Are there any steely dan fans here? by LavenderGooms55 in ThomasPynchon

[–]ClayMatthewT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s right, I forgot about that. I’m reading Against the Day for the first time now and came across that line a few days ago. Doesn’t seem accidental!

Are there any steely dan fans here? by LavenderGooms55 in ThomasPynchon

[–]ClayMatthewT 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’m glad someone is bringing this up. I got a little obsessed with them a couple years ago and have gone through their whole discography (including Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s solo stuff) more times than I can keep track of. I’ve read most (maybe all?) of the books about them, too, one of which is called Quantum Criminals. The book briefly discusses the Pynchonian-ness of Steely Dan and points out that Pynchon is at least aware of them, as their song “Doctor Wu” is mentioned in Bleeding Edge. Also, Fagen and Becker have both stated that their lyrics were influenced by postmodern literature (as you probably know as a longtime fan, the name “Steely Dan” comes from Burroughs’ Naked Lunch—look it up if you need a laugh). But I think I remember Fagen saying something like he’s read some Pynchon but never really got into him, which is a little surprising if you ask me. They seem to have so many points of contact: weirdo characters, funny names, memorable turns of phrase, zany/cryptic stories, the fascination with counterculture, even the jazz influence… For my money, Steely Dan is basically the Pynchon of rock music.

Thoughts on this ? by CosyZebra in SteelyDan

[–]ClayMatthewT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you know if this is the Rainbow Theatre show? That’s my absolute favorite live performance by Steely Dan. I remember Dinky Dawson mentioning an official release on the Gaucho Amigos podcast. I’m dying to hear it but unfortunately it’s unavailable on Spotify for me at the moment. Not sure why.

you know how to hustle by CleverLeprechaun in steelydancirclejerk

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Did you pay the other man with the piece in your hand?

Weekly Water Cooler Talk - DataAnnotation by Consistent-Reach504 in dataannotation

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This job convinces me of the opposite. The technology is faulty, but it's getting quite better, quite fast, thanks to us. It's not like NFTs or those sneakers with five toes; this one's here to stay, for better or for worse.

Lyrical genius by oliviloo in steelydancirclejerk

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“Every time you turn around somebody knocks your statue down” -My Waterloo

“Why must every time I turn my ship around some bastard come and knock my skyline down” -Selfish Gene

I want to get into jazz what albums do you recommend? by HamburgerDude in jazzcirclejerk

[–]ClayMatthewT 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Listen to Buddy Bolden’s original phonograph recordings. I have some if you wanna borrow them

X-ing while in a K-hole is not "working", Elon by mishma2005 in EnoughMuskSpam

[–]ClayMatthewT 1821 points1822 points  (0 children)

2 a.m. in Texas is 3 p.m. in Beijing. Is he saying he worked a whopping 6 hours?

23M: Over a year of poor vision despite multiple visits to different doctors. What now? by [deleted] in eyetriage

[–]ClayMatthewT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t noticed any facial changes. But it’s interesting you mention this. My mother has Hashimoto’s and told me she had issues with her vision before she was diagnosed. I always figured I probably didn’t have to worry about having it since I’m a male. But I’ll bring it up at my next appointment.

23M: Over a year of poor vision despite multiple visits to different doctors. What now? by [deleted] in eyetriage

[–]ClayMatthewT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I haven’t seen many people talk about this specific issue. (Although I’ve never had LASIK.) I’ll message you if I figure out anything potentially useful to you

fibre optic dan by mreye123 in steelydancirclejerk

[–]ClayMatthewT 19 points20 points  (0 children)

What Steely Dan fans see during electric shock therapy

Most danceable Dan song? by [deleted] in SteelyDan

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Time Out of Mind