I never knew what a Grateful Dead song sounded like -- and never really wanted to -- until Sid 'n' Susie covered one. But thank you Robert Hunter, Dead collaborator and lyricists, for this little gem. Hunter died Monday night at 78. No cause of death was provided.
Finished watching all of "Freaks and Geeks" last night and wow -- just wow. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and start tonight. It's the first time a show exceeded the hype associated with it, and I don't think I'm just saying that because it's about teenagers set in suburban Detroit in the early '80s. The entire cast is terrific -- Becky Ann Baker as mom Jean, John Francis Daley as little brother Sam; Martin Starr as friend Bill; and Busy Phillips as burnout Kim -- but make no mistake, Linda Cardellini -- as good girl gone burnout-wanna be Lindsay -- is the real star here. If Emmy awards were given out for facial expressions alone, Cardellini would have cleaned up back in 2000, when this short-lived gem was unceremoniously canceled. Cardellini is so believable -- and so beautiful -- as Lindsay Weir that I might even considering given the Grateful Dead a chance, even if I am completely disappointed in her life choices! (Cardellini was great in "Bloodline" too, also available on Netflix now.)
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Fake Jan Alert
My blog is featured in Susan Olsen's tell-all about the ill-fated "Brady Bunch Variety Hour"!
Little Kenny
Growing up in Madison Heights, Mich.
Back to the Old House
The Web leads to an unexpected return to a house I grew up in.
Oceans 11
Carlsbad, Calif. (2008)
1983
Go Behind the Music of my high-school band, A La Plage
A Death in the Family
Little Larry left us too soon.
Once I Had a Love
With Debbie Harry
'Jungle' Fever
With Robert Buckley
Roger & Me
With Roger Federer
Step Brother McMullen
With Ed Burns
Headline News
With Thomas Roberts
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My blog is featured in Susan Olsen's tell-all about the ill-fated "Brady Bunch Variety Hour"!
Growing up in Madison Heights, Mich.
The Web leads to an unexpected return to a house I grew up in.
Carlsbad, Calif. (2008)
Go Behind the Music of my high-school band, A La Plage
Little Larry left us too soon.
With Debbie Harry
With Robert Buckley
With Roger Federer
With Ed Burns
With Thomas Roberts
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