Wow, this is amazing. I've only heard of this guy but this is the first time I ever hear him speak and I really like the way he thinks about things and how he expresses his ideas. This is great.
At Amazon there really is a "Hunter Thompson Kit" with a few things to make you look more like him. His cigarette filters to make your smoke long and oddball, his flowery shirt, his Gilligan hat, and his sunglasses. John is here wearing those exact sunglasses in this video. I know, I bought the kit and really freaked out my friend who is a big Hunter fan. I wonder if he is aware that those are exactly the Hunter Thompson glasses or if he is wearing them on purpose or if he bought the kit too.
Perfectly said. Replace ‘literary’ with ‘orchestral’ and that was me. "I have been a literary agent, in a bold seven year attempt to convince myself that I didn't want to be a writer. It was probably the most elaborate procrastination technique that I came up to avoid writing."
"It's not enough to write what you know. You have to know interesting things." Yes! It's like when people say "Do what you love," and what they mean is "Love something you can be successful at."
Replace "literary agent" with "software programmer" and that was me. I have at least two novels' worth of code in my office, filling large spiral notebooks. No, I wasn't the most efficient coder out there, lol...
Thanks for the captions, THNKR, but the background music makes it impossible for many of us to understand what he's saying. Thumbs down for lack of accessibility.
Well, I read that "why do i write" by Orwell, and he said that, ideally, he would be writing about the color and lightplay of the curtain at dawn and flowers or whatever, small things like that, instead of the near propaganda-type writings he did produce. To him, it seems, the advancement of humanity was an impediment to his artistic expression. If you think of "advancement of humanity" in terms of an impulse to be moral, then i'd hate to see it strongly allied to art. They don't mix well IME.
If he's a comedian, does he believe it though, or did he just say it to make some sort of joke. Advancement of humanity? Is that it? Sounds kinda uninteresting when you put it like that :\
He seems like a very interesting person. My favorite type of person! :D
Wow, this is amazing. I've only heard of this guy but this is the first time I ever hear him speak and I really like the way he thinks about things and how he expresses his ideas. This is great.
Boy, I don't know who this guy is...but I think i love him
This guy is legit, I loved his book 'The Big Black Clock of Time'
This was both hilarious and completely accurate. Good show!
At Amazon there really is a "Hunter Thompson Kit" with a few things to make you look more like him. His cigarette filters to make your smoke long and oddball, his flowery shirt, his Gilligan hat, and his sunglasses. John is here wearing those exact sunglasses in this video. I know, I bought the kit and really freaked out my friend who is a big Hunter fan. I wonder if he is aware that those are exactly the Hunter Thompson glasses or if he is wearing them on purpose or if he bought the kit too.
Perfectly said. Replace ‘literary’ with ‘orchestral’ and that was me. "I have been a literary agent, in a bold seven year attempt to convince myself that I didn't want to be a writer. It was probably the most elaborate procrastination technique that I came up to avoid writing."
This dude was in Flight of the Concords. I miss that show...
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He's also on the daily show.
It's PC guy from the Mac vs PC ads!
This guy is hilarious. He tells it like it is, which is awesome.
"It's not enough to write what you know. You have to know interesting things." Yes! It's like when people say "Do what you love," and what they mean is "Love something you can be successful at."
Yes! THNKR is back!
Great tips! I can't wait to add these tips to my book writing journey.
Thank you THNKR. I really love the literary stuff like advice for writers and stuff. very intriguing!
That's precisely the point.
It's that therapist guy off Community!
Replace "literary agent" with "software programmer" and that was me. I have at least two novels' worth of code in my office, filling large spiral notebooks. No, I wasn't the most efficient coder out there, lol...
Cool belatedmedia, I love your stuff
Who's the fellow @ 0:38?
screw agents, imma gonna do all this stuff myself.
Thanks for the captions, THNKR, but the background music makes it impossible for many of us to understand what he's saying. Thumbs down for lack of accessibility.
Great!
you and Hodman are wrong. He didn't say TV and you didn't put the 'r' in thnkr
Huh! Interesting!
true that.
kiitos
As a writer, I
Am I really going to take advice from a man with broken aviators repaired with scotch tape?
OF COURSE I AM
Well, I read that "why do i write" by Orwell, and he said that, ideally, he would be writing about the color and lightplay of the curtain at dawn and flowers or whatever, small things like that, instead of the near propaganda-type writings he did produce. To him, it seems, the advancement of humanity was an impediment to his artistic expression. If you think of "advancement of humanity" in terms of an impulse to be moral, then i'd hate to see it strongly allied to art. They don't mix well IME.
But I don't care if the world cares so were does that put me!! I just wanna create shit and do it so forever!
"...because it's the internet." = Hilarious.
he didn't get it right. its thnkTV he forgot the TV
Know interesting things? Useless advice for aspiring writers but a good one
Har har har
A peculiar quirk about literary agents is almost all of them are women. Hodgeman might have been one of the last dudes to hold the job.
You got any "good fucking work" that I can read?
Oops... Conchords. Forgive me... PLEASE FORGIVE ME!!!!
screw that guy, what the hell is that thing @ 1:15?
I need facial hair
If he's a comedian, does he believe it though, or did he just say it to make some sort of joke. Advancement of humanity? Is that it? Sounds kinda uninteresting when you put it like that :\
Sorry John, your just not as believable without an giant oversized ascott.
BLAH
this guy looks like a living parody