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September 29, 2006

Jenny Lewis Meets Too $hort

Great story from Pitchfork Media:

Recently, Lewis went to a Justin Timberlake record release party in L.A. ("I myself was not invited, but I was tagging along with my friends," she points out. "Justin didn't perform, but he was there. And Lil Jon was there wearing a Bad Brains jacket. It was a pretty exciting evening, and the champagne was free.") And who should she bump into but the legendary Bay Area rapper?

"This, I feel, is something to brag about. Too $hort is one of my idols, and he didn't know that I was in a band or played music or anything. But I was gushing, 'God, Too $hort, I've really loved you since high school, and "Don't Fight the Feelin'" is one of my favorite raps, and I know all the words and I think it's a true equal opportunity song for men and women' and at the end of our conversation he said, 'Well let me get your email address', but first he asked me if I was a real redhead, which was kind of uncomfortable, and then he said 'Let me have your email address,' And I was like 'Of course!' and he typed it into his Blackberry and then typed in his phone number and sent me an email with his phone number! So exciting!

"But then when I got home I realized that he faked me out and he didn't actually send it."

Jenny Lewis, #1 indie rock hottie who singlehandedly made the Traveling Wilburys cool again, dissed by Too $hort?!

Guess he doesn't like redheads.

Posted at 3:18 PM
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25 Comments

Clearly, this "Too $hort" fellow is a damned fool

Posted by: Miles at 09/29/06 3:38 PM  | Reply
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what a jerk

Posted by: Danielle at 09/29/06 3:40 PM  | Reply
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who would break her heart like that?

Posted by: joe at 09/29/06 3:44 PM  | Reply
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will you pass along my number to Jenny Lewis...

Posted by: Brandon at 09/29/06 3:57 PM  | Reply
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BURN!

sharin foo should have won that #1 hottie contest hands down.

Posted by: cesar at 09/29/06 3:58 PM  | Reply
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love her
she's one of my favs, hope to hear the new rilo kiley' soon..

Posted by: junkiepop at 09/29/06 4:05 PM  | Reply
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Made them cool again? Haha. Yeah. Right. And the cover is absolutely, unlistenably terrible.

Posted by: Paul Ramon at 09/29/06 4:09 PM  | Reply
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opinions on the internet

Posted by: stupid  in reply to Paul Ramon's comment at 09/20/08 8:29 PM  | Reply
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What an idiot. Jenny Lewis is the foxiest bitch in rock.

Posted by: Stephen at 09/29/06 4:35 PM  | Reply
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What's even better than that is the fact that Pitchfork was talking shit about Ryan Adams' internet track and now they've gone and reviewed it. 3 stars. That's right, THREE STARS. LOLZOZLOOZl.

Posted by: Jarrett at 09/29/06 4:52 PM  | Reply
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Bu-dum pish!

Posted by: HeiaVincent at 09/29/06 4:53 PM  | Reply
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i question how hard it is to make a band with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison, look cool again

Posted by: pissy at 09/29/06 4:55 PM  | Reply
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Roy Orbison is a beautiful and suave man.

Posted by: Devin at 09/29/06 5:02 PM  | Reply
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I second Devin's comment. Ouch, that sucks for Jenny Lewis.

Posted by: lh at 09/29/06 5:20 PM  | Reply
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Short Dog is an incredible man. Jenny Lewis just does some stuff and then blah blah blah.

Posted by: corenaf at 09/29/06 5:24 PM  | Reply
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I wonder if all redheaded women get that question?
Guess he didn't see 'The Wizard'.

Posted by: Blu at 09/29/06 8:43 PM  | Reply
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DAMN how did i miss the indie rock hottie poll???! :(

I woulda gave annie hardy 1 more vote thats for sure!

Posted by: rgr_moore at 09/29/06 10:01 PM  | Reply
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Come now Jenny, everyone knows that Too $hort's love and respect for the ladies is expressed best in "Blow Job Betty."

Posted by: John at 09/29/06 11:59 PM  | Reply
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Poor Jenny... If she wanted to make the thing with Too $hort work out I'm sure there was a bathroom nearby... I mean, come on now... Too $hort don't want no bitch havin' his number... but then again... maybe she should check her spam filter... it could have just ended up there... imagine... Too $hort writing love poems on his Blackberry to that natural redhead he met at the JT party!

Posted by: Patch at 09/30/06 10:56 AM  | Reply
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too bad for too $hort

Posted by: jamie at 09/30/06 3:55 PM  | Reply
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I'm dissapointed there's no picture of the lovely Jenny to accompany this story.

Shame on you stereogum.

Posted by: RichardAM at 09/30/06 4:00 PM  | Reply
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If only her music was as good as her looks...

Posted by: johnny at 10/01/06 1:54 AM  | Reply
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Too $hort did some great tracks back in the day. I agree with Jenny there. Also, my friend hangs out with Lil Jon quite a bit and tells me his true love is punk and hardcore (and Bad Brains is his all-time favorite band) and the music he makes has more to do with how it pays rather than his actual tastes.

Posted by: Byron at 10/01/06 2:23 AM  | Reply
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ah! since when were the traveling wilbury's not cool?!

Posted by: Cassie M. at 10/01/06 11:20 AM  | Reply
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Jenny Lewis needs to become "Bossy," then Too $hort would be totally into her. Maybe getting a standard poodle and dying it cotton candy blue would help her cause.

Posted by: Flem at 10/02/06 11:45 AM  | Reply
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