I told her that a bowtie makes me look like that guy who sold popcorn, you know, that guy who died, and she said "What, Paul Newman is dead?" and I said "No, the other one, Orville Redenbacher."

• "As Girls Go", by Suzanne Vega from 99.9 F°
• "Bad Girls", by Donna Summer from The Disco Years, Vol. 3: Boogie Fever
• "Big Girls Don't Cry", by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons from The Very Best Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons
• "Buffalo Girls and Boys", by The Backyardigans from The Backyardigans
• "Don't All The Girls All Look Prettier At Closing Time", by Mickey Gilley from Greetings From Texas
• "Girls Got Rhythm", by AC/DC from Highway To Hell
• "Girlschool", by Britny Fox from Youth Gone Wild Vol. 3
• "Good Girls Don't", by The Knack from POPTOPIA! Power Pop Classics Of The '70s
• "Hot Girls In Love", by Loverboy from Loverboy Classics: Their Greatest Hits
• "Looking For Girls", by Pursuit Of Happiness from Love Junk
• "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others", by The Smiths from The Queen Is Dead
• "Southern Girls", by Cheap Trick from In Color
• "To All The Girls I Loved Before", by Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson from Half Nelson
• "Two Girls In One", by Pursuit Of Happiness from One-Sided Story

[Wasilla mayor John] Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. "She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast." That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving "full support" to the mayor.

• "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen", Johnny Cash from ...And The Answer Is (Vol. 1)
• "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen", Rodney Crowell from Dressed In Black: A Tribute To Johnny Cash
• "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen", Rosanne Cash from I Walk The Line: An All-Star Tribute To Johnny Cash
• "God Save The Queen", Queen from A Night At The Opera
• "Hotel Queenie (Demo)", The Cars from The Cars - Deluxe Edition
• "Killer Queen", Queen from Sheer Heart Attack
• "Pearly Queen", Traffic from Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic
• "The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty)", The Smiths from The Queen Is Dead
• "Queen Of Hearts", Whitesnake from Snakebite
• "Queen Of My Nights", The Blues Magoos from Kaliedescope Compendium - The Best Of The Blues Magoos
• "Queen Of My Soul", Average White Band from Pickin' Up The Pieces
• "Queen Of Spades", Styx from Pieces Of Eight
• "Queen Of The Deep", UFO from Phenomenon
• "Queen Of The Forest", Ted Nugent from Ted Nugent
• "Queen Of The Hop", Bobby Darin from The Hit Singles Collection
• "Queen Of The House", Jody Miller from ...And The Answer Is (Vol. 1)
• "Queens Are Never Wrong", The Backyardigans from The Backyardigans
• "Return Of The Teenage Queen", Tommy Tucker from ...And The Answer Is (Vol. 1)
• "Rock Queen", Love/Hate from Youth Gone Wild Vol. 3
• "Steve McQueen", Sheryl Crow from C'mon C'mon

On Quinn's beloved WordGirl, one of the villains is Lady Redundant Woman. Apparently she's also a man writing for ZDNet.

At the present moment I run three blogs...

I think he means to say "I run three blogs...."

I don't mean to pick on this guy specifically, but it's frustrating to see professional writers puff up their writing with no eye to trimming the fat.

Also docked points on a different scorecard for referring to "the media" as a single entity.

He has a bit on Ed Sullivan. (not quite quoted, but from (my pretty decent) memory) "We never got a chance to thank Ed Sullivan. The show was in reruns over the summer when it was canceled. We never got to say 'Hey, Ed, thanks for all them crazy acts! Thanks for the Beatles, Ed'!"

Thanks, George.

• Parliament, Chocolate City
• Whitesnake, Live.... In The Heart Of The City
• Aretha Franklin, Sparkle
• Barry Manilow, Manilow Sings Sinatra

• Devil Driver, The Last Kind Words
• John Cougar Mellencamp, Uh-Huh (reissue)
• Gladys Knight & The Pips, Love Finds Its Own Way: The Best of Gladys Knight & The Pips
• Putamayo presents: Gypsy Groove
• The Birthday Party, Hits
• Con Funk Shun, Spirit Of Love
• 'til tuesday, Voices Carry
• Les Paul & Mary Ford, All-Time Greatest Hits
• The Smithereens, From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology
• Ringo Starr, Photograph: The Very Best Of Ringo
• Suzanne Vega, Beauty & Crime
• The Hollies, Greatest Hits
• King Diamond, The Best Of King Diamond
• Adam Ant, The Essential Adam Ant
• Radney Foster, This World We Live In
• many hip people, Monsieur Gainsboug Revisited

• "Academy Fight Song", Mission Of Burma from Mission of Burma
• "A Challenge", The Backyardigans from Born To Play
• "Detroit Rock City", Dee Snider, Doug Aldrich, Marco Mendoza & John Tempesta from Spin The Bottle: An All-Star Tribute To Kiss
• "Don't Change", INXS from Shabooh Shoobah
• "Falling Off The Edge Of The World", Black Sabbath from The Mob Rules
• "Feathers", Coheed & Cambria from No World For Tomorrow
• "The Harder They Come", Jimmy Cliff from The Harder They Come
• "I Won't Give Up My Train", Merle Haggard from Going Where The Lonely Go
• "II - Radio Bye Bye", Coheed & Cambria from No World For Tomorrow
• "Madman Across The Water", Elton John from Madman Across The Water
• "The Mob Rules", Black Sabbath from The Mob Rules
• "The Stairs", INXS from X
• "That's When I Reach For My Revolver", Mission Of Burma from Mission of Burma
• "These Boots", Megadeth from Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good
• "Tweedily Dee", The Backyardigans from Born To Play
• "Update Your Blog", Alex Arrowsmith from Applewine
• "Whiplash", Oblivion from Suckers From The Start