Yeah, they got the fire down below.

I like that "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" and "Island of the Blue Dolphins" are representing California, but I would have added Salinas for "The Red Pony" and "Junius Maltby".

That might be OK only if "Trumpet of the Swan" or "Make Way for Ducklings" pre-empted him.

Rhiannon does a powerful rendition of this song, but tears come to my eyes as the main character blows all that money for spite. I imagine after she forgives her cheatin' bastard and they get back together, they have to work down thousands of dollars in credit card debt for several years, adding to the stresses on…

Well of course she did. What was she supposed to do, drink warm beer in the soft summer rain?

I was learning in a webinar the other day, given by a guy who is about 65 or so, and he used "tuff" in a sentence. Not "tough", "tuff". Ponyboy can explain the difference better than I can.

I was learning in a webinar the other day, given by a guy who is about 65 or so, and he used "tuff" in a sentence. Not "tough", "tuff". Ponyboy can explain the difference better than I can.

I thought this was one of the only non-ironic Randy Newman songs.

Wow, it must be hard to segue from the political passion of "Volunteers" to "Miracles". Better slide "Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now" in between them in the setlist.

That is exactly the same reason that Stack Exchange (and maybe to a lesser extent Quora) is good! Coincidence?

I was watching the Woody Guthrie tribute from the late eighties and was like OMG she's the prettiest old lady I've ever seen!

Are there any good "folkies making punk rock" tracks?

Maybe you didn't see the version they play in Tehran . . .

Marrying Justinian can help your rep.

The Pretty Things?

If they ask nicely, I'll let them borrow mine. It's the 1984 model that you can set to play all kinds of complicated beats and arpeggios automatically. Classic!

No, he means the chick that used to be funny on "Stand up Spotlight".

Hey Nineteen, that's Aretha Franklin. You don't remember the Queen of Soul?

Tonight we ask the question:

Where's the one with the dog playing poker?