Math!

Much was filmed in and around UW campus in Seatttle and in homes nearby.

Nope. There are no snitches in ERs, only helpless fools jumped by a coupla dudes while they were taking their Grandma to church. Fact! They do, though, generally get staples and a pat on the back on the way out.

Nope his balls.

Nope his balls.

But for my money the production was. Much more intricate and interesting in midnite vultures than either of those albums.

But for my money the production was. Much more intricate and interesting in midnite vultures than either of those albums.

Jungle Fever made me really understand Frantz Fanon in a way I hadn't before. Good movie; excellent at ideas.

Jungle Fever made me really understand Frantz Fanon in a way I hadn't before. Good movie; excellent at ideas.

So you're from the SW suburbs too?  I should have known re: the camaro.  I lived about 3 miles from there.  I remember the guy I knew who loved his Monte Carlo far too much than was reasonable.

It's cuz they're all vets.  I think there is something inherently good about intense physical labor in your late teens/early twenties.  If you get into top shape then, you can ride that a long way. Oh, and plenty of em died along the way, you just don't hear about the dead codgers.

I would like to say that the James Brown scene alone in that movie provided me with a lifetime interest in gospel music.  You can't hate on that.

I'm still worried that seeing it with my wife will lead to the sorts of conversations that I'm not prepared for.

Yeah, music from that era reminds me of my grandmother, who would listen to white-person oldies from the big band era on WJJD AM station in Chicago.  I now realize she was listening to "oldies" from her youth.  Although when I was six it just sounded boring. 

Googling "march 25" leads to mad men premiere as the third hit.  So yes, you google it.

Best use of a bass harmonica ever?  I believe so.  This is the best, without question.

Let me see if  I can remember.  There was certainly some compiling after Muhammad's death, as the written version only came out I believe a decade afterward, but it seemed like individuals were actively trying to remember these sayings in an ongoing fashion and were rather fastidious about it.  The order of the…

+/- crystal meth, recovery, does she/does she not like the guy who work at her recovery house but it's probably moot because quebecois wheelchair assassins are coming.

Bill Simmons?

Re: Lewis — I agree with you that his most recent work is not the best researched, but I thought Liar's Poker was an absolutely great work and cut to the wick of finance in the '80's.