Oh yeah. Lenny Kaye should get a Kennedy Center honor or something for keeping the mid-'60s garage bands from being forgotten. If anybody wonders how '60s rock went from "Satisfaction" to "I Wanna Be Your Dog" Nuggets provides many great answers.

That's a great point. It's a lot more fun to see forgotten or unappreciated bands from that time get finally get recognition (and sales) than to re-celebrate the anniversary of "Revolver"'s release. Maybe a Seeds renaissance is on the way.

Sorry. That was pretty preachy.

Many of whom were inspired by the Beatles to write their own songs and innovate in the studio. But the social impact is what set the Beatles apart form other '60s bands. Not even Dylan, the Stones, VU, Mothers, etc. were able to wield the same level of influence. Sinatra and maybe Elvis were the only others whose…

I assume you were typing "Echo and the Bunnymen" when a freak combination of missed keys and auto-correct logic turned it into "Hue 2". As long as we're all clear as Crystal Days now.

He was certainly our most dapper president. Story goes he celebrated his VP candidacy by spending $15,000 (in today's dollars) at Brooks Brothers. The contrast of his clothes horsery against his empathy as a public servant might make a good vehicle for George Cooney or Andre 3000.

Never Learn Not to (Mike) Love

I may need to take out a loan to buy The Early Years. Last I looked, it was listed for around $575. Not that it isn't worth it; we'll finally have quality mixes of "Vegetable Man" and "Scream Thy Last Scream."

Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii

Hanna Schygulla and Barbara Sukowa were probably the most popular and were very well known in Europe. But in the US they were known only to arthouse nerds like me.

Even though he died in his 30s, Fassbinder was pathologically prolific. Most of his regular actors averaged 2-3 collaborations per year.

Do you mean the 1980 film by Istvan Szabo starring Klaus Maria Brandauer? If so, great choice. It also connects with Murnau's "Faust" since Brandauer's role, I believe, is based on Emil Jannings.

Sylvia Pinal in Bunuel's "Simon of the Desert."

Hitchcock would have also filmed the astronauts moving against an obvious rear projection of the lunar surface

Kubrick actually did ruffle a few feathers while making Barry Lyndon, namely the IRA who didn't want him filming on location in Ireland. Had to move cast and crew back to England.

I used to believe that before W. became President. But I can't remember what timeless works were produced during the aughts.

Would love to see a Toy Story Saga with previously unseen footage fleshing out the stories. Toss in the scene of Fabrizio dying in a vengeful car explosion as an homage.

I read elsewhere that Letterman had wanted Ellen DeGeneres to host, not Handler, Bee, et. al. But CBS didn't pay attention to his suggestions, which - if true - might be the underlying reason why Dave doesn't express much support for Colbert and no longer cares about late night.

That teenager in The Simpsons who seems to work behind every fast food counter. Then George Sanders. Then Christiane Amanpour.

"Luke Be A Jedi Tonight" during closing credits of The Force Awakens.