For some reason I thoroughly enjoy when "Cool for Cats" comes on the satellite radio or Slacker while I'm listening. Just a damn good listen.

Gotta have the Posies on that list somewhere.

Gotta have the Posies on that list somewhere.

"Never travel far without a little Big Star."   -Paul Westerberg

"Never travel far without a little Big Star."   -Paul Westerberg

Kind of ironic that the band that covered it was Cheap Trick.

Kind of ironic that the band that covered it was Cheap Trick.

He's done some smaller production as well. One good example is the Minneapolis band 12 Rods. Granted, their post-rundgren CD "lost time" is inherently awesome and worth finding to check out. Especially the song "Summertime Vertigo" which is all kinds of kickass.

He's done some smaller production as well. One good example is the Minneapolis band 12 Rods. Granted, their post-rundgren CD "lost time" is inherently awesome and worth finding to check out. Especially the song "Summertime Vertigo" which is all kinds of kickass.

Usually when I see a poet I want to beat him and slam him into the ground.

Usually when I see a poet I want to beat him and slam him into the ground.

Moonves keeps slides with drops of printer ink from the scripts above the AC in his office.

Moonves keeps slides with drops of printer ink from the scripts above the AC in his office.

Electric Hivaloo

Electric Hivaloo

….there was nothin' we could do about it.

….there was nothin' we could do about it.

He tells the showrunner he's getting a full season, only when he walks into the room to sign the contract all the showrunner gets is a silenced pistol to the back of the head and falls to a tile floor.

He tells the showrunner he's getting a full season, only when he walks into the room to sign the contract all the showrunner gets is a silenced pistol to the back of the head and falls to a tile floor.

I must say, I listened to this podcast yesterday and I was laughing hysterically. Not so much at the Nerdest guys who I can do without (unless they have an interesting guest), but just at how unbelievably funny Tom Hanks is (and he really doesn't come off as a gigantic movie star either). The Storage Wars stuff alone…