The weekly round-up courtesy of Phil Spector.

It's true that we don't really do a weekly round-up here at TBWCYL, Inc. headquarters. It is also true that we have no intention of going all Drudge Report or Smoking Gun just to increase sales and traffic in an increasingly cluttered market. And yet, this photo does somehow seem to touch on a number of themes/topics we blogged about this week including, but not limited to, mug shots; portraits, self and otherwise; music and skewed celebrity worship. It is also both horrifying and wrongly funny all at the same time, and so while we are quasi-embarrassed to write this, we are drawn to it in the worst way.

Check it out. We are totally getting our comic book geek on. Well, that and our Mickey Rourke geek on. Iron Man 2. Mickey Rourke as Whiplash. Sweet.

Word association? Repetition Patterns? The Chicago Literary Scene Examiner? And Day Nine of This Book Tour Will Change Your Life? Way.

You feel good about these things right? Sure you do, and so yes, it is Day Nine of the tour, and yes, we are visiting with Chicago writer guy and good friend Robert Duffer and the Chicago Literary Scene Examiner, and yes, we are doing the word association thing on a variety of topics ranging from Mickey Rourke to High School Musical 3 to Kafka, not to mention crafting a new draft piece, and as always engaging in mass Repetition Patterns love. And so why not visit the Examiner, and then why not zip by CCLaP because they would love to see you, and finally, and after you catch your breath, get some rest, and maybe have some tea, why not come back tomorrow and join us when we stop by to connect with west coast writing dude Jason Riley. It all sounds like fun, right? Way.