Gary Coleman when he wasn't dead. And that other little guy, Webster somebody.

Khartoum is in the room
Phnom Penh is in the room
Pyongyang is in the room
Cairo is in the room

I just picked up Tom Verlaine's first solo album and was surprised to find that he had written "Kingdom Come." It fits right in with the rest of Scary Monsters.

"Can someone please get Leo's wife to shut up? I'm trying to get my levels set!"

True story. It was PIL's first American tour. They sucked hard at the Palladium a couple of nights before and Lydon left the stage mid-show. We heard they were doing an unannounced gig at Gildersleeves (a heavy metal cover band sort of place) as sort of a make-up gig. I went straight from my job as asst. manager…

I saw them at the Bridge School benefit a couple of weeks ago and Eddie Vedder mentioned the previous night had been their actual 20th anniversary. I had sort of forgotten about them, but they were really good that evening.
True fact: I sang "Public Image" on stage with John Lydon at a bar called Gildersleeves on the…

I heard "Don't Drop Out" for the first time recently. What a cool song. "Am I to walk these halls alone?"

Too strong.

My favorite part of a Joy Division song is at the end of the cover of "Sister Ray" on Still where Ian Curtis says, "You should hear our version of Louie Louie."

A Question
Do people, especially homosexual people, draw a distinction between "gay" as in sexual preference and "gay" as in Nathan Lane in Birdcage? I don't see the first as comedy fodder - consenting adults should be able to do whatever they like with their body parts. It does seem completely reasonable to make…

Well, I'm going to have to eliminate Rich Little from the treatment I just worked up for an Oprah episode where the guests all sing "The Name Game" with the audience. At least Chuck Norris can still be there.

I'm casting a sheepish, guilty pleasure-type vote for Taxi. Typical Ferry with lush production. "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "All Tomorrow's Parties" are highlights.

I think I might have heard this one before.

I read it for the first time when I was 9 or 10. For some reason the part where Ish finds nobody around at the gas station but writes a check for the gas he takes made a big impression on me from a moral standpoint. To this day if someone gives me too much change at the grocery store, that scene flashes through my…

@whomever said "Old Shep." Townes Van Zandt does a version on one of his later live albums where he's crying and laughing at himself for crying and trying to sing the song all at once.

I thought it had been conclusively established that all ruling classes dine on boiled goose?

J Geils should get in solely for their cover of "Homework."
Joe Tex should get in for "Skinny Legs and All" and "I Got Ya."
Arthur Alexander should get in way before Chuck Willis.

Iron Bride?
Cake Hoarders?
Who Wants To Be The Next Teen Mom!

Isn't he also the guys in Kraftwerk?

I liked when they showed Russia from his back yard.