Paul Isakson: Heartthrob in Residence

My name is Paul Isakson.

This is my email address:
isakson.paul@gmail.com
March 21

This American Life

I wonder if Ira Glass ever sends stories back to reporters and says “I like this, but you’re using too much inflection. Re-record your narration, and this time make sure you sound completely bored with your story. You know, deader. Like you just woke up. Then I’ll put a big pause between two of your sentences and throw in some reflection music from The Royal Tenenbaums or I Heart Huckabees soundtrack so people realize how significant your story is.”

Anyone notice how, by the way he talks, Ira Glass ends his sentences with commas instead of periods? It’s hard to explain, but he sounds like he’s reading a bizarre list that he isn’t finishing.

In conclusion, with the exception of David Sedaris and Davy Rothbart, fuck This American Life,

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Just finished watching all of Twin Peaks. Man, that show really sucked near the end. The last episode was pretty incredible, but the ten (or so) preceding it just kept getting worse and worse. The only story line I cared about was the Agent Cooper stuff, with all the mystical shit.

Anyway, the black lodge sequence during the last episode was mind-blowing. I remember seeing part of it as a little kid (1991, so I was five years old), then my dad telling me not to watch the show. Good thinking on his part. Cooper running down the red-curtained hallway with the zig-zag floor has been engraved in my mind for the past 18 years.

March 20
“ LIVE ACTION AND CG VERSION OF THE TALE OF THAT SMARTER THAN AVERAGE BEAR, WHO AS A DIRECT RESULT OF SAID INTELLECT IS ALWAYS IN THE RANGER’S HAIR. Overwritten premise for the Yogi the Bear movie.
March 19

If I ever make a feature-length movie, this is how I'll start the credits

CAST

(in order of importance)

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“ Reverse the polarity! My dad, suddenly shouting in his sleep.
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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Woody Allen - The Moose
March 18
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Tyranski said his job as a cab driver means he encounters a lot of drunk people and has interesting conversations on a daily basis, but especially during St. Paddy’s Day.

Some of the highlights of Tyranski’s night in the cab included catching a girl giving oral sex to her boyfriend and another girl puking in her purse.

“One girl told me she was going to marry the guy she’s with and hasn’t told her boyfriend yet,” he said. “Some girls try to get free rides by showing me their boobs and I just say, ‘Honey if your boobs are only worth $3, I don’t wanna see them.”

 CM-Life.com (via nicolesuz)
March 17
Invasion of The Crackers
March 16
I am, as Kenny Powers puts it, taking a break from being invincible right now.
March 15
In response to Tom’s post; I think this is more accurate.
In response to Tom’s post; I think this is more accurate.