Misadventures with the obsessive fans of Phish and Insane Clown Posse: Nathan Rabin's YOU DON'T KNOW ME BUT YOU DON'T LIKE ME

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Contents

wat Man hav i gttn M int? 1

stn nt Tmrr:

Pi i Miami, 2009 13

exn nt t Turbunt Tn:

Pi, nw Ya ev, Miami 31

An N r smtn Cmt drnt:

Vi J Behind the Paintu u

i Wd Dak Caiva 37

iCp n a ptJkr Car wr 61

g-b, wtck, h, gatrn t Jua:

Ci tim i Cav-i-rck 73

A Br, Unrtunat em Catr

n wc our Unrab Narratr

l h st an fuck U B-Tm an A,

n a Ra stran Turn evnt,

Bcm an em wr A yankvc 103

T Crrutn Cntnu:

hawickd 2010 111


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p r Ra T Tm:

My Bai expd wi Jy Vy fi nig t 121

T Tur Cntnu a our ha prtant

Tr t fur out h t orat t a Bn Mn

an lakn sku 141

T r t Ra:

o naa fid a tmpay

tavig Cmpai 165

T wakn wun:

Cmig hm 187

Back n a N yrk grv:fig lik a Kama Biiai

a sp Ba 2011 195

T gatrn t Jua 2011:

Bang! Pow! Boom! 207

T g Rvrn Brak it dn 233

T B fn 253

Acknmnt 259


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What Madness have I

Gotten Myself Into?

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ud wh dn nn--d nd h I w c

Cdnc Cw. Tugh w n n n hu gh h-


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N A T H A N R A B I N2

ng bunch, h Cdnc hund un gh

whn h cncd n h g bd h A.V. Club, h nnn nh wh I h d

hd w nc h bgnnng . W n

- nd hn cnn b bgnnng ng-d-

nc nc h und u hung bck nd h bwn

Pdnc, Rhd Ind, wh Cdnc w gng h -

n chng Bwn, nd hwn Chcg.

In Pdnc n u bd nd -d u-

nd cu wchng h uc d M-

c, cn D hc du Inn Cwn

P. W w zd b h u ncngu bwn

h ghc c Inn Cwn P wckd-cwn n

nd h d gu ck -cncun. T -d

Wd M Hd Gu hd bn n h h cncun nc I d wng bu cuu h

A.V. Club. T bnd w n unch n cnc, w

h nn h ckd nd d ubcuu

n xnc: Jugg, h ng, n Mdwn cu

wh w cwn ku, gd ch h wh h c

Wh wh, F, nd Mgc gc nnj wh! ndd h wh -bnd Fg d dung cnc

ch n hc nd hd cc. T un

n nu ud bcchn knwn h Gh-

ng h Jugg.

Dn cuu hd d h du wh qu

cnn nd un, bu Mc d cu-

bu Inn Cwn P nd h wd, wd, du-


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Y O U D O N T K N O W M E B U T Y O U D O N T L I K E M E 3

b wd h u cwn-nd dn d d n

hng u. Y n n un nugh b b w bu h bn ng, I hd n

uzz cncn wh Inn Cwn P (k

ICP) nd c h n, nn, nd unqu n

wud n h nx w .

Cdnc hd nn bn wh Mc n

h du -dcng, ngu-n-chk k n hc

cudn h bn uh h uu . In n h

- , Cdnc nqud, D u k h bnd

Phh? I kd u b. Akng n h k

Phh dd qun. I n k kng, D u k

Squz? Nbd b c u nj h uc

h n Bh bnd bhnd d nd Pung

Mu Sh, bu n h nPhh, w n d k wng gnzn

bu h n, ngnc, n hgn, b,

c, ducn, nd .

T g -h h Onion h

d, stereotypes are a real time-saver. T cn u

whn c Phh nd Inn Cwn P. Bu n h Jugg unducd, n, c, nd gn-

n, Phh n und, wd-kng, unjub

gd c cd, nd u dn h w n-

ng h uc cu ncng wh n h n.

P h un wd Phh nd Inn

Cwn P hc n nu. Bng hdc Inn

Cwn P n n nn c xnc nng


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ck cwn ku, d-kd chng, hd ,

nd, n h c h Ghng h Jugg, hund Jugg ghng n , dug-x-nd-ch-chkd

u nnn d n nd wh xdn -

d cc hw, , nd h nc. On

, nd Jugg ju n g.

Phh n n hd n h cn, n bcu

h n b nd b b ducd nd wh hn h

whng wkng-c Jugg, bu h bgg nd

b-knwn j bnd n xnc, Phh n h

g u cuu ng-ndng nh b. B h

I wn cg n Mdn, Wcnn, n 1994, Phh

w theh bnd, ju h Gu Dd w theh

bnd gnn b . Lk h Gu Dd, Phh

nd b judgd b h cuu nd ud n uch h cnn uc. A cg kd, I c

Phh h bnd wh uc u w cu cd -

n n xchng bw . I dn b h

uc n uch I b h xnc. I hnk

h u cn Phh: T uc

w n nd, nchngb bu gu nd - nc xnn, bu h nd gn, -

dd h, nd w b n ng n. In bcu

u w cc unhnb nd n unh, I

Phh uc wh whu hnkng bu

, u nng .

A I gw d I nnzd u cuu n k

n h dug-ddcd, c b uxung n n


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dcnc. I nhd h wdd n h h w

gng w wh hng, h h w z ng u czn g hgh n d wh h gung chn

-d c cnnud whu h.

T h h nd Phh hg nxcb n-

wnd: Phh n bnd; w . I n h cn-

ju u g chdn wh cu bd nd -dd

h nd d, cd bu n chn ccnd

b ddckd wh wn hbu cd n wng d.

D u k h bnd Phh? c n, Hw d

u bu j bnd? Hw d u bu wh

w Phh? Hw d u bu jun nd Ec nd

nu nd cd nd uh? Hw d u bu -

ng wn wn nd dng u h uc

gu dd-gd n? Hw d u bu h GuDd? Hw d u bu h x? Hw d u bu

x nd d nd h bng w ck n ? Hw

d u bu h n d? Hw d u bu n-

n nd nc nd nng, c n?

Dd I k h bnd Phh? I hd n d. Id z bugh n

h dng cuu n h bnd nd n, bunw I hd wh nw nc: bd Cdnc.

Phh hd d Cdnc h. I wnd b

nhng h g h j. I n wh h n w

h dxc d wu nd w, bu-

nd unb. I k I cud cch nhng

wh h b d bu h c ng h d

. I ddn ju wn b h n nd uu: I wnd


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c bc h w. I wnd hw

Phh n h . I wnd bckn nd w cc h-gn . I n

wh h wn Cdnc hd bc bu I w n

wh h buu chd h hd bn. Mb h wh

uddn ug n Phh hw b w

u bu: wng Cdnc h wh h

nc d.

Hw cud I hd n kn-jk n-Phh judc

whn h bnd n uch h g uc h-

n n ? A kh , nu b,

bcn w-d ng n h wng ububn w-

nd M, Gg (Nw Gngch dc), Cdnc

wd Phh c dng un jck nd

knn bnd g, u-cuhng hgnu whn bc n ckbk, g -

d n h wn, d Rubcn, nd dd wn-

nnnc h cun cub wk. Cdnc,

Phh nd w w bh ng h nddu nd

jnng b.

Tugh w gw u n dcd nd un- w ch h, w bh ugh u bk nd

uc nd nd d w cng wd wh

w ddn bng. F , h n hwng n

h xd h b g I . I n h n-

chc ng Jhnn Rn h ghu bn h

Cu. F Cdnc, n ng n h dc-

n, kng u uc nd cn h ubd wd gc,


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wd ncndnc, wd h n d n nn

und g.W bn wh n nd. W wn x, n,

gw, nd xnc hng. Bu w g d

u nd bgn c. W bc uck n u w. P-

nc bc judc. Y, , cd b Bb

Id n . Nw n nd nd gn k

u ng, nchnb, bjcnb, nd dcuu.

Ou u knwdg nd dnu cd b d

h dnd kd g u wn nd un dwn h cz

jung uc wh h . W hz h uc nd -

nd n u uh. W n h cng

ccn h .

A ng dn, I d wnd w

c h . I bgn uc h wh dd u n n wh un u. W hu nd ch nd bd

nd ugg nd . W ju n dn uc nd gn

u wh dn ubcuu wh w d .

Lk Phh, Inn Cwn P h dd , nn

g wng d bng n gnd nd

ckd b h n. In h c Inn Cwn P , cud b gud h h gu h n nn

g wngbecause h bn n gnd nd

ckd b h n, n d . A Inn Cwn P-

Vn J k , h cd ud h cc, h

w nd. T n cun n Jugg

h ud wd bnd h c gh.

T bwn h ng nhc gu


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gn. T ch h b hd hg. Phh

h Ghng ng cc, dn, C. S. Lw/J. R. R.kn g gd nd d n Te Man Who

Stepped into Yesterday, cnc bu nn An

w h n ud wh nd n Gddd Cg n

h d-1980.

Te Man Who Stepped into Yesterday chnc h n-

c dnu n gng n nd Cn Fbn

wh nd d n h hc Ghng, wd

ud b h Lzd, cu wh d n dc

xnc dcd b h c nu cd h H-

ng Fnd Bk b n ud nd Wn k

dng h ung nu n h ung knw-

dg gnd h bk, whch h hd hddn w k

h Lzd hnng ncdb w. Cn Fbn h Hng Fnd Bk d h Lzd n

h bn gn h nu Wn, n h

n h hnd chc nd End W, wh u

hw Wn nd n h u nd unng

h bk h Lzd. In Te Man Who Stepped into Yesterday,

n ,w cu nd bu w cu bu.Phh h n d Te Man Who Stepped into Yesterday

ud bu bu ng, chc, nd cnc n n h

bnd gu nc ng h u.

Inn Cwn P h n n cnud nd cn

hg nng h cc knwn h Dk

Cn, d n Jk Cd h cnd

dn ICP bu.


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Inn Cwn P nd Phh h bh wkd cu

n cun wh h w h b hdncn bwn nd n.

Bu hn b hg, Phh nd Inn

Cwn P n h n cun, dn, nd

bngng h c wh jnng gh-kn wd d-

gd b wh wn u, dn, nd hd

k. Whn I xn u, I h d h h

n cun nd bngng bb cd

Phh nd Inn Cwn P uch h cnng c

h hd n cuu.

ch h cuu w dn uc b, I

dcdd ugn Hwckd nd h Gh-

ng h Jugg b wng Phh wh Cdnc hugh-

u h u 2010. Whn h d n c bndgg,I und hdng u n h d w Phh n h

u 2011 n dc dn, u nw cnx: I

w nw bk, d, h d, d h wd w

bu b n und n n, nd, dc

, whu Cdnc.

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w nd h w, wh nd nd n g h-

cbd wh ng h gu, hzdu d,

nd wh ju b ngd cw h w bck h. I

uch dn bk h d, nhgc I

u w, bu h n bk I cud h wn hn-

nd wh c cncnc. I u w bk bu


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uc nd h ud n. Ind I ndd u wng

bk bu nd h nd u.Wh cud h d d u

bnd nd ubcuu h hd bn u gn ?

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h unk ubcn h -cuu un. I wnd

d b g nd nb d ng c h

cun w ck n bnd b, b I really

hd gw u. I ddn z whn I bgn h I hd d

d h n n nd h I hdd u n

h d, I dd wn .

I wnd undnd wh c k bd

Cdnc h ng cn Phh u. Wh c-

d h n h c k cwn nd g

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c cub. I dcdd hw n h n n -

n junc xnn, k Bb Ehnch n

Nickel and Dimed Dd F Wc unchng n cn

dg h A. J. Jcb dng u k M h

bk wh Gg Pn wn undc wh h Sb-n Lbn A nd ndd u fng h g.

M cuu wng w h ng nd ng

uc ubcuu nd nd ng. Tugh-

u wn I dd n h nb du-

hd u dun cncn h Id wk u n d nd

b nd n ung Jck Kuc. Id bc d,

g, n uc hb, h Wndng Jw, nk,


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gd d Acn gu. A n k h cnn nd hud

n b d dwn b gg, g, nd hhd. AB J Sh nd u, d nd hnk ng h

c hng bng . A n Acn, I h n nnb

gh nd h I u n h g hwng

w nd hdng u n h n d. I chh h u-

n. O I dd un hd u hd gn bck

w .


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