Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy 62nd birthday to Texas’s own Richard Linklater!

In order to celebrate this day, here’s one of my favorite scenes from Linklater’s 1993 film, Dazed and Confused.  Not only does this montage introduce the viewer to the suburban Texas nightlife of 1976 but it’s also perfectly set to War’s Low Rider.

And, of course, it features that classic line, “It’d be a lot cooler if you did.”