Inevitably, considerations of God in what otherwise intend to be mass entertainments come down to the same thing they come down to in any context, which is a consideration of humanity. Steve Erickson Read Quote
Nothing is more linear than a street; nothing has a more fixed beginning, middle, and end. Steve Erickson Read Quote
L.A. streets aren’t just paved real estate but a cosmology, a manifestation of the city’s sensibility. Steve Erickson Read Quote
When the Doors became huge, what nascent rock intelligentsia existed at the time adored them. Steve Erickson Read Quote
The Doors formed on the beaches of Los Angeles, in what you might imagine is the tradition of local rock bands since the Beach Boys. Steve Erickson Read Quote
Inside every TV star is a movie star screaming to get out, and Donna Frenzel, with whom I’m guessing you’re not instantly familiar, made George Clooney a movie star once and for all in the first ten minutes of his fifth feature, 1998’s ‘Out of Sight.’ Steve Erickson Read Quote
What we call ‘the news’ always has tried to tell a story, and it’s always told the story it wanted or, put most positively, whatever story it believed needed telling. Steve Erickson Read Quote
I think we can fairly conclude that writer-director Joss Whedon didn’t make ‘The Avengers’ for me. Steve Erickson Read Quote
For half a century, the Sunset Strip was the asphalt timeline of American popular music. My most distinct memory, from more years ago than I’ll confess to, is waiting for a table at the Olde World, which occupied a wedge of territory at Sunset and Holloway Drive, where the daiquiris became more vicious the longer you sat in the sun. Steve Erickson Read Quote
I’ve decided ‘Breaking Bad’ may be one of the best TV shows ever, but I had to watch every last episode of the first four seasons to come to that conclusion. Steve Erickson Read Quote
