#tlshonz

[skullpants]

Bwomp

[monkee-mobile]

i’ve been spared from being on an actual jury but we waited for so long i read THE ENTIRETY of neftoon zamora over again

[fleetn-crab85]

The Protagonist (Nez) of The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora-core

[softasadove]

nez (she/her): can you tell me more about the legend of-- hold on why do I have "she/her" pronouns? what? I'm obviously a man. a masculine one, even

neffie: you'll forgive me, only that is how you exist in my mind. also you weren't supposed to see that

[the73rdhomunculus]

Ur telling me that when Michael Nesmith was writing Neftoon Zamora he really was dating a girl who was lowkey nonbinary, probably 6’2, wore masculine clothes, AND drove a motorcycle. And he calls her “Vic”. He calls her. VIC?1??1!1?1?2?

[lynseymoon]

when nez released the america gene, we were still talking somewhat regularly, and he asked me what i thought of it. my initial response was “it was pretty good,” and he said “PRETTY good??” and asked me to explain. i told him that i thought the writing in his first book (tlshonz) was a bit better and more focused. i also told him that while i thought tlshonz was a bit indulgent with the (sort of) self-insertion, i thought that the characters in tag were not as likable or engaging. i did make sure to reiterate that i liked both books, but that the second one didn’t speak to me quite as much. he seemed so grateful and surprised that i told him the truth; almost touched. he explained that so many people around him are so quick to adore everything he does, no matter what, and how it was kind of refreshing for him to hear an honest opinion of his work

i recently sent a request to join this new “discussion group” that has been set up, in the hopes that perhaps i can comment on some of these frankly unbelievable posts that are being made on his behalf. (i’d at least like a chance to comment on a livestream, and see if he even acknowledges my presence.) the rigid explanations on how to properly digest his work strike me as particularly bizarre and uninviting. the nature of any creative project is that it is prone to various personal interpretations. sure, the creator always has their own intentions and meanings behind things, and it’s fine to discuss those. however, once it’s put out there, it is open to other people’s interpretations. that’s the beauty of being an artist. there was a time when nez appreciated that concept. now, i’m not so sure. i can only imagine what he thinks of these diatribes being written on how to “correctly” read and listen to his work. yeesh. we’ll see what happens, i guess.

[videoranch]

It's #BookLoversDay! Here at Videoranch, we've got all your Nez-themed literary needs covered. If you haven't read it yet, we still have copies of Infinite Tuesday available! If fiction is more your style, we highly recommend Nez's two novels, The America Gene and The Long Sandy Hair Of Neftoon Zamora. We even have the songbook for all you musical Nez Heads! Check out our great selection at Videoranch.com . . . #books #literature #thelongsandyhairofneftoonzamora #tlshonz #theamericagene #infinitetuesday #mikenesmith #michaelnesmith #videoranch #nez #papanez

[skullpants]

Doodles dedicated to the two other Neftoon Zamora fans out there, I see you guys

I’m trying to nail down how each character looks in my head, here is Nez (literally just Mike Nesmith circa 1990), Monica, and Harouk (my favorites 💕💕💕)