The sole instance where the term "head banging" and Brett Michaels were used together came during an incident at the Tonys (Yow, 103).

An alternative to Beach House's new CD would be "Ten Stories" - the latest release by mewithout you, which sounds like a current fix for those yearning for a "…Talking Heads-like alternative to much of today's wildly inferior new music" (Yow, 103).

In the second half of the movie, a woman's career choices were discussed.  Unfortunately, the heroine in question decided to become a seamstress.  Much later in her carreer, as she approached middle age, her work started to suffer as she could no longer "mend-straight" (Yow, 103).

   A frank discussion of the term "dictator" must also involve the term "dictaphone".  I was asked once if I wanted to use my dictaphone, and I replied, "No, I'd like to use my finger like everyone else!"  (Yow, 103)

One of the first examples of what became to be known as the "super-duper group" was when Scott Weilland rejoined the "super group" Velvet Revolver, and Buckethead replaced guitar virtuoso Slash (Yow, 103).

The first acronym to gain wide-spread acceptance was "…TLA (Three-Letter Acronym)" (Yow 103).

It would be unfortunate if pirating ended up damaging HBO to the point where investments in future quality broadcasts would be jeapordized.  Such freeloaders are sometimes called "'Bung holes' – Victuals on a ship were stored in wooden casks. The stopper in the barrel is called the bung, and the hole is called the…

"The meal is not over when I'm full. The meal is over when I hate…"[Rush Limbaugh]". (Yow 103). 
Valerie Raleigh Yow, Dinner Music For People Who Aren't Very Hungry: A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences (Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2005), 102-3.

Puzo's idea for a prequel was actually a result of a conversation with Steven Speilberg regarding the movie War Horse "…and how it had potential synergy with tbe horse-related sub-plot in the original "Godfather" movie." (Yow 103).

I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's worth, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and there's nobody anywhere who seems…

I loved seeing DRJ from Fringe show up as part of the merger with the Brits.  Hopefully, his time with Mad Men will end better than his time in Fringe.  To quote a popular NHL commenary, "It's time for a…face-off in the corner!" (Yow 103).
 
Valerie Raleigh Yow, Hockey Night In Canada: A Guide for the Humanities and…

My pop culture weekend reminded me of the popular Scottish phrase, "Forget trying to sleep if you see an elderly William Bell.  He's like a walking ad for facelift surgery…" (Yow 103).
 
Valerie Raleigh Yow, Scottish Pop Culture Weekend: A Definitive Guide (Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2005), 102-3.

"Mr. Mercury's moustache looks more like a cry for help than a manly facial accessory… " (Yow 103).
 
Valerie Raleigh Yow, God Shave The Queen (Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2005), 102-3.