Menendez is probably waiting for Christie’s term to end before resigning because the new NJ governor is a Democrat who will appoint a Democratic replacement.

There’s also the whole Renaissance-reviving Western Civilization thing.

Hate to be anal retentive about this but “The Absent Minded Professor” was Fred McMurray (later Robin Williams in the remake). Lewis was “The Nutty Professor” (later Eddie Murphy in the remake).

For me, “Dress Rehearsal Rag” by Leonard Cohen is the first one that comes to mind.