Local ultra-alternative, anti-corporate weekly paper Velocity, the be-all-end-all of everything awesome involving really cool nightclubs and really cooler people, runs a column called "What I'm Into", where readers get to learn about some of the incredibly interesting people in our little burg. Like most things in Velocity, it's a completely original idea; no one in Louisville has ever done anything like it before. Also like most things in Velocity, it only addresses the most fascinating subjects and does so with, dare I say it, Pulitzer-quality writing. Honestly, thank fucking god for Velocity.
This week it's a real treat to learn everything we can about local singer-songwriter Justin Lewis. Justin is into all kinds of unique and interesting things, such as movies, reading, and eating shows. Why aren't the people I know this interesting? I should let the man speak for himself:
"... I'm a sucker for SpongeBob SquarePants... I'm a sucker for novels... I'm a big sucker for Lynn's Paradise Cafe... "
Well, if there's one thing I've learned, it's that Justin is a sucker. Or at least, that's what the harsh, intense journalistic light Velocity shines on him has told me.
Of course, I could be getting the wrong idea. He is a musician, which ostensibly speaks, to some modicum of creativity, and he's going with Hearts in Motion to Guatemala to try to help people in need. Checking out the organization, I couldn't even find any religious affiliations on their website to sneer at. Maybe there's more to this guy than his almost freakishly unique love for "Forrest Gump" and Bob Dylan. I'll have to read more in Velocity to find out!
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