Big bummer about Ric Ocasek.  I made that dude laugh once.  It was in a video game store in Manhattan.  I was talking to the owner, and I described the Silent Hill series as “an Asian chick running endlessly and stupidly through the fog.”  The guy that had come in after me looking for a Nintendo Cube chortled at my description.  I turned and smiled, and it was Ric Ocasek.  He was as cool as you hope Ric Ocasek could be.  Before we could have a meaningful talk, a couple of locals had spotted him coming in and brought their kids in to meet the legend and get a picture.  Anyway, I was sorry to hear of his passing.  The Cars were one of the most underrated/underappreciated bands of the 80s.  I liked the Irish stuff he did with Black 47 as well.  He will be missed.

Not a whole helluva lot else going on today, dear reader.  Too much business, not enough writing.  I did get rained upon, however, which was a fairly joyful experience.  But once the rain stopped, things just got muggy as hell.  It felt like Thailand for a while.  Things are better now.  Going to try to catch up on the writing.

N.P.: “New Girl Now” – Honeymoon Suite