Perhaps my initial volley was a bit harsh. I didn't have much experience with Sebadoh beyond "Bakesale," but it was hyped to me through peers as something you just HAD to listen to!, at the time (one such peer also raved about Railroad Jerk).

Fuck this band and fuck that Lou Barlow guy (although Folk Implosion had its moments). The poster-boy for '90s "Indie Rock" pretension.

Because of a new job I have, I'm able to listen to talk radio all day, and for the last three weeks I've listened to Dennis Miller's radio show everyday. For reference, I was a former fan of his (once even bought one of his books) and am a current Democrat.

Something's been bothering me lately re: "The Simpsons," and I'm looking for any input:

I'm kind of surprised I haven't been approached to be a guest on "The Simpsons."

I've begrudgingly continued to subscribe to Esquire, mostly because they still do have some great journalism every issue or so (the latest one was a sort-of expose of that "Proof of Heaven" guy.

I'm quite the fan of TP's work. Read most of his books, and once went to a theater by myself to watch a documentary about him.

"Damn!"

"Horace Ford" is a flawed episode by many standards, but I think it makes one of the best points I've ever seen on a TZ episode.

TV now better than movies!

The point of this post is that Dan Quayle is stupid. But, anyway:

Beat me to it. I was also going to appeal to someone with more knowledge of firearms than myself.

I'm pretty sure if you simply managed to knock him down he'd have a hella time uprighting himself.

Good for your mom (sounds like a provocation, but it's not).

Yes, that seems like one of the last eras in which parents disapproved of their child's music to the point of actually confiscating it… My parents never actually went the confiscation route, but they expressed their disapproval in other ways. Reeling from the album cover of "Number of the Beast," my mother worried…

"Don't Shoot Shotgun" is actually a veiled ode to being caught masturbating.

4th grade for me. I was more into Iron Maiden, while the other guys were into Def Leppard. Befitting kids that age, we argued over which band would win in a fight… Looking back, it's like, even for 4th-graders, what a fucking weird way to judge music.

True 'dat.

Debates have already abounded on this very board about the merits of Moore's Bond (pop-culture debates about who was the best Bond? Now I've heard it all!), but:

Grace Jones, Nazi Scientist, Duran Duran…