In "Going Too Far" Tony Hendra writes that Lampoon's editors shined brightest at their long dinners together.    

As far as music is concerned, I would have liked to have watched the studio sessions for the album "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim."  In addition to being a collaboration between two of my favorite musicians, it would have been fascinating watching Sinatra in "artist"  rather than "entertainer" mode,…

As far as music is concerned, I would have liked to have watched the studio sessions for the album "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim."  In addition to being a collaboration between two of my favorite musicians, it would have been fascinating watching Sinatra in "artist"  rather than "entertainer" mode,…

It doesn't make too much sense to include writers writing on this list, as their creative process is so interior.  Having said that, I would have liked to have been with Alan Moore when he worked out the issue of "Promethea" that traces the history of human development using tarot cards, along with an appropriate…

It doesn't make too much sense to include writers writing on this list, as their creative process is so interior.  Having said that, I would have liked to have been with Alan Moore when he worked out the issue of "Promethea" that traces the history of human development using tarot cards, along with an appropriate…

I know it's been mentioned upthread, but I would have liked to have been on the set of "Twin Peaks" when Lynch was directing.  Hell, just to walk around the set of Agent Cooper's hotel room, or the Black Lodge, or the Palmer living room, would have been great.  But to watch Lynch set a mood while on schedule and under…

I know it's been mentioned upthread, but I would have liked to have been on the set of "Twin Peaks" when Lynch was directing.  Hell, just to walk around the set of Agent Cooper's hotel room, or the Black Lodge, or the Palmer living room, would have been great.  But to watch Lynch set a mood while on schedule and under…

Third.  Always happy to see a mention of Firesign Theatre on AVClub (or anywhere else for that matter).

Third.  Always happy to see a mention of Firesign Theatre on AVClub (or anywhere else for that matter).

More than "Red" or the other parts of the Three Colors Trilogy, I would have liked to have sat in on the script sessions for "Heaven - Hell - Purgatory," the trilogy that Kieślowski was working on when he died.  He wasn't going to direct, but just write the scripts.

More than "Red" or the other parts of the Three Colors Trilogy, I would have liked to have sat in on the script sessions for "Heaven - Hell - Purgatory," the trilogy that Kieślowski was working on when he died.  He wasn't going to direct, but just write the scripts.

There's a new book by Elaine Pagels called "Revelations" that puts John's writing in a historical context, examines its similarity to other visionary texts of the time and explains why it was included in the New Testament despite being so different from everything else.

There's a new book by Elaine Pagels called "Revelations" that puts John's writing in a historical context, examines its similarity to other visionary texts of the time and explains why it was included in the New Testament despite being so different from everything else.

Read Richard Ellmann's biography of James Joyce. There's a lot of info about the creation of Finnegans Wake.

Read Richard Ellmann's biography of James Joyce. There's a lot of info about the creation of Finnegans Wake.

BDTDD - Thanks for that link.  Great page, and exactly what I was looking for.

BDTDD - Thanks for that link.  Great page, and exactly what I was looking for.

There was an issue of "Hustler" that featured a picture spread based on Thing Fish overseen by Zappa.

There was an issue of "Hustler" that featured a picture spread based on Thing Fish overseen by Zappa.

Thanks, Scott.  Great obit and intro to his work for those unfamiliar with it.