Better Than Friday - 11

1. Rest in Peace Nick Tosches  

I just heard of his passing. 

I'll soon review In the Hand of Dante, or Hellfire or something. 

I once almost met Tosches in the SoHo cigar bar I heard he frequented. He had been in earlier that day in fact, but I missed him. 

2.  A Great Film for Halloween 

How Jeremy Irons manages to become two distinctly different characters with just a slightly different haircut is impressive. 

Cronenberg is one of the best. His adaptation of Crash with James Spader was outrageous as well. 

3. This is Fucking Funny 

While I'm not a huge fan of SNL, I have to say, Will Ferrell absolutely nails this. 

4. Noise Rock That I Still Love 

Flipper were the best at being the worst. 

I used to listen to them in my teenage years. I'm still discovering songs by them that I love. 

That guitar is perfect. 

The Melvins' cover of Way of the World is among the heaviest, and in a way, most tragic songs I've heard. 

5. A Book in the Pipeline

Beyond Good & Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche

This book is just stunning. I haven't read enough Nietzsche, and not since my teenage years (aside from Zarathustra in my 20's), and I was too young to understand what I was getting into at the time. 

I bought this edition and it - is - BEAUTIFUL.