_songwriter_of_my_generation_and_i_want_to_marry_him/ http://www.salon.com/2015/06/07/nick_offerman_jeff_tweedy_is_the_best_songwriter_of_my_generation_and_i_want_to_marry_him/ Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I realize compared to the average reader, I'm probably considered a superfan of Tweedy's, but it still was strange that Offerman goes into details of their career and the YHF story - feels like he was in need of some filler for his book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I realize compared to the average reader, I'm probably considered a superfan of Tweedy's, but it still was strange that Offerman goes into details of their career and the YHF story - feels like he was in need of some filler for his book. Have your read the other parts of his book? Or just the referenced passage? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Just that excerpt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Just that excerpt. The book is called Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's gutsiest troublemakers. Which in the Barnes and Noble description says this: After the great success of his autobiography, Paddle Your Own Canoe, Offerman now focuses on the lives of those who inspired him. From George Washington to Willie Nelson, he describes twenty-one heroic figures and why they inspire in him such great meaning. He’ll combine both serious history with light-hearted humor—comparing, say, George Washington’s wooden teeth to his own experience as a woodworker. So I don't think Jeff Tweedy's section is at anyway filler. It is a mini bio of a great American. It gives some background, and why Nick thinks he is great. For a super fan such as yourself it is probably stuff you have read a million times. For Joe Schome it is good background. I am sure for a George Washington super fan his bit about him was stuff they have read a million times, but not for the average American. And in full disclosure I have not yet read the book, but it is going on my lake house summer vacation read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I sat down in my local Barnes and Noble and read the whole chapter on Jeff Tweedy. I agree that if you're a big fan it's old news, but it's told through the humorous perspective of the ultra manly, cantankerous Ron Swanson. I thought the chapter was amusing but a whole book might get tedious. Probably best read in bite size chunks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 The book is called Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's gutsiest troublemakers. Which in the Barnes and Noble description says this: So I don't think Jeff Tweedy's section is at anyway filler. It is a mini bio of a great American. It gives some background, and why Nick thinks he is great. For a super fan such as yourself it is probably stuff you have read a million times. For Joe Schome it is good background. I am sure for a George Washington super fan his bit about him was stuff they have read a million times, but not for the average American. And in full disclosure I have not yet read the book, but it is going on my lake house summer vacation read. Thanks, I realize I was assuming it was a memoir and it's clearly not. Whoops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 I sat down in my local Barnes and Noble and read the whole chapter on Jeff Tweedy. I agree that if you're a big fan it's old news, but it's told through the humorous perspective of the ultra manly, cantankerous Ron Swanson. I thought the chapter was amusing but a whole book might get tedious. Probably best read in bite size chunks.Was the Salon piece I linked the entire Tweedy chapter, or is there more in the book? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Was the Salon piece I linked the entire Tweedy chapter, or is there more in the book?There was a bit more in the chapter, but I don't remember anything that made me want to buy the book. I actually went into the store intending to buy it, but it's only in hardback. I'll probably pick it up when it's released in soft cover. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I want to marry Jeff, too. Alas, my 12 year old daughter does not find him to be a suitable stepmother. Maybe her second SS will change her mind, maybe not. I understand her position: it takes Spencer off the table. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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