New Video Series: Lit Gloss
Well, folks, everything goes video eventually. Now I'm doing some video book reviews, and the series kicks off with my assessment of My Life in Porn, by Bobby Blake.
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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.
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Please get a lav mic.
Posted by: murcuryvapor | June 25, 2008 09:50 PM
Liz, great review! I loved the juxtaposition of the charmingly light jazz music which framed the video with the wacka wacka meka leka hi meka hiney ho depravity which you so eloquently related. You didn't convince me that this would actually be a good read but you did convince me that you are hilarious. Thanks for the laughs!! David
Posted by: David | June 25, 2008 10:25 PM
Amazing that Bobby Blake and I had exactly the same experience-he at his party and me at recent Hadassah fundraiser. Who knew?
Posted by: HS | June 25, 2008 10:59 PM
If I don't get edited out for content- I meant " and I at a Hadassah fundraiser" Proper grammar is important even in dirty jokes.
Posted by: HS | June 25, 2008 11:02 PM
Absolutely hysterical!! Can't wait for the next review!
Posted by: scott | June 26, 2008 12:42 AM
Having just visited BookExpoAmerica, I suppose I missed his appearance and his signing. More the loss.
Trenchant juxtaposition of faith and f**k. Not being a big porn fan (not such a hot topic here), I can't say I've seen him in action. You probably didn't get down to the corner video store to pick up a copy for research purposes either.
His party anecdote you read certainly leads me to an understanding of why he would be anti-gay marriage. He's man enough for everyone.
I hope you keep up the lit crit and keep "Lit Gloss" as a regular feature. Your attitude is very much like Sandra Tsing Loh's, though you bring your own insight into the world. Have you been on Terry Gross yet?
Posted by: Moleskine aussi? | June 26, 2008 01:16 AM
Very well done, Liz.
I hope you create a vid for each review.
Dennis
Posted by: Dennis | June 26, 2008 12:05 PM