![]() ![]() One of the interesting things is that quite often the main character is named “The Shell Collector” of “The Hunter” while everyone else in the story has a name. ![]() And I’m delighted that I did.ĭoerr’s stories are set all over the world (he himself has lived in Africa and New Zealand, although he is now from Idaho and grew up in Ohio) and there is so much diversity in this collection that I couldn’t believe he had this much information at his disposal. So much so that I decided to track down this collection of short stories. I have really enjoyed the two short stories that Doerr has written for McSweeney’s. And there’s some even some human beatbox in the track.Īnd it’s all over a very bouncy soundtrack that fits well with the black and white “movie” of the video. Rather than vocals, there’s a sort of nonsensical sound-making. (The Zippers are great but are often too straight for me). I likened this song to what I wanted the Squirrel Nut Zippers to sound like: playing old-timey music but with a real sense of silliness. The video (which is hilarious and weird) supplies a wonderful videotrack to the music, but, unlike some other recent videos that I have watched, it doesn’t make a lame song seem interesting. My friend Andrew linked me to the video for this song (after I showed him the video for “ Lucas with the Lid Off.” I’d heard of The Real Tuesday Weld, but never heard them, and I hope this is indicative of the rest of their (his?) stuff. SOUNDTRACK: THE REAL TUESDAY WELD-“Cloud Cuckooland” (2007). ![]()
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