Aw, thanks!

Aw, thanks. I do feel like I'm hitting a nerve here and writing about something that matters and isn't written about too much.

Agreed.

Though, to be fair, everything else about Ryan O'Neal's life and career backs up the notion that Ryan O'Neal was a massive fucking asshole.

Yeah, this was far and away the longest Silly Show-Biz Book Club entry of all time, and it easily could have been twice as long.

No, you shouldn't. I have. You don't need to.

At the risk of being crazy contrarian here, I think it's entirely possible that Hardwick is a nice, genuine guy who is happy and upbeat because he's made a pretty marvelous life for himself and is able to live out his dreams with the people he loves most. I'm not entirely sure why his enthusiasm engenders such…

Hey ZMF, I was just in Monroe for a funeral. Thought about looking you up.

Yeah, the interview was even more intense in person. He would talk really fast about things that were obviously really painful for him, then be quiet and moody, then start up again the same way. It was really exhausting but I think I got some really interesting stuff. Interesting dude.

I did enjoy the Bartman homage. It's a reminder not everything The Simpsons does is meant for posterity.

In the months since I wrote this the film has become commercially available stateside so I very much encourage everyone to check it out if intrigued. It really is an incredible mind-fuck. 

I got one on the way, believe you me. 

It is.

He has not. If he had, I would have written about it here. 

That was funny! 

Yeah, I was genuinely super-psyched by this news. I've seen the film three times and saw Rodriguez in concert and it was transcendent every time.

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of Kevin Smith (though I do appreciate the hell out of the guy) but I'm tempted to watch that just for that story. 

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of Kevin Smith (though I do appreciate the hell out of the guy) but I'm tempted to watch that just for that story. 

Yeah, there are so many great ones. These guys are comic geniuses, folks, not just folks who once spoke unkindly about A.V Club commenters publicly.

Yeah, she's great.