I got $10 for the person who yells "Firsties" after the first question is asked.

You Can Count on Talking
Mine are as follows:

What are the great titles for 25-35 year olds grappling with early adulthood?
When i was 20, the books that blew me away were things like Franny and Zooey, On the Road, Dharma Bums, and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I'm getting tired of reading the McSweeny's/Eggers/Sedaris hipster lit stuff. I haven't…

The Hipster Kindle
There is this kewl new technology for reading materials. It is completely portable, requires no electricity, and there is no DRM to lock down sharing the information. Yes, Hipster Douchebags! It is called the book. You check one out sometime.

I saw them open for the Hold Steady too (in Indianapolis). That was a great show, and I gotta say that the new album can't come out soon enough.

Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
I used to go to see shows at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa when I lived there. It is known as "The House that Bob Built" and I loved to hang out on the dance floor waiting for the next band to setup, looking at the great old country music portraits on the wall. As Les Claypool said one night at…

Wrestling never got better than Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. I loved that guy. Also, George "The Animal" Steele eating the turnbuckles. Damn, I wish I was back in 5th grade.

Firsties!
No really! I was at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Denver this last weekend, so I have the *real* firsties. All non-librarian AV Clubbers can Suck IT!

To find new music, consult the following:
1. Metacritic
2. KEXP (http://www.kexp.org)
3. Listen to All Songs Considerd religiously. Bob Boilen, you are my hero.
4. Setup RSS feeds for:
—-The AV Club
—-Pitchfork
—-Popmatters
—-Paste
—-If I lived in NYC, I'd add Brooklyn Vegan to my feeds

This is a good move
Cardinology was his worst in years…. though with Ryan you can always find a couple of tracks that are still quite good. I'll listen to anything the man puts out because given any 10 Ryan Adams songs, at least one will blow me away. Here's hoping that he comes back and starts kicking ass again.

Perhaps this is the "Nuclear" option?