I thought there was some reason that was given but yeah, I don't remember exactly. Maybe they just thought it sounded good that way. I remember a friend or two commenting on it, so I figured it was a thing or something. Oh well. I don't know if @Lokimotive is kidding or if the band gave that as a rationale at the…

I thought there was some reason that was given but yeah, I don't remember exactly. Maybe they just thought it sounded good that way. I remember a friend or two commenting on it, so I figured it was a thing or something. Oh well. I don't know if @Lokimotive is kidding or if the band gave that as a rationale at the…

I remember recommending Spiderland to a friend, who quite reasonably asked me if the vocal track was screwed up. And I said it was a choice not a screw up. I couldn't give a good reason for that choice though. Why did they do that again? 

I remember recommending Spiderland to a friend, who quite reasonably asked me if the vocal track was screwed up. And I said it was a choice not a screw up. I couldn't give a good reason for that choice though. Why did they do that again? 

There is nothing you can do to control them? By the end of this episode Ben demonstrates an ability to demand their respect and to get them to comply. He tells them how he wants them to act and they agree to his terms.

There is nothing you can do to control them? By the end of this episode Ben demonstrates an ability to demand their respect and to get them to comply. He tells them how he wants them to act and they agree to his terms.

Oh please. We learn to react to and control our parents over time. Stop having problems? Why even reduce my comment to this ridiculousness?

Oh please. We learn to react to and control our parents over time. Stop having problems? Why even reduce my comment to this ridiculousness?

Could be. I don't know. It just struck me, and being struck by that surprised me. I thought about it a bit. I started to think I found their interactions around the quilt unveiling, their plotting etc, sort of mechanical and lacking an intimacy that they have shown, and then their physical appearances just seemed…

Could be. I don't know. It just struck me, and being struck by that surprised me. I thought about it a bit. I started to think I found their interactions around the quilt unveiling, their plotting etc, sort of mechanical and lacking an intimacy that they have shown, and then their physical appearances just seemed…

Interesting test to see how you feel about a show:

Interesting test to see how you feel about a show:

Ahhh yes, forgot about that. Too perfect.

Ahhh yes, forgot about that. Too perfect.

I liked seeing Falkous describe the song as "insipid." Seems like that should be one of
the core characteristics that lands a tune on in this feature.

I liked seeing Falkous describe the song as "insipid." Seems like that should be one of
the core characteristics that lands a tune on in this feature.

The review brought Greenberg to mind.

The review brought Greenberg to mind.

Nitpicky and perhaps wrong: but I don't think 'positivism' is the right word for describing Vonnegut's statement or his worldview. 'Positivity,' perhaps? Or 'look-on-the-bright-side optimistic humanism,' maybe.

Nitpicky and perhaps wrong: but I don't think 'positivism' is the right word for describing Vonnegut's statement or his worldview. 'Positivity,' perhaps? Or 'look-on-the-bright-side optimistic humanism,' maybe.