You Are My Density – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Apologies to Madeleine Stowe, a great thriller from 1998, resting dick face, a couple of great stoner performances, the genius of May and Matthau, laying off the drinking, a great horoscope, ridiculous coffee orders, actors doing crappy commercials, a touching animated movie about a dog and a robot, an amazing article about loneliness, Elon Musk still sucks, the quieting of the American cafeteria, airport bins are toxic, a movie with substance, an amazing perfomance by Demi Moore, another burning behind, and saying goodbye. Stuff mentioned: Disturbing Behavior (1998), The Green Mile (1999), The Mist (2007), Wheel of Fortune The Green Mile (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgrT3_3qcfE), Back to the Future (1985), The Gamble House (4 Westmoreland Pl, Pasadena, CA 91103), Harvey Danger "Flagpole Sitta" (1997), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), A New Leaf (1971), Beastie Boys "Intergalactic" (1998), Beastie Boys Hello Nasty (1998), Pixies "Debaser" (1989), Pixies Doolittle (1989), Un Chien Andalou (1929), Looper (2012), Philip K. Dick Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968), Robot Dreams (2023), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Earth, Wind & Fire "September" (1978), Matthew Shaer "Why Is the Loneliness Epidemic So Hard to Cure?" (The New York Times Magazine, August 27, 2024 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/magazine/loneliness-epidemic-cure.html), The Substance (2024), Revenge (2017), The Muppets "Saying Goodbye" (1984), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), and Alien (1979).

Messing up names, the genius and madness of Philip K. Dick, more human than human, the dangers of falling for a robot, adjusting our fate, looking into the future with Nicolas Cage and Christopher Walken, a goofy ass movie with Ben Affleck that I love, a French Dick movie, Philip K. Dick and the impact of his deceased twin sister, a really great Paul Newman movie that never gets mentioned, the craziness of the amazing Total Recall, there's nothing better than Fright Night, a big time Spielberg adaptation, a science fiction movie I adored as a kid, the allure and absolute destruction that amphetamine abuse can cause, Philip K. Dick predicted our future in so many ways, a ridiculous moment at a midnight movie, and some quotes. Stuff mentioned: Philip K. Dick Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968), Blade Runner (1982), Fight Club (1999), Electric Light Orchestra "Yours Truly, 2095" (1981), Bradbury Building (304 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013), Union Station (800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012), 2nd Street Tunnel (620 W 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012), Ennis House (2655 Glendower Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027), The Shining (1980), Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007), Blade Runner: Director's Cut (1992), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Philip K. Dick Adjustment Team (1954), Source Code (2011), Screamers (1995), Philip K. Dick Second Variety (1953), Alien (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Screamers: The Hunting (2009), Next (2007), Saturday Night Live: Ed Glosser, Trivial Psychic: Limited Usefulness (October 24, 1992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-xz0z1gU1M), The Dead Zone (1983), Philip K. Dick The Golden Man (1954), Impostor (2001), Philip K. Dick Impostor (1953), Paycheck (2003), Philip K. Dick Paycheck (1953), Philip D. Dick Confessions of a Crap Artist (1975), Barjo (1992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf-wG85iLgA), Philip K. Dick We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (1966), Total Recall (1990), Fort Apache the Bronx (1981), Total Recall (2012), Fright Night (1985), Fright Night (2011), The Man in the High Castle (2015-2019), Philip K. Dick The Man in the High Castle (1962), Sugar (2024), Philip K. Dick The Minority Report (1956), Minority Report (2002), Flash Gordon (1980), Queen Flash Gordon Original Movie Soundtrack (1980), Queen "Flash's Theme" (1980), Elliott Smith "Speed Trials" (1994), Elliott Smith Either/Or (1994), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Philip K. Dick A Scanner Darkly (1977).

Breaking some eggs, it's time to start smoking, another nugget from the psych hospital, some of the latest gnews, the undeniably awesome Shelley Duvall, suicide isn't painless, a screenwriting master, Alice doesn't live here anymore, screw the Kennedys, Charles Darwin and his natural selection of mail, three second acts and hoping for a third act, the mind-blowing Rubik's cube, the masterful Brian Eno, a forgotten horror movie, and long walks with the dearly missed Chris Cornell. Stuff mentioned: Billy Joel "I Go to Extremes" (1989), Billy Joel Storm Front (1989), Happy Days "Hollywood: Part 3" (Season 5/Episode 3, September 20, 1977 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO0D0jF83lc), Detour (1945), The Great Space Coaster (1981-1986), Brewster McCloud (1970), M*A*S*H (1970), Johnny Mandel (music) and Michael Altman (lyrics) "Suicide is Painless/Theme from M*A*S*H" (1970), Popeye (1980), Popeye Village Malta (https://popeyemalta.com), The Shining (1980), Chinatown (1974), Shampoo (1975), The Two Jakes (1990), Sam Wasson The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood (2020), Maureen Callahan Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed (2024), Elizabeth Beller Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (2024), Brian Eno Here Come the Warm Jets (1974), Eno (2024), Alcatraz East Crime Museum (https://www.alcatrazeast.com), Bad Dreams (1988), The Chambers Brothers "Time Has Come Today" (1967), The Electric Prunes "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night" (1966), Sid Vicious "My Way" (1978), Andrew Wyeth "Christina's World" (1948 https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78455), Chris Cornell "Follow My Way" (1999), Chris Cornell Euphoria Morning (1999), Soundgarden "The Day I Tried To Live" (1994), and Soundgarden Superunknown (1994).

Losing my mom and my mind in the grocery store, some phrases I hate, Zsa Zsa had a point, the tragedy of the Wonder Twins powers, never turn down Kusshi oysters, a major political sighting in Palo Alto, psychiatric nurses are kind of cool, a couple of political movies, a bad picture, no one knows shit, a pretty good psychiatric nurse joke, a Gap in Darien, a great boxer, a batshit baseball fight involving a bat, a possibly great game for a group of people, being on Team Dylan McKay, internal versus external, somebody wanting to fuck my brain, cultivating a sex appeal, and listening to you. Stuff mentioned: Quest for Fire (1982), Up in Smoke (1978), Prince "Kiss" (1986), The Wonder Twins (1977-1984), Twins (1988), Sundance the Steakhouse (1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother "Kangaroo Hop" (1975 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOx4i1OYVo8), The Candidate (1972), A Face in the Crowd (1957), Simon and Garfunkel "The Sound of Silence" (1966), Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez (June 29, 2024), Escape from New York (1981), Scanners (1981), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000), Bob Dylan "Who Killed Davey Moore?" (1963), You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020), Scream w/David Arquette at least (1996-2022), The Who "See Me, Feel Me" (1969), The Who Tommy (1969), and Woodstock (1970). 

A couple of Orsons, the electricity that was Robin Williams, following your obsessions, slowly weathering, a great joke and a bad joke, a real dick, a couple of Bermans, a list for Monsieur Hornbeck, a future Colombo episode, one bad night in Los Angeles with a soundtrack by Elvis Costello, something to blow your mind (or head), a couple quotes once again, and another Elvis Costello song to close it out. Stuff mentioned: Mork and Mindy (1978-1982), Happy Days (1974-1982), Orson Welles Paul Masson outtakes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvxwf1jxdaM), The Fisher King (1991), Frankenpenis (1996), The Silver Jews "The Frontier Index" (1996), The Strokes "Ode to the Mets" (2020), Paris, Texas (1984), The Lovers on the Bridge (1991), Three Colors: Blue (1993), Three Colors: White (1994), Three Colors: Red (1994), Dekalog (1989-1990), The Daily Pint (2310 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405), Sade "The Sweetest Taboo" (1985), Seven (1995), Elvis Costello "Alison" (1977), Scanners (1981), Jesse Green "A Ulysses That Squeezes Bloomsday Into 2 Hours, 40 Minutes" (The New York Times, June 25, 2024), James Joyce Ulysses (1920), Elvis Costello "The Other Side of Summer" (1991), and Elvis Costello Mighty Like a Rose (1991).

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 a lesson, some tales from the psychiatric hospital, a touching elevator ride, don't Judge me, and a beautiful one. Stuff mentioned: The Lost Weekend (1945), Charles R. Jackson The Lost Weekend (1944), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Days of Wine and Roses (2024 Studio 54), Don't Look Now (1974), Super Size Me (2004), Sex Pistols "Pretty Vacant" (1977), Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977), Goodfellas (1990), Elliott Smith "The Last Hour" (2004), Elliott Smith From a Basement on the Hill (2004), Wings of Desire (1987), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Getty Center Cy Twombly: Making Past Present (August 2-October 30 2022), Dead in a Heartbeat (2002), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987), Beverly Hills Cop 3 (1994), Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024), The Cardigans "Beautiful One" (1995), and The Cardigans Life (1995).

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 Godard, and a dash of Blur. Stuff mentioned: Oppenheimer (2023), Gone with the Wind (1939), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dances with Wolves (1990), Braveheart (1992), Poolman (2023), Esotouric: Tours Into The Secret Heart of Los Angeles (https://esotouric.com/), Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988), Blade Runner (1982), Chinatown (1974), WarGames (1983), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Megalopolis (2024), The Zombies Odyssey and Oracle (1968), The Zombies "This Will Be Our Year" (1968), What You Wish For (2023), Soylent Green (1973), The Menu (2022), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), The Terminator (1984), Bully (2001), The Client (1994), Apt Pupil (1998), Brad Renfro arrest picture (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-renfrofall-pg-photogallery.html), The Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation (47 W Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401), Sleep No More (2011-2024, The McKittrick Hotel, 530 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), William Shakespeare The Tragedie of Macbeth (1623), Macbeth (1971), Pavement Slanted and Enchanted (1989), Against All Odds (1984), Jan and Dean "Dead Man's Curve" (1964), Kid Creole and the Coconuts "My Male Curiosity" (1984), Blur "End of a Century" (1994), and Blur Parklife (1994).

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, and we should all be paranoid these days. Stuff mentioned: The Boys from Brazil (1978), Police Academy (1984), Against All Odds (1984), Phil Collins "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (1984), The Watergate Hotel (2650 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037), The Beastie Boys "Sabotage" (1994), Joshua Tree Inn (61259 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA 92252), Richard Hofstadter "The Paranoid Style in American Politics" (Harper's Magazine, 1967), Klute (1971), The Parallax View (1974), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange (1962), All the President's Men (1976), Deep Throat (1972), Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me" (1984), Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Criss Cross (1949), Blade Runner (1982), Saturday Night Live "Bill Clinton at McDonald's" (1992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYt0khR_ej0), The Thing (1982), John W. Campbell Who Goes There? (1938), Black Sabbath "Paranoid" (1970), Black Sabbath Paranoid (1970), Rosemary's Baby (1968), The Dakota (1 W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023), Fantômas "Rosemary's Baby" (2001), Fantômas The Director's Cut (2001), John Lennon and Yoko Ono Double Fantasy (1980), John Lennon with Mark David Chapman photo (1980 https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/late-afternoon-in-new-york-city-former-beatles-musician-news-photo/1251330011), Imagine: John Lennon (1988), John Lennon speaks with homeless man (1971 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dk_PQt-bdo&t=6s), Blow Out (1981), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Cutter's Way (1981), Newton Thornburg Cutter and Bone (1976), The Conversation (1974), Laverne and Shirley (1983), and Joseph Heller Catch-22 (1961).

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 Vincent D'Onofrio liked me in an acting class?), planning trips, some Broadway movies, some Broadway plays, the dearly departed Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hal Hartley rules, welcome to my candy store, a great Gatz, I've got the golden brick-et, the ghosts of the Hotel Chelsea, and a summation from Werner Herzog. Stuff mentioned: Green Acres (1965-1971), Pace Picante Sauce commercial (1988 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S828Y7Eais), The Freshman (1990), Kim's Video (2023), Balthazar (80 Spring St, New York, NY 10012), Following (1998), Thurston Moore Sonic Life: A Memoir (2023), Sunshine Hotel (2001), New Museum (235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002), New Museum The Last Newspaper: Contemporary Art, Curating Histories, Alternative Models (October 6 2010–January 9 2011), Jim Knipfel Slackjaw (1999), Escape From New York (1981), Alphabet City (1984), Police Academy (1984), The Cruise (1998), Taxi Driver (1976), I, The Jury (1982), Manhattan (1979), The Blacklist (2013-2023), Boston Legal (2004-2008), Game of Thrones (2011-2019), Neue Galerie New York (1048 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028), Neue Galerie Richard Gerstl (June 2017-September 2017), Richard Gerstl Self-Portrait, Laughing (1907 https://www.neuegalerie.org/content/self-portrait-laughing), Café Sabarsky (1048 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) [2014], Rope (1948), Game 6 (2005), After Hours (1995), Late Night with Conan O'Brien "A Visit with Hunter S. Thompson" (June 11, 1997 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zwLuFy-TrY), All About Eve (1950), Sam Shepard True West (2000 Circle in the Square Theatre), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Eugene O'Neill Long Day's Journey Into Night (2003 Plymouth Theatre), Will Eno Thom Pain (based on nothing) [2005 DR2 Theatre], Fay Grim (2006), Henry Fool (1997), Heathers: The Musical (2014 New World Stages), Heathers (1989), Heathers: The Musical "Candy Store" (2014), Elevator Repair Service Gatz (2012 REDCAT), F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby (1925), Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot (1953), Maidstone (1970), Dear Evan Hansen (2017 Music Box Theatre), Pitch Perfect (2012), In & of Itself (2017 Daryl Roth Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Hotel Chelsea (222 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011), Arthur C. Clarke 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), William S. Burroughs Naked Lunch (1959), Chelsea GIrls (1966), Andy Warhol grave webcam (https://www.earthcam.com/usa/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/warhol/), Sid and Nancy (1986), Sid Vicious "My Way" (1979), Chelsea Hotel (BBC Arena 1981 https://vimeo.com/84587129), Nico "Chelsea Girls" (1967), and Nico Chelsea Girl (1967).

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 Pullman, the great Caruso, shattered windows, lookout for The Lookout, Ivan the terrible, Paul Newman was a legend, she wore blue velvet, Jack Nicholson is without peer, please mister postman, and a final word from Hercule Poirot. Stuff mentioned: Sergey Kovalev vs. Robin Sirwan Safar (May 18, 2024), Olexander Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (May 18, 2024), The Silent Partner (1979), Predator (1987), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers, The Fall (2024), The Fall Guy (1981-1986), Saturday Night Live Beavis and Butthead (2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86qKgK0asGo), The Stunt Man (1980), Dusty Springfield "Bits and Pieces" (1980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQiA-bdGUgk), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Kill Me Again (1989), Red Rock West (1993), Twin Peaks (1990-1991), The Last Seduction (1994), Jade (1995), The French Connection (1971), NYPD Blue (1993-2005), Kiss of Death (1995), Kiss of Death (1947), Session 9 (2001), The Lookout (2007), Wall Street (1987), Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994), The Underneath (2005), An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Absence of Malice (1981), The Verdict (1982), Twilight (1998), Blue Velvet (1986), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), and A Haunting in Venice (2023).