That tracks. 

Nothing happened.  Details at 11.  

The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle was released in November 1973, otherwise it would be the quintessential example of that.  And, you know, it still is.  

Meant Simmons. He was a young art student apparently. Paulie Shore in a Fellini film...is too terrible to think about.  

Apparently he’s in Fellini’s Satyricon. Confirming this would involve rewatching Fellini’s Satyricon, which requires more energy than I have, but there it is.

You must be a HUGE Dylan fan.  

Some great stuff here to be sure, but this list does reinforce my impression that 1974 was not a peak year for classic rock but one step down from the peak. It’s the moment the royalty from the 60s had started their decline and just before the genre redefined itself with punk. I would basically see 1974 rock as…

My primary memory of St. Patrick’s Day in Boston is of the apartment building I was in nearly burn down.  Fun shit. 

It was interesting conceptually and visually amazing. The script is where it came up short. It looks so compelling I almost desperately want it to be better but, for me, it just doesn’t get there.

I think you can go ahead and say he did it.