The real often conflicts with the consciousness that makes it real.
David Berman and Clarence Gideon. At the same time. Shaking Hands. With each other.
The Replacements, Pavement, The Silver Jews, X, Camper Van Beethoven, Elliott Smith, Nirvana, Guided By Voices, Swell Maps, Eels, Big Star, Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System, The Arcade Fire, Daniel Johnston, Pere Ubu, Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers,Yo La Tengo, John Lennon, Talking Heads, The Clash, Of Montreal, Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks, Wilco, Modest Mouse, Ugly Casanova, Townes Van Zandt, Hank Williams, Mirah, Ween, The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, The Buzzcocks, Loose Fur, Television, Richard Hell And The Voidoids, Devo, Tom Waits, Husker Du, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists, Neutral Milk Hotel, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Royal Trux, Royal City, Smog, The New Pornographers, Bobby Bare Jr, The Mattoid, Phil Lee, Jerry Jeff Walker, Brian Eno, The Feelies, Shel Silverstein, Johnny Paycheck, Merle Haggard, and the song Long Haired Redneck by David Allan Coe.
I was raised on James Bond movies, so for a while I had that whole spy get the girl fantasy going on, but then I got older and realized the subtext. So, now it's not James Bond.