Ah. Ugh.

Alright, just tell me why it's called "Tacoma." That's my city, and we've been hurt again and again. If Seattle catches wind of this thing, I'll burn… uh… video games to the ground!

Upon first reading, I thought (in order) that both Boos' quote and yours were from George Carlin. Which indicates to me that either they're both kinda close to a Carlin bit, or I'm oddly giving George a hard time. I think that Todd Glass bit may have something to do with this.

[pedantry]That was actually Gene Siskel's test, though Ebert was fond of referring to it.[/pedantry]

Hooo boy that sounds unpleasant.

Speak on that.

A couple years ago, I had a dream where Michael Keaton was starring as Peter Parker in a sort of Dark Knight Returns-esque movie, but with Spider-Man. I thought it was a really good idea, and then they cast him in the new Spider-Man, and I felt like someone should've sent me a check.

There used to be one in my town called El Gringo Loco. The slogan was, "Mexican Inspired, Blues Infused," and the sign featured a cartoon Mexican man hanging his head in shame. I could never gauge how self-aware the whole thing was.

When was he a scab? Haven't heard about this.

Ooh, what's his book? Somehow missed this announcement.

These are all bands playing the Gathering of the Juggalos?

"KIlling Them Softly" is a massively underrated movie, and the two of them are no small reason why. Their plotline is practically a season of "Fargo" in miniature.

Nate's referring to the long-standing rumor that Jack Palance read the wrong name when he awarded the Oscar to Tomei. It was my first thought, too. Turns out they shut that shit down when someone makes a mistake.

This is sort of off-topic, but am I imagining that Alex McCown changed his name to Alex McCown-Levy, and has now finally just smushed his names together to become Alex McLevy? Just making sure I'm not hallucinating.

For a while, fentanyl shot through the music scene in my town. I run a five-day music festival, and the Saturday show a few years ago ended with one of the performers — a friend — overdosing on the stuff. Luckily, there was a nurse in the audience, and she was able to keep him alive until the ambulance arrived. Scary…

I just hope that he didn't have to back out for health reasons. Could be reading too much into it, but he mentioned on Harmontown that he was having some intestinal troubles that they couldn't pin down.

Why would Death take the guy that did his theme song, though? Seems counterproductive, unless this is a "no loose ends" kinda thing.

My friends and I still quote "Marked For Death." I don't know how Rastafarians didn't riot in the streets after that film came out. In any case, Seagal does have a fascinatingly awful presence.

The 2007 Ryan Phillipe/Chris Cooper smash hit Breach. Come on, it's like you've never googled Ryan Phillipe!

"…meaning they cannot seriously harm any of the guests."