Director David Lynch was many things. Among them, treasured filmmaker, TV series creator, writer, painter, recording artist, weatherman and big advocate for transcendental meditation (TM). In memory of Lynch, who died Jan. 15, his children have announced a global group meditation session.

David Lynch’s children are planning to honor their father in a creative way. “David Lynch, our beloved dad, was a guiding light of creativity, love, and peace. On Monday, January 20th—what would have been his 79th birthday—we invite you all to join us in a worldwide group meditation at 12:00pm NOON PST for 10 minutes,

And if you're going to talk about Bob's Big Boy, well, it's a beautiful thing: You'll soon be discussing director David Lynch. The fanciful filmmaking visionary spoke of his love for Bob's on more than one occasion,

Lynch’s weather reports attracted a dedicated following in themselves, becoming such a part of the fabric of Los Angeles — his adopted home for many years, and a lifelong fascination of his he often transmuted on film — that his forecasts were later broadcast on NPR affiliate KCRW.

Our columnist remembers his time with the late filmmaker, who famously loathed dissecting his work — but hung on to a Boy Scout ethos one couldn't help but love.

Much like dreams, merely hearing Lynch's work described does not compare to experiencing his movies and TV series firsthand. Unconventional to the end, the director's filmography (plus Twin Peaks, indispensable to his oeuvre) almost always elicits strong responses,