Tuesday, January 10, 2006

James Frey - Felony Use of Flagrant Capitalization

There is a big stink from The Smoking Gun on the accuracy of events in the "non-fiction" memoir: A Million Little Pieces (an Oprah Book Club pick if you live under a rock). Seems this most hated soccer playing outcast frat boy might have stretched the truth a bit... or as he might have penned it: Most Hated Soccer Playing Outcast Frat Boy.... My hard hitting question for Mr. Frey- what's with all the Caps??? Huh? Punk?

From TSG's report, Frey was just about every guy I knew in college-just your average drug-dabbling drunk who liked to imagine their life was just a little more exciting than everyone elses.

As for Mizz O getting duped into checking the author photo every couple of pages to ensure that the guy in the book really did survive it all... well, I'm really not surprised. I realized Mizz O didn't possess the shovel with which to dig truths when she questioned the Olsen twins on their weight (aired shortly before Mary-Kate was outted for her eating disorder). Mizz O seemed to take their giggled answer that because they were short and couldn't wear normal sizes that they just didn't know what size they were and that weight was not something they even gave a thought to. Mizz O just smiled and nodded, and went on with other questions...

I'd like to see Frey on Dr. Phil for compulsive embellishment- that would be some good TV! They could duel with phrases like "Get Real" and "Hold On".

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