Comments on: In Which We Wonder If Any Of You Actually Followed Through On Those 33 1/3 Pitches

By: DJorn

DJorn — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:09:49 +0000

@Jack Fear: I'd read that! I submitted one for Key Lime Pie a couple years ago (even going so far as to contact the band and producer to secure tentative interviews), but no go. Didn't even know about this one till after the deadline.

By: Eugene Langley

Eugene Langley — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:58:36 +0000

One of the many things I didn’t get around to last month. It was a toss up between Mclusky Do Dallas and Journey’s Greatest Hits.

By: OokieDookie

OokieDookie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:57:04 +0000

I sent one in for Pussy Galore’s Exile on Main Street. I figured if I’m going to go out on a limb, I may as well jump.

By: Jack Fear

Jack Fear — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:24:17 +0000

I sat this one out, but I did pitch Traffic's John Barleycorn Must Die in the previous open call, in 2007. I think they dinged it cos I wanted to have a 24-page pull-out comics section in the middle.

I have a friend who writes alien-abduction stories and Bible prophecies for a newspaper tabloid; he keeps saying we should collaborate on a freeform Surrealist response to Camper Van Beethoven's Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, but somehow we've never managed to get a proposal put together.

By: humberthumbert

humberthumbert — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:26:34 +0000

@lecherousfrenchman: you really went for it. pulp, this is hardcore: world-class band struggles with their own limitations in the harsh face of stardom. i like what i'm hearing...

By: Cam/ron

Cam/ron — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:34:04 +0000

I submitted a pitch for a book on Pavement’s “Slanted and Enchanted” two years ago since it was the closest thing to a “classic album” created by a band near the Sacramento area where I live. I got in contact with ex-drummer/engineer Gary Young and most of the band via Matador’s media office, I was ready to interview the hell out of them. And then the 33 1/3 folks decided to have another writer tackle Pavement. It was a letdown but I’m still happy to see that a few of my colleagues submitted successful pitches.

By: DocStrange

DocStrange — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:23:13 +0000

No. I wrote one, but didn't send it in, because I thought the commercial appeal for a book on Barafundle by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci would be severely limited.

By: the rich girls are weeping

the rich girls are weeping — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:05:06 +0000

I had such grand plans for my proposal(s). Did I do them? Nope. There’s always next year, I guess!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:04:24 +0000

@adoinel:

I actually submitted a proposal for This is Hardcore.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:59:55 +0000

My finishing touches on my Beck Odelay proposal got in the way of writing some zingers for my Pazz & Jop ballot, but I did get the chili (and the vegetarian chili) cooked for the New Year's party. Two outta three ain't bad.