The silicon chip inside his head

A couple of years ago I wrote a column comparing Dexter from Dexter to House, from House, MD. I was pointing out their similarities and how much of House's behavior could be classified as sociopathic. (I got some angry email from readers who said I just didn't understand him and that he was a deeply caring man.)

With that in mind I find it particularly odd that Fox is using the Boomtown Rats' song I Don't Like Mondays in the new House ad campaign. Do they assume most viewers aren't familiar with the song or the incident that the song is about? It's hard for me to imagine any TV network using a song about the Columbine massacre as part of a campaign. I just don't get it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0qNGYxUwmU

Rat Trap

I was watching High Fidelity this week and thinking about how I don't go to record stores anymore so I miss out on walking in and hearing a new exciting band.

When I was fourteen we moved to San Francisco, where I lived for the next seven years or so, and found some great record stores. I walked into one near Van Ness and Polk one fine day and saw a video that made me into a lifelong fan. Man those were the days. Living in the city during the heydey of punk was more wonderful than I can say.