But what if there's a fire?

I like to imagine somebody who uses the phrase "sucked" twice and "shit" once in a two-line post expecting that they might enjoy a nice Ealing comedy.

:: pretends to load a pantomime revolver the whole time Sincere Sensei is speaking, spins the pantomime chamber, points at temple, mimes firing, dies ::

If I pretend Chico is Meathead, and the rest of you are various neighbors, and then Hog Breath is Archie, this thread is a pretty decent tribute….

Also they have a certain Revenge of the Slightly Unhinged Therefore Dangerous Nerds quality which would naturally appeal to anyone who typed in a URL that says "AV Club."

December boys got it bad

I'm feeling all itchy … I think I need multiple Gateways to Geekery to discern New Wave from Power Pop from Actual Pop from Songs With Lots of Melodies and Tight Craft…..

I swear you're going to love this Robbie Fulks song (sorry the url is not tiny):

You kinda have to consider calling Pulling Mussels from a Shell powerpop, don't you? But then you probably pull back and say it's just pop. Without the power.

Nick Lowe producing "Stop Your Sobbing" by the Pretenders.
Nick Lowe producing "What's So Funny" by E. Costello.
Nick Lowe producing "She Don't Love Nobody (a John Hiatt song)" by Nick Lowe.

Another great Nick Lowe Pop Mastery album is "Party of One."

Well, Noel, I do like this conversation you startered….

Yeah I clicked on this expecting a lotta Nick Lowe (both as artist and producer) Big Star Teenage Fan Club…. And, well, didn't get much……why, Noel? Why?

i like that he was on L&O just because now you get to see him be charming/tough over and over again on three different cable channels.

gateman sees name; garageman sees nametag

I thought your story was nice, Craig J.

When the revenant came down…..

I suppose your favorite song is by Bishop Allen.

New Amsterdam

Misty Mountain Hop was the correct answer, I'm afraid.