I know the drummer from a famous band from Memphis. A great guy, good family man, and a fantastic drummer. He goes on the road full time, plays Switzerland, Japan, and Paris, and still picks up side gigs when he gets back to Oakland. A tough business, but you still find some good people out there.

Generally touring expenses are not covered by the promoter and come out of the band's pocket. And going from the van or bus, to the gig, to the 7-11, to the bus, does not make for a great travel experience. A touring band's life kind of sucks. Most I know do it because they are kind of needy and need the adulation, or…

Nobody is cooler than that! I always liked that story when he stopped riding vintage scooters because of the helmet law, and they messed up his hair.

Exene thinks the Boston bombing is a hoax, and a Sandy Hook sceptic. She's the Alex Jones of punk rock.

Geez those maximum rock and roll guys, Bohannon and the Berkeley crew. There were more rules than there are in normal society. Food, money, living arrangements - so tiring!

You don't know any musicians do you. broke AF is the correct answer.

I thought he was from the shirt front Dickies family.

I'll go with everything you say here except the "moneyed". I'll give you 10 to 1 odds that nobody on the stage that night has health insurance. Edit: never mind, I'm a little slow.

They have good taste?

Thank you for bringing up D.O.A., my favorite SF-based film. Maltese Falcon and Out Of the Past are both better movies, but D.O.A. is the most improved by its setting in SF.

Counterpoint: those "restaurants" he opened, Johnny Garlic's. He seems to be around here in the bay area a lot and he does seem like a nice guy, but fucking Johnny Garlic's? Nothing in that restaurant is even food.

That show where he hung out at night clubs, shot the shit with everybody, drank, and clowned was the most perfect matching of host to subject, ever. He was kind of an asshole, but a funny asshole was exactly what that show needed.

Cat Fancy readers, however, are pretty red.

I went to the doctor with an earache. He took a look, he said "you have a suppository in there!" So I told him, "oh well now I know what happened to my hearing aid".

Maybe it's just that they are my two favorite kinds of music. Listen to the Wolfe Tones sing 'In Garran Na Bhile' and tell me it sounds guttural.

Irish is the most beautiful language I've ever heard spoken, with Brazilian Portuguese coming a close second. Siobhan is probably my favorite name of all time, it's sounds like a soft ocean breeze when it's said. Then again, along with Maeve and Fiona, we have Irish names like Antoinette, which I'm not sure where that…

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That is due to colonialism and world dominance, not the world getting together and deciding which language is the easiest to learn. Spanish is probably about as difficult to learn, but the writing is phonetic, so that's easier. There's always Esperanto!

Failing Tom: "Father of the country" does not mean "having the most illegitimate children." FTFW @RealJohnAdams

I think her left eye is looking inward, and not liking what it sees either.