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Shut Up, Haters! John Mayer Can Explore My Wonderland Anytime
'M GONNA SAY IT LOUD AND PROUD: I’m a John Mayer fan. I’ll give you a minute to come up with some clever insult. Feel better? Great, now let’s move on.
Admitting liking John hurts less than that time in third grade when I had to confess to wearing a training bra. It hurts less, guys, than admitting that you use Nair to remove your hair from your forearms.
Now the buzz is that John is in talks with CBS to do his own 60s-style retro variety show. But the news just sets him up for more verbal stabbings.
“Has he become a has-been already?," one hater wrote at justjared.com.
I’m baffled why the gorgeous, rich and talented John has gotten such a bad rap. Sure he was routinely dissed on the Family Guy. I’ll admit he came off as a bit of a fuck when he told TMZ that he didn’t want to ‘waste’ Jennifer Aniston's time. And, yeah, he wears that “womanizer” tag well. But it’s not like he’s some righteous vegetarian.
I’ll give you this though: he’s got this “J’’ thing going on with his girlfriends: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Aniston. Weird.
But don’t love or hate John Mayer because of “Your Body is a Wonderland.” Listen to the duet he performs with B.B King on King’s song Hummingbird. Sample his album Try. Or even better -- go see John play a live show. What's the worst that could happen? I mean, it's not like I'm asking you do to something crazy, like vote for Palin in 2012.
Ryann Flynn is an avid recycling, Gimlet-drinking, Chicago Cubs-loving art director trying to bust into advertising. You can check out her work at ryannflynn.carbonmade.com.
Posted November 17, 2008
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