tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post6415513969768270117..comments2024-03-21T06:56:20.031-07:00Comments on Roll of Nickels: next stop, hong kong!Rob Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06507320627534702508noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post-16075287104328577302007-12-09T09:39:00.000-08:002007-12-09T09:39:00.000-08:00I'm just gonna get me a fuckin' stamp made! i'll j...I'm just gonna get me a fuckin' stamp made! i'll just be like SCHTICK! THWAMP! Next!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post-62039810704642451802007-12-08T22:04:00.000-08:002007-12-08T22:04:00.000-08:00yeah, its something, eh. i made a pledge a while b...yeah, its something, eh. i made a pledge a while back to refer to the pen thing whenever i mentioned her (see my review of "The Door").<BR/><BR/>Mike Hingston can tell this story better, but apparently Walter Gretzky has pre-photocopied greetings (with a blank space for the person's name) for the patrons of his restaurant. all he does is run around introducing himself and filling in the names on the autograph slips. technologically inferior to Atwood's strategy, but still pretty great stuff.Rob Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507320627534702508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post-53076920365703547132007-12-08T21:33:00.000-08:002007-12-08T21:33:00.000-08:00Hey! I'm officially a monstrosity now! I love it. ...Hey! I'm officially a monstrosity now! I love it. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>I got my issue yesterday and, I have to say, your poem grabbed me immediately. I quite liked it. I think your work is much tighter now, but the 'magic' is definately there.<BR/><BR/>Man, it's so rare that (for me, anyway) the words Margaret Atwood and Interesting go together! But that Robo-pen...FRICKEN AWESOME! In an odd way, my respect for her has gone up! From a literary, cultural criticism level, that pen thing is retardedly effed up! I mean...why not just print the signature in the book?! It's techno-faith at its worst. But from a Zen Nihilist point of view, that's the most hilarious thing I've seen in weeks! I mean, getting a book signed by Matwood isn't that cool, but getting it signed by Matwood's robot?! Holy shit! That is awesome! I just keep picturing a stilted robot voice reading out the inscription after it's read. Rad, rad, rad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com