I agree that Apostrophe' wasn't as great of an album (not that he has any bad albums, everything he did was good) but it does have one of my favorite Zappa songs of all time: "Uncle Remus".

I like that approach! But Zappa really, really hated coke heads. Having been around them, I don't know if I could put up with that shit for a whole week without chucking it in the fuck it bucket either.

He worked with them just fine before, when he was just the musical guest for the Halloween show. Being the host was a nightmare for him. I can't say I blame him. Chevy Chase is, was, and always will be a fucking douchebag.

I grew up listening to him, as my parents and oldest brother are huge fans. The day he died was a day of mourning in our house. He was really a phenomenal guitarist and composer, and a huge influence on me as a musician and songwriter.

Yet he remained friends with Don van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, and even collaborated with him for a short amount of time. (Though that did make them dislike each other for a little while.) And he did quit smoking towards the end of his life, not that that did anything to help his prostate cancer.

He got banned from SNL because of him purposefully tanking his hosting performance, which was brought on by him hating most of the cast because they were a bunch of coke heads. He definitely wasn't a druggie.

As a huge Zappa fan (he's my favorite musician and possibly my favorite person ever) I am really looking forward to this. Especially since it has the OK from the Zappa family.

That Godot line was so awesome, and even better that it actually makes sense and is appropriate for the character. I almost forgot about Trey saying that.

They're already helping him, in that the fluid is gone, he isn't wheezing and he isn't using his abdominal muscles to breathe, but I just want a healthy, happy Figaro without the pills.

I really, really should. I have the DVD, so maybe I will tonight. Thanks for the suggestion.

I hope so too. I hate having to give him pills, and now I have to give him three pills twice a day. Without pill pockets too, because he tongues those and hides them in his litter box. I wanted him to grow so old that he learned how to talk, as he's clearly smart enough. I'm just so sad right now about him.

Thank you. I've been listening to "The Wind", the album Warren Zevon recorded as he was dying of mesothelioma, and as soon as the song "Keep Me In Your Heart" starts, I bawl like a baby. But it's so appropriate for right now and I need to cry.

I honestly can't type anything about him without getting tears in my eyes. I've cried several times a day since he was diagnosed over the weekend.

I'm sorry about your kitty too. It's the worst feeling, isn't it? He's been such an enormous part of my life and is my best friend, and I can't handle him being sick. But he's stuck by me all of these years that I've been sick, so of course I will stand by him until the bitter end.

I just feel so bad for him, and I feel like I failed him even though it isn't my fault.

They say he can live for some time with the condition if he's on the right medications, but I am so terrified for him and upset about his prognosis. He's been my best friend for the last thirteen years. I'm not ready for this.

My cat Figaro was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He had fluid on one of his lungs and on his heart, and his heart is enlarged. He's now on a loop diuretic and a calcium channel blocker, along with his usual thyroid medicine. I am completely heartbroken and have spent the last few days crying on and off.

I just went to see Rush with my wife in June. They're one of my favorite bands of all time.

That's almost the kind of logic that causes women to gavage until they become morbidly obese so they can find a husband in Mauritania. You see, if you're fat, that means you can afford a lot of food, and that means you come from wealth!

Totally agree with you there. Adelaide Clemens and Abigail Spencer definitely should have received some love, and I only kept watching The Leftovers because of Carrie Coon and Christopher Eccleston. And where are the acting nods for The Knick? That just got a couple writing and directing nominations. That cast is…