false 29468 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 29468 2 1129885 2003 Loser Goes First: My Thirty-Something Years of Dumb Luck and Minor Humiliation total:152|5:31|4:49|3:51|2:19|1:2| 152 544 233 30 16558 3.46 797 234 48608480 1335829 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 149 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 3 1 false Sun Mar 08 12:11:10 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 05:13:11 -0700 2009 10378535 676923 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 5 1 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 13 12:08:05 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 20:23:58 -0800 2007 3744614 233558 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 3 1 false Sun Jul 29 10:22:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 10:22:00 -0700 2007 6862070 187043 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 2 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 19:17:06 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 14:25:24 -0700 2007 Mountain Man Dance Moves, which Kennedy contributed to and which was one of the funniest books I've read in the past ten years or so. This was a completely different genre, of course -- a memoir instead...more...]]> 79073506 1550753 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 4 0 false Thu Nov 26 17:20:08 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 17:28:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73079696 1852308 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 0 0 false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 05:07:59 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 15:49:17 -0700 2009
If he can write a ...more...]]> 51914633 2151483 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 3 0 false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 05:25:52 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 19:59:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 65909235 177494 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 2 0 false Sun Aug 02 15:41:45 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 15:43:22 -0700 2009
I do sort of like the format. but it seems like it would benefit from more editing.]]> 17029456 80243 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 2 0 false Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 04 17:29:09 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 12 08:43:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 28240887 1361540 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 4 0 false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 25 02:15:13 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 20 17:16:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 26714613 285454 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 4 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 20:08:34 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 20:13:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 23405860 1035886 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 4 0 false Sat Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 18:24:24 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 13:50:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 21345674 89945 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 3 0 false Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 14:14:04 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 09:21:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 30177983 381960 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 5 0 false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 14 17:04:47 -0700 2008 Wed May 20 08:15:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6064208 350127 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Sep 11 16:06:14 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 10:07:50 -0800 2009
Don't know officially if it was really...more...]]> 18663478 1024857 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 2 0 false Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 26 06:20:15 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 06:22:05 -0700 2008 Rock On!, I was very excited to follow up with Kennedy's earlier memoir. Man, was I wrong. Compared to the witty, enjoyable nature of Rock On!, Loser Goes First is a plodding, disjointed read. There are some bright spots (his memories of post-grunge Seattle are pretty great), but ...more...]]> 17422395 166376 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 3 0 false Sun Mar 09 23:26:47 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 23:37:01 -0700 2008
On the other hand, this book is likely to make you feel better about your own life.]]> 13401665 741968 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 5 0 false Thu Jan 24 10:19:58 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 10:21:24 -0800 2008 37595184 347138 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 4 0 false Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 23:15:40 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 00:10:58 -0800 2008 12271908 742123 29468 1400053749 9781400053742 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256m/29468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030256s/29468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29468.Loser_Goes_First_My_Thirty_Something_Years_of_Dumb_Luck_and_Minor_Humiliation 3.58 152 Loser Goes First, that talent is decidedly not rock and roll. Kennedy details a life spent pining for the glory of rock stardom as a junior high student, an Austin, Texas, open-mic failure, and at various grim stops along the way as he shoots for the big time without the burden of talent or the tedium of learning to play an instrument. Kennedy's talent is also not acting, although he lands a gig as an extra in Sleepless in Seattle that leads, much to his chagrin, to nothing at all. Even his scrupulously cultivated talent of being an indie scenester is torpedoed when he willingly accepts an audition to be an MTV VJ, only to have the tryout be an unmitigated disaster. Finally, Kennedy discovers a pair of latent abilities. He finds, after he's into his thirties, that he has a knack for advertising copywriting that sets him on the path to his first financial success almost accidentally. And in writing Loser Goes First, he reveals a talent for relating his own dumb moves and embarrassing fiascoes with an honesty and wit that is vividly entertaining. Loser Goes First approaches narrative structure with the same indecisive distracted quality that Kennedy used in his actual life and the result is a chronicle of Kennedy's first 33 years peppered generously with film treatments, bullet point lists, imagined dialogue, and other snippets that seem transcribed from a very clever notebook. While such meandering could be perceived as too self-consciously quirky, it matches the story and keeps the humor crisp. --John Moe]]> 2003 4 0 false Fri Jan 11 13:28:05 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 13:28:05 -0800 2008
I wish I'd thought of this title. In about 6 months it will pretty accurately describe my own autobiography, if you take out the luck part.]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=29468