xp Oh, okay sure - but an album a year was his speed up to then too? I read you as saying that he refused to talk about it which is, uh, not the case.
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:06 (five years ago) link
yeah he totally talked about it - in interviews, in publicly issued apologies - and then immediately afterwards produced the Specials' first album
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:08 (five years ago) link
and people definitely didn't "forget about it"
and the analogy sucks
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:08 (five years ago) link
also a public utterance /= actual assault or ruining anyone's career
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:09 (five years ago) link
https://greilmarcus.net/2015/01/15/elvis-costello-explains-himself-090282/
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
love this new "I am very bad at comparing things to other things" gimmick that Whiney's trying on here
― frogbs, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:18 (five years ago) link
new?
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:20 (five years ago) link
oh he's had some good ones in the past but he's clearly in his Goodbye Cruel World phase now
― frogbs, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
ok lol
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:25 (five years ago) link
He apologized and kept it moving, Louis also apologized and now is keeping it moving
― 5th Ward Weeaboo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
Unlike, say, Michael Richards, who apologized and fell of the face of the earth
― 5th Ward Weeaboo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link
Louis has not discussed his destructive transgressions publicly the way EC did his totally different transgressions, there's no comparison
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
Louis made *one* shittily equivocal statement
and then a bunch of public jokes about how hard it's been for him, for which he has been *paid*
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
like, he is making money off of his "it's funny how I've suffered" routine, it's fucking nauseating
CK could get to Michael Richards level disappearance/punchline for sure. a standup show here and there is one thing, but all the writing, producing, directing, acting gigs are gone and aren't showing signs of coming back yet.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:31 (five years ago) link
when even one of the principal stars of your latest movie thinks no one should see it, you're probably fucked for a good long while
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:32 (five years ago) link
a standup show here and there is one thing, but all the writing, producing, directing, acting gigs are gone and aren't showing signs of coming back yet.
Agreed. Club owners being willing to give you stage time is way different from movie studios/producers being willing to work with you. Also, I don't think he's gonna be lining up any headlining arena shows anytime soon.
― grawlix (unperson), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link
he fell off the face of the earth a decade before that even happened
― frogbs, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:47 (five years ago) link
I certainly can’t stomach Louis CK anymore but if people still show up for his shows there’s not really much that can be done
― crüt, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 20:11 (five years ago) link
The next day we met for a five-hour conversation. Wearing an unmistakable pair of bright red shoes, Costello was serious about the situation
Forensic journalist Marcus reassures readers that he is fully able to recognise the distinctive form of footwear known as "shoes"
― Sing The Mighty Beat (sic), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 20:17 (five years ago) link
um... really dude?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0aAGP3ty_A
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 20:18 (five years ago) link
whiney do you feel that CK has done enough? what is your opinion of him?
― Greta Van Fleek (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 20:20 (five years ago) link
The next day we met for a five-hour conversation.
Music journalism is a terrible way to make a living, but at least writers aren't required to spend five hours hanging out with Elvis Costello anymore. Thank Christ for the 20-minute publicist-monitored phoner.
― grawlix (unperson), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 20:21 (five years ago) link
whiney do you feel that CK has done enough? what is your opinion of him?― Greta Van Fleek (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, October 30, 2018 4:20 PM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Greta Van Fleek (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, October 30, 2018 4:20 PM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
He clearly hasn't done enough. I think people have outlined the many, many better things he could/should do!
I still think Chewed Up is easily top 5 stand-up specials of the 21st Century, I saw Pootie Tang in the theater and I think Lucky Louie was very slept on
― 5th Ward Weeaboo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 20:40 (five years ago) link
I approached Louie at the Knitting Factory in like 2010 just to tell him I loved Lucky Louie and I think he got a raw deal. He informed me he had a new show coming out. I think he was kind of a dick about it iirc?
― 5th Ward Weeaboo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 20:42 (five years ago) link
^^ Amazing evening of Louie reading "The Gift" with Lou Reed, Marc Ribot, and Laurie Anderson backing.
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 21:28 (five years ago) link
As much as he complained about his ex-wife when they were married, it's a minor miracle he hasn't just leaned in and gone full MRA comic.
― louise ck (milo z), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 21:59 (five years ago) link
On one hand I'm just going to accept that people still love him and continue to go their shows, I don't control him, I don't control his fans, only thing I can do is ignore him. I do wish for more judicial punishment, not just 'court of the public opinion' befalling to poor ole fella, something with tangible consequences. Had he stolen money from fellow male comedians instead of viciously traumatizing young women he would have faced so much more.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 23:43 (five years ago) link
He should just do another job or volunteer. His stand up was gross and his show was overly bleak
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 23:50 (five years ago) link
Nothing wrong with bleak, other stand up comedians do good bleak without assaulting female comedians.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 23:52 (five years ago) link
But agreed it would be best for everyone involved, except the ticketing business of New York, that he just doesn't perform anymore.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 23:53 (five years ago) link
Yeah, as much as I like Louie’s stand-up, I have no idea why he doesn’t just quietly fuck off and be incredibly rich and spend time with his kids.
― 5th Ward Weeaboo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
I think the fact that he was ever thought of as politically progressive or even feminist was insane. He sometimes would talk about how disgusting and inadequate men were and god bless women for putting up with them, but that was just projected self loathing. It wasn’t grounded in a larger vision of human equality.
― Trϵϵship, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
I can see his talent in pushing into dark territories and making comedy out of people’s—and especiall men’s— fears of inadequacy but I just hated it.
― Trϵϵship, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 00:02 (five years ago) link
At the time i appreciated some of the show but i think i was valuing its subversion of expectations too highly
― Trϵϵship, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 00:03 (five years ago) link
I think the parenting material was its saving grace in this respect
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 00:12 (five years ago) link
You can be politically progressive and a sexual monster, it's been seen over and over. I'm sure his views on the economy or the rights of people of color is on the progressive side of things, even today.
The self-loathing, which is central to his mythology and pathos, is that he was never was able to be the man he claimed to be, that he had to act the hero to be seen as one. I retroactively think of him as an artist who knew he was on borrowed time. We just thought he was honest, that the acting only extended to the joking material, and that's natural, sometimes we are just going to have buy into some performances. I'm still bitterly disappointed he turned out to be the person he is, but I am not going to whip myself into guilt either. Hindsight is 20/20 etc.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 00:13 (five years ago) link
I retroactively think of him as an artist who knew he was on borrowed time.
I don't think this is true actually - I think he always thought he'd get by for one reason or another, and that's why he's handled this so poorly. ILYD really showcases the extent of his hubris in this regard.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 00:37 (five years ago) link
― circa1916, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 00:48 (five years ago) link
Simon H. forgot to take ILYD into the equation and yes, you are right.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 01:03 (five years ago) link
Missed that he now did a 70-minute set in Paris.
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 3 December 2018 15:34 (five years ago) link
salute to this true hero
Hello from your friend who just got asked to leave Comedy Cellar for telling Louis C.K. to get his dick out on stage.— Klaire Randall (@killer_klaire) December 3, 2018
― We're in 2009—it's time to take risks, (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 3 December 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
haha
― Οὖτις, Monday, 3 December 2018 17:30 (five years ago) link
honestly he could probably eke out a comfortable rest of career if he never left France
― resident hack (Simon H.), Monday, 3 December 2018 17:30 (five years ago) link
Can't wait for his new show on actual Fox -- Fox News that is:
Louis CK, 2017: "I have spent my long and lucky career talking and saying anything I want. I will now step back and take a long time to listen"Louis CK, 2018: pic.twitter.com/2qN1RrbgPH— Mike Pearl (@MikeLeePearl) December 31, 2018
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 31 December 2018 01:26 (five years ago) link
For everyone asking, yes it's real unless some very sophisticated fakery is going on. It's from this: https://t.co/aHwfH6vUJT— Mike Pearl (@MikeLeePearl) December 31, 2018
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 31 December 2018 01:38 (five years ago) link
It's amazing how fast he went from "progressive" to nakedly reactionary. He truly is an innovator.
― resident hack (Simon H.), Monday, 31 December 2018 01:40 (five years ago) link
if any of y'all are still a fan of this man who masturbates so wantonly, the bootleg set in the tweet is actually pretty hilarious
― ((O))_____((O)) (esby), Monday, 31 December 2018 01:53 (five years ago) link