Duffonomics

February 3, 2009 1:46 PM

Playboy has hired Duff McKagan to write a weekly finance column. His mission? 1) To educate. 2) To bring down The Man. [via Fimoculous]
posted by not_on_display (32 comments total)

DUFFMAN! says a 10-year tranche provides a higher spread than a 5-year tranche! Oh yeah!
posted by everichon at 1:52 PM on February 3 [7 favorites has favorites]

He's like the Jim Anchower of economics.
posted by no_moniker at 1:56 PM on February 3 [1 favorite has favorites]

If you brought down "the man" then who in the hell would you be expecting a return on your investment from? The Easter Bunny?
posted by spicynuts at 1:56 PM on February 3 [2 favorites has favorites]

Hey Duff what should I get for My Birthday?
posted by Potomac Avenue at 1:56 PM on February 3

Hey, I don't know about the rest of you, but I only read Playboy for the stock tips.
posted by The Card Cheat at 1:59 PM on February 3

You gonna take financial advice from this guy?

No thanks, I'll stick with Mutant ;-)
posted by chillmost at 1:59 PM on February 3

A colleague of mine was a classic rock DJ at the height of the hair metal era. He tells me of the times Twisted Sister would visit him; they'd always arrive in suits and ties with briefcases in hand, as far removed from their on-stage persona as possible. Evidently, those dudes were seriously into finance.

Books and covers, dude.
posted by jbickers at 1:59 PM on February 3

But did they have pledge pins on their uniforms?
posted by spicynuts at 2:03 PM on February 3

I know it's an old joke, but its never been more clear than in the age of two-click-porn that anyone buying Playboy really must be doing so for the articles.

I've stopped buying all magazines (sorry, publishing industry) but for awhile I had a subscription, and it really is true. They publish some of the best short fiction anywhere. Off the top of my head I remember Vonnegut, Atwood, DF Wallace and Umberto Eco.

If I remember right, an average Playboy issue is about 50 pages of writing, 100 pages of ads, and 8 pages of boobies. So if you're paying for the boobies... wow you're getting robbed. Just open some spam instead, people!
posted by rokusan at 2:04 PM on February 3 [4 favorites has favorites]

"I have never been keen on executives getting golden parachutes; I’m more apt to give them a golden shower. "

OK, I'll admit it. I LOL'd at that one.

partially because some execs probably have an expense account dedicated to precisely that
posted by LMGM at 2:11 PM on February 3

Gives "Mr. Brownstone" a new meaning, doesn't it.
posted by Joe Beese at 2:14 PM on February 3 [2 favorites has favorites]

This seems a lot more reasonable than I would have expected. Good on you, Duffman!
posted by Lemurrhea at 2:25 PM on February 3

Bring down "The Man?"

Dude. You ARE The Man now.
posted by basicchannel at 2:35 PM on February 3

The Pride of Seattle/Everett. I doff my hat to thee, Duff Fartz, and to the heights you have attained.
posted by lesChaps at 2:44 PM on February 3

I read the comments here, I went to the Playboy link - I STILL can't believe that some crazed G 'N R member is going to write about finance - of any sort!

I heard on the radio tha the was asking for a name for his column - Apetite For Investment is a GREAT name - brilliant!

I can't imagine even quickly browsing what already looks amateurish and drug addled

But if I ever need to find out how to write off hookers and blow.....
posted by portmoodyguy at 2:50 PM on February 3

Use Your Illusion III might be a good name too!
posted by christhelongtimelurker at 3:12 PM on February 3

I rescind that. Duff seems very well grounded and I look forward to reading his column next month.
posted by christhelongtimelurker at 3:20 PM on February 3

christhelongtimelurker: "Duff seems very well grounded"

He's as polite and articulate in this podcast interview as you could ask a rock star to be.
posted by Joe Beese at 3:45 PM on February 3

This looks to be very interesting. I'll have to have a peek at this in my... friend's... issues of Playboy.

Agreed on the fiction, my (sadly, late) favorite writing professor said Playboy was one of the only major slick markets still available.

So if you're paying for the boobies... wow you're getting robbed. Just open some spam instead, people!

For the sake of your computer's sanity, I suggest you do not do this.
posted by JHarris at 4:09 PM on February 3

Sounds like he's being set up as a straw man.
posted by destro at 4:34 PM on February 3 [1 favorite has favorites]

I thought that Playboy was the place where luminaries went to see how lame they could write and still collect a big paycheck... because people love boobs.

Given their recent history, mainstream financial pundits are boobs, just like the rest of the mainstream bullshit. Nevertheless, looking for hope with this guy, or Obama, is grasping for straws. I hope for the best, but fear for the worst.
posted by Huplescat at 4:39 PM on February 3

Bring down "The Man?"

Dude. You ARE The Man now, dog.

sorry
posted by DecemberBoy at 4:51 PM on February 3

Bring down "The Man?"
Dude. You ARE The Man now, dog.

right. he's on the wrong side of 30 and rich.
but I'm kinda hopeful this column ends up being a swell read.

yeah, I wrote swell.
posted by krautland at 5:09 PM on February 3 [1 favorite has favorites]

I'll say this about Duff... he couldn't possibly be any worse than my current sources of investing and finance information.
posted by Deep Dish at 7:53 PM on February 3

Pfft. Call me when Izzy starts blogging.
posted by Dormant Gorilla at 7:54 PM on February 3

Hey, I don't know about the rest of you, but I only read Playboy for the stock tips.

I read it to catch up on the latest photoshopped labia n' anus advancements.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 9:08 PM on February 3

From his Wikipedia biography:

McKagan had turned his royalties from Guns n' Roses into a small fortune after he invested his money into Microsoft and Starbucks, a move which paid huge dividends. Growing more interested in finance, he earned his GED, then enrolled in community college, eventually graduating from Seattle University with a degree in finance.

I love the idea of a super-rich former Guns n' Roses member sitting in a community college classroom, studiously paying attention to the adjunct teaching the class.
posted by jayder at 9:36 PM on February 3

Wait...did you just say that somebody hired by Playboy is supposed to "bring down the man" or "go down on the man"?
posted by hal_c_on at 11:29 PM on February 3

Duff McKagan comes into my workplace on a regular basis. I have gone from assuming he was nothing more than another meat head to appreciating his wit and opinions on a variety of topics. Needless to say, (but i still will) i was pretty excited to read about his column.
posted by vantam at 12:13 AM on February 4

I'm trying to imagine what sort of man reads Playboy today.
I'm having a hard time coming up with anything.
posted by 2sheets at 7:20 AM on February 4

Playboy has been sending me a free subscription for about five years now (I have no idea why. Every year I get a card in the mail saying if I don't send it back they're sending it for free. At which point I go, "Um... OK?")

Lately my sole interaction with the magazine has been to flip it open and see if we've finally reached the first centerfold born in the 90's.

At which point I will kill myself.
posted by Cyrano at 8:31 AM on February 4

I also look forward to comments from readers to let me know how I am doing and whether there are directions you would like me to take. Until next week.

To a musician, if rehearsal's at 6PM, it's really at 7:30, 7:45. So in the Duffiverse, one week = at least three weeks.
posted by not_on_display at 11:19 PM on February 24