August 03, 2004

'Roll Call XIX

Blog: Tainted Bill, aka Leaning Towards the Dark Side
Blogger: Bill McCabe
Location: New Jersey
Have I Met Him?: Yes
Why He’s On The ‘Roll: Bill, a Jersey born-and-bred Mets fan, shares my birthday; we’ve since become friends and he even dates a woman who I introduced him to.
Best. Post. Ever.: His review of “The Passion,” where he chastised people for bringing their babies to a late-night showing of the most violent film of all time.

Blog: The Talking Dog
Blogger: Seth Farber
Location: Brooklyn
Have I Met Him?: No
Why He’s On The ‘Roll: No, he’s not actually a dog, but Seth gets inclusion here anyway. Not only was he one of the first bloggers I didn’t know to link to me, but he also did this whole “’Roll Call” thing before I did (only, he called it “The Dog Run.”) Also, the etymology of his blog name comes from a version of the "Icky and Dicky" Joke, which was legend back in my NFTY days.
Best. Post. Ever.: His “Dog Run” description of my blog, of course.

Blog: Talking Points Memo
Blogger: Joshua Micah Marshall
Location: Washington, DC
Have I Met Him?: No, but I did once stand about three feet away at an Andrew Sullivan reading.
Why He’s On The ‘Roll: One of the best liberal political blogs out there, Josh’s sparkles with the wit and skill of a trained journalist. He also played an instrumental part in the fall of Trent Lott as Senate Majority Leader.
Best. Post. Ever.: The Lott thing.


Blog: The Minor Fall, The Major Lift
Blogger: ???
Location: Somewhere in New York
Have I Met Him?: Could be
Why He’s On The ‘Roll: The celebrated anonymous blogger attacks media and Hollywood with a vengeance- and he’s named after a lyric from a great Leonard Cohen song (though I prefer the Jeff Buckley version).
Best. Post. Ever.: Here he makes fun of that guy who started a blog about his quest to not masturbate for 40 days.

Blog: This Fish (Needs a Bicycle)
Blogger: “H”
Location: New York
Have I Met Her?: Yes
Why She’s On The ‘Roll: I love Fish’s blog because she takes one of the most difficult-to-pull-off blog genres –the big city single-girl confessional- and does it flawlessly. It's never whiney, the prose is great, yet it’s not quite a comprehensive diary- Fish always leaves out just the right amount of information to keep you coming back the next day. And somehow I can relate to it, even as a straight male who can’t stand “Sex and the City.”
Best. Post. Ever.: An explanation of her dating philosophy.

Blog: Tim Blair
Blogger: Tim Blair
Location: Down Under
Have I Met Him?: No
Why He’s On The ‘Roll: This Australian, another one I’d love to have a drink with sometime, covers politics and other cultural stuff with a comedic eye.
Best. Post. Ever.: Tim joins a discussion of “office sports,” by describing his favorite, “Run Away From Gary.”

Blog: Tower of Hubris
Blogger: Christian Finnegan
Location: New York
Have I Met Him?: No
Why He’s On The ‘Roll: Christian is an up-and-coming comic who you’ve probably seen on both “Chappelle’s Show” and “Best Week Ever”; his blog preceded both but he’s still doing it anyway. And best of all, he dates this woman.
Best. Post. Ever.: What Your Favorite Movie Says About You.

Blog: Twins Geek
Blogger: John Bonnes
Location: Minneapolis
Have I Met Him?: Yes
Why He’s On The ‘Roll: The original Minnesota Twins blogger, John has given a wickedly funny take on the team for about two years, and this year he moved the blog over to the Star Tribune website. I had lunch with John in Minneapolis last summer, and he’s been kind enough to link over a couple times.
Best. Post. Ever.: An 850-word essay (complete with statistical tables) on the Twins' 2002 off-season signing to a minor-league contract of journeyman relief pitcher Mike Fetters.

Blog: Twisted Spinster
Blogger: Andrea Harris
Location: ?
Have I Met Her?: No
Why She’s On The ‘Roll: She has a whole Movable Type category called “Bitchslaps”- I love that.
Best. Post. Ever.: A “Lord of the Rings” post, one of a couple dozen in January.

(And speaking of blogs, I just wanted to thank Michelle Malkin for taking the time to link over here this morning. Should you see Michelle, please do let her know that I appreciate her support, and the 300 extra hits that came with it.)

Posted by Stephen Silver at August 3, 2004 06:50 PM
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