He was baked on Jesus.

That was beautiful.

That was beautiful.

I forget to include them, but yeah, Floyd's pretty much Prog.  I went through a period with them, but lost my enthusiasm over the years, more completely than with Tull.  Something about them now really bothers me, although I still like "Wish You Were Here".

I forget to include them, but yeah, Floyd's pretty much Prog.  I went through a period with them, but lost my enthusiasm over the years, more completely than with Tull.  Something about them now really bothers me, although I still like "Wish You Were Here".

Just checked that out.  Fun!  Good match with the original, and also answered my Spinal Tap question up above through an offhand reference.

Just checked that out.  Fun!  Good match with the original, and also answered my Spinal Tap question up above through an offhand reference.

I'm at a bit of a loose end in my reading.  I just finished Bruce Chatwin's In Patagonia, which was really enjoyable.

I'm at a bit of a loose end in my reading.  I just finished Bruce Chatwin's In Patagonia, which was really enjoyable.

The version of "Watch the Moon Come Down" on that is better to my mind than the studio version.

The version of "Watch the Moon Come Down" on that is better to my mind than the studio version.

I always wondered if Harry Shearer's bassist Derek Smalls in Spinal Tap was a nod to the Derek Small who appeared in several of the newspaper stories.

I always wondered if Harry Shearer's bassist Derek Smalls in Spinal Tap was a nod to the Derek Small who appeared in several of the newspaper stories.

I'll admit with only moderate embarrassment that I used to be really into Tull.  My musical tastes have shifted considerably over the years, but heck, I still sneak a listen now and then with the blinds drawn, and can probably sing along with more of their work than I would want to admit.

I'll admit with only moderate embarrassment that I used to be really into Tull.  My musical tastes have shifted considerably over the years, but heck, I still sneak a listen now and then with the blinds drawn, and can probably sing along with more of their work than I would want to admit.

Elmo was a hero to many, but he never meant shit to me.

Elmo was a hero to many, but he never meant shit to me.

Jesus, I'd think it would.

Jesus, I'd think it would.

I'm old enough to have seen the original series, yet I never completely understood what a strong presence Hagman was until I watched the first couple of Dallas reboot episodes.  Then I was shocked to discover how genuinely watchable an actor he could be, even as a snow-haired elder.  It was the first time I understood…