"Now we dolly back, now we fade to black"

I'm off to Jones Beach for the Dan right... now. But before I go, it seems there's yet another missive from Messrs. Fagen & Becker. This one is drafted on hotel stationary from "The Chicorydee" in Atlanta and addressed to one "Maestro" Wes Anderson. There's no "heavy" accusations of copyright infringement this time, just some tough steely love:

"Let's put our cards on the table -  surely, we are not the first to tell you that your career is suffering from a malaise. Fortunately, inasmuch as it is a malaise distinctly different than that of Mr. [Owen Wilson], and to the extent that you have not become so completely alienated from the intellectual and moral wellsprings of your own creativity, we are hoping that we - yours truly, Donald and Walter - may successfully 'intervene' at this point in time...

"You have failed or threatened to fail in a far more interesting and morally uncompromised way (assuming for a moment that self-imitation and a modality dangerously close to mawkishness are not moral failings, but rather symptoms of a profound sickness of the soul.)

Let's begin with a quick review of your career so far, as it is known to us and your fans and wellwishers in general."

The Dan are showing no mercy in this dojo. Who's next, Seymour Cassel?

(News via Goldenfiddle, Atlanta resident and the #1 source for Steely Dan publicity stunts.)

Comments

[Mark]

Todays latest coolest will always become tomorrows Mc Donald. Well put young fella. The beauty of pop is its pop. “It all seemed so relevant at the time” but it turns out we were just chasing our tails (can you say Dan Fogelberg or Coldplay?) . I can’t wait for Becker and Fagan to be out witted! In the meantime, I stopped paying attention it is just too much work.