Eur-eka!

On the flipside: I was disappointed that nothing bad happened to officer Colicchio (the cop with the goatee and terrible fade haircut.) That guy came off as such a dirt bag - he made Herc look like a fucking Rhodes scholar. I was really expecting him to meet some sort of comeuppance in the end.

Not really a comedian, but Paul Feig's autobiography "Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin" is probably the most painfully awkward - and funniest - things I've read. He obviously mined a lot of material for Freaks and Geeks on his experiences.

Bret Michaels story
I worked with someone who used to be an A&R guy at a big record company in the 80's. He once got invited to a hotel party hosted by Bret in Toronto. The band had rented an entire floor, which was packed with hookers, groupies, and free-flowing drugs. When the A/R guy walked into one of the rooms,…

Incredibly sad news
I have very fond memories of being introduced to Gang Starr by a friend who had brought along Full Clip to pass the time on a long road trip. What an epic fucking experience to hear that album for the first time.

Flaming Lips/Spaceman 3
Could it be that the change in musical direction can be attributed to the switching of producers? (Dave Fridman/Flaming Lips producer worked on Oracular, while one of the dudes from Spaceman 3 produced the current album.) Perhaps? Probably?

I remember during the first season…
One of the characters mentioned a phone number during an episode. Viewers who actually dialled the number reached a cell phone that was randomly circulating around the Scrubs set. I remember reading message boards about people who had funny conversations with Dr Cox, Kelso, Turk,…

Re: Supergirl
The only reasonable and vaguely entertaining reason to watch this movie is to see the guy who played "Harry" from Die Hard in a lead role.

They did the one-note show was a stunt to earn the Guiness World Record for "shortest concert" ever played. I'm sorry that this fact was lost on you.

Han Solo DID use a lightsaber. When he cut open the tauntaun carcass using Luke's lightsaber. Yes, it was only one scene, but he did in fact wield one - albeit very briefly.

Here's a slightly better quality video of the Conan interview (part 1):
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

I just re-watched this last night…
…and found a DVD extra that discusses this exact tracking shot. Cuaron explains his reasoning in a single sentence:

Bobo: I remember that tour in 2003 - his girlfriend committed suicide roughly a year before that, which obviously affected his songwriting and state of mind. "Sad and depressed as fuck" would be more accurate.

Only if Bill gets to be Gorthon the Thief.

Chris Rock on Roman Polanski
His closing line is the best: "The United States, we want to capture Osama Bin Laden, and murder him. We don't want to rape him - that would be barbaric!"

Not my own experiences, but…
…my friend Laura has had a couple memorable ones:

I don't know what the Dutch call a Quarter Pounder, but I can verify that they actually dip the sandwich in a vat of mayo before handing it to you. They truly do love that shit.

In Germany, the McRib is a regular part of the menu. (I was just there.) I'm guessing it's because pork is such an integral and regular part of their diet. Aside from being the "Land of Chocolate", it is the land of pork and giant beers.

Chang is the only person on earth who can recount a salmonella green-shits story and make it sound so enchanting.

(Whoops! Unintentional Delgo double-reference with TomWaits.)