“My editor says that I only get 300 of a requested 1,500 words to write about "Watching the Planets", so I'll start by talking about the guy who has been playing gong for the Flaming Lips at recent shows. "Watching the Planets" is over five minutes long, and this guy bangs the gong at the beginning of nearly every bar, which amounts to a lot of gong. (Does he wear earplugs?) And when the gong's not”
