Art Vandelay

Yeah it sure is. RIP, Anthony. Loved his shows.

He did have one of the coolest jobs in the world (not that that's any match for mental illness).

I see Shia LaBeouf is off his meds again.

Yeah. And shouldn't his arm be in a permanent cast?

Same here. Dammit this sucks. RIP.

I think that's the Air Force version. Red Flag.

You bastard! Causing her to lose her mind like that!......She sounds like a peach.

Did she apologize after learning it was just a mix up? (I think I know the answer)

Even better band name: Martian Rock Flatulence

Gotta slightly disagree. I always liked this one too, largely because of Bottle Rocket (song starts about 1:12)

See, I think both of those are good songs. In fact, Beast of Burden is one of my favorite Stones songs.

This is exactly how I feel about it. He was playing with fire for years. Got burnt. RIP, little fella.

Call me childish, but I've always believed that farting rocks [emoji869]

"Dear Penthouse...."

Damn, I could have sworn that was Joan Jett as well.

Yeah, my only point was that millennials are probably more familiar with LeBron than Jordan, because most were a little young for Jordan's heyday. Whereas GenXers like you and me have gotten to see plenty of both.

I pretty much agree with all of this, but I think it's more Gen Xers like myself who grew up watching and admiring Jordan, and millenials and younger who currently love Lebron. Jordan's rookie season was 1984. I realize there's probably some overlap with older millenials though.

The Shart of War (metal band, obvs)

Just a slob like one of us?

And you, asshole, you're lucky to be here!

Here's a video of Bofa Deez Nuts rolling to victory...by a head.

Now THAT is a perfect response.

Two CSBs about Top Gun... 1) My Dad is a retired airline pilot (and former Air Force). When he was still flying for the airline, he would occasionally have overnight layovers in Austin, and I would always go meet him at his hotel for a few beers. One time while I'm still at UT, I go to meet him at the Holiday Inn bar and he's got his co-pilot with him. Turns out this guy had flown F-14s in the Navy and did a lot of the stunt flying for Top Gun. I asked him if it was fun and he gave me a big grin and said, "Oh yeah. We got to do all kinds of shit we're normally not allowed to do." Nice guy, and looked like he could've played a part in the movie. This was probably 1992 or 93, so only 6 or 7 years after the movie came out. 2) My brother-in-law is also a pilot. A little background about him: He flew F-18s in the Navy. He just missed the cut for Top Gun school, but did become a Navy test pilot, which is even more exclusive. He was also voted Naval Aviator of the year once. Then he retired from the Navy and ended up flying F-15s with the Air Force Reserve. So, a pretty serious pilot. Anyway, I've known him for more than 25 years but a couple of years ago we're having drinks in Austin with my sister, and the movie comes on the TV in the bar. So we start talking about it. He tells me the Kelly McGillis character (which I always assumed was pure Hollywood B.S.) was based on a civilian woman that consulted with his squadron. Wow. I had no idea. Then he casually tells me that he's about 99% sure that a couple of lines about Maverick's character were based on him. I think he's bullshitting me, but he goes on to explain that some guys he had flown with early in his Naval career were consultants on the script. During that time, my brother-in-law was known for some pretty crazy stunts, including high speed fly-bys, buzzing towers and such -- a couple of which almost cost him his wings. And he was famously "dating" an admiral's daughter at the time. He said he saw the movie when it came out and hasn't sat through the whole thing since. Oh, and to stay on topic: As cheesy as it is in parts, I still love me some Top Gun.

Reckless is a damn good album. There, I said it.

Agreed. Fortunately he'll spend the rest of his life in the penal system.