Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Murakami on cole slaw

On the flight to my too-short 48 hour weekend stint in Amsterdam, I managed to read Haruki Murakami's new novel After Dark. It's a good little book, not as tiresome as some of his longer novels, and its subplot about the beating of a Chinese prostitute put to rest all romantic illusions about the Dutch whores.

Mostly, I wanted to highlight this passage:
"I'm kind of a low-key guy. The spotlight doesn't suit me. I'm more of a side dish -- cole slaw or French fries or a Wham! backup singer-" (p. 13)
Cole Slaw Blog is not about being low-key. It is not about the side dish. It is not a Wham! backup singer.

It is Wham! itself, and my co-blogger is a George Michael look-alike.
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6 comments:

  1. DrunkBrunch11:09 AM

    You don't even know how excited I was to see that George Michael Bluth was chillin' on the LES last week. Thank you, Gawker Stalker.

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  2. Anonymous2:31 PM

    I saw that too, but it was actually someone who confused him with Flop.

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  3. Anonymous4:28 PM

    Wow. Even from Europe you post more than Flop.

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  4. Anonymous6:24 PM

    I got back Monday afternoon. I was in Amsterdam for just 48 hours. It was a whirlwind visit.

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  5. Mr. Shain12:53 AM

    Wow, now that we know Flop looks like George Michael, Blythe REALLY will take him to the wedding.

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  6. Anonymous5:53 PM

    No way that could have been me.

    -- "[T]ucked-in red polo shirt"? Nope. I don't own a red polo, nor would I tuck it in if I did.

    -- "[N]ot-overtly-cute girl." I only find myself in the company of New York's prettiest ladies. Especially at blogger fiestas.

    -- "Both of them were articulately and slowly saying the name 'Zach Braff.'" I guess anything's possible.

    -- "He was lankier than I would have imagined." Years ago, maybe. I am no longer lankier than in anyone's imagination.

    Hence, this was not me, but actually George Michael Bluth. Maybe I should start asking out girls who look like Maeby.

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