Midnight Express, people. Jon Stewart and Liam Neeson were just talking about it last night.

The riff from "Pretty Persuasion" was the first thing I ever learned on guitar. Besides open chords, I mean. Thirty years later and I still can't play it right.

The riff from "Pretty Persuasion" was the first thing I ever learned on guitar. Besides open chords, I mean. Thirty years later and I still can't play it right.

What about coal? If all the commercials I keep seeing are to be believed, returning us to coal power will usher in an earthly paradise.

What about coal? If all the commercials I keep seeing are to be believed, returning us to coal power will usher in an earthly paradise.

Probably. Like if it was green, maybe?

Probably. Like if it was green, maybe?

Wasn't that on CBS?

Wasn't that on CBS?

I have to drop the fail hammer on VanDerWerff: Lou Grant was not "impressed and moved by" spunk. He hated spunk.

I have to drop the fail hammer on VanDerWerff: Lou Grant was not "impressed and moved by" spunk. He hated spunk.

In "gravelly voiced heroes", "gravelly" and "voiced" are two separate adjectives, each modifying the noun "heroes". So you have "gravelly heroes" (what, they're made of gravel?) and "voiced heroes". Add the hyphen and you get a single adjective modifying the noun.

In "gravelly voiced heroes", "gravelly" and "voiced" are two separate adjectives, each modifying the noun "heroes". So you have "gravelly heroes" (what, they're made of gravel?) and "voiced heroes". Add the hyphen and you get a single adjective modifying the noun.

I'm a teensy bit interested in Soundgarden, and mildly curious to hear the song, but all I can think right now is that "gravelly voiced heroes" is supposed to have a hyphen. See, "gravelly voiced heroes" are heroes that are both gravelly and possess voices. "Gravelly-voiced heroes" are heroes that possess gravelly…

I'm a teensy bit interested in Soundgarden, and mildly curious to hear the song, but all I can think right now is that "gravelly voiced heroes" is supposed to have a hyphen. See, "gravelly voiced heroes" are heroes that are both gravelly and possess voices. "Gravelly-voiced heroes" are heroes that possess gravelly…

Mm…she's pretty, but the bob is not working for her.

Mm…she's pretty, but the bob is not working for her.

Sinatra would have had you murdered for saying that.

Sinatra would have had you murdered for saying that.

I went to two of the Springsteen shows at the Meadowlands last week, and holy shit it's hard to believe he's 63. Just…holy shit.