Bad Dads We Love: Matt

Did anyone out there read Matt’s newest “Frugal Travelerblog post? What am I saying–did anyone out there not read it? The man’s an industry unto himself. Anyway, shockingly, it’s all all about free liquor. Whoa! Matt and alcohol? I can’t believe it.

That’s a joke. For those of you who don’t actually know Matt in person (there are some, hard as it is to believe), but he’s actually a TOTAL FRICKING DRUNK. Don’t believe me? Well, how about this article on bars that give away free food? Is there a phrase for twelve-step in drunken-ese? Or this one, where he goes drunk biking? Or this one on Vilnius, which is supposed to be about tracing his family’s roots, but is really about black beer?

Here at Dadwagon, of course, we all know that he likes to get sloshed with Sasha, but hey, we all love that. We’re drunken fathers too. But to make it a profession? If you’ve got the number for a good interventionist, please send ASAP. Things are gonna end ugly with this, I’m afraid.

In his honor, then, I would like to recommend that our dear readers peruse some of the selections at Youtube that pop up after a simple “drunk baby” search. It’s enlightening.

My favorite: this little one about a squirrel, some Heineken, and a videographer who hates animals. Enjoy.

Published by Theodore

Theodore Ross is an editor of Harper’s Magazine. His writing has appeared in Harper’s, Saveur, Tin House, the Mississippi Review, and (of course), the Vietnam News. He grew up in New York City by way of Gulfport, MS, and as a teen played the evil Nazi, Toht, in Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation. He lives with his son, J.P. in Brooklyn, and is currently working on a book about Crypto-Jews.

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3 Comments

  1. that’s very funny.

    hang on. phone’s ringing.

    OH. it’s been roethlisberger (sp?) he says he thought the drunk squirrel was funny and all, but that it woulda been even funnier if it had been a drunk beaver.

  2. John–my solemn promise: you find a drunk beaver video (or if you film one yourself), I’ll run on it on the site. –Theodore.

  3. theodore,

    thanks alot. i took you up on your little challenge and googled “drunk beaver,” and found lots of, um, stuff, but not what i was hoping for. shortly thereafter, my wife did a quick history search.

    she’s leaving me.

    jerk.

    wonder what ben roethlisberger’s doing tonight?

    another strong week on the wagon, my friend…

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