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Sunday, March 29, 2009

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Posted by Kiala Kazebee on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 9:10 AM

I'm a wee bit obsessed with The Rock Cookie Bottom's Jonathan Mann. Mann writes a song a day and if you email him with a topic request, he might write a song for you!

I am totally going to ask him to write a song about himself because I'm all meta and shit like that.

Here is my favorite (for obvious reasons) of Mann's songs. So far.

 

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Dude also was invited on MSNBC! For back story/star-making trajectory, see http://www.portlandsentinel.com/?q=node/43…. (Centerpiece of the post is an endearing little ditty he wrote about "following your bliss, wherever it takes you." *Swoon.*)

Full disclosure: I went to college with this guy, back when he was writing rock operas about nympholeprechauns and fascist unicorns (Bennington College, ca. 2002). I can safely say that everyone who saw him perform knew that he'd achieve fame and/or infamy in the very near future.
So great to see the multi-talented Mr. Mann get the national attention/fan obsession he deserves.

Oh, and Kiala...have you seen his ode to BSG? Get on that. Pronto.
Posted by s.mirking on March 29, 2009 at 10:25 AM · Report
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I have seen it! It's how I found out about him.

God, everyone who went to Bennington is brilliant. I wish I'd gone there.

BOOOO.
Posted by kiala on March 29, 2009 at 10:42 AM · Report
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My sister went to Bennington. She is by no means brilliant.
Posted by NIG GER on March 29, 2009 at 3:09 PM · Report
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Side note: Jonathan used to go by the nom de internet "gamejew." Or maybe still does. Anyway, when I worked at Destructoid he was a good friend, and his old, more gaming-centric stuff is awesome.

Here's the URL of the site he used to maintain with all of his older stuff: http://www.gamejew.com/
Posted by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli on March 30, 2009 at 4:11 AM · Report
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3.S, but I'd still ho her.

Nex, I was reading some interesting things about Jews on /b/. Is any of it true?

I'm impressed by this guys 365 project. A bit more ambitious than most.
Posted by Graham on March 30, 2009 at 8:45 AM · Report
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@ Graham: Everything you read on /b/ is true. Always. Especially the warnings about AIDS in the pool.
Posted by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli on March 30, 2009 at 11:04 AM · Report
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That song stressed me out. To the max. Because as much as I'm all, LET THEM DIE. I still feel sad. And stressed.

Must exorcise that last bit of freelance writer guilt.
Posted by melissalion on March 30, 2009 at 11:44 AM · Report

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