Steve Jobs Wouldn’t Care for Your Nostalgia, Says Mike Daisey

Monologuist and Seattleite emeritus Mike Daisey gets an op-ed in the New York Times today to explain why, in essence, Steve Jobs’ death is no hindrance to the opening of his one-man-show, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, at the Public Theatre on October 11.

Calling Jobs an “enemy” of nostalgia, Daisey argues that casting a cold eye on Jobs’ legacy is exactly what Jobs would have done, were he around to take on the task. Continue reading Steve Jobs Wouldn’t Care for Your Nostalgia, Says Mike Daisey

Business, News

Steve Jobs, Mike Daisey, and the Perils of Lionizing

When the news broke that Steve Jobs was stepping down as CEO of Apple, there was shock at first, followed swiftly by a barrage of encomiums. There’s a lot to praise about Jobs, but the internet was, I think, up to the task.

More than once, though, I saw people on Twitter wondering what Mike Daisey would say. Continue reading Steve Jobs, Mike Daisey, and the Perils of Lionizing

Arts & Entertainment, Theatre

An Apple Turnover From Mike Daisey’s Oven

One of the more compelling responses to Mike Daisey’s hilarious, blistering monologue, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs (at Seattle Rep through May 22), comes from a surprising source: the “forgotten” Apple genius, Steve Wozniak.

The Woz told the New York Times: “I will never be the same after seeing that show.” Saying he was brought to tears, Wozniak offered this thumbnail review: “Mike was living the pain of what he was describing as he told it.” Continue reading An Apple Turnover From Mike Daisey’s Oven