If it said FAME AND FORTUNE IS A STUPID GAME then Panda Express would owe Mission of Burma…something that they likely don't want.

5 Guys to me charges way too much for way too little burger. The large fries, on the other hand, can feed a family of 4 for a week. That said, our go-to is Fatburger all the way. Also pricey, but superb AND you get a lot for the money.

Rally burger ain't the same fuckin' ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same fuckin' sport.

Dude, Paula Poundstone's comments are regularly grin-inducing, if not downright chortle-worthy.

I predict some tie-in to her real-life failed career as a "jazz singer".

You forgot

Maybe it's the use of Paul McCartney's grinning visage on their advertising? Just a guess.

Check out the Soda Bar in San Diego for a few good ones: http://www.sodabarmusic.com/
A quick glance yielded The Gorgeous Boyscouts and Slim Cessna's Auto Club.

Seconded (thirded?) on recommending this book. Great read that taught me the term "The Clearmountain Pause", which I now listen for whenever commercial radio invades my earholes.

No thanks. The brief glimpse I got of my severed vas deferens laying on the surgical drape was more than enough.

Agreed. If he didn't want to profit from selling the stuff, he could have given it to a museum. Like it or not, punk was influential and quite groundbreaking at the time, and this rich asshole doesn't get to decide what's historically/culturally significant for the rest of humanity. This is akin to Jack White buying…

Anyone else think Catherine Keener looks like Kim and/or Kelley Deal? It's like they're triplets.

This doesn't compare to working outside in the summer, but I'll tell it anyway. Instead of a free meal at a gig the other night, we asked for a free beer. They said sure, and I said gimme a Wreck Alley stout. No, you misunderstand: you get the house Thai beer (Singha). Pretty bad…but it was free.

The Doors didn't play at 4 PM, I'm guessing.

Wake Up (Barb,) It's 1984

I lay a lot the blame for IPA shaming on Stone, the local heroes around these parts. Yes they make good beer, and were at the forefront of the latest craft brew renaissance, but if call your beer Arrogant Bastard and tell me I'm not "worthy" to drink it, well then, I guess I won't. Make a goddamn sour or porter worth…

I laughed a bit when Josh was so down on himself for purging "important" stuff that he feels he *should* like, 'cause I had much the same problem for many years. With age comes maturity, though, and just because I don't care for Radiohead or Interpol or the National or the Hold Steady (and a host of other critical…

Agreed, and I'm not defending his actions, but what should he have done? Said "Not cool, Mr Trump"? Done nothing? Nod and smile? I'm asking, seriously. Trump is a powerful dude and not going along with his bullshit might have gotten him fired back then in the first place.

If you were talking influences, why not ask them about their slavish devotion to Neutral Milk Hotel? I streamed this record from SubPop's site and fully expected to hear singing saws in songs about Anne Frank. There are worse bands to be ripping off, but come on guys, you don't have to be some damn obvious about it.

I've actually been using Princess Caroline's fave faux swear, "FISH!"