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CS Lewis
10/15/09, 07:05 AM
Was watching it the other day and there is a scene with Will and Skyler where she says "Let's just get it over with. Come on, come on." Reminded me of the lyric "She says come on, come on. Let's just get this over with."

I figured it's not too outlandish to think that the line from the movie served as inspiration seeing that the band liked to ake movie references such as the "Beautiful Girls" opener on the demo of the song and the Fight Club themes of the Cute Without the E music video.

Discuss.
DanPiazza
10/15/09, 08:52 AM
It's easily possible. Rushmore inspired Brand New and Fall Out Boy song titles, so this could easily be true.
meroki22
10/15/09, 09:25 AM
It's easily possible. Rushmore inspired Brand New and Fall Out Boy song titles, so this could easily be true.

I know the Fallout Boy one but I'm curious to know which Brand New song?
Durden, T.
10/15/09, 09:26 AM
I know the Fallout Boy one but I'm curious to know which Brand New song?

sic tranist gloria
TachyonEvan
10/15/09, 09:40 AM
Not a stretch.
asthenia*
10/15/09, 09:45 AM
random fact: the chorus to ghost man on third is a quote from the book "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius" . i dunno about great romances but yeah, adam seems to have a knack for this kind of thing
crimsonandclovr
10/15/09, 10:04 AM
random fact: the chorus to ghost man on third is a quote from the book "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius" . i dunno about great romances but yeah, adam seems to have a knack for this kind of thing

"it's a campaign of distraction and revisionist history"

I fucking love dave eggers.
XjoseoleX
10/15/09, 10:16 AM
true fact john nolan wrote all of tell all your freinds
meroki22
10/15/09, 10:17 AM
sic tranist gloria

Ah right. Thanks.
asthenia*
10/15/09, 10:21 AM
"it's a campaign of distraction and revisionist history"

I fucking love dave eggers.

he's probably my favorite modern author. SO GOOD
summer skin
10/15/09, 10:22 AM
Was watching it the other day and there is a scene with Will and Skyler where she says "Let's just get it over with. Come on, come on." Reminded me of the lyric "She says come on, come on. Let's just get this over with."

I figured it's not too outlandish to think that the line from the movie served as inspiration seeing that the band liked to ake movie references such as the "Beautiful Girls" opener on the demo of the song and the Fight Club themes of the Cute Without the E music video.

Discuss.
Adam Lazzara co-wrote the screenplay with Jesse Lacey so I'm sure that weighed heavily on their other projects.
jmirand1
10/15/09, 11:07 AM
sic tranist gloria

...glory fades.
foryoublue
10/15/09, 11:09 AM
Isn't there audio from a scene in Good Will Hunting that The Ataris used in one of their songs? I'm thinking Fast Times at Drop-out High, but it's been a while so maybe it was from a different one.
crimsonandclovr
10/15/09, 11:22 AM
he's probably my favorite modern author. SO GOOD

I'm getting a little off topic here, but have you read What is What? I've only read a few pages but I was wondering what you thought about it
asthenia*
10/15/09, 11:39 AM
i haven't. i only finished AHWOSG over the summer and i've been hoping to get a chance to read more by him but school keeps getting in the way.
hopefully over christmas break i can though!
anamericangod
10/15/09, 01:10 PM
Adam Lazzara co-wrote the screenplay with Jesse Lacey so I'm sure that weighed heavily on their other projects.

I lol'd.
inthemidst
10/15/09, 01:53 PM
Great song, great album. You have a point, sir.
CaryGrant
10/15/09, 05:23 PM
random fact: the chorus to ghost man on third is a quote from the book "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius" . i dunno about great romances but yeah, adam seems to have a knack for this kind of thing

"it's a campaign of distraction and revisionist history"

I fucking love dave eggers.

he's probably my favorite modern author. SO GOOD

I'm getting a little off topic here, but have you read What is What? I've only read a few pages but I was wondering what you thought about it

i haven't. i only finished AHWOSG over the summer and i've been hoping to get a chance to read more by him but school keeps getting in the way.
hopefully over christmas break i can though!

Ready..... aaaand.... THREADJACK!

This thread is now limited to discussion of Dave Eggers.

Who's started the Wild Things already? I'm pretty stoked, it was great to read Zeitoun a few months ago knowing another one was coming out soon. I decided to hold off on starting the Wild Things until tomorrow after seeing his and Spike Jonez's screenplay for the film Where The Wild Things Are--thought it might inform the book somewhat.
Jonathan Safran Foer has a new book out, too--October is fantastic for modern literature.
I also just finished David Mitchell's "Cloud Atlas", which I recommend.
crimsonandclovr
10/15/09, 06:05 PM
Ready..... aaaand.... THREADJACK!

This thread is now limited to discussion of Dave Eggers.

Who's started the Wild Things already? I'm pretty stoked, it was great to read Zeitoun a few months ago knowing another one was coming out soon. I decided to hold off on starting the Wild Things until tomorrow after seeing his and Spike Jonez's screenplay for the film Where The Wild Things Are--thought it might inform the book somewhat.
Jonathan Safran Foer has a new book out, too--October is fantastic for modern literature.
I also just finished David Mitchell's "Cloud Atlas", which I recommend.


I reeeaaalllly want to read this too! But I'm still working on What is What?. Have you read that one? I'm a little behind, midterms and stuff.
How was Zeitoun??
CaryGrant
10/15/09, 06:38 PM
I reeeaaalllly want to read this too! But I'm still working on What is What?. Have you read that one? I'm a little behind, midterms and stuff.
How was Zeitoun??

I think What is the What was pretty incredible--it's not a contender for my favorite by Eggers, but there's a good chance it will be his most important. You should read it simply because it's the only book that really captures the situation in Sudan and modern-day African relationships outside the whole "Oh noez Darfur!!" bumper sticker war. I think it will very quickly replace Things Fall Apart (thank goodness) on reading lists.
Zeitoun was equally fantastic--it was a really untold story of Katrina, right now paired only with The Great Deluge--but I think Zeitoun is pretty essential in that it captures the humanity of it as well as post-9/11 reactionism.
I'm excited for The Wild Things! I'm also torn between whether to get the regular or "Fur-Covered" edition--not gonna lie, I'll probably get both. As it is I have signed first edition/first printings of his whole bibliography.

Wow, yeah, I'm pretty much a fanboy.
crimsonandclovr
10/15/09, 07:22 PM
Yeah he's coming to college park to give a lecture on What is the What. can't friggin wait for that! i got no complaints with it replacing Things Fall Apart because i fucking hated that book. did not like it at all.
ok, you saying great things about Zeitoun is not a good thing, because this means i won't eat for about a day to buy the book, and then not do any type of work so i can read it.
HAHA, i definitely vote for the fur covered edition.
signed first editions???? lucky bastard.
please let me know how you like The Wild Things! i don't know anyone who has read it already.