- Patrick: Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?
- Paul: They're okay.
- Patrick: Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when "Sports" came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really give the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
- Paul: Hey, Halberstram.
- Patrick: Yes, Allen?
- Paul: Why are there copies of the style section all over the floor? D-do you have a dog? A little chow or something?
- Patrick: No, Allen.
- Paul: Is that a raincoat?
- Patrick: Yes it is! In '87, Huey released this, "Fore," their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to Be Square," a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends; it's also a personal statement about the band itself. Hey Paul!
- [He bashes Paul in the head with the axe, and blood splatters all over his face.]
- Patrick: Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now, you fucking stupid bastard! You fucking bastard!
Posted December 14, 2009 at 10:59am
