September 26, 2008 at 21:07Steam Engeniusthinks"Rum & Cola" is the perfect backdrop for mercilessly suave Cold War era operatives wooing "natives" and raising silent hell in the Pacific.
September 26, 2008 at 21:12Steam Engeniusdidn't realize the lyrics are specifically branded: it's "Rum & Coca Cola"
September 26, 2008 at 21:20Steam EngeniusasksHave you read Cryptonomicon? "Bugle Boy" is the song I hear in my brain, ironically, during the mass panic of the Pearl Harbor attack scene.
September 26, 2008 at 21:20Steam Engenius(Because of Waterhouse's obliviousness to what's going on.)
September 26, 2008 at 21:19lionelsaysNeal Stephenson? Loved it!