Chris Molnar

jah Neat gift! I loved Brief Interviews so much, it slew me. Really: It was so awesome I lost all ability to concentrate, and I had to stop reading. I had to stop reading Infinite Jest, too - probably I took the wrong tactic by trying to read the footnotes linearly, avoiding the cross referencing in case of spoilers. (I was more uptight back then.) Broom of the System was perfect for me. What was you favorite?

fnoo Good stuff. Jennifer Lynch is what, his daughter?

chrismolnar yep. i think she's directed a few movies too.

fnoo Her most recent movie seems to be Hisss, aka Nagin: The Snake Woman. Sounds promising.

gkruis What put you on the Twin Peaks kick, Chris? Also, if you got that for a penny I can't blame you.

chrismolnar oh, I got these a while ago. but yeah, penny TP books can't be beat.

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chrismolnar @girlfriday i feel like i've inadvertently seen most of his movies, they're just all so good.

gkruis Have you seen any of "Boardwalk Empire"? He's really good in that, too, of course. He's trustworthy enough to just pick up whatever he's in. If it isn't good, he always is.

chrismolnar boardwalk empire has all the great michaels! pitt, shannon, k. williams, stuhlbarg....

gkruis True!

girlfriday Boardwalk Empire is where it's at. Some tones of Miller's Crossing.

chrismolnar more people should strive to copy the Coens.

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chrismolnar it's just so goddamn funky!

girlfriday I had a major Doors kick the last couple days. The Changeling/Texas Radio & the Big Beat are a great one-two punch.

girlfriday I think I'm going to have to go with "Waiting for the Sun" ATM.

fnoo This is "Hello, I Love You"?

Have you heard R.E.M.'s Pop Song 89? It seems like a pretty obvious response to this song.

fnoo Whatever my favorite song is, it's off of L.A. Woman. "The Cars Hiss By My Window", maybe? "Love Her Madly"?

fnoo @girlfriday Although the album as a whole is sort of a lump, there are a bunch of great individual songs on Morrison Hotel. "Peace Frog" is one of 'em! Also, "Maggie M'Gill".

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fnoo I mean. In the abstract, I can see how Mad Men might come off as a profoundly white show -- at least until you get into what it's actually about. But I'm just reaching here. And that's mostly on the basis of my wife's commentary.

fnoo But -- yeah, it's kind of weird. Totally the opposite usual effect of name-dropping the show.

chrismolnar i'm kind of glad about that. both twin peaks and mad men are incredibly white shows, but i like twin peaks a lot better and i would hope it's popularity is based on merit!

gkruis I would have expected a different reaction based on timeliness alone. Mad Men is current, but Twin Peaks came out 20 years ago. @fnoo what was the approximate age demographic of the jury?

chrismolnar at the same time, mad men is a cable show with tiny ratings (despite the hype) whereas twin peaks was the number one show on TV in its day. it's kind of a class thing in that respect - if you have the time and interest in esoteric shows about rich people or if you grew up watching what was popular.

fnoo All good points. The ages were all over, but most seemed no younger than late 20s. One guy was maybe 45. The lady with the most pronounced reaction was kind of hip and intellectual. I think she was an audio engineer or something.

beverlynoelle Oh man, so cool. Was it a long set?

gkruis Love the Faint. I haven't listened to them in forever. They still kicking around?

chrismolnar @beverlynoelle long enough! it's hard to dance for too long. @gkruis i guess so, but they haven't done anything in a long time.

gkruis I wonder if I could even listen to them anymore with the same ears...

chrismolnar some things it's best to leave in the past.

gkruis Too true.