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By Dan Kennedy THREE SCENES TO WATCH IN HOPES OF CONVINCING YOURSELFYOU'RE A REALLY INTENSE...
By Dan Kennedy
YOURSELF
YOU’RE A REALLY INTENSE LONER WHO NEEDS NOBODY
Scene in “Repo Man” when Emilio Estevez tells Kevin to quit singing the 7-Up theme song, shoves him into a display of cans, then walks backwards out of store with both middle fingers extended toward the advancing security guard.Scene in “Superbad” when Seth asks Evan, “What, so I gotta sit here and eat my dessert alone like I’m fuckin’ Steven Glansberg?” (Cut to the aforementioned Steven Glansberg eating alone at another table.)
Bill Murray on the ride from airport to hotel upon arrival in Tokyo in the opening credits of “Lost in Translation.”
REALLY INTENSE LONER WHO NEEDS NOBODY
Scene in “Bottle Rocket” when Dignan cues Bob to tell him why Bob should be given the job of being the gang’s getaway driver. Dignan: “Bob Maplethorpe; potential getaway driver; go.”At the Hitching Post in Buellton in “Sideways,” Jack tries against all odds to make Miles understand that Maya’s ring is probably fake, that Maya likes Miles, that Miles is blind to this chance.
Isaac and Tracy eating Chinese food in bed, in “Manhattan.”
AT NIGHT WAITING OUT WEATHER DELAY
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On the Radio
Dan Kennedy is author of the books “Rock On” and “Loser Goes First,” and a longstanding contributor at McSweeney’s dot net. His essays appear in GQ, and his work has been anthologized in “Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney’s Humor Category,” “Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney’s Book of Lists,” and other publications.
He lives in New York City and there is speaking and reading in downtown clubs, and on stages across the country. Find out more about “Rock On: An Office Power Ballad” at the official site.
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