Agreed. I am happy to relieve him of his "bad" MST3K tapes, if he's not going to watch them, although I agree that Hamlet wouldn't be the first one I reached for.

Agreed. I am happy to relieve him of his "bad" MST3K tapes, if he's not going to watch them, although I agree that Hamlet wouldn't be the first one I reached for.

Not the same town, but his Hole in the Wall camp for kids with cancer is in upstate Connecticut.

Not the same town, but his Hole in the Wall camp for kids with cancer is in upstate Connecticut.

Just watched the series/movie for the first time recently.  As a serious Catholic I didn't get the strong anti-religion vibe some of the more strident atheist artists give off.  I did not know Whedon was an atheist until this thread, but if you had made me guess purely on the basis of watching Firefly I would have…

Just watched the series/movie for the first time recently.  As a serious Catholic I didn't get the strong anti-religion vibe some of the more strident atheist artists give off.  I did not know Whedon was an atheist until this thread, but if you had made me guess purely on the basis of watching Firefly I would have…

The Confederate carving is very large ("world's largest bas relief"), features a popular laser show, and takes place on the mountain atop which the modern Klan was formed.  All true, but sounds more made up than Leap Day.  Weird place.

The Confederate carving is very large ("world's largest bas relief"), features a popular laser show, and takes place on the mountain atop which the modern Klan was formed.  All true, but sounds more made up than Leap Day.  Weird place.

Cake Boss!

Cake Boss!

Well put.  I'm always willing to give Tolkien the benefit of the doubt when he's adding an interesting cul-de-sac to his world.

That's a song that gives me the chills every time, and now that you've pointed out that break and the "woo" it's even better.

Likewise, this is brand new to me.  I don't know how I've missed hearing it before but I am grateful for the introduction and the writeup.

Interesting choice of metaphor.

I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.

Ooooh…can I?

The list is all over the place, for sure, but I think that reflects the confusion of the hours and days after the attacks.  I'm not surprised that a group-sourced list of songs radio station managers were afraid to play looks the way it does.  People wanted to do the Right Thing, and in their role at that moment being…

Not defending Clear Channel's overall impact on music, but a quick trip to Snopes indicates it was not a ban but rather a well-intended list of songs that could have been insensitive immediately after the attacks.

He's in Philly.  At least he was, until last night.

So you're saying his Dram Bok is mostly pictures and symbols.