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a story from a friend:
a very cute female hipster filmmaker waked into his office today (in new york). my friend then learned that, in spite of his obvious crush, he "didn't have a chance because the filmmaker was already with (insert indie-rock "star" here)." apparently the name was a HUGE surprise, because my friend was SHOCKED to hear the name of the boyfriend, and even more shocked to even find out that he was real (yes, that he even exists was a surprise).

I was told that knowing the filmmaker wouldn't help much, though I'm not sure I believe that yet. Still, since I don't know who she is, I can't offer that info either.

not much to go on here but that's why I'm asking for help.
any guesses?

― davelus (davelus), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:17 (seventeen years ago) link

YOU PAINTED YOUR TEETH!!!
NOW YOU'RE GONNA DIE!!!!!

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:20 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm gonna go with Craig Finn, since I still haven't seen any evidence to suggest that the Hold Steady is an actual band

― Goodtime Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great Frisco Freakout (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:22 (seventeen years ago) link

Damon Albarn

― BIG HOOS aka the steen (hoosteen), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:23 (seventeen years ago) link

CRAZY FROG

― John Justen, surrounded by frail, wispy people. (John Justen), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Gotta vote for the first response.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:27 (seventeen years ago) link

(although admittedly, I do have a hard time picturing Craig in a relationship with Zach Braff)

― Goodtime Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great Frisco Freakout (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:28 (seventeen years ago) link

(xpost to self)

― Goodtime Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great Frisco Freakout (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:28 (seventeen years ago) link

Ned and sexyD, I disagree. this friend and I have discussed seeing Jandek live so his existence couldn't be a shock; plus, I'm not sure he could have a gf who qualifies as a babe of a filmmaker (at least, that an officemate could confirm).

so far I'm going with Crazy Frog.

― davelus (davelus), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:32 (seventeen years ago) link

is Crazy Frog indie?

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:33 (seventeen years ago) link

point taken.
back to the drawing board.
SexyDancer regains the lead.

― davelus (davelus), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Crazy Frog transcends all boundries.

― John Justen, surrounded by frail, wispy people. (John Justen), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Pete Doherty

― a.b. (abanana), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:41 (seventeen years ago) link

- Antony
- an actual guy named Gnarls Barkley who is using Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse as a front
- Captured by Robots
- Jeremiah "Sunset" Rubdown, Jr.
- Esteban Buttez
- the drummer from the J.T. Leroy Blues Explosion

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:43 (seventeen years ago) link

- the drummer from Gay Dad

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:47 (seventeen years ago) link

- the actual Gay Dad himself

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:49 (seventeen years ago) link

- East River Pipe!

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:51 (seventeen years ago) link

MC Paul Barman

― Goodtime Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great Frisco Freakout (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 23:58 (seventeen years ago) link

- Chris Gaines
- legendary 'Stripes bassist Marvin White
- hot chick gets boy to stop bothering her with the perfect lie: claiming to date a non-existent celebrity who can't be reached for verification
- "Mrs. John Murphy"

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 15 February 2007 00:01 (seventeen years ago) link

the "list of gay bands" guy

― a.b. (abanana), Thursday, 15 February 2007 00:08 (seventeen years ago) link

Results 1 - 10 of about 1,330,000 for fake indie musician. (0.10 seconds)

― John Justen, surrounded by frail, wispy people. (John Justen), Thursday, 15 February 2007 00:12 (seventeen years ago) link

Momus? (assuming your mate doesn't read ILX?)

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 15 February 2007 00:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Jeff Mangum

― Goodtime Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great Frisco Freakout (bernard snowy), Thursday, 15 February 2007 00:13 (seventeen years ago) link

If it's Har Mar Superstar, I'm going to be ill.

― John Justen, surrounded by frail, wispy people. (John Justen), Thursday, 15 February 2007 00:20 (seventeen years ago) link

why doesn't your friend just tell you?

― akm (akmonday), Thursday, 15 February 2007 00:41 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.rockandrollreport.com/the_rock_and_roll_report/images/spongebob.gif

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Thursday, 15 February 2007 00:52 (seventeen years ago) link

well, i was told i have one guess, and if i'm wrong it stay a secret forever. not sure if he can hold to that but i want to make it a good one just in case.

― davelus (davelus), Thursday, 15 February 2007 01:34 (seventeen years ago) link

your friend sucks!

― akm (akmonday), Thursday, 15 February 2007 17:14 (seventeen years ago) link

- the Frosted Ambassador
- Ben, who is NOT dead after all
- Seth Cohen
- the Prime Minister of Travistan

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 15 February 2007 19:05 (seventeen years ago) link

- Brent Dicrescenzo

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 15 February 2007 19:05 (seventeen years ago) link

my friend, who doesn't suck, revealed the answer to me.
Goodtime Slim wins
Jeff Mangum it is.
makes perfect sense, now that I think about it. though I thought the mythological properties of this mystery musician were meant to be more "myth" than ological.

― davelus (davelus), Thursday, 15 February 2007 19:10 (seventeen years ago) link

THNAKS YOU ALL FOR YOUR ANSWERS even those who were being ridiculous

― davelus (davelus), Thursday, 15 February 2007 19:11 (seventeen years ago) link

lame! jeff magnum is too obviously real

your friend is lying

― akm (akmonday), Thursday, 15 February 2007 19:20 (seventeen years ago) link

WTF, lame, just because someone's a big weirdo doesn't mean anyone doubts his existence.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 15 February 2007 19:26 (seventeen years ago) link

I was REALLY hoping it could be Chris Gaines.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 15 February 2007 19:27 (seventeen years ago) link

pix plz

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Thursday, 15 February 2007 19:38 (seventeen years ago) link

of the hot female film-maker...

― henry s (henry s), Thursday, 15 February 2007 19:42 (seventeen years ago) link

natch

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Thursday, 15 February 2007 19:46 (seventeen years ago) link

not lying for sure -- but nabisco, i'm with you. that's why I discounted JM as a possible legit answer...
Gaines and Crazy Frog were good 'not real person' answers, but jandek/mangum were more plausible (for that very reason).
shouldn't there be more musicians of questionable existence, anyway?

― davelus (davelus), Thursday, 15 February 2007 20:41 (seventeen years ago) link

I question the existence of lots of musicians, like Prince, or Ashlee Simpson, who has obviously been replaced by some smaller-nosed girl who looks nothing like her! Also Jennifer Love Hewitt (robot), Fall Out Boy (CGI stand-ins for the Lox), and Jewel(group hallucination).

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 15 February 2007 21:08 (seventeen years ago) link

the jewel theory is the best. when America wants a folksinger with a story of poverty, they get it; when America wants Britney Spears-lite, they've got it. what's next? will Jewel become the next Fall Out Boy?

(also, Ashley Simpson's new nose is totally boring. bring back old Ashley!)

― davelus (davelus), Thursday, 15 February 2007 21:21 (seventeen years ago) link

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