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My name is Dru. I'm a writer, comedian and improviser in New York City via Seattle. I'm wearing a dog collar in this picture, and drinking a PBR. Explanation complete.Some Dru Tweets
- My piece on dumb Hawkeye is on the home page of funny or die. Excited about it, even if there's no Train lyrics. READ! http://t.co/RB04TXxR about 21 hours ago from Twitter for iPhone
- Not too many love songs use scaffolding as a metaphor. about 1 day ago from Twitter for iPhone
- Here's an email conversation between the Avengers and Nick Fury. In which they agree Hawkeye is silly. http://t.co/f4qFGwKq about 1 day ago from web
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MY 3 Year Anniversary
Yesterday marked the 3 year anniversary of me moving to New York. Last year I wrote a whole blog about my two year anniversary with New York City… but this year I think I can sum up my New York … Continue reading
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Tagged Dru Johnston, feeling great about it, nailed it, new york, ode to new york, settling
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The Wolf Blitzkrieg: Reporting on One Half of a Bipolar Child
Well. This isn’t a full post, but this image is too good to let be. I pray, pray, pray that tomorrow there’s an image of the same girl and it says: “Bipolar Child: Everyone is GREAT!!!!”
Yo girl, I just updated my Media page.
Girl, hey girl. Guess what, I got a brand new media page up in this piece that I worked on all weekend. DAMNNNNNNNNNNN! I gotta keep updating the piece though, and add little descriptions n’ shit to all them videos … Continue reading
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Tagged dru johnston impressionist, dru johnston video, media page, new media page
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“Sex at Dawn”… This Book Blew My Brain
Everyone remember that old phrase that “Men think about sex every seven seconds?” Well that’s probably not true, that’s a lot of sex to be thinking about. With the exception of seventh grade I can’t remember a time when I … Continue reading
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Tagged bonobos, books, books read, marriage, monogamy, sandino book club, scientific sex, sex at dawn
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Dru Brew… Some Summer Beer Thoughts
Summer is to Good Beer what Death is to Man. I feel completely confident coming out and saying that, because any one who legitimately enjoys summer beers couldn’t win in a fight with a five year old girl. I am … Continue reading
The Wolf Blitzkrieg: Terror Babies ‘Absurd’ and Other Breaking News
There is a reason CNN is my homepage. There is a reason CNN should be everyone’s homepage. You get your news there. You also get a page that looks like it was puked up by Sartre after watching CNBC while … Continue reading
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Tagged cnn is a joke, cnn is shit, cnn.com, nailed it, rick sanchez, terror babies, the wolf blitzkrieg, wolf blitzkrieg
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Empire State of Mind
This weekend I sat in New Jersey surrounded by amazing friends, salt water still in my hair and covered in a mixture of sunscreen and sunburn. We played a board game called Loaded Questions. The question: What are you the … Continue reading
An Open Letter To The Man In Front Of Me At Starbucks
Dear man in front of me at Starbucks this morning, First of all, we understand that you’re a big important man about town with your cell phone. We love that you like to talk on it no matter what’s going … Continue reading
Music To Write To
This is pretty embarrassing actually but I figured I might as well let the world know: it’s hard for me to write anything if I’m not listening to Eagle Eye Cherry’s album Desireless. There. I said it. It all began … Continue reading
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Tagged dark secrets, desireless, eagle eye cherry, music addictions, music to write to, nailed it, save tonight
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How To Write a Poem – Rule #2: The Hyperbole
Poetry is tough. With that in mind I’ve decided to share a few rules with the internet. Rules that are easy to follow. As quoted from Othello: “A minute to learn… a lifetime to master” (Othello is a trademark of … Continue reading