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August 29, 2006
Well, this dude's like that, only he's Russian
Check out these awesome letters from Don Fagen and Walt Becker (aka Steely Dan) to Luke Wilson and Wes Anderson. In the former, they attempt to persuade Luke into getting Owen to show up at a show in Irvine to apologize to the audience for You, Me, and Dupree. They point out that the title character is obviously lifted from their song Cousin Dupree, and that "when it came time to change the character's name or whatever so people wouldn't know what a rip the whole thing was, THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO THINK UP A NEW NAME FOR THE FUCKING GUY!"
Posted by todd at August 29, 2006 10:10 PM
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Perhaps just as good was Owen Wilson's response to the letter:
"I have never heard the song 'Cousin Dupree' and I don't even know who this gentleman, Mr. Steely Dan, is. I hope this helps to clear things up and I can get back to concentrating on my new movie, Hey 19."
Posted by: len at August 30, 2006 12:29 AM
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