David Granger Out At Esquire

Davis was in "North Dallas Forty."
Kristofferson was in "Semi-Tough."

 

Leaving this here for whomever thought Granger bought the loyalty of his writers. Scott Raab was another one of us who felt rescued. Pound puppies are the most faithful dogs.

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Will Miss Raab's work at Esquire. The Whore of Akron was a great read and his
Esquire story on Roger Ebert was one of best mag articles I've ever read.

 

Troll level: Expert

 

Not sure I would call Raab a troll but he certainly could light people up if they got
on his wrong side.

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Unless there was more than one Ebert story, Chris Jones wrote the masterpiece you're thinking of.

 

oops - yes I stand corrected. It was Chris Jones. The memory is not what it used to be. Does not change the fact that it was one of the best mag stories that I've ever read.

 

Fair enough.

 

Good story on Granger on GearPatrol.com, of all places.

David Granger Interview - Gear Patrol

 

Jesus Christ, those shoes don't go with that suit at all! Is he OK?

Jokes aside, an interesting, stroking feature. Raab referring to the Esquire crew as Ocean's 11 is the type of wince-inducing douche talk that can make people think the worst of that ilk. Still, liked this in particular:

“After 9/11, Dave calls me and and says, ‘We need to talk. Something is going on. Reporters are being accused of treason for asking the questions reporters ask, by George W. Bush. That’s different, wouldn’t you say?’ I said, ‘Yeah. Definitely. Different. Problem.’ Dave said, ‘I want you to write about what’s happened in this era.’ So off I go to write about George W. Bush, and let’s be clear: George W. Bush has never read a policy paper. You know that from Dave. You know that George W. Bush is a guy who goes on instinct — from Dave. These stories weren’t in The New York Times, they weren’t in The New Yorker. They were in Esquire. Because of Dave. Dave said what Dave says: ‘This is a story that no one else saw.’ Because Dave is self-directed, powerfully, a curmudgeon, and kind of a son of a bitch in all the ways we love. Sons of bitches are what journalism is all about!”

 

Tom Junod joins ESPN mag.

Esquire writer who followed editor out lands at ESPN mag

 

I still want to find the janitor who played a big role in Jones' getting that interview. He's around somewhere.