REALITY DISTORTION FIELD: Resistance is Futile

Inevitable, yes. But definitive? TAPPED reports that the noise in the hall was overwhelming, so what the mic picked up was dramatically different than what it actually sounded like: “So it’s worth noting for the historical record that I — and others — could scarcely hear what Dean was saying on the stage from the press section in the back of the room because several thousand Deaniacs were making so much noise (Dean wasn’t the only one screaming) and the acoustics in the room weren’t very good. From inside the room, it seemed that he was feeding off the energy of a crowd that was cheering him on, and that they got louder and louder in concert with each other.” Me, I always thought Fiona’s 1997 “Go with yourself” speech was the great unset outburst.


Choice cut: Harry Shearer turns in such funny stuff week in and week out it’s tempting to link to him every time out. This week, 43’s call from 41 yields O’Brien’s nickname (St. Pauli Girl), and some words o’wisdom: “One thing you don’t want to have to worry about this year is… COLIN’S book.”


AT FIRST LISTEN: Phantom Planet (Epic/Daylight). I’m smitten.