Book tells all about What I Learned From Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux-Sensitive Hipsters, And Other Guys I’ve Dated

Katla McGlynn a writer & intern at the Huffington Post interviews comedian Julie Klausner’s book I Don’t Care About Your Band. The book was recently re-printed in paperback.

“Oh, yeah, I did the online dating thing,” Julie said, laughing. “I did Nerve, I did Match. On Nerve there was this one guy who, when I asked him what he did for a living, said he ‘used to be in a band.’ I was like, ‘that is not an occupation.'”

“Julie continued, “It is soul crushing; there’s no question about it. But life, as I say in the high school chapter, is all about the sense of humor you have while it’s happening to you.”

“That sums up most of Julie’s book, a memoir divided into five chronological parts. Her sense of humor never fades during sometimes painful dates with crib-ster musician dads, old flames from the Internet, and fat perverts. This is due, of course, to the fact that she is a funny lady herself. If you’ve never seen her comedy, go to her blog (julieklausner.com) and watch “Cat News.” You’ll get the idea. Naturally, some of her book involves dating in what has always been considered a “boy’s club.” 

“There is this book ‘Guyland’ by Michael Kimmel [that says] how boys don’t really grow up to be men anymore, they mostly become ‘guys’ who play video games and live in a ‘frat house’ type of environment for the duration of their 20’s,” she said. “The kind of boy’s club I’m used to? It is definitely not a jock-y, frat-y kind of thing. They say ‘I’m sensitive and nerdy,’ but actually it’s like ‘You’re a huge child and you’re terrified of women, but you don’t like sports so you think that makes you less of a misogynist.”

Katla’s interviewis a “put-an-ironic-smile-on-your-face” read. Guys might browse the back cover for attitudes and poses not to strike on first dates.

Story from Huffington Post