About
So, why A Slight Delay? A couple of reasons, actually. For one thing, it seemed a bit silly to put a blog up with just my name on it. That’s fine if you’re, say, Haruki Murakami. It’s another altogether, however, when people see your name and their first reaction is, “Who the fuck…?” Incidentally, if that’s your reaction to Mr. Murakami’s name, stop reading this blog right now and don’t come back ’til you’ve read one of his books. I’d suggest The Elephant Vanishes, but any of the others would do, too.
Okay, you’re back. Where was I? Oh, okay, right about here: I’m not a shill for some publishing company, record label, or political party. What this means is that I don’t have product tossed at me like Tom Jones gets panties. It also means that I have to shell out my own cash for this stuff, and I’m not one to rush out and buy every last little thing. And have I mentioned that if I review something, I’ve actually read/listened to it first? This is not, surprisingly, common practice.
And I make no pretense of being “hip,” “ahead of the curve,” or any of that stuff. Like most people do (but most of them–the “hip” ones, at least–won’t admit), I’ll see/read/listen to something, find out it came out ten years ago, and wonder where it’s been all my life. Since I’m willing to bet that some of this stuff might also be unknown to the four or five of you who’ll stumble across this blog, from time to time I’ll be posting about things that could charitably be called “old.”
One last thing: I know there’s something to be said for writing “in the moment.” If you’re a journalist, for instance, you more or less have to do that. But I’m not. I’m just a random guy, sitting here (often as not) in my bathrobe, jotting down random thoughts. I’ve said some dumb shit when I wasn’t thinking, so to spare myself the embarrassment (and spare the rest of y’all a headache), I’m going to do that rarest of all things in the so-called “blogosphere”: I’m actually going to think about things before I write them! Imagine that!
Enjoy reading.
–PB