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Music: There's something about Jonathan Jonathan Richman introduced us to the abominable snowman in the supermarket. Now, like wow, he's a film star.
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Yes, whatever did happen to Jonathan Richman, and why are people
suddenly mentioning his name in such reverential tones again? Half
an answer is provided by the gross movie There's Something About
Mary, in which the Farrelly brothers cast Richman as a travelling
singer- cum-Greek Chorus, who adds an element of sweetness to a film
larded with vile jokes about zip-trapped dicks, spunky hair mousse,
cripples and stalking.
"The Farrellys took me and my drummer {Tommy Larkins} out for
dinne...