Hitting the wall about 2/3rds of the way through "The Savage Detectives"  seems to be the standard experience.  It happened to me and someone I know who was reading it.  I pushed on and I am thankful I did - I think the book ends beautifully.

Yellow Submarine is back in print.  The dvd is on amazon.

Yeah, "Blair Witch" is the first thing I thought of, too.  I don't like the movie that much but I think the method of production is pretty interesting.  It would be cool to see more movies made along similar lines.

Great comment.  I had the same reaction to "Black Narcissus."  Didn't expect much the first time I watched it, but by the time it was over, I knew it was one of my favorite films.  Nuns going mad in the Himalayas - how could you not love it?

Reminds me of the crucifixion scene in "Life of Brian."  It was cold out that day, so Cleese insisted on wrapping himself in a blanket before getting on his cross.  I never noticed it until Gilliam mentioned it on the commentary, but now it makes me laugh every time I see the film.

People have been using similar mnemonic techniques since the days of ancient Greece.  Check out "The Art of Memory" by Frances Yates.

Unfortunately, it's the "oracular DeLillo" that has been a big influence on other writers (Vollmann, Richard Powers, Franzen, David Foster Wallace), invariably to their detriment.

Not to be a size queen, but I'm disappointed that the Pogo daily strips are three to a page, rather than two, which is how they were printed in Fantagraphics previous Pogo reprints.

Argument continued:

23. "What Do You Do?" Quiz from Monty Python's Previous Record.  It's a radio quiz show in which the rules take so long to explain that there's never any time to play the game.

Thanks, Andy.  The various games in "Drowning By Numbers" were the second thing I thought of when I saw this list (the first being M*A*S*H's combo of checkers, chess, card games and drinking).

Love Rick Steves, love Mike Mills.

Yeah, I'm not trying to troll (honest) but I always thought  "Automatic For The People" was overrated. The songs all seem too similar theme-wise and have the same tempo.  I always get bored halfway through (until the end, that is).

I thought perhaps he was referring to the final issue of "Cerebus."

Man…these guys are so cutting edge.

I was lucky enough to see him perform "Monster" live in Philly.  Great monologue.  I regret not going a second time.

Similar to "Invisible Hitchcock," the odds and sods collection "You and Oblivion" is pretty great.  Long out of print, I think all the tracks ended up being collected on the extras disc included with the "I Wanna Go Backwards" and "Luminous Groove" box sets.

Agreed.  One of my favorite Hitchcock albums.  I was falling in love and it made the perfect soundtrack.  Then we broke up and it was still the perfect soundtrack.

Plus the A&M collection has some rare b-sides include "Bright Fresh Flower," one of Robyn's most beautiful songs.

Great episode, but my favorite thing about it was how Larry Feegan looked when he ran.