Boy Howdy!

I have a new rule.

If you come and visit me in the desert, you must pose for a picture with my treasured CREEM Magazine Boy Howdy! can, and then post a "CREEM Profile" of yourself on your blog, or your Facebook or MySpace page. There will be no exceptions. Here's mine, then...

CREEM’S PROFILES
(Pronounced “Boy Howdy!”)

DAN EPSTEIN

Home: The Land of Bono (Sonny, not the Irish dude)

Age: Old as the hills, younger than yesterday

Profession: Word-slinger, editor, video host, company freak

Hobbies: Grillin’, swillin’ and chillin’, not to mention humpin’, bumpin’ and thumpin’.

Last Book Read: Advanced Sideburn Cultivation by Henrik Ibsen and Noddy Holder

Last Accomplishment: Enduring three years of soul-crushing misery, tragedy and frustration — and still emerging from the other end with joy in his heart, a gleaming smile upon his mug, and a veritable arsenal of unprintable oaths upon his tongue.

Quote: “Phantom Planet? That’s like bringing a limp dick to an orgy!”

Profile: This New York-born, Ann Arbor/Chicago-bred, robe-wearing worshipper of pagan gods (and devoted adherent of the ancient Italian philosophy of Menefreghista) has been fueled for most of his life by the twin obsessions of music and baseball. Look for him every week on “Taco Tuesday” at ShockHound.com, and check out his regular blog at www.lavieenrobe.com. And keep an eye out for his book on baseball in the 1970s, which should finally be out one of these friggin’ days.

Beer: “I ASSUME you drink Boy Howdy!”

Comments

[Bob MacKay]

Well, as usual, you've set the bar mighty high (or, would that be, 8 miles high?)

[Rich]

OK, this alone is reason enough to come out and visit you, much less your stellar company!

Well done, my man!

[Dan E]

Yes, by all means come on out and bring Mel -- you both deserve your own Creem Profiles!

[s.shea@comcast.net]

We cannot freakin' wait to get to see you anyway, but this makes it even better. I've been thinking of fictional answers for my own profile since I was 15 years old.