Was kinda getting upset about all the talkin' heads and politicians talking about what a "real American" was when W decided to attack Saddam and the Iraquis, so went straight to the source, the founding fathers, particularly Thomas Jefferson. Quickly became obsessed with the man's life and works...and now I know why...subconsciously, I knew he was truly, the First American Dude!
Here's why:
1) He loved the tunes. Probably would've been a huge Dylan fan.
2) In debt, his whole life, never had money believe it or not. Lots of post dated checks.
3) When the Brits were gettin' all reactionary, TJ was one of the first to have the cajones to say, "Hey, man...this aggression...this aggression will not stand...man."
4) Was pretty cool racially, with the whole mulatto girlfriend scene, and doing everything he could to free the slaves.
5) NO political agenda...every office he had was pretty much forced on him. For the first presidency, he didn't campaign, didn't give speeches...he said over and over, "I just want to stay home man...hang with the fam, read...uh...you know."
6) Total pacifist. When he did become president, he DISBANDED THE U.S. NAVY.
7) Famous document starts with "WE the people..." and not in the royal meaning of "we" either...am I wrong? Am I wrong!?!
8) In his later years, he owed a ton of money to his landlords, I mean, WAY past the 10th of the month...but they didn't kick him out of his private residence because of his dudeness...probably gave them notes on their dance venue.
9) He DID fuck with the Jesus...re-wrote the new testament, taking out all the miracles and mystical and uptight stuff...just keeping to the parts about abiding and love and all that.
10) He wasn't exactly a lightweight.
And the biggest, most awe inspiring, reason for nominating him for being the first American Dude or Dudester or Duderino (if you're not into the whole brevity thing) is as follows (and if he's NOT accepted, I'll have to re-consider my membership to the Southern Cal Bowling league)
11) Quite often, when guests and dignitaries would visit him at his private residence, he clearly displayed Dudeness...I kid you not, with one specific example...when the French Secretary or some such big shot showed up for an audience with the 1st American Dude, TJ greeted him (as well as many other guests)....wearing just his....bathrobe! How freakin' dude is that?
Also, all that stuff about freedom and so on and so forth. When Hamilton and Adams were trying to run the U.S. like the Sheriff of Malibu, Jefferson was like, dude, man, I just want people to have there own rugs and stuff...this country's a league game man.
And throughout his entire life, he constantly lived by, and advised his friends and family to NEVER fuck a stranger in the ass. Easier to abide that way man.
And finally, when asked what religion he was, he'd just say, like, hey man, it's all just your opinion man...a dude's religion is displayed by what he does, not what he says, dig?
I hope to see his pic on the famous dude's page. If you need any actual documentation or footnotes or what have you, just ask.
See ya farther on up the trail. Thankie.
Well, that settles it.
And lets not forget dude, lets NOT forget, that - um,... Thom Paine, and uh, Common Sense... within the colonial context, and -uh.. well, that ain't undude either.
dude man, there's a context for everything in the film, isn't there...kinda like Hamlet...words for all occasions.
Thomas Jefferson, fucking eh, a dude fo sho!! I second the nomination, mang.