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Kramer_tiny by Coach Owens on Comment 860 comments

(I can do one too so shut up. Hey, that might as well be a topic for today! "Why Coach is not allowed to make OTFPOTD(s)!) Anyway, since this the "Down Under" edition of OTFPOTD, it has nothing to do with RRS. However, there are some great other topics you can talk about:

Star-divide

*Why Australians talk with funny accents

*Why my ingrown toenail won't go away and why it keeps bothering me

*You guys can talk about BEER (AKA disgusting dribble for older people)

*Why will they rid of baseball in the Olympics despite the third most populous country having a whole, huge professional league and the fact that it has started to spread across the entire world

*Why Crack Cocaine is illegal

 

Or other topics that I totally don't care about but you guys might because we're all totally different people.

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You're so needy.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're talking to a Mariners fan here, bub.

We are the definition of silly. Why else would we root for the second worst team in baseball?

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Aug 22, 2008 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha, excellent usage of the word "bub"

In my opinion, more people should use this word.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks Pip.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Aug 22, 2008 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're welcome, bub.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Until what?

Until you don’t have to read anymore of my posts?

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Aug 22, 2008 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least very excellent titties.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Apparently you think Crack should be illegal.

I don’t salute you, good sir.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Aug 22, 2008 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At first I thought this was a hilarious typo of "LFoJL"

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This isn't true

but even his fans make fun of him often

by seattlebruin on Aug 22, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is the third in a row I've participated in without being at work

Am I cheating?

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Aug 22, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love the Alfa 156, the Citroen XM is great too

and that somebody imported 60 of them legally into the US makes it a car I desire to own and may one day actually own

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what the fuck

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a good thing you make a good point here

Because that would have been a very moderate fail otherwise

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Aug 22, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This was my thought as well.

Is it just me, or is this AJ trade looking worse every day?

by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've spent my 2 days off dicking around online

While my 4 year old has watched cartoons and played the new Xbox Live Arcade remake of Bionic Commando

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Aug 22, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough

I leave for work in 45 minutes, so I’ll post more when I’m there to atone

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Aug 22, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DO IT LIVE.

GAZELLE STYLE

I have eight watches. None of them are fake.

by RafaelCarmona22 on Aug 22, 2008 7:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I've got the guide to do that.

I just have no idea what song I should use.

by BrianL on Aug 22, 2008 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Flight of the Conchords songs are always a goot.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

*hoot

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I need more guidelines.

What mood are you going for? What genre?

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This?

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I found a Metal Gear Solid ringtone the other day.

It sounds just like the Codec ringing.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've always hated MGS.

God Hideo Kojima needs a fucking editor.

by BrianL on Aug 22, 2008 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love LOVE the first Metal Gear Solid.

Ever since then…eh…not so much.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this

I have eight watches. None of them are fake.

by RafaelCarmona22 on Aug 22, 2008 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mine is "Clocks" by Coldplay

Is that too gay?

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'm not sure about gay

But the LL consensus does seem to be that Coldplay is lame.

by Sec 108 on Aug 22, 2008 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Clocks is a great song. Even if you don't like them (which I don't).

Not admitting the musical talent in that song is just being petty.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 22, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh it's a great song.

It’s a shame it’s associated with Coldplay, though.

by BrianL on Aug 22, 2008 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ñ„

“Leave Coldplay ALONE!!!”

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think its just the consensus of LL

More consensus of the general population, even though they aren’t nearly as gay as Creed.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have the MGS codec beep

because I’m a lazy nerd like that.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've got just the thing

It’s real big in India (link goes to a news story)

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Aug 22, 2008 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh no, I meant to buy ice cream bars.

Quite a few things have been lost in translation though….

by brayden04 on Aug 22, 2008 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's just say I got drunk with teammates at a restaurant

and ended up eating my fair share of cow tongue slices. I probably had the equivalent of three cow tongues. Had I not had 14 sapporos I would have been very upset.

by brayden04 on Aug 22, 2008 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There were girls there to pour the beer for me

I got yelled at for trying to pour myself a beer from the pitcher. The Japanese sure know how to subjugate their women.

by brayden04 on Aug 22, 2008 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha they didn't, although I don't know if they could've

Another interesting note. Have you seen the movie Blow, where Johnny Depp says every girl he met in California had the same job, stewardess?

Well in Japan it’s the same way, except they all work at hostess bars. Basically really expensive bars for Japanese business men. It’s wild.

I guess the ugly ones probably don’t work there, but I’m not really pining to find out.

by brayden04 on Aug 22, 2008 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm taking a trip to Fry's today.

What awesome things should I buy?

by BrianL on Aug 22, 2008 7:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wrong.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now, now.

Sure Rock Band has drums and the mic and you can have four player “Co-op” on Live. But Guitar Hero III has better songs.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Aug 22, 2008 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like to sing though, so obviously GH3 isn't for me.

And when I do rock out the gee-tar it is the bass track.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 22, 2008 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wrong again.

I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers

by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Truth.

Which ones are good, then?

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Aug 22, 2008 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

Actually I have.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Aug 22, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wrong.

Ballroom Blitz is probably the best one on there.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Aug 22, 2008 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ballroom Blitz almost got me thrown out of a limo in Vegas

it’s a great song, and it happens to be one of my best friend’s favorites; we’d been drinking for a good portion of the weekend, and got a comped limo from (turn away now Coach) one of Vegas’ fine adult dancing establishments. As we’re about a block from the hotel, Ballroom Blitz came on the stereo, and my friend dove across the limo, cranked up the volume, and blew out a speaker in the back of the limo.

The driver wanted to throw us out right there but we pointed out that he was already in the driveway of our hotel, so he took us in. We tipped him heavily and he forgot all about his speaker. Good times.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. . .

You do know RB has Weezer, Nirvana, and Garbage right?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 22, 2008 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know how repetitive "In Bloom" and "Say it Ain't So" get?

About 80% of “Mystery Setlists” have either one or both of those in them.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Aug 22, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Download more songs.

I have like over 180 songs on XBox.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 22, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Play more challenging venues then.

You keep getting those songs because they are the two easiest ones to do.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 22, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In Bloom is amazing

and sometimes repetition is a good thing.

by Sec 108 on Aug 22, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll get back to this later when I have time.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Here goes.

Don’t Fear the Reaper – Excellent
Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Meh
Ballroom Blitz – Fun (though, really, only on vocals)
Black Hole Sun – Excellent
Blitzkrieg Bop – Meh
Celebrity Skin – Meh
Cherub Rock – Excellent
Creep – Good
Dani California – Good
Dead on Arrival – Boo
Detroit Rock City – Boo
Electric Version – Meh
Enter Sandman – Excellent
Epic – Meh
Flirtin’ With Disaster – Good
Foreplay/Long Time – Excellent
Gimme Shelter – Good
Go With the Flow – Good
Green Grass and High Tides – Meh (WAAAAY too long)
Here it Goes Again – Good
Highway Star – Good
I Think I’m Paranoid – Meh
In Bloom – Meh
Learn to Fly – Excellent
Main Offender – Meh
Maps – Good
Mississippi Queen – Good
Next to You – Meh
Orange Crush – Good
Paranoid – Meh
Reptilia – Meh
Run to the Hills – Meh (though it’s great to sing…but too hard on drums)
Sabotage – Good
Say it Ain’t So – Good
Should I Stay or Should I Go – Good
Suffragette City – Good
The Hand that Feeds – Good
Tom Sawyer – Excellent
Train Kept A-Rollin’ – Good
Vasoline – Excellent
Wanted Dead or Alive – Excellent
Wave of Mutilation – Good
Welcome Home – Excellent
When You Were Young – Excellent
Won’t Get Fooled Again – Excellent

The Boston DLC was excellent, the Metallica DLC was excellent, the Black Sabbath DLC was good, The Bowie DLC was good, the Oasis DLC was good, the Jimmy Buffett DLC was surprisingly fun. The only real failures (I think) in Rock Band so far is the Fallout Boy song, and releasing the entire “Doolittle” album by the Pixies as DLC. It’s a fantastic album, but doesn’t really work for Rock band.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why is Epic so f'ing hard to sing?

Seriously, I can sing a lot of songs on expert but often fail that one on medium.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 22, 2008 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because Fatih No More is too awesome for you.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Aug 22, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of which, is there any QOTSA in these games?

Is it just me, or is this AJ trade looking worse every day?

by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rock Band and Guitar Hero have QOTSA.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Songs?

Is it just me, or is this AJ trade looking worse every day?

by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

GHIII has 3's and 7's

and Guitar Hero has Go With the Flow, Little Sister, 3’s and 7’s, and…umm…one more I think.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sick Sick Sick is the other one.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't have a problem with the song.

But it really is no fun to sing.

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by Phildopip on Aug 23, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I enjoy it.

But then again I’m a Strokes fanboy.

by Mariner John on Aug 23, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Better songs

but worse charts. Guitar Hero 3 was designed to appeal only to the top 10% of GH players.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is true.

I am so tired of everyone playing Through the Fire and Flames.

by Mariner John on Aug 22, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with this.

And I think once GHWT comes out, most people will forget about Rock Band, because all Rock Band really has on GH is the drums and singing, and without it, it shouldn’t be as good. I mean the guitar for Rock Band is a piece of shit compared to the guitar hero one, and the graphics suck, and the songs aren’t nearly as challenging on expert in Rock Band as they are in Guitar Hero (Probably because rock band is a tad bit slower). And the drums for GHWT will be much better too, with the cymbals.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure I do.

Rock Band has the wealth of songs that GHIII doesn’t. That’s the biggest advantage.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But GHWT will come with a song creator.

So yea. This may sound dorky, but if there is a song I want to play that isn’t in the game, I look up the song on youtube for someone who probably hacked GH2 and created the song there, so I usually just play along. Disadvantage is I don’t know what notes I missed or my score, but its still fun if you get bored to the same songs.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sure you can.

The vocal track will just be like a synthesizer melody with words. You just won’t hear any vocals in the vocal track.

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by Phildopip on Aug 23, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh.

I thought they were just going to be drums, guitar and bass.

by Mariner John on Aug 23, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

woo!

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those guys are my heroes.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody make a good nemesis?

<a href=“anybody up for the <a href=”http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/672031640.html" target="new">job?" target="new">Hmmm..

by brayden04 on Aug 22, 2008 8:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Uh...

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought about that...

but I don’t think Graham is very sneaky. He’s more the type to just get in your online face and say “Get the fuck outta here.”

by brayden04 on Aug 22, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too bad its on the best of

and thus there is no way to apply.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've seen a few best ofs

that I would’ve replied to.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's my last day of work

So as one last big F-you to the place, I’m joining the OTTOTD… weeeeee

Raben died for your sins.

by rlintott on Aug 22, 2008 8:31 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That bad?

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, not really

But this summer has been WRETCHED… I think it’s the anticipation of leaving for grad school.

Raben died for your sins.

by rlintott on Aug 22, 2008 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I started off my morning reading the Rolling Stone article

about the kid who shot up the mall in Nebraska. I have a cloud of malaise over me now.

This is currently my signature.

by kevin_ess on Aug 22, 2008 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I used to tell people that talked to chat room bots

that they had failed the Turing test.

We had a portion of a lecture in my AI class on whether the Turing test is valid anymore.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know this

I have a CS degree, I took AI. Which was not as fun of a class as I had hoped.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Going to see him at the end of Sept.

Can’t wait.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I saw him last year.

He was awful.

Tom Jones was so much better.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Aug 22, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's disappointing

I saw Neil once before, about 15 years ago, and he was great. I’m still looking forward to it but I won’t be surprised if it disappoints I guess.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For some reason I find this comment hilarious:
August 18th, 2008
Thanks to Robert Westervelt who provided me with some Retrosheet ID translations, I was able to finish the data upload for 2003-6. Also, rosters are now up-to-date as well.

by JI on Aug 22, 2008 9:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Just wait
“Thanks to Nola for checking the entire site for spelling/grammar errors
your work is much appreciated; you’re like a second mum to me.”

by JI on Aug 22, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, Coach...

What’s the fascination with Gomez?

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 9:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

it's weird and kind of shady isn't it

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I saw the new avatar an hour ago and said nothing

For someone who’s apparently quite disturbed with that pic, he sure seems to like it….

by Gomez on Aug 22, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh god haha

I didn’t realize that was his avatar now

He was ranting at me for like an hour about how uncomfortable it made him a few days ago

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man...

If this isn’t one of the most beautiful cameras I’ve seen on CL, ever, I’m not sure what is. One of these days I’ll add one to my collection:

My layout.spellcheckDefault goes to 11

by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 9:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So pretty.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're listed as indie

so now I can be a total music snob prick and reference them to out obscure other pricks.

by JI on Aug 22, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When the fuck did 14 year olds start playing this wimpy whiny bullshit?

Aren’t kids supposed to be playing punk rock? That’s the whole reason punk rock exists! What the fuck?

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My brother plays

pseudo indie stuff (he’s 17/18). I remember making him a mix cd of early 90s “emo” (Minor Threat, Rites of Spring etc) and he didn’t like it.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like

we guess, built to spill and arctic monkeys and the killers. at least wethinks so.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, at least there's a girl in his band.

I’m pretty sure the Big B is playing a Gibson LP, though. What the hell kind of 14 year old has a fucking Gibson?

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Upon second look, I think it's an Epi.

It had better be, because if it’s a Gibson it’s a custom and those are like $2500 guitars.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I always thought they looked plastic and cheap

I love how Gibsons look— probably because they remind me of classic era Who or Chris Cornell before he turned into a Justin Timberlake / Michael Bolton hybrid.

by JI on Aug 22, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Although I like the blackout telelcaster

I always thought Eddie Vedder’s guitar playing sounded best on that guitar.

by JI on Aug 22, 2008 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They look like everything else designed in that period.

And they are more cheaply made than Gibsons, but they’re still solid and take way more of a beating that more expensive guitars. They also sound like nothing else in the world.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just dislike the thinner sound

In no way am I any sort of expert

I think PT sounds much better on Gibsons, he switched over to Strats in 89(?) and has never sounded quite as mean since.

by JI on Aug 22, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love my Gibson Les Paul

But for light stuff I still love my plastic Dan Electro. I never liked the Strat or Tele that much.

by Sec 108 on Aug 22, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Squiers and Epiphones are amazing in their inconsistency.

I’ve played a few Epi SGs that cost a third of what a Gibson SG would cost that sounded a million times better, and I’ve played a few upmarket Epiphones that sounded like they were bought at Target. Same deal (though, in my experience, to a lesser extent) with Squiers.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I bought a Peavey

For $25 at a pawn shop. I suck at guitar — it’s the one friggin’ instrument that’s kicked my ass — but it’s fun to play and sounds like I paid $25 at a pawn shop for it.

It looks cool, though.

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I adore pawn shop guitars.

They often sound terrible, but in the most fantastoc sort of way.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are Squire and Epi still made in Mexico?

I have had the same experience as you. It is a gamble to go cheap, that is why Trading Musician rocks.

by Sec 108 on Aug 22, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Squiers are usually made in Korea, as are most Epiphones.

Entry level Fenders are made in Korea, mid level Fenders are made in Mexico and upmarket Fenders are (generally) made in the US. Top of the line Epiphones are made at the Gibson factory.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh

I remember my uncle telling me this was how you judged the quality of a used guitar by figuring out where it was made.

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by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's generally true, especially taken in concert with the era it's from.

For example, Japanese made guitars from the 1980s? Ugh. Japanese made guitars from the 1970s? Yes please.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My first guitar was a Squire fat strat. But I've given it away.

I’ve now got a Rainsong A-WS1000 (acoustic electric, my primary instrument), Fender Hot Rodded American Double Fat Strat, and an Epiphone Dot.

by SethGrandpa on Aug 22, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My Squire Strat SUUUUUUCKS.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

The pickups are all sorts of fucked up. I can speak into the pickups, and my voice will come through my amp.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Frampton Talkbox FTW!!!

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still want a Korg MS-2000

Built-in vocoder would be fun to play with. Especially in the church band…

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh Korg...

I whored out your products for the longest time.

by BrianL on Aug 22, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Punk is dead

duh.

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by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually this reminds me

I saw a list of “Best punk albums of the year so far” on another site and people were listing shit bands like Sum 41 and Rise Against.

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by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Some do

their is a community festival going on in my area this weekend and tonight is HS band night. The bands all play either punk or metal.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I played punk for 15 years

And I have no idea what it is anymore.

If it was ever a movement then that is dead. If it was raw music that is dead also. Most punk sounds like metal to me these days.

by Sec 108 on Aug 22, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As a movement, it's been dead since the 70's at least.

As an ideology, it’s still very much alive. As a genre, people call lots of things punk, but I personally think all 14 year olds with musical aspirations should be in either ‘77 style crusty bands, 80’s hardcore bands or Ramones-y pop-punk bands.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE IN SHITTY BANDS!

IT’S S HOW YOU KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOUR LATER BANDS ARE SHITTY OR NOT!

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still want to start a band

not to get famous or tour or anything. I just haven’t played music really since my freshman year of college and I miss playing.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had enough of those back in HS

my friends never thought I was that serious about starting a band. Then years later they were like “man I wish we’d been more serious about that.”

I face palmed.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, it's more about punk being easy to play and not being lame when you sound pissed off.

When 14 year olds try to “push their boundaries” it’s painfully obvious how narrow said boundaries are. Just play fast and loud and yell a lot and you’ll be fine. When you’re older, though, and have a wider range of influences and experience to draw from, it’s not as big a deal.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lyrics to actual song of theirs

Bitch won’t make me a sandwich
Bitch won’t suck my [REDACTED]s
Bitch won’t give me no slowhand
The bitch won’t fuck me at all…

I won’t disclose the chorus because what’s above is already pushing the limits

by Gomez on Aug 22, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So is it a Boy Band or not?

I’m leaning toward Zydeco, am I right?

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I would love to hear a band put an accordion behind those lyrics.

It’d be like the Nickel Creek (bluegrass) cover of Britney Spears’ “Toxic”.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't that a Michael W. Smith song?

You know, after he went all secular?

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by kevin_ess on Aug 22, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're thinking of Pat Boone.

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish I had more recordings

of the Jazz groups I played in in HS. Not because they were great or anything, just because it would be fun to listen to me play bass.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah I imagine I'd have the same feeling

hearing some of those off key notes I threw in. I always kind of hated the bass parts that were just chords. I was a lazy highschool kid I didn’t want to figure out what notes fit!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish you'd give me this advice when I was 14

I think my song writing goals over shot my actual talent.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its kind of all over these days

but its not really dead. Its just like the older days where you have to look a little harder to find the good stuff.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I can say that the punk scene I grew up in

Which was late 70’s, early 80’s is gone.

There was a camaraderie in being punk, but then we had to watch each others backs or the metal heads would beat us up.

by Sec 108 on Aug 22, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh

I grew up in Tacoma in the mid/late 90s. Everyone was either ripping off Blink 182 or MXPX or playing some bad ska punk.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't either

I still expected much worse

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by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I remember being in oh...the 6th grade and being a big country music fan

and all my friends started listening to Blink 182. For the longest time I thought it was a radio station

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by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

say it ain't so why don't i go turn the lights off carry me home

that’s all I remember about Blink 182

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by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those bands are terrible, because their first single is always a bad (but harmless) funny, poppy song.

Then it sells well, and they go “Yes! People like us! Okay, let’s bust out the deeply meaningful navel gazing shit!” And 14 year old girls cry and 14 year old boys put it on before they put the moves on 14 year old girls and they sell millions of records and eventually they have some sort of artistic credibility, simply because they’re able to manipulate the emotions of 14 year olds.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, but how do you really feel?

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Aug 22, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Work sucks, I know.

That’s the most memorable line.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've always found it amazing that some people can't ell the difference between lame music and awesome meaningful music

I know a person who thinks emo is cool, but I can put on a random unheard of song like Guitar and Pen and they’ll be like “OMG this song is cool, it should be in a musical.”

by JI on Aug 22, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've heard this song far too much

in recent months for reasons I can’t discuss.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everyone's garage band

had a cover of Dammit.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had my own cover of Dammit.

Probably my favorite blink song there is.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What does it say about me and/or the music industry that Lazy Eye by the Silversun Pickups

is the first song to “speak to me” in at least 5 years.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 22, 2008 10:28 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's a great song, so it says you have taste.

Silversun Pickups are a pretty good band – good enough, in fact, that I didn’t realize they were pretty much a direct ripoff of the Smashing Pumpkins sound until I re-listened to Gish the other day.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not really a huge Pumpkins fan

so it took me a while, but I still really like Silversun Pickups.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Billy Corgan is the rock-star equivalent of Yuni.

Good, not great, first few albums/years with a lot of potential, but right when they should hit their prime they inexplicably just go straight in the toilet.

by Jed MC on Aug 22, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nothing inexplicable about it

Billy Corgan, more than most rock stars, is deeply convinced of his genius and is determined to Realize His Artistic Vision no matter what the cost.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh god don't even get me started on Billy Corgan.

That being said, Siamese Dream is in my top-5 albums EVER. But he’s such a shit lyricist.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Please start. I'll join you.

Billy Corgan bashing is a favorite pastime of mine. It’s soooooooo easy.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

5 years? That must be a very high song standard.

Or you’re listening to U2 too much, and you need to branch out.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry. My enthusiasm for U2 rapidly faded after Achtung Baby.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ich auch.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, they're no blink-182.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I do, too.

I just thought it was funny, those two comments coming back-to-back.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's meh, Tom kind of has a big head about it though.

He’s thinks its the greatest music to come out in like 20 years or something. It’s alright, just not my thing. Probably the best he could do with his limited guitar skills.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's one video of him on MySpace where puts his own album #1 on his top 10 albums of last year.

He goes on to talk about how he’s an amazing singer and works so hard. Sooooooo hilarious. He’s such a douche.

by SethGrandpa on Aug 22, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's no wonder Mark and Travis got sick of him.

I was hoping +44 could out do him, maybe when their next record comes out. They weren’t so lucky with the first one.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh he absolutely has a big head about the wonders of that band.

I’m just saying it’s better (to me) than Blink.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meh.

Even if Blink is immature and such, I don’t think you could call either side project better than Blink.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ATST?

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yea, its basically bubblegum pop.

But their non singles are good in my opinion, too immature for me today though.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's fun in Rock Band.

I don’t like Blink 182, but I have to admit I get pretty into that song.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was nice to listen to during my adolescence.

I’ve matured from that genre of music now though.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sorry.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go listen to October and War

and you’ll stop thinking they’re overrated. I’m not as much a fan of their more recent stuff, but it’s still mostly good – but War and October are both fantastic albums.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

October is a fantastic album.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

U2 is one of those bands

that I never liked, but I understand why they are so popular and highly regarded. I’ve listened to them a lot and tried to like them, but I just can’t get into it.

by Jed MC on Aug 22, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm like that with the Pixies.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sad.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I fiond myself warming to them as I get older

but I really never got it back when they were first around.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because the rest of your music choices...

Never mind, I’m stopping myself.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like Chronic Town through Life's Rich Pageant a lot.

Then they started making too much money, got over-produced, and Michael Stipe became the Billy Corgan type rock star we were writing about earlier.

by Jed MC on Aug 22, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Huh. I must like over-production.

I like Out of Time to New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like "Sunday Bloody Sunday" but I don't think their other stuff is good.

Just because you’re talented musicians doesn’t mean you make good music. I also don’t like The Beatles. Their music does less than nothing for me.

by SethGrandpa on Aug 22, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

...

Wow. You’re really going for it, aren’t you?

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, no.

It’s just that… I don’t know. If you go through all the music they did, it’s so diverse. To say that, across the board, you don’t care for them is a pretty broad statement. It’s hard to imagine what rock styles are left, once you take out all The Beatles. If they had awful voices or something, it might make some sense, I guess, but that’s not it, right?

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know the feeling

I get nothing from the Beatles and it angers people so much.

“Most of your favorite bands wouldn’t exist without them.”

I don’t think Jamaican music was heavily influenced by the Beatles.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If not for the Beatles popular music as we know it would not exist.

Pick up a copy of Revolver, listen to it closely – if it sounds like a million other bands, just remember Revolver INVENTED THAT SOUND.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True enough.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If it weren't for cave paintings...

we also wouldn’t have photography…

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or interior decorators.

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by kevin_ess on Aug 22, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jeez dude.

Your random humor is sooooo funny. I figured you’d fit well over here — ’bout time you showed up ’round these parts :-)

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks Paul!

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by kevin_ess on Aug 22, 2008 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If it weren't for calculus, there'd be no bridges

Oh yeah? If it weren’t for lamps, there’d be no light.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

Huh.

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by kevin_ess on Aug 22, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh not the Beatles vs anti-Beatles argument again.

This is where we need archives.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will pursue it no further

but I can’t let a statement like “beatles music does less than nothing for me” sit there unnoticed.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I completely grasp why some people do not enjoy The Beatles

But they are the building block of rock and roll as mentioned before.

by Sec 108 on Aug 22, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think the highest quality record would be

Side A of Badmotorfinger , Side B of Abbey Road.

by JI on Aug 22, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

God, the end of Abbey Road is amazing.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Someone who is talented and could write good music is Paul Simon

Yea, his singing voice wasn’t as great as Garfunkel’s, but he was able to sell records 20-40 years after his Simon and Garfunkel years, which I determined is proof you’re a good songwriter if you could still be popular after going solo.

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by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably my favoritest song writer ever.

My favorite album, seriously, is “You’re the One” and it’s not even close.

I’ve listened to that album twice today already, and probably about 7 times this week.

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I may sound like an old fogie listening to S&G even though I am 19

But I used to always listen to it as a kid when my dad would play Paul Simon in the concert cd in my car. Going back and listening to it now I can appreciate more how good Paul Simon actually was.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

My parents got me hooked on S&G, and I still listed to them to this day, or anything Simon did solo.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Aug 22, 2008 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Same for me, obviously.

And the Association as well. My parents are HUGE fans of both…

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As someone that has been trying to make this case for years

I’d like to advise you that it’s best to just let it go. The Beatles are so universally loved, that I’ve had to adopt a “I know this is weird and it’s probably something wrong with me” stance on the issue.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I do.

And then say I like Eleanor Rigby, so they accept that and move on.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not overly enthusiastic about them.

But “I’ve Just Seen A Face” is turning into one of my favorite songs ever. One of those songs I never heard on the radio, just discovered in an accidental way.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a relatively recent Beatle convert

I was very, very meh about them until about a year ago, and between Revolver and the White Album, I am now convinced. I don’t think they walk on water, and I certainly have Beatles albums I don’t care for, but damn this is a pretty amazing band at its peak.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope that's what it is.

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by kevin_ess on Aug 22, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just come out and say it

The Clash can’t sing for shit and their music suffers greatly because of it.

by JI on Aug 22, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Huh.

Joe Strummer is the man. Well, was the man.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I picked up London Calling

and I love the songs, but the vocals make re listening hard

by JI on Aug 22, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You should listen to Strummer's stuff with The Mescaleros.

Fantastic stuff.

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by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its more punk rock

if you can’t carry a tune.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Joe Strummer doesn't need to sing

because he just radiates awesome all the time. Even posthumously.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm more this way with The Cure and Depeche Mode

Their older stuff kicks butt, but their newer stuff is to bleagh for me.

U2 and Duran Duran in a lot of ways have redeemed themselves from a bump or two in the road with both of their more recent albums.

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really? the Cure's last two albums have been awesome.

DM has been crap since Ultra though.

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by thewyrm on Aug 22, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm.

I see the Cure has a new album out. I’ll have to give it a go and see if I can retract this…

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Duran Duran had a recent album?

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by Thingray on Aug 22, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Came out in November.

“Red Carpet Massacre”

A very decent album. Even if it was produced by Justin Timberlake…

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Y'know,

I have nothing but respect for Timberlake. Here’s a guy that can sing and dance well (even though it’s far from my genre), but he’s also got a good ear for production. Beyond that, he seems like a funny guy to hang out at the bar with.

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by kevin_ess on Aug 22, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True.

But, man, it just sounds odd having Duran Duran have an album produced by Timberlake…

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lazy Eye is an awesome song I agree.

Most of today’s music really sucks. It’s all like indie hipster garbage, or rap somewhere in it. Heck, even Chris Cornell is doing hip hop now. I wish I grew up in early to mid 90’s, they didn’t know how good they had it musically back then.

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by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes we did. I went to shows almost every night back then.

You could even see good national acts for cheap. I saw Primus twice in one month for a total cost of $18. I can’t remember how many times I saw The Melvins for under $10.

by Jed MC on Aug 22, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's probably too bad though that Pearl Jam had that issue with TicketMaster back in their prime

So you couldn’t go to many of their shows back then. I still want to see them, but Seattle doesn’t seem to be a hot spot for them, despite being from here.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've seen them twice in Seattle.

Once at Key Arena, and once at Memorial Stadium. They put on a hell of a show, and Eddie Vedder is hilarious!

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by Thingray on Aug 22, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm jealous.

My goal in life is to go see them next time they have a show in Seattle (or at the Gorge, in George, Washington).

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 22, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They are one of the few bands that I will pay to see multiple times.

Usually seeing someone in concert once is enough for me.

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by Thingray on Aug 22, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I miss the Archers of Loaf.

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by kevin_ess on Aug 22, 2008 10:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ESPN Page 2 did a feature on the 3 worst all time players from each franchise who was given a full year.

I love this remark about the Mariners:

While it’s been a struggle to find three candidates for some teams, the Mariners have a rich tradition of this sort of ineptitude. In fact, you can put together an entire starting nine and starting rotation of Mariners who had seasons that put them in the running for inclusion.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 22, 2008 11:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This was a nice touch:

Imagine that the Mariners are so deep in candidates that we have to leave out Mario Mendoza, the man for whom the Mendoza Line was named.

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by thewyrm on Aug 22, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Life in Louisiana 8.22 edition

“Secure all papers on desk before leaving for the weekend.”

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Do they mean keep them in a secure place

or secure them from flying away due to impending hurricanes/tropical storms?

by nwtrev on Aug 22, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It amuses me that the storm is called Fay

my last boss was an obnoxious woman named Fay and I keep thinking of her as a tropical storm.

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by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do you work outside? If you work inside

and Fay started blowing papers around I would think by that time there would be bigger issues

by nwtrev on Aug 22, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm...

I wonder what Graham would think of this…

Certainly don’t see those every day. Or, well, ever…

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 11:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

*drools*

electrical system explodes

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Red wool carpet"?

Sweet.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed, but I've always been to partial to things like this:

The Aston is obviously a bit higher up the food chain, but the styling of the Alfa is just gorgeous.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a crush on Alfa Romeos

The Alfa 156 is the most beautiful passenger sedan of the late 90’s early 2000s and a car I would love to grey market import

As far as a car with a few legal copies running around the states, look no further than the Citroen XM

drool

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by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, what?

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love the Alfa 156, but I also love the Citroen XM

and that somebody imported 60 of them legally into the US makes it a car I desire to own and may one day actually own

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by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I keep looking at the picture trying to figure out the appeal.

I don’t think it’s going to work. I just like curves too much to get behind a car like this Citroen.

Isn’t there an Alfa dealership in Tacoma?

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There was

but they don’t import new cars

New Alfas haven’t come to our country since 1995. Except as of 2008 we get the 8C Competizione, which MSRPs for US$250,000.

In a couple years we are supposed to get regular Alfas back

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by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

It was originally announced in 2002 for the ’04 model year. Every year they delayed it until now we finally get the 8C.

The growing Maserati dealership base helps as Alfa and Maserati are both owned by Fiat, but GM selling its stake in Fiat a couple years ago threw a fork in it- they were originally going to sell Alfas alongside Saabs.

But now they are going to probably be bringing the nuovo 500 over in Abarth trim pretty soon which should open things up for Alfa

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by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is Fiat still close to bankruptcy?

Last I heard they were shopping Alfa and Ferrari and in really bad shape.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 22, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think they got some help from the Italian government

and then the new Fiat 500 is selling like hotcakes- I don’t know that an Alfa sale is imminent anymore

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by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this

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by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and rightfully so.

The Jag can’t compare. I mean, it’s still awesome, but…

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's a total POS Jag?

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by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't understand how POS could apply to that car.

Regardless of its state of restoration, that Jag is awesome on potential alone.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

meh

those late 70’s XJ6s are nothing special and there’s still a ton of them running around

That said- if you gave me one I’d happily accept it

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by I'm NOT Corco on Aug 22, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good job Whidbey Island!

“In South Whidbey Island, Wash., this summer, Little League teams were eliminated from the regional All-Star Tournament after an outbreak of pertussis. Overall, 88 people were sickened in the Northwest community where one to two cases a year is the norm. Health officer Dr. Roger Case demanded that the teams be pulled, fearing they’d spark an epidemic among players across a wide region.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26291109/

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by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 12:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This one is for seattlebruin

and anyone else who likes Pac 10 football:

http://www.trojanwire.com/football/the-joe-mcknight-video.php

and for NOLA cause McKnight is from Louisiana.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 12:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why would Bruin enjoy watching a Trojan love-fest?

Pac-10 football be damned.

And McKnight is going to get killed in the NFL with those moves, a la Reggie Bush.

by Wilder. on Aug 22, 2008 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He wouldn't

that’s the point!

I’m not really concerned about the success of McKnight in the NFL as long as he is successful in college.

Unless the Seahawks draft him and then I hope he’s the next Gale Sayers.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know

but he’s from Louisiana!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 22, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But NOLA is a she.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But local boy does good!

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It doesn't.

I thought bluemax was thinking you were male, so I attempted to clarify.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was the dislike of "A Football" that gave it away.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like E-football.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Association football.

I read (admittedly, at Wikipedia) that ‘soccer’ was coined in England, back in the 1880’s. Funny there seems to be such a backlash against that name.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But it was a shortening of Association Football, meaning they called it football.

Plus being an elitist Anglophile I insist on football.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's the weird thing to me.

I mean, it’s not like Americans came up with ‘soccer’. So why wouldn’t a Anglophile like yourself use the expression? Clearly the aversion to it now is just backlash against A Football. Which just seems silly to me, because they’re so different comparison doesn’t really make sense, and it would be so much easier to just call E football ‘soccer’.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You've got to believe in your ability to change the world, NOLA.

Don’t sell yourself short. I believe in you.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was thinking R. Kelly, "I believe I can fly"

I believe I can touch the sky.
I dream about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I despise Clapton.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 22, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why??!

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by kevin_ess on Aug 22, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Old and new?

His voice has changed quite a bit over the years.

Overall, I find his solo work is often more than a little sappy.

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by The Alaskan on Aug 22, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you and me both.

Never got the Clapton mania.

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by pdb on Aug 22, 2008 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me neither.

I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers

by Phildopip on Aug 22, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But Clapton is GOD!

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by PositivePaul on Aug 22, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions