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The Dobler Effect

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

This Hank Stuever piece from yesterday’s Washington Post, on the other hand, is the Valentine’s Day feature done right.

Stuever looks at the continuing Lloyd Dobler phenomenon, or how Say Anything not only put John Cusack first in the heart of a many a Gen-X woman, but regretably cemented the dreadful “In Your Eyes” as a mix tape staple.

Lloyd Dobler versus Ferris Bueller comparison here. Website for the “Lloyd Dobler Effect” band (”fuses modern rock with Latin rhythms and go-go beats”) here. Doppler radar from the National Weather Service here. Visual representation of the Doppler Effect here.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 at 1:51 pm by Radley Balko and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

One Response to “The Dobler Effect”

  1. #1 |  Dispatches from the Culture Wars |  February 16th, 2006 at 1:55 pm

    Balko on the Dobler Effect

    I generally love Radley Balko’s blogging, but this post leaves me with mixed feelings. He links to a Washington Post article about Lloyd Dobler, the John Cusack character in the movie Say Anything, a movie I really liked and recently…

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