And that On The Waterfront was set/filmed there.

@httplovecraft:disqus Myself and @avclub-5a36726cd1d9ea6f9e350c2e67a43f18:disqus briefly discussed our love of Neko Case on another thread not so long ago.

The Brit version was the prototype, if you will, starting in the 60s.

This one's my favourite.

Neko Case, as well.

Can I mount a defence of From A Buick 8 here? I would put it in the top
half of his output - maybe even the top third.

I'm on your side, @LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus 
I thought his original comment (the 'this day and age' one) was just a bit of easygoing provocation. I agree that his immediate recourse to the 'vagina' comment was disappointing. 
I was just trying to soothe the troubled brow of the internet by finding the good in him.

@avclub-b63f73301fe289a7c258eb2e3f4986ce:disqus He seems to be a Clash/Ramones fan, and I can't believe such a person isn't decent at heart.

I'm relatively new round here, but I gather that @avclub-920530cb8744c679e3a2ece84f1d5ce4:disqus  is something of a - generally well-meaning - provocateur? Though I'm ready to stand corrected, by either of you.

@avclub-da496e2db2e50a068b4ae5549d4ae1b0:disqus Oh, he's well aware how foolish it is - he has a self-destructive streak a mile wide. But 'toerags' is such an old-fashioned, inoffensive word, compared with those he uses to describe them outside of the internet. And by the way, weren't you a 'toerag' at school…

Liked for the great British expression 'piss off'.

Thanks for this, @unicyclistperiscopes:disqus , very good of you to take the time.

Liked for the great British expression 'sling yer hook'.

Oldish stuff, but bear with me.

The term 'crush' is slightly more innocent, nay romantic, than you seem to realise. Thanks for sharing, though.

It didn't work, but I suppose I could keep trying every day for the rest of my life.

Or Stewart Lee.

The Broom of the System is supposed to be like TP, isn't it? But I'll take your word for it.

I tried three times to get through The Crying of Lot 49, and ended up giving it to a charity shop. But I love DFW, so there's something wrong somewhere.

I was thinking of The Bionic Woman till you mentioned Elisabeth Sladen.