Movie: Apollo 13. I remember being six years old and watching the moon landing with my Dad on our tiny black & white TV. It was the only time I’ve ever seen my Dad cry. Watching the movie brings it all back.

“I like to play with things…. before annihilation!”

Personally I could care less about what major league team beat who, but I have an excellent grasp of MMA and kick boxing stats and records.

Geek sports: I concur with Ultimate Frisbee. It was the primary sport of my college sci-fi/gaming club for a long while. How about Shovelglove?

Movies that make me cry: Not many. I might also be borderline-replicant. (That should have been the show title.) Recently, Up made me cry like a little girl, but there were, um, extenuating circumstances.

Stuff to do in Dublin: The Trinity College library is pretty freakin’ impressive. And you must, MUST tour the Guinness Storehouse. We thought it might be cheesy, but it’s a great tour, and it ends with a free pint and a fantastic view of the city. How can you go wrong?

Stuff to do in London: I think I was in London for a grand total of, maybe, six hours, but the London Eye is pretty neato. I also enjoyed visiting the Tower of London. Lots and lots of nifty things to see there. I particularly enjoyed Henry VIII’s odd armor, and when we were there, they had a display of actual steampunk-like experimental weapons from, like, the 16th or 17th century.

And try to make time to visit the Museum of Jurassic Technology while you’re here in LA. I think you’d get a kick out of it. Sorry I’m gonna miss the show. Stupid gummint. :-p

And Jonathan Coulton could cover Gumbo Pants

Your next album should be “Fear of a Black Planet”.

Sure you don’t have a drummer, but I’m sure that would spur your creativity.

…and if you do, be sure to perform it in Portland.

okay, I’m done.

Still on the sports theme, A League of Their Own is a movie that makes me cry every time (at the end in the Hall of Fame). There are many others, but I can’t think of any specific ones right now.

Paul, I was thinking of Tenacious D, too, when Storm asked the question about albums you should cover. FWIW, I would pay lots of money to see you guys do Tenacious D, especially “Fuck Her Gently” and “Double Team.” BTW, aside from your own material, your performance of “Hearing Aid” was my favorite part of the Ann Arbor show. Full disclosure: like Paul, I like TMBG, but I’ve never been what you would call a rabid fan. I really enjoyed your take on that song, though.

I’m intrigued with what you’re going to do with Uncle Storm, but hope his stories don’t go the way of The Puppet (i.e. you promise us that there may be more to come and then it disappears). Please don’t kill Uncle Storm!

The Chipotle Bunker made me hungry for Chipotle, which would have been fine if it hadn’t been 6:30 in the morning when I was listening. And Jonathan Swift’s thighbone made me actually laugh out loud. Again, it was 6:30 AM…

Geek sports – fantasy baseball (statistics!), fencing (Ren Faire training!), billiards (geometry!), and yes Quidditch. Saw a local college group practicing in the park last week.

I tend to tear up at episodes of TV shows rather than films, since it’s more of a long-term attachment to the characters. That said, the first few times I saw Serenity in the theater I… got something in my eye… at the end of the Alliance/Reaver battle scene. And the following half hour.

I know it is a dude cliche, but I get choked up at “Field of Dreams” every damn time. My dad is still with us, but it’s been a long time since we did any playing catch.

And how about the Squeeze album Frank? A concept album that’s also quite tuneful.

A handful of the myriad films that make me cry every damn time: Apollo 13, Local Hero, A Christmas Carol (the George C Scott version), It’s a Wonderful Life, Field of Dreams.