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When John Roderick (@johnroderick) is not singing and playing lead guitar for The Long Winters, or answering Merlin Mann’s phone calls on the funny and insightful Roderick on the Line podcast, or writing a monthly column for Reverb Monthly, he stays in the most dangerous hotels in the country.
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Warning: This is the part when things got weird.
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Never tell John that staying in a subpar hotel is a first world problem.
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Or that hotels used to be better.
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Roderick is skeptical of your motivations behind going to business school.
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He was gentle and understanding to those disappointed in the lack of a rapture.
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John is concerned that nerds are slacking off a bit.
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Roderick knows what a two time Secretary of Defense is up to.
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He has thought a lot about Sesame Street.
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And Reservoir Dogs.
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John’s tolerance on spiders varies on the situation.
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Roderick thinks some of you are more talented than Kurt Cobain.
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He knows the secret to happiness.
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But isn’t fully knowledgeable on tattoos.
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Roger Cormier wants to make piece with the spiders.