re much more, yes, first scene to come to my mind too. Sherman. T. Potter. Then I hear Radar saying, ahh, bach

Like Sims, that scene in Lost Highway made my stomach turn to water

Interesting. How far would it be from my place, and what's the parking plan look like?

Anybody seen this show? I haven't. It sounds like Sasha Cohen's idea: do the character amongst ordinary, non-entertainer-type people, but without Cohen's biting irony or mockery.

Egbert Sousè, accent gave over the e

heheh, yeah, orange sunshine was the first thing to pop into my mind. allman bros album, good call. work in some vitamin b or c too while you're at it

Shirley, expulsion is not the answer

Aug 23?
i knew I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue

good fantasy fiction for adults
I developed a strong urge to read something like Moorcock's Elric series, but I want something written for adults. I ended up with Game of Thrones. A third of the way through and it's ok.

Sagan was a hack know nothing, everybody who believes anything knows to believe that. Except dolphins, or was that that other guy. Wahtever, doesn't matter. Believe in not stuff

Yes I can
I can if Frank Sinatra says it's ok

oops not keith…

oops, no Keith, my bad. I don't remember which staff member mentioned this in one of the video features, listening to goon squad, but i remember the powerpoint issue being raised. the listener hadn't made it to that point yet.

Books, listen or read?
Keith, you advertised "Goon Squad" for some venture selling audio books at some point, I believe. Did you listen to it or read it? The question isn't a challenge, either way is fine with me. I want to start listening to books.

The problem with the public cinema is like the problem of standing in a line: you're always waiting for someone to try to cut or screw you out of your place. You relax for a second, and sure enough someone intervenes and makes you feel like you're being slighted or taken advantage of. New York's the worst, and as…

This reminds me of an essay i read in Time Magazine a long long time ago about the difference between eccentric and weird. Weird how it's stuck with me.

I was thinking McCarthy's name should figure in somewhere, and there should be a Sarah Silverman comment too. Someone make one

The closing sequence was set to a perfect closing tune, Iris DeMent's "Our Town." That 4 minutes worked really well

Thanks for the link. looks rich with interesting material.

Kliph Nesteroff
I followed the link to the Shecky Greene piece and found it so close to unreadable that it was almost literally unreadable. Favorite pop-cultural historian, Noel?