That beats mine? Did I mention I grew up in New York?

I know a guy who's got that on vinyl and sent me a video of him playing it the other night. That thing's on Motown, for fuck's sake. The Eighties were a bizarre time.

Yeah, they actually weren't that bad.

New Edition?

I used to listen to Hank Williams Jr.

Nothing is ever that perfect, TCB. But god, I wish it was.

U of Iowa was pretty fucking radical back in the day, wasn't it? Like nearly Columbia radical?

Of course it is. (head explodes)

I wish I could say I'm surprised. There's a story in Bill Bryson's first book - I guess Bryson's mom was at WHO when Reagan was - about him broadcasting a ballgame via wire (like, get the report and construct the play-by-play on the fly) and I guess the feed cut out or something, so he had the batter hit foul balls,…

Don't sleep on Iowa City. I haven't been there in years, but I really liked that place.

Oh, good God. He communicated nothing but bullshit. Nothing. The worship is nausea-inducing.

The triumph of hope over experience, man.

Did a piss-poor job of it, then, although that's no surprise.

I'd say very good movie, but also a movie you won't want to watch more than once.

You see the current Jeopardy champ? She's exporting a tremendous breadth and depth of knowledge (and not a little attractiveness, to boot.)

Speaking as someone who very much likes a drink or two: yes, I think that's a fair assessment.

Pour me one, Mandrake, and help yourself.

What are the parameters of that study? Who conducted it? Who's in charge of the government?

True. Let us not grant excess weight to these - admittedly, finely crafted - words.

"Does Bruno Magli even still make shoes?"