Castang is an unforgettable character. I've got most of the books that Freeling published, ancient paperbacks, and cherish them.

Epic! (level of shameful behavior)

I had an enormous crush on her the first time I saw her and heard her sing and play the guitar, on live TV, the day after the Woodstock festival, back in 1969.

👍😍👍 I've been listening to her albums.
She has so many good albums.
Her arranging, musicianship & lyrics are perfection.
youtu.be/3Rvf324HtJg?...

WB's response sounds a lot like Al Swearengen's dialog in Deadwood, which I've just finished rewatching. I wonder if Milch had been reading...

Ted Chiang called LLMs a blurry jpeg of the internet, which I think is a great metaphor

Hmm. Very interesting. And hard to find. One of those "unauthorized releases" that Discogs won't allow to be sold via their service. I've got a white LP jacket, with the disk inside, that I bought back in 1970. Haven't listened to it in a few years...

Sorry Lavie, but rules is rules. Three demerits for posting a G**field GIF. Bummer.