tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post6318279258578944543..comments2023-06-03T07:55:31.975-04:00Comments on The Subway Rambler (Online): Mystery Solved, Wound SaltedDave Koppermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-63016003373348524312008-07-30T14:14:00.000-04:002008-07-30T14:14:00.000-04:00Ans: Nah, don't feel badly. One of the inherent f...Ans: Nah, don't feel badly. One of the inherent features of maintaining an open, unmoderated comments section is the occasional bit of extra info from an outside source - and that's the thing I like about it. I specifically relish the comments that are critical of me, because it allows the Rambler overall to be a fuller picture of myself than I could provide alone.<BR/><BR/>John: I'll accept 'twerp.' You did have a mean streak a mile wide, at times. But it was hard not to go through that educational and social system and not get a little bent as a result.<BR/><BR/>D.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-57561772337755381762008-07-30T13:09:00.000-04:002008-07-30T13:09:00.000-04:00I prefer the term "twerp." I wasn't really a douch...I prefer the term "twerp." I wasn't really a douchebag. "Douchebag" suggests someone confident and outgoing, which I wasn't.<BR/><BR/>Ah, memories.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411375926696127093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-37061323738639470662008-07-30T10:42:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:42:00.000-04:00You weren't even critical of Erik in a loose way.....You weren't even critical of Erik in a loose way.. I was.. <BR/><BR/>yeah, I wouldn't ever name names.. I don't even name names of people that I despise.. although I'm sure if they would read it, they would know who they are.. <BR/><BR/>I feel bad for blurting out that story.. especially because of how private I am about not revealing stuff about myself in my own blog.. wasn't thinking.. <BR/><BR/>It was more meant to illustrate how turbulent (to us) that time was.. the actual story was of no consequence.. <BR/><BR/>I only mention names when I want to promote someone.. never to tear down..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-26843662769657487002008-07-30T10:35:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:35:00.000-04:00Nah, leave the comment, it's fine. It is a story ...Nah, leave the comment, it's fine. It is a story I'll get around to telling.<BR/><BR/>I should clarify: my policy on what I talk about on the Rambler has less to do with concern for my own public image - in fact, I have no worries about looking like a complete tool, as many of my own entries display* - but more where I draw the line about revealing other people's private lives. That's why the Rambler sometimes seems a little superficial, true, but it's also something that I don't have to worry about causing undue harm in the long term.<BR/><BR/>Exhibit A: although my entry on Lizard Music the other day seemingly was critical of Erik and discussed events from our interactions, you'll note that I didn't say anything about his private life. The artist and their approach to their work and the personal interactions in regard to the creation of that work is something that I consider open territory.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I'm a total believer in free speech, and if you wanted to relate any and all sordid anecdotes about my past on the Hermit - complete with naming names and all - that would be your right, and something I have no control over.<BR/><BR/>(It would be the posting of a dick, though.)<BR/><BR/>D.<BR/><BR/>*I don't even have to tell a personal story that makes me look like a tool. My writing style alone gives it away.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-69498644987288849522008-07-30T10:22:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:22:00.000-04:00Addendum: I guess that's a 78, or 'C+.' My mistak...Addendum: I guess that's a 78, or 'C+.' My mistake for thinking that the GPA scale was actually a true percentage of 100.<BR/><BR/>D.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-46735006945429995922008-07-30T10:19:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:19:00.000-04:0073 is more like a C..73 is more like a C..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-13843135406618685582008-07-30T10:17:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:17:00.000-04:00Whoops.. sorry.. Can I delete the comment?That was...Whoops.. sorry.. <BR/><BR/>Can I delete the comment?<BR/><BR/>That was annoying of me..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-46850165928406282342008-07-30T09:57:00.001-04:002008-07-30T09:57:00.001-04:00(that's three quibbles, isn't it?)D.(that's three quibbles, isn't it?)<BR/><BR/>D.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-75846878767499446752008-07-30T09:57:00.000-04:002008-07-30T09:57:00.000-04:00Thanks. Two quibbles:a) 2.73 is equivalent to a 73...Thanks. Two quibbles:<BR/><BR/>a) 2.73 is equivalent to a 73. 'C-' is not, by any standard, a 'great GPA.' But thanks for tryin'.<BR/><BR/>b) When I haven't yet related an episode about myself on the Rambler, that might mean that <I><B>I'm not sure if I want to tell it.</B></I> The lesbian roommates story is fine. But, uh, chill with that, okay?<BR/><BR/>c) John actually was a douchebag at RISD, albeit a lovable, but I was, too. It's part of the protective coloring we adopted.<BR/><BR/>D.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-31001056618027118902008-07-30T09:17:00.000-04:002008-07-30T09:17:00.000-04:00I'll corroborate and validate..Yes you could alway...I'll corroborate and validate..<BR/><BR/>Yes you could always draw..<BR/><BR/>I've been a fan since I was 13.. <BR/><BR/>You and Dave Z are the best artists I've ever known.. and have ever known..<BR/><BR/>I never thought that the RISD environment suited you at all.. You wouldve done much better elsewhere.. <BR/><BR/>Plus, you caught the music bug.. which I feel partly responsible for.. Bran deserves the other part of the blame.. But you were also talented in music so what the fuck were you gonna do?<BR/><BR/>From my experience RISD was filled with complete fucking douchebag assholes... nora being an exception.. <BR/><BR/>just not a good vibe.. <BR/><BR/>It's a testament to you that you got through it at all.. <BR/><BR/>2.73 to me is a fucking GREAT GPA to come out with after all that Sterm and Drang.. <BR/><BR/>One of my most vivid recollections of that era is the time where me and Bran (after getting into one of the countless huge fights with our parents) took off and drove to RI after only having been there once and somehow found the place you were staying in the middle of the night to find you in a drunken stupor brooding over the fact that you were in love with BOTH of your roommates.. who were Shawesqueianly enough in love WITH EACH OTHER!! <BR/><BR/>Then we all proceeded to have one of the best weekends ever.. at least to me..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com