Hot ham water.  It's so watery, but with a smack of ham!

I kind of feel like the "dark lyrics/ happy music" thing is not all that unusual.  "I Palindrome I" comes to mind as one of my favorite examples.  Somebody ought to try the opposite, really gloomy minor key instrumental track paired with happy lyrics about kittens and rainbows. 

I think that is true of just about any "bluesfest" these days.  Or "jazzfest", for that matter. 

3 more bullets!  Wait, no, three more giant quantities of booze and drugs!

Semi-?

I always wondered about that, because I don't even think there is a mic on Tina.  Got any other gems from the commentary?

That sounds fantastic, thanks for the head's up.

Even if all that is true (and although I agree with you about the value of music education I would be a little nervous trying to draw a red line between art and pop), should any of that stop a jazz or classical neophyte from going to the library, grabbing a couple CDs that look promising, and listening to them a few…

Upon rereading this, one thing I'm surprised by is how many people mention musical genres.  I don't really understand that.  Obviously, tackling 60 hours of a serialized drama is a big commitment, and if you don't make it all the way through it feels like you wasted your time.  You also want to watch them somewhat…

Marah: I think the ideal starting point for jazz would be Miles Davis Birth of the Cool, in that it is simultaneously very connected to earlier and later styles, very accessible and fun.  Listen to that a bunch of times, don't try to "appreciate" it, just see if you enjoy it.  If you don't, you might as well give up…

Dr. Who was the first thing that came to my mind as well.  Reading Michael Chabon's essay about enjoying it with his kids pretty much convinced me to just leave it alone until mine are old enough.

Maybe if we can keep him talking for a few more hours he'll turn to stone when the sun rises in the UK.

I wasn't really thinking of any of that stuff.  I just like the Supremes a lot better.

I see from the above that you are British, so I'll be extremely charitable and suppose that perhaps this is just a cultural difference, because in the U.S. we do indeed use legitimate to mean credible or justifiable.  Maybe you guys think of it only in the context of, say, monarchy (e.g. "the legitimate heir") but we…

Hmm.  Let's see.  It is my subjective opinion that you could make a legitimate claim to being a total douche.  I could be wrong, just like someone who argued that David Fincher is the best director of his generation could be wrong.  But I don't think even your own mother or the biggest Paul Thomas Anderson fan could…

Hmm.  Let's see.  It is my subjective opinion that you could make a legitimate claim to being a total douche.  I could be wrong, just like someone who argued that David Fincher is the best director of his generation could be wrong.  But I don't think even your own mother or the biggest Paul Thomas Anderson fan could…

Why not?  "Best director" is pretty subjective.  A "legitimate claim" just means that you could make a decent argument for them, not that they are definitively the One.

That sounds like a good attitude.  I don't have the money anyway.

With no disrespect toward the Andrews Sisters, finding out that they are the biggest selling female vocal group of all time kind of makes me want to go out and buy however many million Supremes records would be necessary to make up the difference.

It's always time to get Brendan Canty on drums.  Jon Wurster is great but that live DVD with Canty was the best band I've ever heard Mould play with.