Let me offer you a small introduction,
as anyone who doesn’t know me is probably wondering anyway:
Most people, when first introduced
to me, will very rightly ask: “So why are you the ‘Man of Our Times?’”
I will usually reply, tongue-in-cheek,
“Because Sean says so.”
But honestly, anyone that calls
me the Man of Our Times probably has his or her own reasons for doing
so. Maybe it’s because I have a tendency to stand on chairs
and give lectures while on vacation in South Carolina; maybe it’s
because I grew up in the rock and roll city of Detroit and have not
only “somehow survived” but turned out “normal” (I do not know
why, but some suburbanites find this extremely shocking); maybe because
my former glasses gave me a slight resemblance to Buddy Holly or Elvis
Costello; maybe it’s because nature robbed me of said glasses; maybe
it’s because I lived in a church my senior year of college; maybe
it’s my devoted love of Matt Sharp-era Weezer; or maybe it’s even
my quiet, patient way of dealing with things.
Whatever the reasons, things
are what they are; that is how the riff rolls. But for those of
you who do not know me, by reading my (hopefully) genius-inspired posts,
you can decide for yourselves.
Coming next week: “The Man of Our Times Gives 10 Tips on How to Get a Girl”
Posted 5.14.06