You Are My Density

Playing by your own rules, a wasteful week, a great boxing quote, an unforgettable Willie Mays and Satchel Paige anecdote, a mea culpa to Donald Sutherland, the somewhat sad story of Morgan Spurlock, the bloodied but unbowed Jim Otto, the sleazy Al Davis, the worst haircut of all time, the insanity of stickum, a modern day true romance, a crazy night in Northern California, bad speed, learning ...

Driving in Sunnyvale, White Claw is evil, an admirable Chris Pine effort, vote for me, the legendary and flawed Francis Ford Coppola, a movie for tasteful people, the troubled and missed Brad Renfro, sleeping no more, Silicon Valley is bullshit, a mea culpa to Against All Odds, my male curiosity, the tragedy of Beverly Glen Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard, giving up on friends, a touch of ...

The pros and cons of being single, being young equals being dumb, Hannibal Lecter's fridge, a dick named Nixon, Nipplegate, trying to sound like Hunter S. Thompson, stealing from the Watergate, a trilogy for thee, a movie about brainwashed shoulders, me and Bill Clinton shaking hands, the amazing Phil Hartman, a paranoid song or two, Rosemary had a baby, Lennon's last night, cutting to the bone...

Going coastal, a newbie in New York City, killer cabbies, the amazing Kim's Video, a Blonde Redhead redhead, drunken sledding, neighborhoods and abbreviations, meet me on Stacy Keach Street, a short Christopher Nolan movie, check out Jim Knipfel, porno theaters make no sense, Jeffrey Epstein is dead and rotting in hell, a double Spader, Mark Valley is a stand up guy (did I ever tell you that Vi...

More thoughts on boxing, reel life and real life criminals, action figures in my pants, MC Lyte is cool as hell, talking like Alan Alda, one of the dumbest motor vehicle accidents ever, being a Dumas, Ryan Gosling is pretty damn good, bits and pieces of an amazing song, Jeff Spicoli and Spanish class, a pistol in Pleasant Hill aka Gunfight on Kimberly Circle, John Dahl is a genius, Professor Pu...

Sugar is sweet, where's the beef, some hair-raising hairpieces, my man Alfredo ("you broke my heart, Fredo") Pacino, the sleazy and ugly Phil Spector, some John Travolta, a little Frank Sinatra, the hair and genius that was Burt Reynolds, big-screen boobs, Yul Brenner and I, a Peter Fonda moment, Matthew McConaughey and a miracle hair potion, a great Telly Savalas memory, and yes, some quotes. ...

Tim Ferriss sucks, missing ingredients, I know a little German, a Los Angeles friend, the great Radar Bros., the inimitable band Superchunk, playing drums in my car, my classy dad and mom, don't fuck with The Fucking Champs, don't fuck with Fuck, Kurt Cobain loved Chokebore and so should you, loving The Muffs and not loving morphine, a couple of foxy girls, answering machines were cool, puking ...

Large objects, the bad ass Russell Crowe, caviar dreams, Shane Black is God, the connection between heartbreak and running, some wisdom from Hitchcock, some running movies, a mystical horse, a public service announcement on steroids, three out of four doctors recommend Camel cigarettes, Chicago rules, trainers as friends, the 90% Honesty Rule™, more sports movies, the immortal Adele Dazeem, exe...

The overrated Wes Anderson, a one-way ticket to Palookaville, things said at your eulogy, a couple bad jokes, a couple great and horrific French movies, San Jose surprises me for once, Johnny Flynn is pretty damn cool, earning your ovation, a completely amazing new French movie about people turning into creatures, artificial highs don't cut it in the end, the downfall of Hunter S. Thompson, the...

The age of plus, Apple kind of sucks, turning the tables on Sunnyvale, dimwits driving with their brains off and their brights on, some thoughts on O.J. Simpson, Robert Kardashian blew it, the sadness of Nicole buying the gloves, the shoes did fit, the admirable Dominick Dunne, forget O.J. and remember Nicole, a great looking new French movie, a word of caution about Lemmy, the real monsters in...

Going postal, a rotten apple, my latest TV noir obsession, a pretty great Lou Gossett Jr. movie, movies are taking over my mind, a girl with personality, the brilliance and excess of Marlon Brando, my so-called acting life, another genius moment with Oliver Reed, some Brando quotes and movies, a little George C. Scott, life getting rough, some more boxing metaphors, getting serious, and a few g...

Neglecting our loved ones, smart phones are making us dumber and meaner, a classic thriller, the Belushi baffle, my dad meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger, don't lie about air conditioning, seeing Judge Ito, some brutal and amazing fighters, the all around cool guy Kelly Pavlik, the tragedy of Arturo Gatti, the despicable but ferocious Edwin Valero, a Taxi Driver ripoff in Los Angeles, an unmissable...

Making up words, loving Los Angeles, old school restaurants, a possible Columbo episode, a made up movie, this small unknown band named Nirvana, some Kurt Cobain stories, my dearly departed grandmother, some more River Phoenix and Elliott Smith, being a rock star can be hazardous to your health, playing an arena rock concert in my living room, don't mess with Billie Holiday, a moment of sinceri...

Online dating still sucks, go see Love Lies Bleeding, the tyranny of charity, being a class act and texting people back, psych nurses are weird, the heroic blind psychiatric manager, completely wrenching human moments, a few compelling movies about blindess, some songs and movies about hearing voices, fake fox meat, the compelling Peter Greene, the tragedy of frog legs, ride cymbals can be deva...

Sunnyvale you can rot in hell, a listener question that I made up, from Mattel to microbiology, stomach trouble in New Mexico, traveling cross country with Grandaddy, seeing some famous places, losing my computer at the Graceland Hotel, some nursing school clinical memories, a really cool nurse I met in Washington D.C., and yes, somehow, I work in Stacy Keach and George C. Scott. Stuff mentione...

Silicon Valley still sucks, wrapping up advertising, nursing is exhausting, going to Skywalker Ranch, meeting Mark Hamill, reading comics in a park, the stupidity of post-credit scenes and encores, the awesome Sam Raimi, the genius that is Logan, trying to pronounce Boyd Holbrook, a forgotten John Ritter movie, and a quote and a joke. Stuff mentioned:  Blur "Tracy Jacks" (1994), Taco Bell Star ...

My career in advertising, putting my voice in Mattel commercials, yo quiero Taco Bell, working with pros and idiots, don't fuck with Jack Palance, epic dinners, Zack Snyder and dog shit, Tony Kaye and weird shit, the dreamboat Amy Smart, editing with Lou Barlow and Royal fucking Trux, the amazing Videodrome, and a tribute to the editor and great guy Eric Z. Stuff mentioned: Super Mario Bros. (1...

The incredible Alexei Navalny, a goofy but great forgotten Los Angeles movie, keeping it together with Ted Lange, meet me at the corner of Corleone and Siegel, Joe Don Baker will kick your ass, the defiance of Lenny Bruce, the foxiness of Valerie Perrine, my Martin Riggs moment, and a few Glorias. Stuff mentioned: Terminal Exposure (1987), Blow Up (1966), Zabriskie Point (1970), The Passenger (...

Throwing away night guards, Stacy Keach and vitamins, who wants to live forever, Dave Asprey is kind of a fool, the underappreciated movie Elysium, appreciating music, a pretty rough attempt at a beautiful song, follow the arc to Arcturus, a mustache mistake, forgetting what I texted people, the bullshit of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg, the failure of technology, and a gem from Stevie Wonder. S...

The amazing Terms of Endearment, a not horrible Jack Nicholson impersonation, film school at Loyola Marymount, seether is neither, Jack Klugman and Gunsmoke, an amazing film class or two, my time on the Beverly Hills 90210 set, Hotpants College II, death by a thousand jump cuts, some funny times with my buddy Colin, and a missed and troubled friend. Stuff mentioned: Terms of Endearment (1983), ...

Los Angeles rules, another The Minus Man moment, a bad Gary Coleman movie, the amazing actor Guy Pearce, a somewhat bad James Ellroy impersonation, my William Fichtner obsession, and a couple songs. Stuff mentioned: The Minus Man (1999), On The Right Track (1981), The Rover (2014), The Gift (2015), Keri Hilson "Pretty Girl Rock" (2010), L.A. Confidential (1997), James Ellroy L.A. Confidential (...

A not great joke about losing brain cells, a car getting totaled, the late, lamented Hyundai Veloster, the stupidity of ethical nonmonogamy, a couple songs about dreaming, the tragedies of John Belushi and Chris Farley, a couple great parts from Animal House, a bad attempt at an Eminem song, the amazingly witty and just great person Craig Bierko, the creepiness of people hovering on the ceiling...

Leaving Las Vegas in San Mateo, Clive Owen is kind of cool, large helmets and Spaceballs, my attempt at a movie scene, Uma Thurman blowing my mind, more stuff from Bang the Drum Slowly, me being a dick in high school, the all too human River Phoenix, a few great movies about coming of age, badly Photoshopped movie covers, and God himself telling me it's ok to drink wine. Stuff mentioned: Leavin...

 A little levity and "Jealousy", the addition of some guitar, when our artistic heroes become sleazeballs, the worst basketball team ever, the best high school class ever, some great songs from Grease, Kristy McNichol, and Yaphet fucking Kotto. Stuff mentioned: Billy Joel "Jealousy" (1978), Badfinger "No Matter What" (1970), Play it Again, Sam (1972), The Bad News Bears (1976), Built to Spill "...

Only in dreams, The Golden Globes are bullshit, Spoon and getting screwed by a major label, fuck you Shakespeare, a mea culpa to Janet Weiss, fuck influencers, the genius of Albert Brooks, life can be rough, praying to Crom, and the amazing band Pixies. Stuff mentioned: Spoon "Loss Leaders" (2006), Spoon Soft Effects EP (2006), Spoon A Series of Sneaks (1998), Spoon "The Minor Tough" (1998), Sp...

Some bad singing, the allure and perils of gambling, my grandpa's Campho-Phenique addiction, don't take the bust card, a bunch of gambling movies about self-destructive men, please watch Atlantic City, a couple of fugues, seeing Frank Sinatra, and the old school classiness of my dearly departed dad. Stuff mentioned: Bob Seger "Still the Same" (1978), Dead Kennedys "Viva Las Vegas" (1980), The C...

Good riddance to 2023, a few interesting artists, the tragic characters Montgomery Clift and Guillaume Depardieu, the fascinating and missed Guiseppe Andrews, hearing songs at the grocery store, Matthew Modine is awesome, my life is becoming like the movie Memento, and a New Year's Eve greeting from The Godfather Part II. Stuff mentioned: Doctor Who "The Church on Ruby Road" (2023), Stéphane Ma...

Dating sucks, Joel Kinnaman is cool, there was something about Mary, a car from hell, the beauty that was Jean Seberg, a cool French movie, a couple classic Ray Liotta movies, and a few quotes. Stuff mentioned: The de Young Open at the de Young Museum (September 30, 2023-January 7, 2024) The Equalizer (2014), The Equalizer 2 (2016), The Equalizer 3 (2023), RoboCop (2014), Silent Night (2023), T...

Palo Alto's two gems, newspaper addiction, some passings of note, my man Stacy Keach, Casey Affleck is a dud, some cool sayings, mimicking Al Pacino, Rakim and chewing tobacco, and a couple Christmas movies. Stuff mentioned: Mac's Smoke Shop (534 Emerson St, Palo Alto, CA 94301), Sundance The Steakhouse (1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306), The Silver Jews Starlite Walker (1994), The Silv...

Eric Roberts is still the best, a totally Los Angeles Robert Blake movie, the amazing and somewhat insane Shane MacGowan, bloody noses, my error on The Ice Harvest, my mom and her addiction to books, a hilarious Keanu Reeves moment, some restaurants, getting lost while stoned with Buckley, Paulie Malinaggi and his wardrobe malfunctions, and Jim Carrey as Vanilla Ice. Stuff mentioned: Joe Dancer...

Northern California kind of sucks, getting naked at Disneyland and the Oscars, a dismal attempt at soccer with Blonde Redhead, some other sports-related failures, weird ass supplements, Mads Mikkelsen, smoking and drinking and chewing tobacco and generally being an idiot, worst college experience ever, a couple of great Los Angeles movies, and a dearly missed Irish bar. Stuff mentioned: Leonard...

Bad luck and a broken TV, me being a bad sport, mini fridges and Ryan Gosling, the intensity and vulnerability of Eric Roberts, bad noir, mullets, a fake Tèa Leoni sighting, bad plastic surgery, an odd Earth Day commercial, and an epic Eric Roberts Cameo video. Stuff mentioned: Paul Pfeiffer: Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (November 12, 2023 - J...

Seeing bands back in the day, musings on aging, me being an idiot with Unwound, the amazing Blonde Redhead, yelling at Julie Delpy, Pavement and a drunken karaoke, the majesty and tragedy of Elliott Smith, the joy that Quasi brings, don't cheat on Beck (or anyone), and a departed friend. Stuff mentioned: Unwound "Lady Elect" (1996), Blonde Redhead "Violent Life" (1995), Blonde Redhead Melody of...

Funny movies, Woody Allen and John Landis are turds (but made some great movies), Albert Brooks taking vitamins, full-grown adult-size bangeroos, driving into a tree trunk, a Rodney Dangerfield sighting, pissing with Garry Marshall, Eddie Murphy walking like a white guy, the genius that is Sam Rockwell, and a saucy Bernaise. Stuff mentioned: Singin' in the Rain (1952), Totally Killer (2023), Th...

Fame, unmarked graves, George C. Scott and I refusing an Oscar, They Might Be Giants, softcore porn, and Marc's Three Rules to Live By™. Stuff mentioned: The Maltese Falcon (1930), Hammett (1982), One from the Heart (1981), The Woman in Me (2023), Patton (1971), Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary (1218 Glendon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned...

The allure of horror movies, Wilford Brimley, Goldie Hawn in an elevator, Buckley and Body Double, "That's what I want!", Erasure, a horrific experience at a convalescent hospital, nystagmus, "Big Ben, Parliament", and the amazing Tom Atkins. Stuff mentioned: Friday The 13th (1980), The Thing (1982), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Breakdown (1997), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Days o...

Some embarrassing life moments involving haunted houses and Madonna, some good to great scary/thriller movies, the legendary Harold Ramis, things I put my grandmother through, an actress with stomach problems, and the meaning of life (just kidding). Stuff mentioned: Red Eye (2005), Interior (2007), High Tension a.k.a. Switchblade Romance (2003), Muse "New Born" (2001), Muse Origin of Symmetry (...

My adventures with one of the Charles Manson Family, Milla Jovovich had a band, The Night Stalker kills Kajagoogoo, The Golden State Killer and his love of gardening, some other creeps, and a bunch of movies. Stuff mentioned: Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral (1994), Nine Inch Nails "March of the Pigs" (1994), The Beatles White Album (1968), The Beatles "Helter Skelter" (1968), The Beatles "P...

Some corrections, Werner Herzog and his amazing voice (and documentaries), a bunch of other super depressing documentaries (but some more uplifting, comedic ones as well), and seeing Jamie Lee Curtis at a restaurant and just blowing it.  Stuff mentioned: What's Up, Doc? (1972), Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Fitzcarraldo (1982), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Paul F. Tompkins Werner Herzog Ye...

 A kind of mea culpa to David Fincher and Christopher Nolan, the classiness of Peter Cushing, Kelly LeBrock calling me, how not to hold a girl's hand, the amazing and dearly departed Steve James, Vincent D'Onofrio liking me, and Vincent Gallo breaking up a relationship of mine (ok maybe it wasn't a relationship). Stuff mentioned: Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), Star Wars (1977), Forest La...

Mike Tyson eating a muffin and an ear, calling judges while drunk, my dad calling George Foreman in Africa, a possibly stupid comparison between Floyd Mayweather and David Fincher and Christopher Nolan, and...Stacy Keach. Stuff mentioned:  Sonny Clapp's "Girl of My Dreams" (1927), Angel Heart (1987), Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield II (1997), Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto I (2008), Antoni...

 An introduction, movies and video stores, Stacy Keach, Dorothy Stratten and seeing Bruce Willis while stoned, what more could you ask for?  Stuff mentioned:  Reality Bites (1994), Back to the Future (1985), Back to the Future Part II (1989), The Frighteners (1996), The Hard Way (1991), Faithfull: An Autobiography (1995), Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997-1998), Road Games (1981), Psycho II (1983)...