It’s hard to find real-world examples of people who invented themselves as completely as Don Draper, but here’s one: Robert Van Winkle. Winkle was a motocross racer from Dallas who turned himself into Vanilla Ice, presenting himself as a street-smart, cop-hating rapper from Miami. Obviously, that charade collapsed. So now he’s in his third iteration — that of a failed reality star who’s a better-than-average carpenter.
— I don’t watch Mad Men, but this Klosterman line about Vanilla Ice in the midst of a reflection on Don Draper made me laugh.
10:25 am - 26 Mar 2012
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