About Loerke - Male, 32 and Married (Boston, MA)
"... there was in Loerke the rock-bottom of all life. Everybody else had their illusion, must have their illusion, their before and after. But he, with a perfect stoicism, did without any before and after, dispensed with all illusion. He did not deceive himself in the last issue. In the last issue he cared about nothing, he was troubled about nothing, he made not the slightest attempt to be at one with anything. He existed a pure, unconnected will, stoical and momentaneous. There was only his work." -D.H. Lawrence, WOMEN IN LOVE
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Tags:
SanFranciscoGiants, GoldenStateWarriors, punk, literature
Favorite Music & Artists:
My listening habits change every month or so, but there are a few bands I keep coming back to, like Television, Pavement, and Silkworm.
Assortment of my favorite tracks of the last thirty years in music, with many doubtless left out: Helium – "Superball";
Bottomless Pit - "Leave the Light On"; The New Year – "Gasoline"; Television – "Venus" and "The Dream’s Dream"; Tom Verlaine - "There's a Reason"; Pavement - "Gold Soundz"; Malkmus – "Church on White"; Neil Young – "Powderfinger"; Yo La Tengo – "Tom Courtenay"; Magnetic Fields - "I Don't Want to Get Over You."
I never thought I'd start feeling the hip-hop, but I must admit that the latest Kanye West record actually grabs me a little. I mean, after Amy Winehouse said he was awful, I knew he just had to be good. Graduation manages to create a seamless sound out of discordant styles, all done with a colossally slacker attitude worthy of Pavement. There's no strained virtuosity here of the kind that comes with so many other mash-ups, and there's none of that fake self-dramatizing either that ruined Tupac for me...though, granted, his lyrics are ridiculously inflated. But at least he nixed those damn skits!
A continual favorite is Mary Timony. A great guitarist, not to mention a hottie, Timony continues to rock. From 1995:
I dunno, I guess there's just something about a woman with an electric guitar. She just keeps getting better.
The Moaners' blues is less original, but just as haunting in its different way:
Yes, they are even better than The White Stripes.
Favorite Books & Authors:
Melville
Twain
Most stuff in Harper's
Anyone interested in history and politics may want to become inaugural subscribers to Lapham's Quarterly, the new journal of Harper's editor emeritus Lewis H. Lapham. Here's the deal: Each issue will compile historical sources on such topics as WAR, FINANCIAL PANIC, etc. Wanna bone up on your Tacitus or your Pope Urban II? The first issue is set to come out October 2007. The website is here. I haven't been so geeked up about a magazine since, um, Bolingbroke's Craftsman. And that's pretty geeky.
Favorite Movies, TV Shows, Stars & Directors:
movies:
Bowfinger
Female Trouble
Inside Man
Jules and Jim
La Dolce Vita
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Naked Gun
Office Space
Tampopo
TV:
Arrested Development
Colbert Réport
Six Feet Under
stars:
Cary Grant
Bruce Campbell
Heather Graham
Katharine Hepburn
Laura Linney
Julianne Moore
I also have a somewhat sick and unexplainable interest in celeb-reality shows, as you can tell from my lists.
I'm a baseball nut. Basketball is the most beautiful sport ever played but I'm waiting for the NBA to have some kind of a revival. College sports are ridiculous but I admit I watch March Madness with great pleasure. In the NFL my one guiding principle is hatred of the Manning family.
Favorite Web Sites:
http://www.bostonist.com (external link)
http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com/ (external link)
http://www.uppity-negro.com/ (external link)
http://welcome-to-pottersville.blogspot.com (external link)
http://www.scaruffi.com/ (external link)
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| Wiseguy (35) on 7/5/2008 4:34:44 PM, said: Excellent reviewer, newbies check him out. BTW, I like the song by Mary Timony, the band has a great sound. |
| HelloKittyHell (47) on 6/21/2008 3:42:19 PM, said: His work is very fierce! |
| HelloKittyHell (47) on 6/19/2008 12:13:32 AM, said: As Lisa from Top Chef would say "I won't smile until Loerke is in the top 10, dagnabbit! What else can I say? Except that he inspires me to be a better writer. |
| Donovan (130) on 1/6/2008 8:23:29 PM, said: We may not always agree but Loerke is always respectful and courteous in his posts. I wish him the very best! God bless you and your wife! |
| tracy0021 (4) on 8/26/2007 6:46:10 PM, said: Keep up the good work! |
| CanadaSucks (45) on 7/22/2007 1:23:29 PM, said: one of perhaps two or three names that I actually give a shite about remembering or taking the time to read a review. . .the guy knows something about D.H. Lawrence, Twain, and Melville - seems way too bright for this place. . .and anyone who takes a few minutes to investigate Baltasar Gracian can drink at my table. . .oh, he's much nicer than me as well. . . |
| numbah16tdhaha (147) on 7/18/2007 3:18:05 PM, said: Thanks for the high opinion. Try the myspace link on my page if you need a numbah pic fix! |
| oscargamblesfro (76) on 6/28/2007 1:48:12 PM, said: This reviewer has a broad range, covering everything from politics and social issues to authors, popular culture, and music. A highly skilled writer with a good sense of humor, Loerke's reviews are never the type of submissions you'll skip over: the reviews are of a quality that simply can't be passed over regardless of one's level of interest or knowledge of the subject in question. |
| Victor83 (35) on 2/23/2007 10:52:07 PM, said: When it comes to politics, I don't think Loerke and I could agree on the definition of "election day". However, he is obviously intelligent and well-read. He backs his arguments with sources and does not resort to personal attacks. |
| magellan (153) on 1/24/2007 8:27:03 PM, said: One of the better writers on the site. Funny, smart, what's not to like? |
| GreggOrange (17) on 1/8/2007 10:12:07 PM, said: Possesses a solid intellectual and critical mind as well as being more sensitive than most. Agree with the majority of his opinions even if some of the topics he might be critiquing I might be unfamiliar with. |
