Dear Ask Anything,
After reading through The Spectator, I couldn’t help but notice that Steve Sorenson’s column was not in there. Instead, there was this goony-looking guy pointing at me and talking about the AFI. Where’s my Steve?
– Missing the Music
Like a lot of Eau Claire students, Steve Sorensen changed my life, and I hadn’t talked to him until Tuesday.
But the words of wisdom about Ryan Adams made me go out and purchase (okay, burn) an Adams album, “Cold Roses,” and the early returns have been nothing but positive.
That is a great disc, one of my recent favorites. And it’s all thanks to Steve.
So, yeah I guess he didn’t change my life, but he did offer me a good suggestion on a CD that I took advantage of. It’s been stuck in my CD player for a few weeks now.
But will he be back for more?
“You know it, man,” he said.
Steve told me that currently he is away, living the life aquatic with Steve Zissou. In between, he’s taking the semester off and working at a local movie theater.
I can only assume that he is educating his customers on the dangers of Ashlee Simpson, the correct usage of the word “emu” (correct spelling, right Steve?!) and totally backing me up on all my Zutons ravings.
If you need any CD suggestions, Steve suggested getting a hold of the new Death Cab for Cutie album “Plans” as well as “Illinois” by Sufjan Stevens. Also, he said to look out for the new Adams album “Jacksonville City Nights” later this month.
And let me add “Picaresque” by The Decemberists and a five-piece Brooklyn band called Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
So to conclude, Steve will be back next semester, and with any luck, we’ll be seeing him in these pages before 2005 is over.
Hey Ask Anything,
I keep seeing these Mona Lisas around town. What’s up with that?
– Lisa Mona
Dude, are you kidding me with that question? Didn’t you read “The Da Vinci Code?”
Leonardo da Vinci, as well as the city of Eau Claire, it seems, is trying to tell us the “real” story of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.
Only the thing is, that damn Jacques Saunire wants to keep the secret within the Priory of Sion. Screw him! The truth needs to be told. That creepy smile isn’t just randomly painted on there!
Sorry if I ruined the book for anyone. But if you haven’t read the book by now, you’re probably not emu enough to be allowed in a bookstore anyway. Or an art gallery.
No, actually all the buildings the Mona Lisa are on are owned by a fellow named John Mogensen, and they are on there as an advertisement for his business, Mona Lisa’s, on Water Street!
Neat, huh?
But gee golly is that smile creepy. It reminds me of the time when this girl, whom I’ve never even talked to, was staring at me in class one day. I mean, her eyes were just fixated on me (tough not to, I know).
I turned to my friend next to me and mentioned it, then we both looked over and she, of course, had her eyes back on the professor.
Or wait, is that the other way around …
Actually, you know what, nevermind.
