So, History Channel is showing Franco Zeferelli's 1977 mini-series Jesus of Nazareth, and who should be playing Judas but our very own Al Swearingen!

I keep wanting him to call somebody a cocksucker, and refer to the pious rabble as hoopleheads.

If he did, I'd totally buy the video. Kingman looks like sunny Deadwood. I expected to drive past the Gem.

I just have to hoist a virtual 'Bo in honor of our man Gus, who, as far as we know, *didn't* die on a fucking Stairmaster, but did survive a fucking monkey bite, and hung in with us despite being a product of a different era. And because the Bitches probably think I'm a mental patient posting "He was as big a pain in the ass as the rest of us," at such a moment, but I meant it fondly, much as Jay Landsman must have, and those of you here in cable Hamsterdam probably understand that sort of thing better than most.

and those of you here in cable Hamsterdam probably understand that sort of thing better than most

And god knows Gus would have.

I think he would have appreciated it. I hope I didn't wig out his lady friend too badly. We probably seem odd enough without that.But at least I didn't lead off with "special kind of asshole". I only hope that my Wire chatter really did enliven some of that time in the hospital that he was kind enough to minimize, that I'd have little idea of the seriousness of the thing, and therefore not feel like an idiot chattering fannishly about the redemption of ol' Bushy Top and related things. Maybe it was a relief to have a few people*not* ask "How you feeling?" If that's so, then some of the creative block I had earlier this year served some purpose, because I had time for that.

Nah - she loved Gus, so I have every confidence she'd get that he'd appreciate it.

Well, people don't always get me, with Jay Landsman being my co-pilot and all. But that's probably so.ETA: I'll stop short of sending the projects in flowers to Madison, though. Good plan?

I'm also sad that I didn't get to watch Brotherhood in time to talk about it with him, either(It's in fact still in my queue.) Could this be like the fruit punch speech? Except butch, with more crime. He'll never eat*tight* McNuggets again. Dag. Never have to carry a toothbrush in case he gets arrested. None of that. (I'm so happy to post with three other people that might get where I was going with that.)

Oh, erika. I'm not a Wirehead (yet), but I know Gus is laughing at every little trubute you're making to him, and he'd get it.

I'm all fucked up too, bunk.

Didn't need to be said twice.