Following a standard response template, here's his list:

Food/Drink: 1) Coffee and Welcome Diner, but really anything local
Hobbies: 2) Go to shows, listen to records, read about urbanism
Authors: 3) Right now, I'm digging Aaron Cometbus, Paul Beatty, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Sean Wilsey
Musicians: 4) Also, at the moment: Latterman, Human Behavior, Serengeti
Color 5) Black
Favorite place to shop: 6) Not the mall--In-person: Stinkweeds, Double Nickels Collective, Changing Hands. Online: No Idea Records, Pioneers Press, Justseeds Artist Collective
TV shows: 7) Synecdoche, New York; The Simpsons
Misc comments: 8­) Don't buy me anything from Amazon, please. Really, what I'd hope is that the gift-giver would go somewhere and find something unique and/or DIY

I have no idea what to do. I don't even live where he lives so I can't do any of the local stuff unless I wait to buy a week before the party.

Any thoughts from you our hipster douchebags of Sep7agon?

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Nope, if they can advertise with models they're not local or independent enough.

Get him a Lego

Get him a homemade coconut.

Buy him a barbie doll.

Or a noose.

Pair of russet leather hiking boots from a local shoemaker.

Weave him a basket or make him a bird house out of popsicle sticks.

Neutral Milk Hotel on vinyl

They're mainstream now fam.