What an olio! Almost as bad as when Mel Ott ran Bobby Orr through with an epee for dipping his Oreo in oleo.

I kind of liked Tempest, though. Definitely not on the same level as Love and Theft - for my money, the best of his later-day output - but not bad. I thought that John Lennon song was cheesy, cliched and engaging in about equal measure. I doubt anyone else has the panache to pull something like that off.

I haven't seen him play in a while. Good to know his voice isn't just gone.

I thought the playing on Shadows was a lot stronger than the singing. I think Dylan is a great singer, and I genuinely like his voice, but it's so depleted. Even ten years ago I think it would have come out better. I think he has the chops, but his instrument is so degraded. For standards, I think he'd be cool as…

I love the American Songbook, and I love Bob Dylan. It seems like it should be right in my wheelhouse, and the arrangements are actually pretty cool (I think Dylan's chops get short shrift), but it just didn't work for me. I think he's a great singer, but his voice is just too far gone. On the other hand, Bob Dylan…

Not exactly extensive for something that's apparently been around for 8 years.

I only eat them every couple of years or so - but then, goddamn.

What does Evan Williams bring to the table, other than more alcohol?

Gin and tonic is the perfect cocktail: tasty and refreshing! I use those little Mexican key limes.

His singing voice changed the most between The Heart of Saturday Night and Nighthawks at the Diner - both excellent albums. Definitely an artist who isn't afraid of change.

Upland Stories by Robbie Fulks. Somewhere in there, he became a really good country musician unironically. Plus it's one of the best-sounding country records I've ever heard. As much as I love countrypolitain - which is a lot - Steve Albini is like the antithesis of Billy Sherrill, albeit in a good way. I feel bad…

I saw a band called Dash Rip Rock about 20 years ago that did "Stairway to Freebird." Apparently, they played a lot of southern fraternities. I remember nothing about how it sounded, although they were a very good band.

Because I'm not innately musical, it took me years to figure out that what you do with your right hand is probably more important than what you do with your left, at least if you are playing for an audience and/or singing. Rhythm without melody or harmony is music; melody and/or harmony without rhythm is noise. My…

You misunderstood: I wasn't saying may god have mercy on you - I know you aren't a lawyer, and I never thought you were. I'm frankly not clear on whether you are trying to maintain the illusion. If Thompson doesn't own West, maybe they will give me all the money I've paid them over the years back, though.

Why skip the first two paragraphs? Because you tried to show the breadth of your knowledge about legal publishers and were incorrect? That's a silly thing. You tossed out some jargon, but you're clearly not a lawyer. You read as arrogant but unformed and have some kind of grudge against those you perceive as…

Actually, Black's presents a survey of definitions. It provides - at best - a thumbnail. Although it has citations, it isn't particularly useful as a secondary source as it lacks the breadth of a more traditional secondary source like CJS or AmJur. It's not the sort of reference - like a rulebook - one would use in…

My collegues will be glad to know that we have your generous leave to ignore the law and apply a "real world" metric. I've been meaning to write Thompson West about Black's overly broad definitions, but maybe you should do it instead. Heaven knows the profession has been held hostage by "weasel words" for too long:…

Is that a legal opinion? Did you read the law - statutory and case - before forming your opinion? Is your mention of deposition tactics and avoiding libel a professional assessment based on your experience? How is "pressed up against me" substantively different than "nearly raped" in the context of defamation law? …

I didn't care for Sancho - I pictured him as a slightly overweight attorney, believe it or not.

It's like I've found my fictional client and ex-girlfriend! I've used various minor Pynchon characters elsewhere. I'm Osbie Feel on a modular synthesizer forum.