Cameo critic: Scott Shriner

The Weezer bassist comments on Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian."

July 3, 2010 at 5:31PM
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Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, whose band headlines the annual Basilica Block Party on Friday in Minneapolis, was recently engrossed in a classic novel, Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian."

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"It totally blew my mind. Just a wild ride of a book. I really enjoy his description of things -- things that are unbelievably amazing and complicated and gorgeous. And some of the dialogue between the characters is so gritty and basic and down-to-earth. It can be really complex and then really easygoing at the turn of a page."

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