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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/29/09

    In reply to Saturday Night Special
    By the way, #SNL has some seriously horrendous hosts lined up for the next few weeks, so I expect lots of liveblogging in #SNS. Next week is Blake Lively, followed by Taylor Lautner(!!), followed by James Franco (who I respect for the whole soap thing, but seriously?), followed by Jay Baruchel, who I'm not sure has ever had more than four lines in any given movie. WTF?
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    Image of fatmonalisa fatmonalisa
    11/29/09

    @DahlELama: One thing to remember about SNL. It's not about the quality but the PR. SNL is the equivalent to an appearance on The Rachel Ray Show now.
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    11/29/09

    @fatmonalisa: I think you're undervaluing it immensely, actually. I've never seen as many articles about Taylor Swift as I did after she hosted SNL, not even after she swept award show after award show. Not to mention how popular and even arguably influential it was during campaign season. People talk about how irrelevant it is, and yet they managed to get Obama, McCain and his wife, Clinton, and Palin all on air. That's a hop, skip, and enormous jump away from Rachael Ray.
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    Image of jasonelias jasonelias
    11/29/09

    @DahlELama: James Franco, heh, his GH stint is surreal. He'll probably be good on SNL. Why Taylor Lautner was even asked to host SNL is embarrassing. Jay Baruchel?
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    Edited by jasonelias at 11/29/09 12:58 AM jasonelias was starred jasonelias was unstarred
    Image of JohntheCraptist JohntheCraptist
    11/29/09

    @DahlELama: Since you opened up the topic, can we briefly discuss the fact that the SNL rerun tonight with Gerard Butler (which is definitely from the current season since those two new women are in this episode) contained a sketch about '300', which came out close to three years ago? WTeffingF is going on with this show? Seriously. (I'm also fairly agog about Baruchel. Whoever manages him is either a very intimidating mafioso type, or, like, a warlock. [Oh my God, now there's a sketch on about 'Braveheart'. I CAN'T.])
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    11/29/09

    @JohntheCraptist: Yeah, basically Butler will be living off 300 forever because it's the only remotely memorable thing he's done. And I say this having never even seen it, but assuming it must be because otherwise I can neither justify this SNL appearance nor his cover feature in Esquire. I actually thought his episode was OK, especially in a particularly bad season, but I wouldn't like to see him host again.

    As for Baruchel, I'd put twenty bucks on the warlock. Just the fact that his name looks familiar to me is astonishing and clearly the work of the devil and some potion featuring eye of newt. The truth is, he may have comedic chops and therefore not be so bad at SNL, but I find the show a lot less enjoyable when I'm not familiar with the host's work.
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    11/29/09

    @jasonelias: Have you been watching it? I keep forgetting to check it out but I'm dying to see it. Taylor Lautner is the most embarrassing of all, but yeah, Franco will probably be OK, plus I'm pretty sure he's done it before.
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    11/29/09

    @jasonelias: Yeah... I don't want to be "that guy", but I honestly have no idea who Jay Baruchel is, even after looking him up on Wikipedia.
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    11/29/09

    @DahlELama: See, I think Taylor Swift has been on the PR campaign for a long while now and since the IMMA LET YOU FINISH thing. Also, she was totally set up with Taylor Lautner. Everyone knows that kid is gay like Zac Efron
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    11/29/09

    @fatmonalisa: You're right. It's as if SNL has abandoned any attempt to be funny and is now simply about the "gets", as if the mere presence of a novel or high-profile guest host or a cameo by a politico makes the show good. Last night I watched an episode from the second season. In Update, Jane Curtin made a vicious comment about the Tonight Show with Carson being dead after 15 years on the air. Well, SNL has become that Tonight Show.
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    Image of Helio Helio
    11/29/09

    @croush1211: don't feel bad I am pretty anal about knowing who's who in the films i watch, and I usually win games of 6 degrees amongst my friends, but I didn't know who this kid was either. At least he's a comedic actor, maybe he'll have the best show yet.

    [www.imdb.com]
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    11/29/09

    @DahlELama: Yeah I've been catching off and on. Franco's character is insane and bordering on creepy. Most of his scenes are with Maxie and the last I saw they were having sex. Poor Spinelli!
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    11/29/09

    @croush1211: I had to do some surfing on him myself. Still don't know why he was asked to host SNL.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/29/09

    @fatmonalisa: Oh, she's definitely on the PR campaign; my point is that I think SNL is actually a great PR get. Of course, the next few weeks are making me rethink that whole stance...
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    11/29/09

    @DahlELama: Why you hating on my desire to top James Franco while watching 300?
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    11/29/09

    @KA_editor: I assure you, there's no way you'll find me hating on that anywhere in my comments.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/29/09

    @DahlELama: They could all come to my house. I'd put out the good plates.
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    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    11/23/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    You know John Mayer has a penis and almost all rapists do too. Case closed.
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    11/22/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    Making mountains out of molehills seems to be Gawkers stock in trade.
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    11/22/09

    @anchower: Sandboxes, bro. Sandboxes.

    #damn
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    Image of triplethreat triplethreat
    11/22/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    I do not understand how someone's face can be "rapey."
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    Image of D2theMatthews D2theMatthews
    11/22/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    Sodomy is any sex that isn't for procreation (anal and oral copulation according to Webster's), so how do we know Mr. Mayer isn't just talking about a lively, consensual face fucking?
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    Image of RachelSklar RachelSklar
    11/22/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    I read the piece. I did not find him to be rapey.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/22/09

    @RachelSklar: To each their own.
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    Image of FliesLikeThunder FliesLikeThunder
    11/22/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    If I dated both Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson I'd equate dating women with shame and punishment too.
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    Image of drunkexpatwriter drunkexpatwriter
    11/22/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    This quote sounds more closet gay than rapist to me:

    "It's crazy to me that in my head, that being 32 and dating women is going to get me in trouble," he said, talking faster as he went along. "I can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's a nightmare."
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    Image of Tiger Lourdes: Zombie Hunter Tiger Lourdes: Zombie Hunter
    11/22/09

    @drunkexpatwriter: I didn't read either from that. He's saying that when he dates anyone the press turns it into this bad thing and gets him into trouble, hence he equates dating with having to deal with constant criticism in the media.

    Just not sure how it's closeted gay OR rapey.
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    drunkexpatwriter promoted this comment Tiger Lourdes: Zombie Hunter was starred Tiger Lourdes: Zombie Hunter was unstarred
    Image of drunkexpatwriter drunkexpatwriter
    11/23/09

    @Tiger Lourdes: Zombie Hunter:

    "I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment" is very similar to how some of my gay friends have described what it was like when they were trying to force themselves to be straight.

    I'm with you that I don't see anything rapey in his quote.
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    Image of Tiger Lourdes: Zombie Hunter Tiger Lourdes: Zombie Hunter
    11/24/09

    @drunkexpatwriter: Yeah, it's pretty common when someone is under a microscope of any kind to equate their personal life with the negative attention it often receives. Whether it's a group of friends or the media. And honestly, no matter what the guy does he's criticized! But, that hardly makes it "rapey".

    #tips
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    Image of KA_editor KA_editor
    11/21/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    Ok, Miss Norma Mcdonald if hat really is your name, here's my rebut to the Hillary Clinton sucking lemons thing.

    Take a look at the main pic. John Mayer? There is some wonky face without you calling it sexist.

    And please, Nick, stop responding and disabling my ability to respomd.
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    11/22/09

    @KA_editor: Now, which Cabinet post does Mayer hold again? Secretary of Rapey Quotes, perchance?

    Or maybe Secretary of American Dreams?
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    Image of saagpaneer saagpaneer
    11/21/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    Saying you'll 'forcefully sodomize' someone isn't necessarily rapey. Maybe they want you to forcefully sodomize them. There's a big difference between 'forcefully' and 'forcibly.'
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    Image of shavethatsoulpatch shavethatsoulpatch
    11/22/09

    @saagpaneer: yes, but you're assuming that John Mayer knows the difference between "forcefully" and "forcibly."
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    11/21/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    Just wondering: Are there popular "guitar gods" lamer than John Mayer out there? I've often tried to compile a Top Three Guitarists Lamer Than John Mayer, but I inevitably get stuck after number 2.
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    11/22/09

    @snugbug: You need to eat more fiber.
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    Image of MyNameIsChris MyNameIsChris
    11/22/09

    @snugbug: Well... I assume you want people from his generation? There are far more awful "guitar gods" from decades past. His only really competition in his age bracket that I can think of (at least as far as shitty frat-blooze playing goes) is Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Of course, I had to look him up to even remember his name, so he's a distant second at best.
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    Image of D2theMatthews D2theMatthews
    11/22/09

    @MyNameIsChris: How quick we forget Jonny Lang.
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    Image of MyNameIsChris MyNameIsChris
    11/22/09

    @D2theMatthews: Excellent point!!! To be honest, that's who I thought Kenny Wayne Shepherd was. And vice versa.
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    Edited by MyNameIsChris at 11/22/09 12:11 PM MyNameIsChris was starred MyNameIsChris was unstarred
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    11/22/09


    @MyNameIsChris: I bow to your expertise on lame guitarists.

    I entertained the notion that both Tom Morello and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (that cute prog wizard from The Mars Volta) are significantly nerdier than Mayer, but I take it back. I find their respective signature styles super-geeky, but upon closer consideration, they themselves are in no way John Mayer-lame. This competition yields a landslide win for "the frat blooz preacher."
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    11/22/09


    @snugbug: I like John Mayer (though he's getting insufferable), but he can play hell out of a guitar, and is essentially another polymath. Oh, and Billy Gibbons (from ZZ Top) has these business cards:
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    Image of Motoko Kusanagi Motoko Kusanagi
    11/22/09

    @snugbug: Satriani? Vai? Van Halen? There are plenty of loooooserrs that are damn fine guitar players.
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    Image of dippitydoo dippitydoo
    11/21/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    "pretty boy singer/songwriter?" blech. this guy has freaked me out since day one. when i heard 'your body is a wonderland' my gut instinct said: pedophile. he creeps me out so bad - i can barely stomach his music or his face.
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    11/21/09

    @dippitydoo: I'm with you, dude! My rock & rolla ex and I used to chant together, whenever that video came on teevee, "Your body is a chocolate factory!"

    #poopjokes
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/21/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    OH. I guess I should note that there's also the possibility that John Mayer just hates his publicist. In which case: awesome.
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    Image of The-Littlest-Hobo The-Littlest-Hobo
    11/21/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    Furthermore, I have it on good authority that this is one of John Mayer's favorite songs of all time.

    (warning: This song is really fucked-up and offensive, although kind of catchy!)
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    Image of VioletViolet VioletViolet
    11/21/09

    In reply to John Mayer Interviews Now Lead to the Same Conclusion: He's (Probably) a Date Rapist.
    I know a girl who met John Mayer at a bar and he told her that she looked like she could give really good head. What made me believe her is that she didn't sound happy about it when she told the story.
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    11/21/09

    @VioletViolet: Amazing. He has a reputation of going to Pianos and hitting on other people's girlfriends.

    Related: Blake Lively threw a drink on him after he said something gross to her at a Golden Globes party.
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