tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post8157934551923914443..comments2023-07-18T06:43:10.931-05:00Comments on living in misery: The Exploitation of the Ghost of Daniel Johnstoncomoprozachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07898082287641166601noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-91666910072043087772010-08-12T11:30:46.401-05:002010-08-12T11:30:46.401-05:00im a huge daniel johnston fan. Its great to see hi...im a huge <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Daniel-Johnston-A-Profile" title="daniel" rel="nofollow">daniel johnston</a> fan. Its great to see him getting more and more recognition. he's ten times what willis was imo.Thumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361541774578834227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-56082771369093986202008-04-25T13:48:00.000-05:002008-04-25T13:48:00.000-05:00Thanks again, DC. I will check out your site. I ...Thanks again, DC. I will check out your site. I really appreciate the insight. You make great points. this conversation just gets richer and richer. I'll see you around the blogospere.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I hate mooks at indie shows. I might be in Seattle next month.comoprozachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898082287641166601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-88991328899839320222008-04-25T13:39:00.000-05:002008-04-25T13:39:00.000-05:00I'm surprised that my second comment didn't post l...I'm surprised that my second comment didn't post last night.<BR/><BR/>My site is called <B>MonsterFresh.com</B> and it's only on wordpress right now but should hopefully be transferred to a new server in the next week or so.<BR/><BR/>What didn't make into the comment section, however, is the part where I actually commend you on your concern. Although I don't necessarily think that Johnston is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-15613058196509066862008-04-25T07:11:00.000-05:002008-04-25T07:11:00.000-05:00Thanks Dead C for your comments. They were much m...Thanks Dead C for your comments. They were much more balanced and thoughtful than that Mike Friedman.<BR/><BR/>You make good points and I appreciate the insider's viewpoint.<BR/><BR/>However, I have to make a few points of my own. First, I never thought that DJ was a gifted singer. His voice was terribly strained that night as he struggled to holler over the band. It was so bad that he didn'tcomoprozachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898082287641166601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-54249856565938692572008-04-24T22:48:00.000-05:002008-04-24T22:48:00.000-05:00I just interviewed Daniel for my site last Thursda...I just interviewed Daniel for my site last Thursday. I haven't posted the transcript yet but it should be up soon.. Oh, and I've bumped Wesley in the head too and his new Documentary has been shown at the Noise Pop festival and will be appearing in Canadas at Hot Docs, as well.<BR/><BR/>Exploitation is tricky. If you want to know who set up the tour, his brother did. Daniel's loot is watched Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-69292933203242576272008-02-12T12:44:00.000-06:002008-02-12T12:44:00.000-06:00Thank God for you Mike Friedman...now we have the ...Thank God for you Mike Friedman...now we have the true authority on all things Daniel Johnston to post on this blog. I can imagine you became life-long buddies with Daniel just because you were in his backing band. How long were you on your MacBook googling Daniel Johnston + Omaha to see if anyone had written about your crappy band? Luckily I wasn't there and I am cynical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-12987797932713190312008-02-11T18:25:00.000-06:002008-02-11T18:25:00.000-06:00Whoa. You all have been busy.Thanks, Kate.ATR-You...Whoa. You all have been busy.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Kate.<BR/><BR/>ATR-You bring up a good point. He is an adult. However, I do think I addressed his part in the so-called "exploitation". I kind of wish we had visited this topic some more while in NE. I think I started a post on the upcoming weekend but never finished it. Then I wrote this post sort of over that post. It's sloppy, I know.<BR/><comoprozachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898082287641166601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-53420278415276067802008-02-11T18:02:00.000-06:002008-02-11T18:02:00.000-06:00Why so cynical? I am really sad that you came all ...Why so cynical? I am really sad that you came all the way to omaha and that was your impression. From my vantage point (playing guitar in the "Vegas act") everyone there was was having fun celebrating Daniel's music. If you had a chance to spend time with him like we did, you would realize that although he has an illness which requires medication, he is in no way a "mess of a man." Quite the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-14705648465539805292008-02-11T17:30:00.000-06:002008-02-11T17:30:00.000-06:00Oh, and, Dude: how'd you post on a Saturday show o...Oh, and, Dude: how'd you post on a Saturday show on the Friday before?ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116878596007440093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-53806605624782119092008-02-11T17:28:00.000-06:002008-02-11T17:28:00.000-06:00I think I've already commented on this. However, ...I think I've already commented on this. However, there is always more to say: I was thinking, about the exploitation aspect, that Johnston is a grown man, not a child. He is aware of his own place in lore and life, and, I would imagine, he's capable of making his own decisions. I don't think he is being exploited (unless by himself (possible?); in which case, the exploited is we). After all, ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116878596007440093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-80910334589043813722008-02-11T09:30:00.000-06:002008-02-11T09:30:00.000-06:00Wow, I think you use the word hipster more than m...Wow, I think you use the word hipster more than misery now. Maybe you should rename your blog "Living in Hipstery". neener, neener! Happy Birthday Big Brother!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-32487858956345084842008-02-11T07:09:00.000-06:002008-02-11T07:09:00.000-06:00Kurt Cobain never wore a Wesley Willis t-shirt. I...Kurt Cobain never wore a Wesley Willis t-shirt. I'm not saying that refutes his genius, but it does explain why people talk about or still pay money to see DJ...that and the fact that Willis is no longer with us.comoprozachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898082287641166601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33442475.post-12553927845537306102008-02-11T01:39:00.000-06:002008-02-11T01:39:00.000-06:00Alright, I know the lore of Daniel Johnston, but w...Alright, I know the lore of Daniel Johnston, but what about Wesley Wilis? Have all of us except the few in N. California forgotten about his genius? I mean, he <I>was</I> a genius in his own right? Right?<BR/><BR/>JLWingard (friend of R's)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com