Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Mimicry: Guided by Voices

My wife and I leave for our honeymoon on Friday. I have less than 48 hours to complete a 15-20 page paper, work a (nearly) full day tomorrow, pack, sleep a couple times, eat a few things, bathe, run a few small errands, and decompress. We're going to Egypt too, so I should practice some Arabic, which I've barely touched for the past month.

So there's a very bright light at the end of the tunnel, but I still need stuff to sustain me. Legal stuff -- coffee, music, sweets. I have not yet resorted to nicotine, so we're keeping it pretty clean. But, running out of options, I thought to myself, "What is it I need to do?" The answer, of course, is be as prolific in a very short period of time (I should note that I completed another 15 pager this morning around 3 am). Who is the king of being extremely -- almost offensively -- prolific in short periods of time? Robert Pollard, the mastermind behind Guided by Voices, that's who.

I thought for a minute that I could do all Bob Pollard and GbV from here on out, but that's just not possible. I'd kill myself. Plus, I never sprung for those absurdly exhaustive box sets he puts out, so I'd run out of material (I think). Instead, I'm having a contest: who does the best Guided by Voices rip-off?

So far the contestants: The Capstan Shafts, The Broadfield Marchers, and Times New Viking. Capstan Shafts have a commanding lead.

Anyone else care to throw a name into the ring?

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