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Jon Gnarr at The Strand
June 19, 2014 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
$15
Jón Gnarr, the zany mayor of Reykjavík, will discuss his new memoir, Gnarr!: How I Became the Mayor of a Large City in Iceland and Changed the World.
If you’ve seen Gnarr, the great documentary about the comedian and punk rocker’s bid for mayor in 2009, then you know his Best Party’s campaign was on par with the greats: Pigasus the Yippie pig for President! Hunter S. Thompson for Sheriff! an East Village nudist for Prez! Like theirs, Gnarr’s platform called for absurd things like a polar bear for the Reykjavík zoo and a Disneyland in the Vatnsmýri area, but unlike them he actually won, and went on to win the admiration of Lady Gaga by cross-dressing in Reykjavík’s Gay Pride parade.
Reykjavík elected a new mayor last month, which means Gnarr is free to speak frankly (not that he didn’t before) about his unlikely political career. To attend the 7 p.m. chat with Gawker’s Hamilton Nolan, you’ll have to buy a copy of the book or a $15 Strand gift card.
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