R/T: Ice Cream & Sadness
...there is a banquet of great podcasts online. Too many to follow at times. Every possible subject under the sun likely has a multitude of podcast channels to service the audience. I myself am always checking for updated episodes of The Nerdist, Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, Word Balloon, How The
F*** Did This Get Made? and The Joe Rogan Experience. That said, there is no podcast that reaches personal depths or is as fascinating to absorb as WTF With Marc Maron. If Marc Maron was not such a damn fine comedian in his own right, it could argued that he missed his calling as a talk show host. Then again, as WTF has grown up leaps and bounds in the past few years, I suppose he is a talk show host of his own design.
As a recent homage to my Retro/Active page from Inclination, I determined that I would move these occasional posts here. Perhaps soon enough, I can cease to qualify this. Anyhow, in addition to the podcast, Marc Maron also wrote a stellar comedic memoir entitled "Attempting Normal". A lot of comics write books. Many of them tend to be extensions of bits. While there are some familiarities here for podcast fans, "Attempting Normal" is a more conversational and relatable collection of stories. As with the podcast, it comes highly recommended.
I
often feel like Marc Maron is my spirit guide, if I am even capable of
having such a thing. So much of what he says and thinks mirrors my own
insecurities, paranoias, hopes and aspirations. When he describes his
varied relationships with others and a desire to make connections on a
deeper level, I relate in all too familiar ways. For these reasons
alone, I had no doubt that I would have to own this book.
As with most books written by standup comics, some of their act slips into the pages. If you are a fan or in this instance a listener of WTF, some passages are going to be second airing here. This matters none as there are stories here that are so uniquely awkward, dark and bizarre that you would seem to have to know Marc Maron personally to have heard them before. On that level, you might feel like an insider to personal tales that you can either relate to or be slightly put off by. Either way, you won't put this book down.
For me, this book is like a good friend that sometimes offers "too much information" that subtly forms a bond between sender and receiver. "Attempting Normal" speaks to me on several levels from being a rabid comedy fan to sometimes thinking "Yep...I've been there." or "I'm right there with you, man.".
As a recent homage to my Retro/Active page from Inclination, I determined that I would move these occasional posts here. Perhaps soon enough, I can cease to qualify this. Anyhow, in addition to the podcast, Marc Maron also wrote a stellar comedic memoir entitled "Attempting Normal". A lot of comics write books. Many of them tend to be extensions of bits. While there are some familiarities here for podcast fans, "Attempting Normal" is a more conversational and relatable collection of stories. As with the podcast, it comes highly recommended.
As with most books written by standup comics, some of their act slips into the pages. If you are a fan or in this instance a listener of WTF, some passages are going to be second airing here. This matters none as there are stories here that are so uniquely awkward, dark and bizarre that you would seem to have to know Marc Maron personally to have heard them before. On that level, you might feel like an insider to personal tales that you can either relate to or be slightly put off by. Either way, you won't put this book down.
For me, this book is like a good friend that sometimes offers "too much information" that subtly forms a bond between sender and receiver. "Attempting Normal" speaks to me on several levels from being a rabid comedy fan to sometimes thinking "Yep...I've been there." or "I'm right there with you, man.".
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