John Prine is amazing. At his best, he somehow toes the line between being extremely clever & achingly heartfelt. His debut LP (that contains Angel From Montgomery) might be the 2012 Mike Trout of all debut LPs - simply stunning & it almost defies belief. I revisit it often.

Agreed. It makes me feel like a hobbit.

(leans into megaphone)

Such a great album (a pair of strong, strong Peter Tosh songs on there too obv).

My eldest son was something of a geography wonk a few years back so we'd try to spot as many plates as possible too (I still do instinctively, actually). Hawaii was our white whale.
I saw one heading north into Rochester NY in the summer of 2013, I think. I had the same thoughts as you (figured it was someone who…

Never seen one in person, but they are spectacular . Some of my peeps from a Toronto Maple Leafs blog assured me that most of them are either on snowmobiles or AT-ATs.

Completely agree. An absolute shit show.

Didn't he put all of those motherfuckers in DC to begin with?

This is near perfect. Thanks for writing this.

Wow, Pacific Trim EP track! I've often felt there was a dearth of Mather family references in popular music in general actually. ;)

The Jayhawks - Blue
Nirvana - Son Of A Gun
Josh Rouse - Dressed Up Like Nebraska
Helpless - CSNY
Allen Toussaint - On Your Way Down
The Breeders - Divine Hammer
Beastie Boys - Dr. Lee, PHD
Orange Juice - Falling and Laughing
Primal Scream - Don't Fight It, Feel It
Pixies - La La Love You

Tim Laudner knows what he did.

I don't get it..

I thought you looked familiar!

With that attitude, I'd assume you'd relish such a result.

Well, yeah. Just about all D&D players look exactly like that guy.

Maybe it wouldn't be traditionally 'edgy' to lampoon DT (still can't type that fucker's name), but the current President's very existence right now should not be left unchallenged, imo.

No comparison to me & Beavis & Butthead was way more subversive too imo. It's funny to think on just how few people seemed to get the actual satire inherent in that show when it first appeared.

No comparison to me & Beavis & Butthead was way more subversive too imo. It's funny to think on just how few people seemed to get the actual satire inherent in that show when it first appeared.

Step off, Dan - I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU RIGHT NOW.