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GSTF Book Tour Stop: Brooklyn, New York

preciousroy — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:01:19 EST

Hey, I'm Guiseppe Franco, and I wouldn't put my name on the line...

preciousroy

GSTF Book Tour Stop: Brooklyn, New York

Babcocksure — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:47:46 EST

@BrooklynMetFan: Floyds. owned by same peeps as union

Babcocksure

GSTF Book Tour Stop: Brooklyn, New York

The_Great_Philosopher_Testicles — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:41:41 EST

@LosOsosdeChicago: Same thing happens to me every time I say Oriental!

The_Great_Philosopher_Testicles

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BrooklynMetFan — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:34:12 EST

Hmm sounds like you guys ended up at Union Hall around the corner from my spot - unless there's another bocce bar in BK i don't know about

keep on truckin!

BrooklynMetFan

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HugsFromHarold — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:56:12 EST

@Jefferson DArcy:
Yeah, Will was jealous on Monday when I told him that my BP2008 arrived that day and he didn't have his yet.

HugsFromHarold

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treatment_bound — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:56:10 EST

@parker91:

Hey! That's my line!

treatment_bound

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Jefferson DArcy — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:51:54 EST

This is the funniest picture of Will from last night's reading.

His smile is just like a 13 year old boys, who just found out where his dad kept his porno mags and films.

[flickr.com]

Jefferson DArcy

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buttons — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:46:56 EST

"Another drink pleash, waitresh..."

buttons

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thesepretzels — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:46:22 EST

@TheJizzone: Let's call them what they really are, traveling whores.

/dice

thesepretzels

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Glenn Beck's Taint — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:42:57 EST

@twoeightnine: they have more shemales

Glenn Beck's Taint

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UkraineNotWeak — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:30:00 EST

"I'm only down here as a favor to Mitch and Murray."

UkraineNotWeak

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HugsFromHarold — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:26:30 EST

I feel cheated. Everywhere besides Manhattan, Will is rocking a snappy blazer; in Manhattan we got Will in a grey fleece that he got a Paragon on clearence.

He got more dressed-up to cross the street in Brooklyn!

HugsFromHarold

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Phony Gwynn — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:24:56 EST

@JohnCocktosten: I was standing on the bar.

@twoeightnine: There were, like, a whole seven or eight at the reading.

Phony Gwynn

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twoeightnine — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:23:31 EST

I thought NYC was supposed to have more females than males.

twoeightnine

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JohnCocktosten — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:20:57 EST

@Phony Gwynn: What the hell were we laughing about in that picture?

Also, were you standing right on top of me?

JohnCocktosten

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Babcocksure — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:16:59 EST

@Yostal: 4th largest 1st hardest Brooklyn is the place!

Babcocksure

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She Blinded Me With Violence — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:16:37 EST

@Yostal: You pretty much got technical.

She Blinded Me With Violence

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Looks like I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:15:29 EST

Art nerd alert: I'm really happy books about Lucien Freud and Gerhard Richter are in the background, and that Will's foam middle finger is only a few feet away.

Looks like I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue

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Phony Gwynn — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:14:57 EST

@crazyjoedavola: Now I feel even worse that I didn't meet you, if I got you in one of the shots.

Phony Gwynn

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Yostal — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:12:53 EST

Not to get technical, but Brooklyn ceased being an independent city in 1898, though were it an independent city, it would currently be America's 4th largest.

Yostal

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josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:08:36 EST

@Doyle McPoyle: & nine months later, Will would be "dad" to a mulatto.

... You didn't really think ODB wouldn't make the future ex Mrs. Leitch a concubine??

josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you

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JohnCocktosten — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:07:36 EST

@crazyjoedavola: Yes, I loved to see her cringe every time Will cussed. Also, great picture of the top of my hat.

JohnCocktosten

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crazyjoedavola — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:05:40 EST

Not mentioned yesterday... the nazi at the nyc book signing, who shut up our leader on several occasions.

crazyjoedavola

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The Fan’s Attic — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:04:51 EST

Magnum or Blue Steel?

[flickr.com]

The Fan’s Attic

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JohnCocktosten — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:04:24 EST

Ahhhh....see it now. Good shot of me looking ###

JohnCocktosten

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Scout — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:03:59 EST

If Johnny Cash and Kyle Orton had a son...

Scout

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Balls State Explorer — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:02:59 EST

@LosOsosdeChicago: You can always use Jim Rome's "Air Waitress."

Balls State Explorer

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crazyjoedavola — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:02:33 EST

@Phony Gwynn: Shit, broke my streak of not being in pictures. Though i didnt pose...

crazyjoedavola

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JohnCocktosten — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:02:22 EST

@Phony Gwynn: Which pic? The one where I have my eyes closed for some reason?

JohnCocktosten

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Peter Cavan — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:01:32 EST

@Phony Gwynn: I'm surprised you were able to keep the camera straight.

Peter Cavan

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UkraineNotWeak — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:01:14 EST

@Chamomiles Davis:

But you'll have to keep your daytime job.

UkraineNotWeak

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She Blinded Me With Violence — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:59:26 EST

@She Blinded Me With Violence: Upon further reflection, I can probably buy a used car from the guy in the second photo by now too.

She Blinded Me With Violence

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Babcocksure — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:58:52 EST

@MurrayHewitt: I think they prefer the term "sky hag"

Babcocksure

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Free Matt Roloff — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:58:10 EST

Will looks more swollen than Tim Russert did last night

Free Matt Roloff

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Chamomiles Davis — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:57:56 EST

@MurrayHewitt: ...or a part-time model.

Chamomiles Davis

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Doyle McPoyle — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:57:46 EST

@josereyes.theroof admits Gawker Media always wins: ESPN is aiight, but Deadspin's fo' tha children!

Doyle McPoyle

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Yinka Double Dare — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:57:32 EST

@CollegeHoopsJournal: The finger bang from the finger gun doesn't really scare anyone.

Yinka Double Dare

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Weed Against Speed — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:57:21 EST

@parker91: Nice 'Mats reference.

Weed Against Speed

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MurrayHewitt — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:55:12 EST

She's so beautiful she could probably be an air hostess in the 60's

MurrayHewitt

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The Fake Gimel Martinez — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:54:51 EST

@Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!: Oh My God! Is that "The Balls" Music? He's coming down the aisle with a steel chair! It's going to be a SLOBBER KNOCKER!

I feel Sports Guy dirty now.

The Fake Gimel Martinez

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Evgeni Merkin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:54:11 EST

@Weed Against Speed: I was there when Raphael Palmieri got his 300th hit.

Evgeni Merkin

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Babcocksure — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:54:00 EST

so Floyds was overrun by bloggers last night. I'm sure the bartender got sick of saying "No we don't have PBR, just bud light"

Babcocksure

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josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:53:41 EST

@CollegeHoopsJournal: ... that's what she said.

josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you

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Weed Against Speed — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:52:53 EST

Will Leitch doing an impression of John Rocker doing an impression of Rafael Palmeiro?

/double-fixed

Weed Against Speed

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Evgeni Merkin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:52:51 EST

@LosOsosdeChicago: That's funny, I'm not allowed to call them "Japs" anymore because I'm under 50.

Evgeni Merkin

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CollegeHoopsJournal — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:52:26 EST

Looks to me like Will took charge of the cash register.

That finger gun trick never works though, Will.

CollegeHoopsJournal

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Phony Gwynn — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:51:56 EST

@JohnCocktosten: You saw the pic, right? Apparently I took it.

I ... I don't remember things.

Phony Gwynn

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The Teufel Shuffle — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:51:19 EST

I think that's more people than have been in that bookstore in the last 4 years.

The Teufel Shuffle

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josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:50:38 EST

If only ODB were still alive & able to crash that reading. Shawn Colvin says Will get off easy.

josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you

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UkraineNotWeak — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:50:36 EST

Doesn't Will look like he's promising you that you can make money in real estate with no money down.

UkraineNotWeak

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JohnCocktosten — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:50:11 EST

New York Reading > Brooklyn Reading

JohnCocktosten

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parker91 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:50:10 EST

@MattinglysSideburns: @HebrewHammer: She ain't nothing but a waitress in the sky...

parker91

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tater — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:49:11 EST

Nope, unless you wear see thru black shirts you will never pull off a Rocker.

tater

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White Speed Receiver — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:48:01 EST

@Weed Against Speed: Appearing at the Minneapolis Tour Stop: You guessed it, Frank Stallone.

White Speed Receiver

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Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah! — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:47:27 EST

Will Leitch doing an impression of John Rocker doing an impression of Jim Ross?

fixed

Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!

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LosOsosdeChicago — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:47:09 EST

I got yelled at by a coworker for saying "stewardess." Apparently I'm not allowed to say anything but "flight attendant" since I'm under the age of 50.

LosOsosdeChicago

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Hextall454 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:46:47 EST

we couldn't have possibly had more fun

Alright, boys. Tell Ankiel he doesn't have to show to serenade Will. He's maxed out his fun quotient.

Hextall454

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Phony Gwynn — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:46:08 EST

Some pics from the Monday night reading in Manhattan.

[www.flickr.com]

Phony Gwynn

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Weed Against Speed — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:45:34 EST

Will Leitch doing an impression of John Rocker doing an impression of Sly Stallone?

Genius!

Weed Against Speed

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UkraineNotWeak — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:45:26 EST

I believe playing the part of Rocker's girlfriend is Will's girlfriend.

UkraineNotWeak

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HebrewHammer — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:44:57 EST

Is that a flight attendant on the left?

HebrewHammer

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MattinglysSideburns — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:44:52 EST

Will, I wish I could hold the attention of airline stewardesses like you can.

MattinglysSideburns

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She Blinded Me With Violence — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:44:26 EST

I'd buy a used car from that guy.
...
Guy in the first picture, not the second. I'd buy drugs from the guy in the second.

She Blinded Me With Violence

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The Diesel — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:43:46 EST

Brooklyn is dangerous for nerdy white guys imitading Cliff Huxtable.

The Diesel