# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=68 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 69 --- ## [Jim Carroll's "People Who Died"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-carrolls-people-who-died/248154)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-carrolls-people-who-died/248154 "2025-07-17T17:50:45Z")
I have never heard this many people die in one song. We got: -1 Accident (drug related) -4 suicides -1 leukemia -2 hepatitis (presumably from sharing needles) -1 in Vietnam -1 Overdose (on drano?! on his wedding ni… --- ## [Classic rock DJ's (or algorithms): play this, not that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-djs-or-algorithms-play-this-not-that/1020938)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-djs-or-algorithms-play-this-not-that/1020938 "2025-07-17T16:28:20Z")
If you listen to classic rock (personally, my musical tastes got frozen somewhere in the mid-80s) on Spotify, or SiriusXM, or FM radio…you may have noticed that some songs get done to death while others have been forgott… --- ## [RIP Martin Cruz Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-martin-cruz-smith/1020914)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-martin-cruz-smith/1020914 "2025-07-17T15:03:14Z")
He passed away on July 11, but I have just now learned about it. I first encountered him through his novel Gorky Park (1981), which hit the bestseller list and was promptly turned into a film starring William Hurt and Br… --- ## [Elsbeth, High Potential & Patience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elsbeth-high-potential-patience/1020509)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elsbeth-high-potential-patience/1020509 "2025-07-17T14:42:20Z")
All three recent TV shows have a woman with a special way of looking at things and solving crimes. Now I have never watch an episode of Elsbeth, but I know her from guest appearances on the Good Wife, etc. Her characte… --- ## [Jane's Addiction cancelling reunion tour after onstage brawl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/janes-addiction-cancelling-reunion-tour-after-onstage-brawl/1007371)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/janes-addiction-cancelling-reunion-tour-after-onstage-brawl/1007371 "2025-07-17T04:19:40Z")
They had the original members, and not only did I not know they were on tour, I was quite surprised to find out that Perry Farrell is still alive. --- ## [My new political satire comic book/graphic novel project, AMERICAN GREATNESS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-political-satire-comic-book-graphic-novel-project-american-greatness/1000505)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-political-satire-comic-book-graphic-novel-project-american-greatness/1000505 "2025-07-16T22:10:29Z")
A handful of you may remember my novel CULTURAL PRACTICES OF THE HEARTLAND – a political satire I wrote about a giant monster, representing the insanity of recent politics in the US. The visuals of it stuck with me so m… --- ## [RIP Dave Cousins (founding member, lead singer etc. of Strawbs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dave-cousins-founding-member-lead-singer-etc-of-strawbs/1020912)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dave-cousins-founding-member-lead-singer-etc-of-strawbs/1020912 "2025-07-16T15:14:43Z")
The Strawbs were an electric folk, prog band whose heyday was in the early 70s. Here’s a great track from Dave Cousins solo album “Two Weeks last Summer:” --- ## [Homemade limoncello? Have you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-limoncello-have-you/1019652)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-limoncello-have-you/1019652 "2025-07-16T10:37:34Z")
This is my first attempt. 16 lemons, lightly zested. 1.5L of Everclear 120. Let sit for 45 days. Hopefully good things com… --- ## [RIP David Kaff - keyboardist for Spinal Tap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883 "2025-07-15T23:20:33Z")
RIP. --- ## [Book identification - humor book (Sam Levenson-like) from 1965-1975 probably](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-identification-humor-book-sam-levenson-like-from-1965-1975-probably/1020826)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-identification-humor-book-sam-levenson-like-from-1965-1975-probably/1020826 "2025-07-15T02:09:32Z")
In the 1980s, there was a library that had some non-library books in a lounge (they were not in “the system,” they were just there for browsing while relaxing or taking away if you wanted). One of them was a humor book … --- ## [RIP Time Life Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-time-life-music/1020847)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-time-life-music/1020847 "2025-07-15T00:00:24Z")
I had assumed Time Life was streaming music instead of selling large box sets of CD’s. I avoided the trap of their subscription service. Remember the 99 cent cd’s that automatically enrolled buyers? I guess licensing r… --- ## [The Government bans superheroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-government-bans-superheroes/1020850)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-government-bans-superheroes/1020850 "2025-07-14T20:41:45Z")
How many times has this plot point been used? I know of Watchmen and the Incredibles. --- ## [Musical Texas Dopers - Who is/was Pepe Lopez?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-texas-dopers-who-is-was-pepe-lopez/1020812)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-texas-dopers-who-is-was-pepe-lopez/1020812 "2025-07-14T16:50:16Z")
Referenced in the second verse of the Old 97s song “Desperate Times” (first verse references Abbie Hoffman. I know who he was.) Last night I dreamt of you Pepe Lopez strung out on the stage It don’t even look like yo… --- ## [Have any of you weirdos tried eating bugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-weirdos-tried-eating-bugs/1020710)
**Author:** [@Frilly\_Heck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frilly_Heck)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-weirdos-tried-eating-bugs/1020710 "2025-07-13T19:53:01Z")
I’m a relatively adventurous foodie, and I’m interested in reducing my carbon footprint. I also have some health issues that seem to be easier to manage when I have a diet that includes animal protein. So I have been tem… --- ## [Tell me about strawberries and yogurt with pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-strawberries-and-yogurt-with-pasta/1020715)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-strawberries-and-yogurt-with-pasta/1020715 "2025-07-13T16:55:55Z")
Not going to judge, but never heard of this dish which has shocked Wimbledon. --- ## [Did you ever reject b&w tv/favor color (once you had an option)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-reject-b-w-tv-favor-color-once-you-had-an-option/1020406)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-reject-b-w-tv-favor-color-once-you-had-an-option/1020406 "2025-07-13T01:57:53Z")
Was just reading an old thread and old shows got mentioned and it made me think of my childhood and the older shows I watched. I didn’t like black & white shows or movies when I was a child. Actually, I recall an age whe… --- ## [Are there any Dopers who attended either Live Aid show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-dopers-who-attended-either-live-aid-show/1020804)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-dopers-who-attended-either-live-aid-show/1020804 "2025-07-12T23:05:10Z")
CNN is doing a big 40-year memorial broadcast. Good concerts, but boy, did that money cause more problems than it solved. Farm Aid followed, and still continues! IIRC the money generally goes to things like scholarshi… --- ## [Wet Leg sings about a Doper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-leg-sings-about-a-doper/1020795)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-leg-sings-about-a-doper/1020795 "2025-07-12T20:00:14Z")
Well, not really. But they do have a song called “mangetout” on their new album. I found it amusing that it references the common misreading of @Mangetout’s name. Here, take this packet You read it, it says mangetout … --- ## [Why "Iceberg" Lettuce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-iceberg-lettuce/1020588)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-iceberg-lettuce/1020588 "2025-07-12T15:36:48Z")
Why the ever-loving fiddle-dee-dee is it called “iceberg”? --- ## [Help with a joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-joke/1020724)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-joke/1020724 "2025-07-12T14:57:06Z")
Apparently it’s big on tik tok. Why did the school end early? Fettuccini macaroni tuna dip. ETA: TikTok - Make Your Day --- ## [B-52s fans: Can Fred Schneider sing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52s-fans-can-fred-schneider-sing/845338)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52s-fans-can-fred-schneider-sing/845338 "2025-07-12T13:16:53Z")
I’m not a huge fan of the B-52s, but am familiar with their most popular hits (Love Shack, Rock Lobster, etc.). One thing that’s immediately striking about the music is Fred Schneider’s vocals. In contrast to the band’… --- ## [Has anyone here seen Burton Cummings on his recent tour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-seen-burton-cummings-on-his-recent-tour/1020716)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-seen-burton-cummings-on-his-recent-tour/1020716 "2025-07-12T06:29:45Z")
He’s performing in my area in a few days, and I’m wondering if he also plays Guess Who songs, or just performs his solo material. I may go if the answer to the former is yes; he’s one of the greatest singers of all time… --- ## [Has a series ever actually successfully passed the torch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-series-ever-actually-successfully-passed-the-torch/1020340)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-series-ever-actually-successfully-passed-the-torch/1020340 "2025-07-11T13:32:41Z")
Passing the torch as in a character is successfully replaced and the series continues. This happens all the time in cinema but almost never works (see Shia LaBeouf with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,… --- ## [Les Misérables: The Musical and musical theater experience questions from a first-timer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/les-miserables-the-musical-and-musical-theater-experience-questions-from-a-first-timer/1020618)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/les-miserables-the-musical-and-musical-theater-experience-questions-from-a-first-timer/1020618 "2025-07-11T12:09:56Z")
We recently visited London for the first time and caught a performance of Les Mis at the Sondheim theater. We were very lucky to have landed some excellent seats where we were able to see not just the actors’ performance… --- ## [Michael Madsen, September 25, 1957 – July 3, 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-madsen-september-25-1957-july-3-2025/1020458)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-madsen-september-25-1957-july-3-2025/1020458 "2025-07-10T16:56:54Z")
--- ## ["French breakfast radishes" -- do French people really eat them for breakfast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-breakfast-radishes-do-french-people-really-eat-them-for-breakfast/983302)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-breakfast-radishes-do-french-people-really-eat-them-for-breakfast/983302 "2025-07-10T16:43:46Z")
I’ve always wondered about that name. It they do eat them for breakfast, um… how? --- ## [Your First Rated R Movie in the Theater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-rated-r-movie-in-the-theater/1020576)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-rated-r-movie-in-the-theater/1020576 "2025-07-09T19:20:56Z")
Someone asked me what the first movie I can remember seeing in the theater that was rated R. I had to think pretty hard, trying to remember if I actually saw the movie in the theater or at home on VHS. Blue Thunder rel… --- ## [M Squad. Anyone watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-squad-anyone-watch/1010727)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-squad-anyone-watch/1010727 "2025-07-09T17:04:55Z")
This is gonna be a reach. Anyone watch the 59-62 Lee Marvin cop potboiler show? I watch some on Youtube if the quality is good enough. I think its fascinating. It doesn’t hold your hand. It’s kinda hard to tell whats goi… --- ## [UK Dopers: Is Abergavenny a popular tourist area (as in the 1969 song)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-is-abergavenny-a-popular-tourist-area-as-in-the-1969-song/1020647)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-is-abergavenny-a-popular-tourist-area-as-in-the-1969-song/1020647 "2025-07-09T13:56:41Z")
I’ve always liked the 1969 song ABERGAVENNY by Marty Wilde, and I was wondering, is Abergavenny, Wales a popular place to go, as in the song? --- ## [Arcane: League of Legends (animated series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arcane-league-of-legends-animated-series/954737)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arcane-league-of-legends-animated-series/954737 "2025-07-08T20:39:36Z")
I finished watching the Netflix animated series Arcane, based on the game League of Legends (and its spinoffs). Netflix had been heavily suggesting it to me, probably based on the fact that I recently watched (and liked… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=69)