Among the strange things an insomniac can find on TV at 3:30 in the morning are tidbits such as the 1963 “I”ve Got a Secret” episode that features a very young (and pre-Velvet Underground) John Cale, whose secret was that he’d recently been part of a tag team 18-hour performance of Erik Satie’s “Vexations”. His co-contestant was the only audience member who’d sat through the entre performance.

It was interesting stuff, indeed, but I’ll have to admit I still would’ve preferred being asleep.

Charlatans
Weirdo, 1992.

The fact that this song was relatively popular at the time is a good indicator of why 1992 may have been my favorite year in the history of pop music. This particular video is also interesting because it’s not the version MTV usually played.

I think I’d be extremely embarrassed to tell anyone I lived on Mourning Dove Drive. Reflective Penguin Parkway, maybe, but not Mourning Dove Drive.

George Harrison
Blow Away, 1979.

Why did all the good Beatles have to die, leaving only the, ummm, les interesting ones to carry on?