Did it ever live up to it? Was it supposed to? I was somewhat amused but Eggers came off as such an elitist… dare I say there are many people whose parents died and had more interesting stories but decided not to capitalize on them? I appreciate that he's committed to art and writing and education and protecting what…

Awesome. Funny how iconic horn parts or other catchy little parts of songs jump to the front of your consciousness when you have no idea otherwise what you're listening to. Baker Street is such a good song, with an obviously even better horn riff, and before I was in the know about 70s AM radio and other such…

If he hadn't been involved in every historical even between desegregation to ping pong diplomacy to the birth of recreational running to AIDS, (maybe two or three momentous-but-quiet occasions would have been nice) and it had concentrated on, you know, his living life fully according to his mother's encouragement, his…

The Internet is a caricature of itself. "Reebok stupidly does a thing. Instant outrage ensues, which was inevitable no matter what Reebok may have done differently. Internet now on keen lookout for next faux pas (read: any event)."

See, you should've been in marketing. Aliens-themed peanut butter cups. The perfect followup to the ET Reese's Pieces promotion.

Not to be outdone, Nike, in partnership with James Cameron, will release Reese's shoe in one-size-fits-all and all the shoe nerds will buy it because Nike.

Paraphrased for Truth: "Believe me when I say to you: Life won't [stuff theses Tevas down] your [throat, you smelly Phish fan. I will.]" ~Rollins Band, Blues Jam

I believe it… I knew nothing about them early on, just considered them part of a garage-y Hives/Strokes indie wave, but as time went on, you saw Jack reveal himself to be a super-talented, committed fan of American rock. And for that matter, a likable guy (who else would make music with his wife, divorce her, then…

People change. They weren't as stupid as they are now, not by a long shot. Mother's Milk was fun and they had a good vibe to them. Higher Ground is not nearly as funky or good as Stevie Wonder, but that's as close as you got to mainstream punk rock in the late 80s. You took what you could get. Not everyone was cool…

It's no coincidence that my school (with, OF COURSE, an American Indian mascot) included this song in every pep rally, football game, etc. RHCP were so jock culture-oriented it wasn't even funny.

Happy that one other person remembers this mall fixture. The only one I ever knew about was in Aurora Mall, Colorado, obviously the fashion epicenter of nowhere.

I ssooooooo miss this era's rock'n'roll, particularly the White Stripes. Not Jack White, mind you, but the quirky-ass White Stripes. Their love for Son House and other blues was great. One of my favorite tracks of all time will always be Cannon/ John the Revelator at Rock Am Ring, c. 2007. That is the culmination of…

Using those two values you can determine Absolute Perfect for any point in Arizona. It's perfectly logical.

The place had ambition at least. Its floral shirts spoke to Robert Smith, its block colors to Kid'n'Play (I love that guy), the odd collars and bolo ties recalled the Big Country new wave kids with floppy bi-level haircuts and I once sported a JW suit (the color was an odd olive—but by no means drab—green) and was met…

It's amazing nobody ever mentions the worst of the worst: Pay it Forward, a schlockfest so loathsome I'll bet Jay Mohr had to drink nightly to forget that this would be his last time gracing the silver screen in anything but a kids movie.

I know Hank said he had a friend they called The Black Fag which was great 'cause when I heard the story I had a friend that fit that description perfectly. I guess you only get to say "I dub thee T.B.F." if you front the band which inspired his name.

Yeah, ok, broad strokes. I stand corrected. Dance yrself clean.

I'm not going to even attempt the ridiculous amounts of cynicism it would take to say you'd been friendzoned for 30 years… too jaded… I'll leave that to the more talented.

Tipper Gore: voice of the Southern Democrat that by-and-large just didn't exist anymore, making left and right alike scratch their heads and wonder just what the fuck she was trying to prove.

This was supposed to go under bymatthew. F it. I'm hanging up the internet for the day. I kinda suck at it.