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Good call on "Big Dipper". Also interested to hear what happens with "Overkill" and "The Heat Is On".

Except…you know…he's right. Her life is immeasurably better than digging through trash cans in South Korea. Are there trade offs? You bet…and maybe they're unseemly ones. But a marriage where one partner sacrifices one chunk of themselves for an overwhelming return of financial security is not all that uncommon.

Ringo's lack of enthusiasm and acting chops wouldn't have had anything to do with him being a raging alcoholic at the time, would it? I mean, this was 1978; he was raging full-on with Keith Moon (well, until September) and Harry Nilsson. This is less a variety show and really just historical evidence that he could

According to Miles Davis's autobiography, Steve Miller is something else entirely. Hint: rhymes with "futher mucker" (as does much in Davis's autobiography).

Nothing good will come of this.

I'm a massive Dune fan. And yeah, Lynch's version has some really, really terrible parts to it that sabotage the general enjoyment of the overall film: "weirding words", the rain at the end of the movie, the Sardaukar running around in black Devo suits, etc. There were some bad, bad decisions made. I thought the

Oh shit…

Metallica hasn't released a good album since 1988.

"I'll take Geddy Lee hairstyles throughout history for $400, Alex…"

Randi goofed…when you're looking for the two leads to blow each other out of the water with big wagers you have to ensure you have at least a buck left.

"On the Beach" is one of my all-time favorites. It's one of those perfect albums where each song fits together and they create this cohesive snapshot of what was going on at the time.

Hmmm…looks like I picked the right years to be in college without a television.

Samantha's "vocal fry" makes my ears cry.

Best Buzz quote: There’s not a problem in the world you can’t make bigger by drinking a fifth of whiskey. If it worked the other way, they would market it as “problem solving whiskey.”