Palo Alto's two gems, newspaper addiction, some passings of note, my man Stacy Keach, Casey Affleck is a dud, some cool sayings, mimicking Al Pacino, Rakim and chewing tobacco, and a couple Christmas movies. Stuff mentioned: Mac's Smoke Shop (534 Emerson St, Palo Alto, CA 94301), Sundance The Steakhouse (1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306), The Silver Jews Starlite Walker (1994), The Silver Jews "Advice to the Graduate" (1994), Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary (1218 Glendon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024), Love Story (1970), Paper Moon (1973), The Driver (1978), The Champ (1979), Francis Lai "Theme From Love Story" (1970), The Deer Hunter (1978), Stanley Myers "Cavatina" (1970, recorded by Stanley Myers in 1978), All in the Family (1971-1979), The Killer Inside Me (1976), The Killer Inside Me (2010), The Old Man and the Gun (2018), William Shakespeare The Life and Death of King John (1623), Cobra (1986), The Fly (1986), Scarface (1983), Eric B. & Rakim "Microphone Fiend" (1988), Eric B. & Rakim Follow the Leader (1988), Eric B. & Rakim "Follow the Leader" (1988), It's a Wonderful Knife (2023), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Die Hard (1988), The January Man (1989), The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991), Max Headroom (1985-1986, 1987-1988), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and Griffith Observatory (2800 East Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90027).