In their new video for “Calamity Song,” The Decemberists recreate Enfield Tennis Academy’s round of Eschaton from David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest.
David Foster Wallace on Fresh Air
my heart rate just increased by about a hundred and I think my palms are shaking. are you kidding me?? so awesome.
edited to add: okay. i’ve watched it twice now. still super excited. why was it raining and not snowing though? unfortunate. and I wish they wouldn’t have cut right before the monitor lands on otis p. lord’s head. oh well.
