Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Where's Spalding?
In case you haven't heard, Spalding Gray is missing. I didn't post about this yesterday, hoping that today would bring news that it had all just been a mistake and he was actually in Tampa shopping for an antique desk. No such luck as of the time I'm writing this. Gray is somewhat famous for his "walks." In fact, in this interview, he discusses the importance of his walks to his writing:I write in the morning between 9 and noon. And then I walk around and around and around. This city allows me to be spaced out because I know it so well. I know I could never write a story about it. I could tell a few things about it but I could never conquer it through a whole story. It allows me to be neutral. The infringements are so great here I never notice them. The overload is a sort of white noise.I'm still holding out hope that he's on one of these walks.
In unrelated but depressing nonetheless news, L.A. investigators are still probing the death of Elliot Smith. You have to admit that a self-inflicted mortal stab wound to the chest seems nothing short of suspicious. The Smoking Gun has all the details, including a copy of the Coroner's Report.
Tomorrow, I will search long and hard for something uplifting--but I make no promises.
posted by Jeff 1/14/2004
