All that and the kitchen sink. Heard an interview with Burns on NPR from last month...Terry Gross is really smart but she kind of doesn't get the show. Because she asked, as if not expecting a long answer, "how do you set up a wiretap?" Uh, how many hours you got? Mcnutty Answer: Very carefully.(God, I'd be a scary, scary, man...it's too easy to think like old Bushy Top.)

Ah, Terri Gross is a terrible interviewer, always prone to asking people astonishingly ill-informed questions.

I didn't get much out of the montage this time. And here it's weeks later, and I'm not anywhere close to getting over what happened to Bodie.

Well, if the roles were reversed, ex-murder police Burns would know not to ask "How do you get a job asking famous people shit on the radio?" Because it would take a while...knowwhatI'msayin'. That was his profession, like telling the world she's clever is hers.(Nice work if you can get it, huh?) I like to think I could do better, but I totally hero-worship him...that wouldn't sound much better. But his commitment to not run from the tough stuff is my most inspiring thing, ever. And as a disabled person, I used to flee the i-word like a hopper after "five-oh" because I got for, like, breathing and shit...I'm still not sure I *ever* deserve it, but not as much as i"ve gotten it. But then, I go and get inspired by someone and have to put it back in my vocabulary. That should be in somebody's profile, somehow. ETA: That's almost what I like about Simon-death. Too many shows let the bodies drop without letting us know what we miss when it happens. Everyone who complains that cable makes violence glamorous should watch "The Wire" and see if they still think that. Gonna miss Bodie, as I said, I always had a soft spot for him. You can totally show the waste of murder without having the detectives get bullshit sentimental if you are willing to kill "our" guys to get there.

So, I'm finally making headway in DEADWOOD season 1. It just took a little effort to get re-started and now the momentum is carrying me along.

I made it through SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN before TDS/TCR/bed called, and, YIKES! - both Kristen Bell and Powers Booth were mighty scary in that (Booth gets the edge given the outcome). Poor Joanie. Definitely the harshest thing I've seen on the show up to now (Bullock's fight to the death in PLAGUE was a close second), though it's still small potatoes compared to the street fight in season 3.

Relatedly, Corwood, I absolutely loved Tom Block's deep analysis essay on that sequence in the new HIGH HAT. That's some fine writing (Dana's piece that touched heavily on McCABE was really good too).

How much does Omar need to visit James Dobson's house? "Tofu this, bitch." heh heh heh. There were actual gay stick-up men Ed Burns ran across during his career...Omar was a composite of three different guys.

Relatedly, Corwood

Yeah, man. Both of those pieces just kilt me ded.

They were pretty great. Although they made me feel like a punk-assed scribe. I am sort of a fandom court jester...isn't that the way? Comics want to write tragedy and vice versa.

Hey, they had a Deadwood shout-out and they used "Walk On Gilded Splinters" in the Wire finale. (Not the best or even the second best version of that song, but it's still a great song.)

Kind of heartbreaking with little shafts of hope. Plus it looks like they're setting a lot up for the last season.

Hey, I just read...

Gang- and Drug-Related Homicide: Baltimore's Successful Enforcement Strategy by Detective Edward Burns, retired

Which means I'm suckered in for sure, now, huh?

My favorite 16 year old is desperate for the Wired first season for the holiday. Any tips on where to find it at a reasonable price? Amazon and, even ebay seem a bit much.