Sunday, August 24, 2008

The Infamously Unfamous John Stevens

Before I explain why John Stevens is important, I must first explain his birth: When people are drunk, they can't pronounce Guthrie. I thought it'd be in their best interest, and in mine, if people simply called me John. Easy to remember. Easy to pronounce. Can't go wrong with that. The last name Stevens came about at 10,000 Lakes Festival during some rant with Jenn. It was soon decided that I was John Stevens. John Stevens is now a famous man, well, a famous name. I introduced myself, last night, to a number of individuals at various points of sobriety as John Stevens. One particular individual was blown away by my presence. The very fact that my name was John Stevens threw off his groove. He asked what I did with a name like that. I said "I don't know man, I play the guitar a bit." He became thoroughly convinced that John Stevens would be incredibly famous, if he wasn't already, and that his meeting with John Stevens was a astrological anomaly and that it would forever be remembered as historic. When other people would walk by, he would introduce me to them as John Stevens. I was very much amused by these ravings, so much so that I had to remove myself from the room. It's hard to keep a straight face while being infamously unfamous.

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