tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1695536727317220867..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: But the clocks come with it, right?Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-37199395521911608482017-05-02T09:53:38.594-05:002017-05-02T09:53:38.594-05:00Rockwell was either the world's worst successf...Rockwell was either the world's worst successful fine artist or its best hack illustrator (a phrase he once applied to himself).<br /><br />Fun fact, at least for me: This immortalizer of all that is schmaltzy about small-town America was born and raised in New York City.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40200275793068101862017-05-02T06:39:22.667-05:002017-05-02T06:39:22.667-05:00You're too modest, Neil. Claiming credit wher...You're too modest, Neil. Claiming credit where credit might be due is the zeitgeist. And the way I understand it, if the store refuted your claim for credit and made a big deal of it, that would just reinforce the conviction among your disciples that your claim was valid. It worked, and is working for those on high. Why not for the "totus teres atque rotundus," as Trollope described members of the press.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com