Sunday, November 16, 2008

Califantasyization.

Does anyone else think that "Californication" is bizarre, a kind of wish fulfillment for writers? The Hank Moody character is seen as glamourous and cool, and every female, from teenagers to fortysomethings, practically drops to her knees when meeting him (often literally).
The worst example was when a beautiful blonde in a convertible pulls up to Hank's battered Porshe at a red light and asks him what he does. He responds by telling her he's a writer.
The girl then writes down her phone number, says "read this," and kites the piece of paper over to Hank.
You would think that Hank is Justin Timberlake, or at least John Grisham, or somebody famous. He is not, except by a small group of fans (hey, wait a minute, that must sound familiar to some of you reader(s)). Instead, he's the Fonzie of writers, and I've heard that like the Fonz would have it, there is an episode featuring twins or sisters or something.
Wait, there's a group of co-eds at my door. They're constantly harassing me, asking me to sign various parts of their pert bodies. The writing life is tough.

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