Jim, can we talk about Ireland instead? How was it? Where did you go? Was it for business or pleasure? Did you enjoy anything in particular? Did the Irish like you?

All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes is one of my favorite records of all time. That being said, I haven't listened to it in over ten years. I find I'm always looking for new stuff to listen to so my old favorites collect a lot of dust.

Ditto! "It's a clammy tale!" This has been a personal fave for 20 years. And, like you, Scott, of course it has fallen into the dusty pile of CD's in favor of newer, better stuff, like Matchbox 20 and Maroon Five.

I still love The Who (maybe somewhat out of nostalgia. I was a slavish fan throughout my teen years.) Recently returning to their music, I noticed all sorts of things I had never heard before, especially with Quadrophenia, which is not only a great record and a superior concept to Tommy, but is compositionally and sonically amazing.

Scott, back in the day, when my old band did a string of shows with Childhood, at a benefit at Bowlers, I gave you a Who bootleg from Fillmore East 1968, because it had a cover of them doing "Don't Do It," which you guys also did. The rhythm seems to have inspired "The Real Me."

For me, some of The Who machismo has tired, but I love Pete Townsend. And I especially love the reckless abandon of some of the live stuff, like "Young Man Blues," "Sparks" from Woodstock, and the "Join Together/Roadrunner/My Generation Blues" medley on "The Kids Are Alright." There's all kinds of found music, in the form of noise, etc, and the band is always on the verge of falling apart.

Favorite Pete/Who tunes: Dreaming from the Waist, I Am an Animal, Helpless Dancer, Tattoo, Jools and Jim, Sea Refuses No River, Stardom in Acton, All Lovers Are Deranged, Give Blood, and of course the hits: Who's Next, Who by Numbers. I even love most of Face Dances, which rates pretty low for Who albums. 

Good one! And "Did You Steal My Money."