“Basically, I wake up, take care of my son for a little while, and then like, "I am gonna write!" And then I wind up.” Quote by Joel Stein
“When I lose my column again, I'm sure I'll get hungry again. Maybe it's having a kid, but it's probably just getting to do what I always wanted to do - I'm really not that hungry.” KidsWantedLosesHungryColumns Author:Joel Stein
“The people who get places in life just say yes to everything.” PeoplePlace In Life Author:Joel Stein
“I'm hyper-aware of my last name and it's lack of Derby or Horowtiz-esque sonorousness. Moffett sounds like a type of couch cushion. I guess I'm hoping to start a wave of first-name usage.” FirstsLastsNamesSoundTypeWaveCouchesUsageHyperCushionsDerby Author:Kevin Moffett
“I'm a total ignoramus about the technical aspects but I have to say that it's awfully purty now.” Aspect Author:Kevin Moffett
“I was thinking what I usually think about when I write: what the next word should be, whether my character should be an emu farmer or a wallaby farmer, the searing pain in my right temple.” ThinkingShouldWritingCharacterPainNextTemplesFarmers Author:Kevin Moffett
“I'm pretending to be a vegetarian. Were I not, I believe I probably still wouldn't eat a wallaby.” BelieveStillsI BelieveVegetarianPretending Author:Kevin Moffett
“Your field report might be the reason someone detoured six blocks, say, on their way to the chiropractor.” WayReasonMightFieldsSixBlockReports Author:Kevin Moffett
“I used to listen to music from the frosting down. As a word nerd, lyrics are really important to me, and then the melody. Playing in the Rock*A*Teens was the first time I ever heard music from the bottom up. I was hearing songs I'd heard a million times on oldies radio, and I'd be like, "Wow, listen to what the bass is doing!" When I was first singing in bands, I'd just get out there with my machete, wildly whacking away at the foliage. But you learn how to listen. When I feel I'm doing it right, it's 90% listening and 10% output. It's not "look what I can do!"” FeelsFirstsLooksI CanImportantUsedSongCan DoMillionsHeardRocksListeningBandSingingFirst TimeBottomRadioHearingMelodyWowTeensNerdListening To MusicBassOutputFoliageMachetesOldies Author:Kelly Hogan
“I'd done all my research and seen that Booker and Gadson had worked with giant folks and little peanuts, too. That just showed me that they're musicians. They're not just interested in doing the big ones, they're interested in doing stuff that - pardon the expression - gives them a boner. I'm like that, too. I don't want to just do easy stuff. I want to keep myself freaked out all the time. Hence the title of the record, I Like To Keep Myself in Pain.” WantGivingLittlesDoneBigsPainEasyStuffRecordsExpressionMusicianResearchFolksTitlesGiantsPardonPeanutsBoners Author:Kelly Hogan