RIP to songwriter Chip Taylor, who wrote "Wild Thing" as recorded by the Troggs. X's cover of the tune soundtracks one of the all-time great baseball movie scenes ever, the raucous relief pitcher saving the day in "Major League." www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNCE...

Let us not forget that 40 years ago Amy Madigan sang lead vocals on this gem from the 1986 film CROSSROADS. open.spotify.com/track/21IZV4...

"The Death of Caesar," 1859-67 by Jean-Léon Gérôme art.thewalters.org/object/37.884/

"A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March."

‘My Cousin Vinny’ was released on this day 34 years ago! (March 13, 1992) Directed by Jonathan Lynn. Written by Dale Launer. Starring Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, Fred Gwynne, James Rebhorn, and more. [📽 via 20th Century Fox] #OnThisDay

Just learned that the Independent Picture House here in Charlotte is showing THE COMMITMENTS on 3/26. One of the best films about the vibrant formation and inevitable death of a band. Must see it again.

John Fogerty is playing Charlotte this September almost 40 years to the day after I first saw him - at my very first concert! - in 1986. Almost certainly need to attend in light of that fact.

I wore out my "Lifes Rich Pageant" cassette 40 years ago, singing along repeatedly to each of those R.E.M. songs. Michael Shannon, Jon Wurster & company took me back to that time last night - such a thrill! "I Believe" hit me hard again. The song that brought the most joy? "Underneath the Bunker."

trying to convince myself that weezer's "beverly hills" isn't total garbage by listening to it and jesus christ this song is rotten

“Now a few words on looking for things.” youtu.be/lyShyHEjT0g?...

Spent a dumb amount of time searching through my CD collection for the 2-disc remastered "Boys Don't Cry" album by the Cure, until I remembered that record is actually just a slightly rejiggered version of "Three Imaginary Boys," the remastered version of which contains the "Boys Don't Cry" material

Hadn’t heard “Got You (Where I Want You)” by The Flys in many years but tonight Modern Moxie covered it at their show at Petra’s.

40 years of MASTER OF PUPPETS.

Election Day.

Trump abandons attempts to impose potentially crippling executive orders against law firms that refused to capitulate to him, walking away from its appeal of victories the firms had won against the White House. @jonesieman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

Apparently, a law school classmate has begun to organize a 25th anniversary reunion. It is to take place in Waco next year. Oh my.

"The Ultimate Weapon of Democracy!"

Pump Up The Volume (1990) #filmsky

Check out what was just announced! GODZILLA VS. TEXAS, part of the Godzilla vs. America series from IDW! I did the primary cover and I'll be contributing a 10-page story to the comic!

People keep talking about if Bluesky is “relevant” or if it has reach or whatever, I don’t care I’m here to have fun, do what u want

Discussed “The X-Files” yesterday with an old college friend and she wondered if the series was worth revisiting after all of these years. I then reminded her of “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose.”

Probably should have purchased the first edition of Walter Lord’s A NIGHT TO REMEMBER at this rare book shoppe in San Antonio but I decided it was probably best not to look at the price tag.

Stopped by Hogwild Records in San Antonio yesterday morning for the first time in many years. First visited this shoppe circa 2001 and bought a copy of The English Beat's I JUST CAN'T STOP IT.

"He's the lawyer who sent my brother to the chair!"

Visited Ghoulish Books in San Antonio.

Last night’s dinner at Biga on the Banks in San Antonio: spiced antelope and quail. Oh my.

Tom Noonan, the actor-writer-director best known for roles in Manhunter, The Monster Squad and Heat, has died. He was 74.

Ingmar Bergman’s THE SEVENTH SEAL premiered in Sweden on February 16, 1957.

Requiescat in pace, Robert Duvall.

Fantastic to see old friends like @theregent.bsky.social and @signalwatch.bsky.social during my brief trip to Austin. Much talk about the halcyon days of the 1990’s and the great perils of aging.

Brilliant, from the Colbert show the other night: Ian McKellen recites a speech, “The Stranger’s Case,” thought to be by Shakespeare in which Sir Thomas More addresses an unruly London crowd that has rioted demanding that strangers from abroad be sent back. “What would you think, to be thus used?”

I feel like there is a law school exam question lurking within this signage from a comic book shoppe in Austin.

The Pixies’ “Here Comes Your Man” now plays over the system at the Celis Brewery in Austin. All is well in this nostalgic moment.

also I don’t think I ever told this story here: because of the genius and industry of @jimdedman.bsky.social, I had this on display at my wedding lmao

Greg Brown, Cake founding guitarist who wrote breakout hit 'The Distance,' dead at 56