Speaking of Shel Silverstein, I used to love his kids' poetry when I was little. "Where the Sidewalk Ends" is a classic and I think it's about time I got my own copy.

Alex, if you're going to bring up REM, I'm going to bring up the B-52s. They managed to make a pretty good living on weird songs and kitschy gimmicks. Now Target is using their songs for jingles. :-)