We're a garageband. We come from garageland.

That was the point I was making, but I did it in a more roundabout way. Ha!

Bono's "guitar playing" has always been a bit of a joke within the band and among U2 fans. Yes, he is capable of playing a few chords. I remember a radio interview on WBCN here in Boston where Edge made a comment that Bono gets confused, because a guitar has six strings and he only has five fingers.

U2's performances live are all generally better than the studio versions. As much flak as Bono gets, the man truly loves the crowd and feeds off the crowd in his shows. Since Bono can't play guitar, he lets his enthusiasm out by throwing in snippets of other songs. Some are well expected, others are off the cuff. In…

But isn't the essence of punk to challenge convention and established norms? Rock n Roll Nigger is one of the finer examples of what punk means, if you are being brutally honest. The word's usage in the song isn't meant to be racial, but as pretty effective way of how those who are different are treated. Regardless of…

I love Bruce, and that is a fantastic troll. Bruce fans can be some of the worst.

Not sure I follow your confusion about "her place in that first CBGB wave." It's my understanding (second hand) that CBGB's then was a place where artists from all sorts of backgrounds and styles, that were on the fringe of the mainstream, converged. She was definitely part of that scene, and respected within that…

Bruce played it pretty often on the past few tours, as one of Nil's showcase songs, where the song would feature Nils doing an extended solo, full of as many acrobatics as Nils can muster nowadays after getting his hips replaced.

Patti Smith yelled at me once from stage when I took a picture of her with her glasses on. One of my proudest concert achievements ever.

The final shot of GoTs will be an empty box with a cotton ball representing a cloud of dust.

Also, having Arya as the cup bearer of Tywin Lannister instead of Roose Bolton was fantastic, mainly because it was more Charles Dance.

Neil Bush never gets any love

In 30 Rock, Lutz was part Inuit!

There was also that non-sequitor scene in Kimmy Rides a Bike! where she's at what can only be an Eyes Wide Shut like orgy with Jacqueline. (Where someone is counting in German, because, well German!)

President John Tyler, who was born in 1790 still has two living grandsons. (Tyler fathered a son in 1853 who then fathered two sons in 1924 and 1928, both of whom are still living.) Sweet Fancy Moses.

Or Warren G. will have to regulate. (RIP Nate Dogg)

Growing up, my grandparents lived with me and my mom. My grandfather had the subscription to the Boston Globe that got delivered to the house. Every summer he and my grandmother would go to his hometown in Nova Scotia for three months, and they'd have the Globe sent to Canada so they could keep up on the news. My…

Ahhh, kettle balls. The perfect exercise…for revenge.

Exactly. My favorite example of this subtlety was that brief shot of Bill Rawls in a certain Baltimore night spot. The only reference to that in the rest of the show was Landsman laughing at some graffiti in the Homicide Division's men's room.

Art, which in JLD's case is artistic performance, is a highly recognized type of treasure. Significant resources invested in art have long been considered signs of wealthy civilizations. And since JLD is a part of this American nation, like anyone else, her art can easily be considered a national treasure, without…