Great job, Steve
I especially like the part about filing a restraining order against "Bernadette", but the entire entry made me smile. Another overlooked gem by the Tops is their cover of "Walk Away Renee."
If you're tired of a song, try changing the lyrics: it works great for "Ain't No Woman (Like the One Eyed Goth)!"

Thanks, sfp. No offense taken! And I want to second the P-Funk mentions from Lexicondevil. P-Funk recorded all their work just across the street from where I teach. George Clinton is always walking around here with his white dreads. The Funk Brothers recorded there too (along with everybody else).

SFB:
I'm not joking! I totally agree with everything you say. Ringo is one of my favorites, along with Bruford and Cobham (and Mo Tucker and Ian Paice and Elvin Jones and Penti Glan…).

Bill Bruford of King Crimson and Yes

While I truly love Wages of Fear, I can completely recommend Sorcerer as a 70s classic of existentialist gloom. I recently watched it back to back with Antonioni's The Passenger. I was left doubting my own existence…
I also agree that Live and Die in LA is an underappreciated masterpiece. Dafoe burning his canvases…

Teachers
A Nick Nolte movie, "Teachers", had a typing teacher who died early in the day. For the rest of the day kids kept coming in, doing work, and leaving at the bell. I loved it. My typing teacher also sat in the back of the room; he drank scotch while we faced forward. We all passed.

I teach too. In Detroit. And I love almost every day.
Lexi: good luck on that testing gig. I hate high stakes testing, standardized testing, etc. No such thing as objective testing.

Vietnamese Baby, for me — and LOUD.

Ditto on New York Tendaberry.

Downer of Choice
Chelsea Girls or Marble Index, for sure. I would probably make a mix tape, though, to gather in all those single tracks that take me to that dark place in @ 3 minutes: She Didn't Lie (G. Jeffreys), Get What You Deserve (Big Star), or even Can't Get It Outta My Head (ELO). No one would want to…

I know what you mean about which Lou Reed to best like. My favorite is probably the "Art Song" Lou from Live 69, VU's 3rd, and even Lou's 1st solo. But, as a Detroiter, I still love the Hunter/Wagner duels from R&R Animal and Lou Reed Live. Especially Oh Jim.
By the way, in the old glam days, Creem ran a news bit…

Great job, Danr! I felt like I was there, and I wish I was. Any idea if Steve Hunter was in the band?

What cracks me up about Lester's piece is that he sort of attacks the album (lack of emotion…) while perfectly explaining it/defending it. Of course he piqued my interest and I bought it the next day.

Cool. Thanks Janet.
When Detroit had the "painted cars" on downtown streets, the Compuware lobby had a Detroit music car; amid the expected (Nugent, Seger, Supremes) was Marshall Crenshaw's face. Made me smile!

I think that was George Carlin. He also adds something like, " about a battle that WE LOST!"

I'm not familiar with that Prince song, Lexi, but could it have something to do with his Jehovah's Witness faith? I know they don't pledge.

Janet — who's your friend? Love the 5, and agree with your friend about Marshall. I got to see Robert Crenshaw play "Shaking Street" at the Magic Bag, acoustic. He opened for Dave Davies.

I have no dog in this race, but after reading all these opinions I agree that Nathan has to do all of the pirate films — including Treasure Planet.

The Dolls second album is great! You only got that idea due to the title of this inventory. Trade in your name or J.Thunders will haunt the hell out of you.
Patti Smith's second album was a dog, but Easter and Dream of Life are solid additions.
Graham Parker??? Heat Treatment, for god's sake. And, as Odysseus5…

I totally agree with Lobsters on this one — buy the Dictators…
Sleep all night, sleep all day,
Nothing good on TV anyway!