There's a Palmer Lane in the 40218 zip code.

RIP to another distinguished alumnus of St. Xavier High School in Louisville, KY.

Or the poached salmon with dill sauce delivered to the squad car.

Although not comedic, Alan Clarke made a short film for the BBC called Elephant which is basically 45 minutes of random shootings. Apparently it was inspired by the violence of Northern Ireland.

Finally, someone who loves The Moor's Last Sigh as much as I do. I understand how most of Rushdie's notoriety comes from Midnight's Children and Satanic Verses, but that was my introduction to Rushdie and will probably remain my favorite.

Children of Men should be on this list.

I worked at one for a semester while I was in college (winter/ spring of 1994). Most of the staff were stoners, the bartender was my age and had two kids already and the bouncer had to go to rehab due to a pesky crack problem. Needless to say that was the lowest my gpa had been all four years.

Also needed would be racist insults hurled at people of color while simultaneously appropriating their music.

mega orgy is more like it.

Holy Cannoli!

The Tindersticks song from Blue Comet.

Yeah, it feels like it's off its axis.

I'm imagining me doing that and the result being the same death stare he gave Henry Hill during the penultimate scene in the courtroom.

Yes! and Buddy Miles.

He even mentions Bonham and Moon in that documentary. If I recall correctly, Baker said they were both technically proficient but "couldn't swing a sack of shit." Although Baker I'm sure has a lot of respect for his drumming colleagues and his own place in the rock pantheon, he will always identify himself as a jazz…

When I read your post I couldn't help but think of that scene in Pometheus when the scientists "jump start" the severed head of one of the engineers and his facial expression starts to quiver right before his head explodes. That's what was going through my mind when I read that.

I also have a hard time buying that License to Ill was just a gimmick. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that a lot of it was Rick Rubin's influence but after reading a lot of interviews about their early days, I find it hard to believe they were just "playing." I do remember SPIN magazine had a series of…

So does Alice Walker and her daughter, Rebecca.

The same could be said of articles about Lena Dunham.

I suggest we employ an age old ritual.