Ow. My little head.

Travis Bickle picked a petty bad movie for a date.

I took a girl to see Scarface when it came out. She cried and covered her eyes through the end, like she was having Nam flashbacks.

I felt pretty bad.

Timbuk 3. I love you in the strangest way.

He's right. You would.

Amused to Death - Roger Waters. Inspired by the book Amusing Ourselves to Death.

Murder Ballada - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Drastic Plastic, and Sunburt Finish - Be Bop Deluxe

Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa

Nighthawks at the Diner - Tom Waits

Yes. And my wife and children already know this and I expect them to do the same.

You forgot the tissues and lotion?

In the mid 80's "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire," was used for a commercial for Chanel No. 5. I asked my Dad what it was. A few days later, he brought home The Best of the Ink Spots double album set, and I loved it.

After that, it was Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Louis Armstrong. I had always been a Frank Zappa fan, and albums like Hot Rats, Waka Jawaka, and The Grand Wazoo seemed to make jazz more accessible.

Once streaming platforms came along, I went down a rabbit hole and stayed there.

All three Basket Case movies are pretty wild, and add Brain Damage and Frankenhooker. Frank Henelotter was about as fringe and funny as it a filmmaker could get.

Guitar.

Most streaming platforms have "introductions" to different genres of music or specific artists. Spotify has a great hard bop playlist. They're usually well curated and frequently updated.

One Size Fits All -Zappa

The Grand Wazoo - Zappa

Ill Communication - Beastie Boys

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower

Ah Um - Charlie Mingus

Danger: Diabolik

Lost, Beat, Blank: The Punk Unconscious in Subversive and Transgressive Cultural Productions

I read this a few years ago. It's an interesting perspective. Good luck in your pursuits.

Hamburger Lady - Throbbing Gristle

Dreams Made Flesh - This Mortal Coil

Jennifer - Faust

Careful with that Axe Eugene - Pink Floyd

Coin Operate Boy - The Dresden Dolls

The Land that Time Forgot (1974)

At the Earths Core (1976)

Warlords of the Deep (1978)

Drunken Angel - Lucinda Williams

Seven Spanish Angels - Willie Nelson and Ray Charles

Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry

I am not really a fan of country music.

almost

and Hell Broke Luce

This.

you know, i heard he's on the loose

Twin Peaks

it remains entertaining, even though it's stupid, cheap, incompetent, or just doesn't make any sense.

add Pink Napkins too.