Jon Ronson

Jon Ronson, Writer and Documentary maker was in the IFI last night. He was promoting his new book (out of the ordinary). Strangely, he didn't read that much from his new one, only one small piece concerning Johnaton King (who is indeed a lovely man).

He seems like the Woody Allen for the X-files generation, and it did feel like every conspiracy theorist in Dublin had arrived, with their bad pony tails and dodgy beards. I have a slight feeling he's wasting his talent talking on some of the topics he does, that it might leave him marginalized, but I guess its got him this far.

He told one story of a young girl mistaking his impression of someone eating soup quickly, for an impression of someone giving a blow job, that was the highlight of the night for me. Also talk of himself and Louis Theroux being conjoined twins, and for one to succeed and grow the other must die, was quite amusing!

He's worth checking out, if you haven't discovered him before.

The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson
The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures by Louis Theroux
Out of the Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness by Jon Ronson