Comments on: Planes, DuShanes, and Happenstance

By: Tony DuShane

Tony DuShane — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:04:14 +0000

what’s funny, well sad, but since i grew up a jehovah’s witness, we couldn’t watch R-rated movies, so being able to see the edited R-rated films on a flight was a real big deal….and we could tell all of our jw friends the story of the film when we came home. it was so taboo.

i finally found the work around, go see films at film festivals before the MPAA rates them. oops, didn’t know that was nc-17.

but, the final work around was getting the hell out of that kooky religion. wrote a book about it.

By: Tony DuShane

Tony DuShane — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:00:57 +0000

very cool…i was surprised at how talented the writers were during the open mic. i thought it was going to be bearable –> horrid. i had planned to make fun of bad poets, and no one gave me any material to rip into them.

i’m reading at rumpus monthly on feb. 8th and city lights on march 3rd. actually, i need all the people i can get to the march 3rd reading, so come out with friends and feel free to make fun of me during the q & a if i blow it.

By: Tony DuShane

Tony DuShane — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:57:14 +0000

almost an extra. i aim high.

By: Tony DuShane

Tony DuShane — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:56:42 +0000

no, unfortunately she has just gotten worse. a failed suicide attempt lead to even worse behavior. the only way i could really write about it is as a cartoon character b/c it’s that absurd.

interviewing celebs has been a trip…..some are cool, some are a disappointment. and celebs i had crushes on, like miranda july and parker posey….i had to try not to jump their bones and just continue to engage with questions. catherine keener….if i ever interview her, i’ll jump her bones.

By: Tony DuShane

Tony DuShane — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:52:04 +0000

thanks lance.

i have an odd fascination with richard dawson, so maybe a gig as a game show host beckons.

By: Zara Potts

Zara Potts — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:21:53 +0000

Oh Tony,
The accidental extra! I love it!
This is such a great story. The details are great (what was it with Outrageous Fortune?? That movie was so damn popular) Airplanes were such a big deal back then too. Whenever you’d go away somewhere, the first thing your friends would ask was: “What movies did they have on the plane?” The second was always: “What did you eat on the plane?”
And the line about wanting Steve martin to remember you was just perfect!

By: Lauren Becker

Lauren Becker — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:53:21 +0000

Hi Tony: This is hilarious. I love Steve Martin and would probably get all geeked out being around him, too!

(I live in Oakland and read at the Clarion Alley open mic thing you hosted at Litquake. Hope to see you around!)

By: Simon Smithson

Simon Smithson — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:08:31 +0000

Oh NO! So close! SO CLOSE!

By: Zoe Brock

Zoe Brock — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:19:26 +0000

I’ve had a few of those confusing celebrity moments too, where your brain can’t compute that the face it’s seeing isn’t actually an old friend, but a complete stranger you’ve been watching on TV or print for years.

Nice story. Hope your sister has mellowed out with age!

By: lance

lance — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:36:50 +0000

brilliant.

I’d say that was your start there pal… fame wants you in the game!