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July 18th, 2007
Our first potentially negative review comes out in The Stranger today.   I haven't seen it yet.  All I know is that Chris Weber says, "eeeeeek"!  And I also say EEEEEEEK.  I haven't asked for more info.

At the same time that I cringe at the potentially nasty things they might say about us, I'm also strangely delighted by the prospect of some negativity.  Something has got to balance out all the positive things the Stranger has said/done for us.  We can take it.  We aren't perfect, and we know it.

Update, website, update.

Okay, UPDATED: Here's the article!  Not nearly as negative as I was fearing.  Though, as Lele says, how can you say that ShitBeGone toilet paper isn't interactive?
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lele
2007-07-18 09:37 pm (UTC)
no no no i can't take negativity. not today.

i mean. what? i have to.

argh.
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buster
2007-07-18 09:45 pm (UTC)
You/we can take it! It's not personal. It's just part of the media entertainment see-saw. You are awesome. McLeod is awesome. We know this. The Stranger is fickle. Luckily, it is not our master. And, luckily, any press is good press.
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bostonsteamer
2007-07-18 10:03 pm (UTC)
Any press is good press. And the Stranger was pro Iraq war until a couple years ago, so fuck what they think.
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nerdhaus
2007-07-18 10:10 pm (UTC)
I just picked up a paper copy. Annie Wagner reviews Interactivity, but her biggest complaint seems to be that not every artwork is interactive. Other than that she praises the butterflies and laments only that the photobooth hardware must shares duties with the mutations animation.
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buster
2007-07-18 10:13 pm (UTC)
Really? So it ain't that bad?
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nerdhaus
2007-07-18 10:17 pm (UTC)
It's certainly lukewarm, but no, not bad.
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buster
2007-07-18 10:23 pm (UTC)
Actually, lukewarm is the worst! I'd rather have negative than fucking lukewarm. Now I'm pissed!
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nerdhaus
2007-07-18 10:18 pm (UTC)
Our wedding got a better review than your show :P
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buster
2007-07-18 10:24 pm (UTC)
That's pretty great though. The Stranger is turning into a paper about our friends.
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lele
2007-07-18 11:00 pm (UTC)
aw, but everything was interactive. we just didn't always include her.
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buster
2007-07-18 11:20 pm (UTC)
And when we DID include her (like in the mirror) she didn't like what she saw. :)
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joshc
2007-07-19 03:46 am (UTC)
I can't believe she called it "just a toy".
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joshc
2007-07-19 03:48 am (UTC)
she seems to have missed everything in the parlor.
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euphorbia
2007-07-19 03:11 pm (UTC)
all press is good press!
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rollerboogieboy
2007-07-19 06:29 pm (UTC)
if you don't use the shitbegone toliet paper then what else are you suppose to wipe your ass with? oh yeah...the stranger!
After their hateful review of DREAMGIRLS i don't put too much stock into what they say.
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billetdoux
2007-07-19 08:27 pm (UTC)
In hindsight we probably should have chosen a better title. Ah well. I liked that review, it wasn't terrible. Half-assed, but not completely negative.
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Hello.


I changed my name from Erik Benson to Buster McLeod on the flip of a coin in September of 2006. When I got married on Oct 4th, 2008, I changed it again to Buster Benson. I live in Seattle, WA. I was previously a co-founder of The Robot Co-op (self-help internet startup) and McLeod Residence (art gallery and bar). Now I work on stuff related to Enjoymentland. I once wrote a book called Man Versus Himself. I believe life is art. I believe in doubling down on big living, big loving, big risk, and big change.

I have a manifesto of 12 things you can do to make your life more interesting. They are:

1. You must not dilly-dally.
2. You must be your word.
3. You must have good intentions.
4. You must admit to being the maker of meaning.
5. You must not feel sorry for yourself.
6. You must have a vision that you are striving for.
7. You must tie creativity and experimentation with survival.
8. You must be the change.
9. You must rally others with your vision.
10. You must stake your reputation on your better self.
11. You must be responsible for your own failure and success.
12. You must be comfortable with big failure.
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