I had never heard of the Nilsson song before I heard she was covering it. (Shockingly, I know.) Now I think it might be the best thing he ever did.

There was an article on the NYT's website recently, and she mentioned she had just bought a farm in New Hampshire or Vermont. She refused to say which town, because she's had stalkers in the past. I can't say I blame her.

There's no such thing as meta on the AV Club.

@Pilgrim: Well, we appear to have successfully cleared everyone who isn't a lecherous creep out of the room. Success!

I also agree with the opinion that Neko just keeps getting better. I never thought any of her albums had anything particularly "bad" on them, my problem with "Furnace Room" and "Blacklisted" is that in some cases I listened to them 5-6 times and could barely remember a couple songs. She's got the voice and that…

I'm listening to "Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid", which collects the first three Lips albums and their first EP. It's some pretty mediocre shit. I like the Lips' early-'90s "indie superstardom" days and "Yoshimi" and "Bulletin" have some nice parts. But I still don't get the feverish love people seem to…

Isn't "c-section scar porn" just as niche a fetish as creepy, 15-minutes-of-fame mom porn?

Jack's sudden embarrassment at the "Jalisa" shirts too was so well-played. I laughed hysterically at that.

I was going to spend money on a vacation this year, but instead I'm paying to fly phel down to Massachusetts to go to one of the inevitable shows where I'm the youngest person in the audience, and only the 6th or 7th drunkest. How could you turn that shit down?

I would almost argue that's his best book, too. Certainly beats my (awfully nice) first edition of "God Knows", which sucks the big one.

I once bought a ticket for a New Found Glory show in high school, mostly as an excuse to get close to some girl I was interested in at the time. I smartened up, however, and sold that fucker for a profit a couple days later. And that says what I think of those guys.

^^ Rather, "A guy I used to work with". Doy.

Dude, "No New York". If I found an original vinyl copy of that…I may kill for it. My only no wave vinyl are a beat-to-shit copy of "Buy the Contortions", and a much better copy of "Off White". "Contort Yourself"! I guy I used to work with had some Teenage Jesus on some gawdawful colored vinyl, and I considered swiping…

Awesome. I don't care what kind of hipster douchebags have turned on them, RK's still a damn fine pop band.

@Jim: 'preciate it. Does it show that much? I think it does….

I never found the Eddie Hazel on vinyl, but I've got a sweet first press promo copy of "Up for the Down Stroke" and the picture disc of "Motor Booty Affair", which is great for a laugh. Love that Homicide episode.

I've got that Damned LP on red vinyl, too. I've also got a cool "swirl" colored vinyl promo of Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love", and a bruise-colored (!) vinyl copy of the Waitresses' second album. Plus a few more that I forget.

*groan*

The sheer quantity of Grateful Dead product ensures that ONLY a geek could ever sort through it all. And that's just official releases. Personally, I give up after "American Beauty" and a judiciously chosen compilation, but I also make constant fun of the former Deadheads I work with, just to be a jerk. Apart from…

@Murray: I liked some of the ideas in it, but it was so staggeringly poorly written. The endless pontificating of Harshaw seemed like it was the whole book, and the ending is one of the least subtle, moronically artless Christ metaphors I've ever seen. (Best Christ metaphor in fiction: "Take Five" by D. Keith Mano, in…