Shudder

Remind me never to frolic in a sprayground. In fact, remind me never to come into contact with water again.

That's just me

When Jane Fonda makes the black power fist in the famous mug shot, I think she looks pretty.

Good word

"To appreciate a film like Written on the Wind probably takes more sophistication than to understand one of Ingmar Bergman masterpieces, because Bergman's themes are visible and underlined, while with Sirk the style conceals the message."

--Roger Ebert

Just added

Tomorrow night -- Thursday, Aug. 18 -- come see my honkytonk band the World's Greatest Lovers at the Shamrock Bar. The Shamrock is at 118 W. Main St. in downtown Madison. Showtime is 10 pm. No cover!

Elsewhere on the web

This is fun: Isthmus is expanding the blog stuff on thedailypage.com, and I'll be contributing this and that. For starters, here's a little something I wrote about my visit to the Wisconsin State Fair last week.