It's really weird to see a massive crowd like that in the Block E area of downtown. Aside from First Ave (and the Target Center/Target Fields nearby), it's a pretty boring place most of the time.

MASTE-fuck.

I'll get the rope.

Totally worth it. I basically saw Elvis x10. But man … the lead up was weird. Here's the timeline as best as I remember it:

I thought he lived in LA for a while (good thing it wasn't weird enough for him).

I got to see him two years ago at Paisley Park for a 3rdeyegirl "pajama party" concert. Got in line around 1 a.m. … got in the venue (the main building is just a giant soundstage) at 2 a.m. … music started around 3 a.m.

His '91 VMA performance of "Gett Off" will always be my favorite performance of anything by anyone.

Spent past three days cutting and laying tile in my shower area (white subway tile … it's a tiny bathroom, and stone tile would look dumb IMO). I spent all day Sunday on one wall and didn't eat anything until 11 pm. I was on the verge of crying while eating a pizza, which wouldn't be the first time.

I've been getting up earlier in Sundays lately (but not early enough to watch Meet the Press). The McLaughlin Group is such a weird, living time-capsule of a show.

The closest drinking establishment to me (I live in a rural suburb) is a standard midwestern townie bar. It's not my favorite place, but it's within biking distance and there's over 16 taps.

It always depends on the interviewee and the song. I like this feature, but agree that ripping on music can be a tricky venture without coming across as smug.

"Nobody fucks the sky except us. We also call dibs on fucking the ground and the fucking the water." - Fossil fuel companies.

I'd say Maroon 5 emerged from their hiatus even shittier.

Only if you practice your handstands.

PREDICTION: every single draft expert is full of shit.

Also, is Deflategate still actually an unresolved issue that's still happening?

The name's Rita Re. and I rock the telly.

Looks like you'll have to get by watching Game of Groans, starring Pe-terror Drink*-lage.

It does a great job juxtaposing true crime with American history. The detailed profiles of the early mormons reveal so much about the current LDS church (and all the fucked-up FLDS off-shoots).

You get "Fucking Obamacare" if you're lucky. I just got "First Base Obamacare."