South Bay includes Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach. Maybe San Pedro. That stretch of coast between Long Beach and Santa Monica. Much of Jackie Brown was filmed and takes place in that area.

I lived and worked in Torrance in the early '90s, but the only pizza I ate then was Raffallo's when visiting friends in Hollywood. Good after a night out and with a glass of cheap red.

Nothing beats Pink Floyd's Meddle on 8-track. The second half of "Echoes" was on program 3 while the first was on program 4. For more years than I want to admit I thought the song started with the cawing, while the piano ping marked the song's midpoint. I don't miss 8-track.

Well, those tofu wings went through me at the speed of sound.

Feeling 7Up?

Right. I still remember Jeff "Skunk" Baxter's stoned-yet-disgusted head shake when Rerun confesses his crime.

Her performance in Inland Empire is astounding. Wasn't even nominated for an Oscar but she should have won.

I did. Fixed. Thanks.

Shout out to Bernard Hermann for his masterful score. I'd grouse about the Looney Tunes comparison, but those cartoons introduced me to Beethoven, Wagner and many other classical stalwarts.

Simon Callow describes the original ending in the second volume of his Welles bio "Hello Americans", and it sure sounded a lot darker. SPOILER: Eugene visits Fanny in the boarding house she's moved into to discuss George's recovery from the accident only to find that she's retreated into kind of a private world. Can't…

Or to get his comeuppance?

Ha. I was actually referring to John Du Pont. But maybe his obsession with wrestling was triggered by watching late period DuMont.

And, for a brief period, wrestling.

Golf ball scavenging doesn't seem like a Teddy thing. Mickey yes. Definitely Zeke. Even Logan. But Teddy is too guileless and idealistic to proactively engage in trespassing and petty theft. This story seems almost as non-canonical as Gene's sudden inability to compose a chord change in "Itty Bitty Ditty Committee."

Too many demerits: No Mo Tucker; "Lonesome Cowboy Bill"; "Train Around the Bend"; and the broken sequencing link between "Reason to Believe" and "Head Held High." Otherwise, Loaded is a great album; "New Age" is one of my favorites.

Fair enough. I'm genuinely looking forward to the roundtable on White Light/White Heat. Especially Baraka Kaseko's account of hearing "Lady Godiva's Operation" for the first time.

Shit, sorry. Just listened to "Venus in Furs" in mono, and "yawing" is a good description of Cale's playing. But I still think he deserves credit as the album's musical director.

The Velvet Underground is also my favorite, although I think there's a strong ying-yang between that album and White Light/White Heat. Have you heard the performance of "Black Angel's Death Song" on The Matrix Tapes? More understated, but more ominous too. Doug Yule earns his keep on organ.

Of the three, I agree with Sean's assessment the most. But relegating John Cale to a "yawing viola" really under-represents his musical contribution to "The Velvet Underground and Nico." His piano on "All Tomorrow's Parties" alone is still jaw dropping. The contrast between Cale's classicism and Reed's simplicity…

Don't worry about them. Apologize to Kind of Blue, Revolver, Let It Bleed, Hunky Dory, Chairs Missing and London Calling.