Wednesday, May 23, 2007
"Paw Paw for Jesus!"
If you didn't hear This American Life this past weekend, then I urge you to listen to it (Episode 102: Road Trip!) online via mp3 or with their player doohickey that I can't link to here because it is javascript-crippled. The first three acts are ok, but act four--"Paw Paw for Jesus!"-- is classic. The fun commences around 50 minutes. "Paw Paw for Jesus!" is a short story by Chicago writer Cheryl Trykv who I or the Internet's tubes know precious-little about. I do know she's done other This American Life stuff, but that's about all. Anyone heard or read other stuff by her?Labels: comedy, funny, radio, short-story, writing
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A bit on the disturbing side, isn't it?
It was fun to listen to.."PawPaw for Jesus!"
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posted by Cordelia :
7:21 PM
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Oh I don't know--she seems very familiar to me.
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posted by theorris :
7:25 PM
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Oh and it is just simple fun saying "Paw Paw for Jesus!" over and over.
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posted by theorris :
7:33 PM
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familiar, how so?
I can't get the image of her kissing his sweaty neck out of my mind, (tasting like Mountain Dew)
ewwww
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posted by Cordelia :
6:45 AM
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"Mountain dew" is a particularly savory moment in the story.
Familiar in that I've known women like the narrator.
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posted by theorris :
6:52 AM
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The term "Paw paw for jesus" is even in the urban dictionary: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=PawPaw+for+Jesus!
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posted by Counterintuitive :
2:07 PM
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I love the last lines where she announces she's going to hell!
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posted by Myridian :
11:55 AM
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Cheryl is/was a performance artist in Chicago. She did the Paw Paw for Jesus story at a club called Lower Links where David Sedaris also got his start reading his material (I believe they were in the same show actually). It was all the alternative crowd - lots of black and 'cool'. Early or mid 90s she did a lot of material. She also was in some play with Jenny Magnus (also Chicago). I was briefly friends with her while living in Wicker Park when I was a photographer.
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posted by Firechick :
2:27 PM
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I listened to that episode myself and Paw Paw for Jesus got played twice. What a hoot!!
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posted by Tammi :
9:51 AM
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