Nyssa to me is one of the all-time most underserved companions from the classic series, with tons of potential, and given hardly anything to do (maybe only Liz Shaw has as much right to complain).

Final Solution! In the Top ten favorite songs of all time for me. It’s a weird mix, the song itself is a clear riff on Summertime Blues and the lyrics are often hilarious but there’s genuine angst as well, very few things straddle that sense of teenage amusement and despair like this does. And Laughner’s solos - first…

I do think most of the events of tonight’s finale were manipulations by Shadow King. Certainly I don’t think David would have broken so soon if the Shadow King hadn’t backed him into this corner.

But it was David who was desperate for Syd’s love, and it was David who didn’t have the patience or the basic human respect…

From the K12, champ!

Yes, the classic version on both the single and the album were recorded live at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, October 30–31, 1968. This is the version most people are familiar with. There has never really been a notable studio version.

I first saw Miriam Shor years ago playing Yihtzak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and thought she was incredible. But at the time, she was really a nobody as far as the business is concerned.

Even in the Greys, the triumphant cry goes out:

Star for the handle.

Back when he was still with the Eagles (maybe 08 or 09), I ran into Andy Reid at Home Depot once. He was incredibly nice. It was in early September and the Eagles were getting ready to start the season. There is a Home Depot in South Philly. About 2 miles from the Linc. He is pretty easy to spot. So I went over…