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Unsolicited Career Advice for … John Oates

Rob Smith July 13, 2009 10

It’s interesting to note that, regardless of what he did in the music industry (and what he did is still lost on me) or how much power he was able to wield, Uncle Donnie

Unsolicited Career Advice for … The Ramones

Rob Smith June 15, 2009 13

As I’ve mentioned previously, Uncle Donnie’s been writing these things for years—decades, even. Lev brings over another box of them every once in a while. This one dates back to 1974, and is notable

Unsolicited Career Advice for … D’Angelo

Rob Smith June 1, 2009 9

Many thanks to Reader Jeff (an old pal from my Rutgers days) for reminding me about the time Uncle Donnie was invited up on stage at a D’Angelo show to play tambourine. Well, he

Unsolicited Career Advice for … Lou Reed

Rob Smith May 18, 2009 8

Lou Reed has a way of polarizing lovers of rock and roll, breaking up marriages, sending brothers off to war against one another, etc.Â Uncle Donnie gets Lou, though, at least enough to be

Unsolicited Career Advice for… Jandek

Rob Smith May 4, 2009 4

To know the unknowable is one of the great pursuits of sentient beings everywhere.Â Has been for as long as there’s been sentient beings.Â But to truly know the unknowable (or at least be

Unsolicited Career Advice for… Michael Stipe

Rob Smith April 20, 2009 1

With this week's installment of Unsolicited Advice, Rob Smith's uncle Don Skwatzenschitz becomes the latest in a long line of people to try and figure out what's wrong with R.E.M.'s career

Unsolicited Career Advice for… Jennifer Lopez

Rob Smith April 8, 2009 6

Wasn’t aware that Uncle Donnie had a hand in the movie business until I found this missive.Â Of course, the “properties” he’s pushing probably explain why.Â Still, wouldn’t it be cool to see J-Lo

Unsolicited Career Advice for… Scott Weiland

Rob Smith March 23, 2009 1

Uncle Donnie gets pissed very rarely, but when he does he can certainly lay into you. I wonder what Scott Weiland thought when he got this. —RS TO: Scott Weiland FROM: Don Skwatzenschitz RE:

Rob Smith March 10, 2009 6

For someone who doesn’t know a lot about hip-hop (as we surmised from his memo to the late Tupac Shakur), Uncle Donnie does seem to be well acquainted with certain hip-hop movers and shakers.Â Â

Unsolicited Career Advice for… Radiohead

Rob Smith March 2, 2009 8

You wouldn’t know it by reading the following, but Uncle Donnie is afraid of British people.Â Thought the Beatles were going to bring about a counter-Revolutionary War, in which England would attempt to take

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