and still no china beach
"Three precocious kids" is generally not a term to use if you *want* people to buy your product.

wow
This is one of the best pieces you've written here, Rabin. Rodolfo is impressed.

I haven't seen a quote thread yet, so I'll start one
Every time I watch this movie, I hear a new awful line of dialogue I had missed before because I was laughing so hard.

The only real alternative music
I used to work at the Alley in Chicago. Not a coffee shop, but a hangout for hipsters and suburban pseudo-punks. We got to bring in our own music, everybody took a turn.

the goold old days
When Matthew Broderick was more famous than Sarah Jessica Parker.

The Liberty High Reading list
Diary of Anne Frank
Metamorphosis
The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Super Subtlties
—The way we learn about Ricky's crush on Jordan

Okay, I'll rephrase:

You'd think that, by now,
Kiefer would have figured that the solution is to die and fight the evil spirits in limbo and then go into Kevin Bacon's limbo and celebrate with those whores before Julia Roberts wakes them up.

My Life as a Stupid Fucking Hippie / Whorin' Around
I really wish the names you give these books were their actual titles.

There have been sneak previews the past couple of weeks in Chicago. I assume that means it will be opening here soon enough. Or is that not how it works?

And Heathers… totally, WS.

Mmmmmm…
You can really taste the extra Pirate.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Y'all are getting it wrong…
It's "my teen angst bullshit" that has a body count.

And now that I've actually read it…
Nice interview, Scott.

Saw American Teen last night
So very accurate.

I don't know how well Empty Nest holds up, but anything with Park Overall tends to be awesome.

You're totally right, I wasn't even thinking of those shows. Apologies.

not to be fastidious…
…but there was only one Golden Girls spinoff, Golden Palace. There was a reunion show in 2004, but Estelle was already in poor health and was unable to make an appearance.