“Why are the refs not intervening? Have they realised that any attempt to impose order on this sport is as hollow and futile as our attempts to assert meaning in this chaotic void of a universe?”

What’s that? You want me to drink you? But I’m in the middle of a trial!

An excellent addition to this would be Echo in the Canyon, which is showing in Indy theaters right now. Great look at the ‘65-‘67 folk-turned-rock scene from Laurel Canyon California. Jakob Dylan is the narrator, and there are some unbelievable modern re-interpretations of the classics with his live band and some…

I work for Sundance and got to watch the Q&A after this premiere from the sidelines, with Crosby and Cameron Crowe. Dude is very refreshing in his honesty and zen-like acceptance of all the shit he’s done in his life. 

Just take it one day at a time

I know! Shocking, right?

Will Ferrell was a great Bacchus. He handled all of the public appearances with an earnest, goofball charm and really seemed to appreciate and absorb the whole experience a lot more than other bacchuses (bacchi?) did.

holy shit, I didn’t realize that. Also, if I recall correctly, he was only selected after someone with more star power backed out earlier.

It’s pretty rad that The Situation is, without question, the least morally objectionable person in the group.

Comus didn’t stop parading because they didn’t want to have a black king, they stopped because they didn’t even want to have a black member.

Hulk Hogan eschewing the crown for his bandanna was probably the right choice.

I don’t think you can find a rustier, less repairable POS for next year, Dave. What you accomplished is nothing short of miraculous! 

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I had a nuby game light for my OG Game Boy and I’m still not sure how I managed to see what was on screen. I would probably need the magnifier to see it today.

There was an SNL sketch in which a goofy character (I forget which character or which cast member) spent the whole sketch building up to eliciting the phrase “are you talking to me?” from DeNiro.  That was pretty funny but otherwise I agree he’s best watched in movies, not elsewhere.

De Niro is famously bad at interviews. Some hosts (like Letterman) learned to leverage this into a funny bit, but Colbert might not know how to work with it yet.

Pro tip (not really, I don’t get paid to do or say this shit): If you ever need to perk up real fast, like you suddenly remembered you had an appointment or was summoned to a last-minute square social gathering where people will address you and expect decent, non-baked responses, an emergency fix involves two main…

When it was released (at least where I lived at the time) God Told Me To was titled Demon. Didn’t matter - I read a review probably in some s-f magazine that made it seem worth my time. It was - scary and suspenseful and mysterious and loopy as hell. This was back in the olden days and I sat through the damn thing…

Great write-up. My takeaways: