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aceofspadeshq at gee mail.com CBD: cbd.aoshq at gee mail.com Buck: buck.throckmorton at protonmail.com joe mannix: mannix2024 at proton.me MisHum: petmorons at gee mail.com | Overnight Open Thread (1-26-2015)40 Songs Ruined by American Classic Rock Radio By playing them over and over and over again and then repeating the rotation every 6 hours or so. Now I like all of these songs which is to say that I liked them the first few times I heard them and can still listen to them again on occasion and derive some small amount of pleasure from the experience. But I judge how burned out I am on a song by my maximum tolerable repeat frequency for it i.e. how soon could I hear it again without getting annoyed/enraged. For some songs I could hear them once a week in perpetuity because I just love them so but others are only good once in a 4 month period or maybe once in a year. And for some - well I could easily go three to seven years before hearing them again with no problem at all. But on the radio I'm pretty much guaranteed to hear at least once of these in any 36 hour period. 1. "More Than a Feeling" by Boston George Will Explains How We've Become a Welfare Nation The diabolical part of the progressive welfare agenda has been that once you get enough people on the government teat and accustomed to it, it then becomes politically impossible to ever get rid of the teat. It's even more diabolical when you can convince the people that it's not even really a welfare teat because they've already paid something into the program. More than twice as many households receive "anti-poverty" benefits than receive Social Security or Medicare. Between 1983 and 2012, the population increased by almost 83 million - and people accepting means-tested benefits increased by 67 million. So, for every 100-person increase in the population there was an 80-person increase in the recipients of means-tested payments. Food stamp recipients increased from 19 million to 51 million - more than the combined populations of 24 states.
Also: Uncle Sam Coming After Your Savings Earlier in the week, I discussed the Obama administration's proposal to tax earnings on so-called 529 college savings plans, part of a package of tax hikes that will pay for new programs such as his proposal to make the first two years of community college free. This has been touted as a plan to hike taxes on the rich to help the middle class, but in fact it's more of a plan to redistribute money from the upper middle class to the lower middle class. The Democratic Party Has Got Issues Lest you think the GOP has a monopoly on problems. The Shadow War Between White and Black Democratic Legislators House Dems Demanding Term Limits on Leadership Positions The Democrats' Shriveling Demographic Problem Or why the majority of Muslims being peaceful doesn't really matter. It's the absolute number of those who are not that can destroy a society. I go to a Muslim boulanger in Paris whose French bread and pastries are as good as any in the vicinity; and, if anything, I have a prejudice in favor of patronizing his shop precisely to encourage and reward his successful integration. And he is only one of many cases that I know. Does Technology Make You Stressed? Apparently not. I suspect that people in general have a mostly pre-wired level of anxiety and stress and technological deices just provide outlet for any underlying tensions and compulsions. The Pew and Rutgers researchers measured stress levels in a representative group of people by using a standard stress scale that ranks people's responses to questions about their lives. Then they measured their frequency of digital technology use. They controlled for demographic factors like marital and education status. Is Your Car's Engine Noise a Lie? Stomp on the gas in a new Ford Mustang or F-150 and you'll hear a meaty, throaty rumble - the same style of roar that Americans have associated with auto power and performance for decades. Now Drew Harwell reports at the Washington Post that the auto industry's dirty little secret is that the engine growl in some of America's best-selling cars and trucks is actually a finely tuned bit of lip-syncing, boosted through special pipes or digitally faked altogether. "Fake engine noise has become one of the auto industry's dirty little secrets, with automakers from BMW to Volkswagen turning to a sound-boosting bag of tricks," writes Harwell. "Without them, today's more fuel-efficient engines would sound far quieter and, automakers worry, seemingly less powerful, potentially pushing buyers away." For example Ford sound engineers and developers worked on an "Active Noise Control" system on the 2015 Mustang EcoBoost that amplifies the engine's purr through the car speakers. Afterward, the automaker surveyed members of Mustang fan clubs on which processed "sound concepts" they most enjoyed. Statistics say it's one of these: 1. 123456 I may have added a few personal hunches to the list. So where are you going to get your electric dog washer or zombie yard statue now? The parent company behind the whimsical, wonderfully weird catalog - a mainstay in the seat-back pocket of commercial flights for decades - has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As part of the process (and if a bankruptcy court grants approval), Xhibit Corp will do its best to find a buyer for SkyMall. "We are extremely disappointed in this result and are hopeful that SkyMall and the iconic 'SkyMall' brand find a home to continue to operate as SkyMall has for the last 25 years," said Scott Wiley, the company's acting CEO. What Retro Sci-Fi Universe Would You Live In? The 24 Most Satisfying Animated GIFs of Machines in Action The Yahoo AoSHQ group - it's got electrolytes. And my twitter thang. Tonight's post brought to you by Notice: Posted by permission of AceCorp LLC. Please e-mail overnight open thread tips to maetenloch at gmail. Otherwise send tips to Ace. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Hi
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:04 PM (A4oX7) 2
Ont Woot!
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:04 PM (A4oX7) 3
Hey, snow bound Morons!
Posted by: fluffy at January 26, 2015 10:04 PM (Ua6T/) 4
>>> been that once you get enough people on the government teat and accustomed to it, it then becomes politically impossible to ever get rid of the teat
Mastectomies Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:06 PM (A4oX7) 5
California Supreme Court Prohibits Voters from Electing Anyone Connected to the Boy Scouts as a Judge
California, which had been considering banning membership in the Boy Scouts for judges, has acted to do so. The California Supreme Court, not the http://politicalhat.com/?p=8126 Posted by: The Political Hat at January 26, 2015 10:06 PM (0Ew3K) 6
Snowing in Knoxville! Al Gore is doing this to us because we Tennesseans didn't vote for him in 2000! Revenge of the ManBearPig!
Posted by: jmel at January 26, 2015 10:07 PM (fChZ2) 7
Gender Hieroglyphics
With all the invented genders, of course a plethora of invented gender symbols are needed! More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=7890 Posted by: The Political Hat at January 26, 2015 10:07 PM (0Ew3K) 8
People have asked me why I never got a 401k. "It's tax deferred! It's a great thing!"
Sure it is. Until... Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:08 PM (3Qsct) 9
One strategy an old boss of mine had wrt password changes (forced by those annoying IT ppl) was to keep the same sequence of key strokes, but shift his hands. "Felt" like the same password, even though it was basically nonsensical.
Posted by: Y-not at January 26, 2015 10:09 PM (9BRsg) Posted by: # key at January 26, 2015 10:09 PM (N21UI) 11
The number of young French jihadists fighting in Syria is estimated to be 1,200, equal to 1 percent in numbers of the French army
Wait. There's 120,000 in the French army? Don't tell the Germans. Posted by: FDR's Television at January 26, 2015 10:09 PM (1XxkF) 12
Yo, ONT....
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 10:09 PM (VlmBw) Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:09 PM (GEICT) 14
My unbreakable password is unbreakable because I got it from the guy who runs ShieldsUP!. Of course I can't remember it, so it's stored in my browser, and written in a little notebook I keep on my desk, and saved in a textfile on the computer desktop named 'passwords with a back up copy on my 'phone'.
Posted by: Reginald Smythe-Beufort at January 26, 2015 10:10 PM (ALiyl) 15
Evening, all.
Ever been so pissed at the grocery store that you wrote a letter to corporate? Me neither. But I currently have a second window open with "Food Lion" up... Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:10 PM (hsaUf) 16
Good God, California....
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 10:10 PM (VlmBw) 17
Someone on last night's ONT posted a reference to the top ten posters being listed. For the life of me I don't see where it's mentioned.
What did I miss? Posted by: Farmer at January 26, 2015 10:11 PM (o/90i) 18
I saw a photo of a woman getting her anus bronzed this evening. Nothing shocks me any more.
And no, I wasn't actively looking for that sort of thing. Posted by: Jinx the Cat at January 26, 2015 10:12 PM (l3vZN) 19
I sat in my car recently listening to "Hotel California" on XM Sirius because there was a long instrumental at the end I had never heard. As many times as I've heard that song. It was really good. Posted by: Justamom at January 26, 2015 10:12 PM (Sptt8) 20
officer, there looting the Food Lion!
Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN at January 26, 2015 10:12 PM (XlFLJ) 21
Wait. There's 120,000 in the French army? Don't tell the Germans.
Posted by: FDR's Television at January 26, 2015 10:09 PM (1XxkF) Ve haff only tvelff Leopard IIs left. All ze ozzers are in ze hock so ve can pay for ze next bailout of ze Greek bummenpfisters. Ve are happy you sought off us, zo. Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:12 PM (3Qsct) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 10:12 PM (VlmBw) 23
What did I miss?
Posted by: Farmer at January 26, 2015 10:11 PM (o/90i) Ummm....it's in the post. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:12 PM (GEICT) 24
California Rep. Anna Eshoo, a close ally of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, said a growing number of lawmakers want the caucus to have a serious discussion about term limits.
A buddy of Pelosi's is bitching about term limits of leadership positions? That's rich. Posted by: FDR's Television at January 26, 2015 10:12 PM (1XxkF) 25
I am pleased to report that Galveston, Texas, remains free of snow, as of this observation.
And with that, Greetings, Horde! Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 26, 2015 10:13 PM (RzZOc) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2015 10:13 PM (u82oZ) 27
Passwords? Nope! Mine is "yes2kateupton" - no one will ever get that!
Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:13 PM (hsaUf) 28
And no, I wasn't actively looking for that sort of thing. Posted by: Jinx the Cat at January 26, 2015 10:12 PM (l3vZN) Riiiiiight. "I swear, honey, I don't look at that! I don't even know what a tranny IS!" Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:14 PM (3Qsct) 29
Social Security IS welfare.
After 40+ years of hearing Rock and Roll, I hate the shit. Give me classical and Jazz. "Lyrics are shit" - me Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at January 26, 2015 10:14 PM (V70Uh) 30
Planned Parenthood of New York City has cancelled a Day of Action that was planned for January 26 because of the incoming blizzard.
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at January 26, 2015 10:14 PM (e8kgV) 31
Evening morons I'm back from Vegas which is a good thing because I would have had liver failure and gone into bankruptcy.
Posted by: thathalfrican at January 26, 2015 10:14 PM (R5HRU) Posted by: President Skroob at January 26, 2015 10:14 PM (0Ew3K) 33
What's up, Horde?
BC, I ticked off someone who got mad that I wouldn't play a deep cut from some band I barely heard of. And wouldn't ya know Maet leads off with the "classic rock is playing songs to death" story. My day is made. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 10:14 PM (rJUlF) 34
I picked out a string of 10 or 12 random characters, upper and lower case for my work passwords when I was a computer consultant and added on two digits at the end to represent the month.
Whenever IT had us change the passwords, I had the same very secure password with two digits changed. IT was helping me with an issue one time. I had to write down my password for them. They were impressed. Posted by: Stateless Infidel at January 26, 2015 10:14 PM (AC0lD) 35
Culture wars, bought a book I couldn't read. Computer Hackers were the good guys, the government was a police state, and California's diverse live style choices were celebrated. Of course it is a best seller on Amazon, and all the reviews are favorable. It is exactly the kind of scifi I don't want to read. We're doomed. We've lost. The country is gone. Conservatives will have to leave this planet for the very same reasons the Puritans had to leave England; religious persecution and refusal to profess loyalty to the king and the cultural standards of the day. Posted by: Reginald Smythe-Beufort at January 26, 2015 10:14 PM (ALiyl) 36
Nobody should ever have to listen to The Eagles.
Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 10:15 PM (bb0LB) 37
15 Evening, all.
Ever been so pissed at the grocery store that you wrote a letter to corporate? Me neither. But I currently have a second window open with "Food Lion" up... Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:10 PM (hsaUf) Not a grocery store but a national chain restaurant. Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:16 PM (A4oX7) Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 10:16 PM (rJUlF) 39
UFO! UFO! UFO!
My retro future world has Moonbase interceptors, Sky 1 sub planes, space age cars, aliens in cool space suits, a super groovy theme, chicks with purple hair and go-go boots... and I can chain smoke. As neat as Star Trek would be, it wouldn't be half the fun. Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 10:17 PM (tBSrv) 40
36 Nobody should ever have to listen to The Eagles.
Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 10:15 PM Or the Doobie Brothers or most of those bands listed on the classic rock hits link Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:17 PM (A4oX7) Posted by: DC in River City at January 26, 2015 10:17 PM (e+1S5) 42
Is it wrong that as I watch Don Lemon ride around Manhattan in a news truck, I keep hoping they'll slide into a light pole or a parked car. Seriously, who okayed this and thought it would be compelling programming?
Posted by: no good deed at January 26, 2015 10:17 PM (w3a0Z) 43
Pour Some Sugar On Me is an abomination and I shall not endeavor to persevere it not now not ever.
Stupidest big hair rock song ever. I hate you. Posted by: eleven at January 26, 2015 10:17 PM (MDgS8) 44
Come on man, not the fcucking Eagles again, I hate the Eagles.
Posted by: The Dude at January 26, 2015 10:17 PM (Moh0M) 45
I realize this may be music sacrilege, but I never "got" the Rolling Stones.
Also: Dear Dropkick Murphys, it seems you are determined to force me to acknowledge your union goon upper east coast fanboi-ism. Mission accomplished, go fuck yourselves. Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:17 PM (3Qsct) 46
I'd live in the Barberella Universe.
Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 10:18 PM (bb0LB) Posted by: Mindy at January 26, 2015 10:18 PM (81V/7) Posted by: Grampa Jimbo says Good Night at January 26, 2015 10:18 PM (V70Uh) 49
Classic Rock Radio is the pits here in the NYC/NJ area. You can turn on WCBS-FM or WXRK at any time day or night and there are three songs you are almost guaranteed to hear---"Hotel California", "Bohemian Rhapsody", and because this is NY, Billy Joel's "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." That's pretty much their playlist--except for three more Queen songs--"We Are the Champions", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust."
Just what is the deal with Queen? They have more songs in heavy rotation than The Stones, The Beatles, Zeppelin.... Over 50 years of rock music and it comes down to...Queen? I don't get it. Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:18 PM (8HGb7) 50
Pour Some Sugar On Me is a hot mess of bullshit.
Heard it so many times at bars and the tackiest of broads danced to it. Posted by: thathalfrican at January 26, 2015 10:18 PM (R5HRU) 51
31: Quitter.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:18 PM (ucDmr) 52
ITS SNOWING IN DC!!!!! WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIIIIIIIEEEEE!!!!!
I think we'll get enough snow to just cover the ground. An inch or 2 maybe. Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 26, 2015 10:19 PM (DDz6J) 53
40. "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard
Exceedingly stupid song released just as hair metal died. Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2015 10:19 PM (Zi7PZ) 54
Top Obama campaign official, Jeremy Bird (his national field director), is in Israel to defeat Netanyahu
Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 26, 2015 10:19 PM (zOTsN) 55
"Ever been so pissed at the grocery store "
Flying J truck stop along I-10 East Texas. They sent me a $5 gift certificate that I burned. Posted by: Reginald Smythe-Beufort at January 26, 2015 10:19 PM (ALiyl) 56
Nothing wrong with the brothers, Doobie.
Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 10:19 PM (bb0LB) 57
The Barbarella universe was pretty hot but stupid.
I don't know where I could live on the Hot/Stupid scale. Posted by: eleven at January 26, 2015 10:20 PM (MDgS8) 58
Never got the Dropkick Murphys. Just awful.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:20 PM (ucDmr) 59
Retro SciFi Universe I'd like to live in?? BladeRunner. Flying cars and sexbots. Plus Decker's apartment was awsome!
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 26, 2015 10:20 PM (DDz6J) 60
Top Obama campaign official, Jeremy Bird (his national field director), is in Israel to defeat Netanyahu
Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 26, 2015 10:19 PM (zOTsN) Here's hoping his room service gets laced with something that induces uncontrollable diarrhea Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (3Qsct) 61
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:18 PM (ucDmr)
Before I got on the plane to come home I dry heaved and coughed up some blood. It was a good time to leave. Posted by: thathalfrican at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (R5HRU) 62
Mr Bird is pouring funds into any campaign that opposes Netanyahu
Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (zOTsN) Posted by: Uncle JoeynB at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (5qSUm) 64
Stairway to Heaven performed by Zappa rocks.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (A4oX7) 65
Hola, amigoz en loz tuboz!
Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (T1005) 66
Hey now, I still like "Don't Stop Believing","Sweet Home Alabama", "Back in Black" and "Tom Sawyer".
Posted by: Darth Randall at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (KlVdw) 67
When the teat goes dry...the teat-suckers will have to find something else to suck on.
Posted by: wheatie at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (hX3bN) 68
>>>Pour Some Sugar On Me is a hot mess of bullshit.
Heard it so many times at bars and the tackiest of broads danced to it. It was a college staple. Heard it recently and it reminded me that absurd amounts of blow and shitty beer do not lead one to make good choices about music. Or anything else. Posted by: DC in River City at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (e+1S5) 69
Still no snow but for the few inches earlier in the day here in Westchester. Can't believe they shut down NYC for this.
Posted by: mugiwara at January 26, 2015 10:22 PM (06U11) 70
He thinks Bohemian Rhapsody (#14) is overplayed? that it CAN be overplayed?
I declare this link click-bait and subject it to shunning. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 10:22 PM (AVEe1) Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 10:22 PM (bb0LB) 72
61: Damn dude,that's hardcore. Maybe you need a training program or something.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:22 PM (ucDmr) 73
Hola, amigoz en loz tuboz!
Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (T1005) Yo, squidhead. What music do the Elder Gods hate? Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:22 PM (3Qsct) 74
Yeah I have done letmein as a password. We have a system at work now where we have to change a password every 6 months. I rotate two for that.
Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2015 10:22 PM (dkExz) 75
56 Nothing wrong with the brothers, Doobie.
Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 10:19 PM (bb0LB) Says the guy who likes crossbows :-) Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:22 PM (A4oX7) 76
Before I got on the plane to come home I dry heaved and coughed up some blood.
It was a good time to leave. Posted by: thathalfrican at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (R5HRU) Son, I got enough to say grace over, without having to worry about YOU! Lawsy. Posted by: Tammy al Thor at January 26, 2015 10:22 PM (Pauop) 77
So I had Merovingn come out to the farm this weekend. He had something to do in Los Angeles so we had him put up in Tiny House. He got to hang out with Bebe ' s Boob's destroy and the kid. We had to be kicked out of the Barnes and Noble last night when they closed. All in all a great weekend. I have missed you guys. But I have been lurking. Oh and Mero got to meet all the kittens, tho I forgot to demonstrate the fetch.
Posted by: gush a can has kittens what plays fetch at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (f858s) 78
But do the Star Maidens have snu-snu with the retarded men?
Posted by: FDR's Television at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (1XxkF) 79
It was a college staple. Heard it recently and it reminded me that absurd amounts of blow and shitty beer do not lead one to make good choices about music. Or anything else.
Posted by: DC in River City at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (e+1S5) This shit right here? It's a fucking lie. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (GEICT) 80
38--aside from the fact that Don Henley and Glenn Frey are two of the biggest assholes in the business and the fact their popularity is way out of proportion to the quality of their music and aside from the fact that "Hotel California" is on a constant loop (and it hasn't aged well), there's nothing really wrong with The Eagles.
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (8HGb7) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (VlmBw) 82
Next Week's Bloodbath At IBM Won't Fix The Real Problem
To fix its business problems and speed up its "transformation," next week about 26 percent of IBM's employees will be getting phone calls from their managers. A few hours later a package will appear on their doorsteps with all the paperwork. Project Chrome will hit many of the worldwide services operations. The USA will be hit hard, but so will other locations. IBM's contractors can expect regular furloughs in 2015. One in four IBMers reading this column will probably start looking for a new job next week. Those employees will all be gone by the end of February. Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (e8kgV) 83
58. This. And living outside Boston, painful, just painful
Posted by: Uncle JoeynB at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (5qSUm) 84
I'm pretty poor. I only buy meat when it's on "clearance" - meaning the yellow or pink sticker that says "buy me today before I go in the dumpster. "
I decided to treat myself to steak & eggs for dinner tonight, instead of just eggs or ramen... I've had better steaks at waffle house at 4AM. This thing was 30 percent bone, 30 percent gristle and the rest was tougher than Michael Vick's last remaining pit bull. I should've just made an egg sandwich and threw $10 in the gutter. Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (hsaUf) 85
The classic rock article asks if listeners will turn away from a song they're not instantly familiar with.
The answer is, sadly, yes. The average radio listener, no matter how much they say otherwise, would rather hear something familiar on the air. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (rJUlF) 86
Barberella universe had great titties. Really, that's enough for me.
Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 10:24 PM (bb0LB) 87
I would live in the "Star Trek" sci-fi universe, but would have the women dress from the "Buck Rogers" universe.
Posted by: Darth Randall at January 26, 2015 10:24 PM (KlVdw) 88
When the FAA allowed airlines to let their customers keep their electronic devices on through take off and landing you could almost hear Skymall ownership cry out in pain. That was the double tap to the head.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2015 10:24 PM (g1DWB) 89
Posted by: gush a can has kittens what plays fetch at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (f858s)
*Jealous* Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:24 PM (GEICT) 90
Orgy Island
I guess it beats Snake And Spider Island, the resort of choice for AtC off the coast of Brasil Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 10:24 PM (AVEe1) 91
Journey always sucked donkey dick
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:24 PM (A4oX7) 92
30 Planned Parenthood of New York City has cancelled a Day of Action that was planned for January 26 because of the incoming blizzard.
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at January 26, 2015 10:14 PM (e8kgV) So what was this Day of Action going to include? 15% off abortion specials An Essay contest honoring the great Margaret Sanger Special abortion rates for repeat customers A marathon where the runners have had 3 or more abortions A poster contest showing fetuses at various stages of gestation, including past 20 weeks Advertising flyers for abortions distributed to all high schools and middle schools Posted by: nerdygirl's beagle at January 26, 2015 10:25 PM (DXcH1) Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2015 10:25 PM (60Vyp) Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 26, 2015 10:25 PM (zOTsN) 95
The Eagles did better shit than Hotel Commiefornia. Never got the attraction to that drivel. By the way, fuck Glen Freye fuckin asshole.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:26 PM (ucDmr) 96
Gushie!
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at January 26, 2015 10:26 PM (Pauop) 97
IT'S IN THE POST?!?!?!
Posted by: Al Sharpton at January 26, 2015 10:26 PM (tdmtT) 98
Hotel California always sucked. Just Sayin'
Posted by: Badda Bing at January 26, 2015 10:26 PM (klaU/) 99
So can I get Lt Saavik in my Star Trek universe? Will she become a spokes-Vulcan for Mass Watchers?
Posted by: FDR's Television at January 26, 2015 10:26 PM (1XxkF) 100
in honour of this thread, I'll drop here - again, because it's all about overplaying stuff - the New Mexican take on a B-52s classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ktmBB1D3o Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 10:26 PM (AVEe1) 101
>>Nobody should ever have to listen to The Eagles.
So when they were current, I really did not like them. And I hate Hotel California. But in my dotage, I kind of like their "country"-inspired ballads... in small doses. Posted by: Y-not at January 26, 2015 10:26 PM (9BRsg) 102
I am solidly in the Longbow/Pollack/Mary Anne club.
Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 10:27 PM (bb0LB) 103
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:22 PM (ucDmr)
No time to train. Got in on Thursday and hit the ground running and did not stop until Sunday. Hopped on the red eye and drifted in and out of a dream state until I touched down. On a strict water diet for today. Posted by: thathalfrican at January 26, 2015 10:27 PM (R5HRU) Posted by: Uncle JoeynB at January 26, 2015 10:27 PM (5qSUm) 105
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Evening, all. Ever been so pissed at the grocery store that you wrote a letter to corporate? Me neither. But I currently have a second window open with "Food Lion" up... Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:10 PM (hsaUf) What'd they do? Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 10:27 PM (T1005) Posted by: eleven at January 26, 2015 10:27 PM (MDgS8) 107
Farmer's asking, at least he was earlier, about a reference to posters for the year, not the week.
Does that exist or a misunderstanding? Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 10:27 PM (VlmBw) 108
104 No Billy Squier?
I call bullshit Posted by: Uncle JoeynB at January 26, 2015 10:27 PM (5qSUm) Good enough for Billy Madison, good enough for me. Posted by: FDR's Television at January 26, 2015 10:27 PM (1XxkF) 109
40 songs I have most of them in my library, but I see I am missing a few. Thanks for the headsup. I'll download them immediately. Posted by: Reginald Smythe-Beufort at January 26, 2015 10:28 PM (ALiyl) 110
85, that is true. But surely there is a larger pool of familiar songs to choose from, right? How does it shake out that 50 years of classic rock gets distilled to Queen, The Eagles and Billy Joel?
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (8HGb7) 111
Does that exist or a misunderstanding?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 10:27 PM (VlmBw) It's posted once a year. If it's going up for last year, it'll be sometime soon I would think. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (GEICT) 112
Mis Hum - it's like I don't even know you. Journey & especially the Doobies were kickass in the day.
next thing, you'll be saying you hated STYX Paradise Theater. .. Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (hsaUf) Posted by: tu3031 at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (EDYaR) 114
Hotel california is on my list of instant channel change songs. That and most anything by whiney James Taylor and a fair # of of the later release Beetles songs when they were famous enough to decide they could be preachy. I hope the little prick that killed J Lenin before the world tired of his stupid preachy smugness is suffering.
Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (dkExz) 115
most overplayed song ever:
'I want to do that thing I do in your mouth' by Barky and the Shitheads Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (XlFLJ) 116
The strongest password is three random dictionary words.
You don't even need silly character substitution. In fact it would probably make it easier to crack. Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (DDFkt) 117
103: Kinda how I do Vegas. By the time I get home,I have the shakes. But, I'm gettin old. I gotta slow down a little someday.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (ucDmr) Posted by: thathalfrican at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (R5HRU) 119
second Billy Squier music video the most unintentionally funny music video this side of the london boys
Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (zOTsN) 120
When is the last time any classic rock radio station played "Brown Eyed Girl?"
Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (zt+N6) 121
98 Hotel California always sucked. Just Sayin'
Posted by: Badda Bing at January 26, 2015 10:26 PM (klaU/) In recent years I've warmed up to the song especially the solo part. There are some songs that you don't really appreciate until you try learning how to play them on an instrument. Posted by: Maetenloch at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (pAlYe) 122
85 The classic rock article asks if listeners will turn away from a song they're not instantly familiar with.
The answer is, sadly, yes. The average radio listener, no matter how much they say otherwise, would rather hear something familiar on the air. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January The answer for me is no. That's why I like to listen to college stations, public radio stations that play classic rock bands not the hits. Album rock Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (A4oX7) 123
These classic rock channels are really doing the younger generation a disservice, and boring those of us who grew up with those songs.
Yeah, they were good, but there's more. Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 26, 2015 10:30 PM (XmOA9) 124
I only buy meat when it's on "clearance" - meaning the yellow or pink sticker that says "buy me today before I go in the dumpster. "
--- There's an art to doing that that I have not figured out. Probably timing or something. That said, I felt like I'd won the lottery the other day when I found a single 6 lb "family pack" of 85% ground beef for $1.99. Normally we don't eat much ground beef and when we do get it I go for the low fat stuff, but I couldn't pass up that price. Posted by: Y-not at January 26, 2015 10:30 PM (9BRsg) 125
If you're up that late, catch the Watters' World segment on O'Reilly. Millennials...., and they vote.
Sample question: "Who was our first President?" Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2015 10:30 PM (l1zOH) 126
Hoooooorde!
Who did we piss off today? Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:09 PM Other than my wife...nobody. You mentioned Milagro Tequila the other day. Have you tried Cazadores? It's very good, about the same price range. Rated #1 on some tequla tasing site, but I forgot the name when I got to Mexico. Accidentally bought some. Today you can get it in the states some places. Posted by: Farmer at January 26, 2015 10:30 PM (o/90i) Posted by: eleven at January 26, 2015 10:30 PM (MDgS8) Posted by: Sanda Fluke at January 26, 2015 10:31 PM (N21UI) 129
Do they include Dr. Hook on these heavy rotations these days? I was in a pub recently and there was some kind of new fangled video style jukebox. Looked at the selection... crap, crap, crap... but, came across "Sylvia's Mother". Holy shit. Retrorama nostalgia trip. I played that sucker and drifted back to a better time.
Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 10:31 PM (tBSrv) 130
The best password protection is an empty bank account and bad credit.
Posted by: Redshirt at January 26, 2015 10:31 PM (Ae09I) 131
I like Hotel California, because it's a fun song to dance to. But yeah, it's waaaaay overplayed on some stations.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at January 26, 2015 10:31 PM (y5n9M) 132
Billy Joel is not classic. Shit is shit. Just cause it's old don't make it classic. Fuck that guy too.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:31 PM (ucDmr) 133
When is the last time any classic rock radio station played "Brown Eyed Girl?"
-- Ho-lee-crap, Pandora plays that damned song all the friggin' time, especially if I'm on the Jimmy Buffet station. Posted by: Y-not at January 26, 2015 10:31 PM (9BRsg) 134
38:Good, now I don't have to be that guy.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 26, 2015 10:31 PM (DDz6J) 135
You mentioned Milagro Tequila the other day. Have you tried Cazadores? It's very good, about the same price range.
Rated #1 on some tequla tasing site, but I forgot the name when I got to Mexico. Accidentally bought some. Today you can get it in the states some places. Posted by: Farmer at January 26, 2015 10:30 PM (o/90i) I have not. I'll have to give it a try if I can find it around here. Thanks! Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:31 PM (GEICT) 136
In fact the password "cornhatdevice" would probably be unbreakable.
Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 10:31 PM (DDFkt) 137
next thing, you'll be saying you hated STYX Paradise Theater. ..
Posted by: shredded chi at January My college roommate had Styx on all the time. To this day, styx comes on and I change the channel Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:32 PM (A4oX7) 138
Muswell Hillbillies is the kinks record for tonight.
Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 10:32 PM (bb0LB) 139
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Hola, amigoz en loz tuboz! Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 10:21 PM (T1005) Yo, squidhead. What music do the Elder Gods hate? Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:22 PM (3Qsct) I listen to a lot of weird stuff, actually. Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 10:32 PM (T1005) 140
Evening morons, how fares the horde? Home at Casa del Crank for once, got to tend the animals and then call it a night I think.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at January 26, 2015 10:32 PM (Gosad) 141
117 - sounds like we should hang out.
Posted by: thathalfrican at January 26, 2015 10:32 PM (R5HRU) 142
It's posted once a year. If it's going up for last year, it'll be sometime soon I would think.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (GEICT) It'll come when it comes. The problem is that with all of pixy's changes to the comment system over the past year I have to write a custom script that can deal with any of the comment formats to compute the stats. And I haven't had the time thus far in 2015. Posted by: Maetenloch at January 26, 2015 10:32 PM (pAlYe) 143
heya cooth
Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 10:32 PM (OsWis) 144
Anything by Cher.
She sucked 40 years ago and she sucks today. Whenever I hear one of her so vs I run home and look foe Lavern and Shirley reruns and then turn the sound up to max. Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (08Znv) 145
And just because it's a B side or deep cut doesn't mean you don't know it.
>>>My uncle has a country place That no one knows about..... Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (XmOA9) 146
did anyone see SMOD pass us by this evening yet?
Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (OsWis) 147
Hotel California has a killer chord progression it just sounds epic.
Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (DDFkt) 148
The funny thing is that people always bring up "Stairway to Heaven" and "Freebird" as examples of songs that are overplayed---and I hardly hear them anymore.
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (8HGb7) 149
>>>most overplayed song ever:
'I want to do that thing I do in your mouth' by Barky and the Shitheads Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (XlFLJ)<<< I believe that's "Put It In Your Mouth" by Barackinyele. Posted by: John Kerry, who is fascinated by rap at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (tdmtT) 150
Don't tell the Germans.
Posted by: FDR's Television at January 26, 2015 10:09 PM ------- and don't mention The War. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfl6Lu3xQW0 Posted by: Oblig. at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (RyhI9) 151
My college roommate had Styx on all the time. To this day, styx comes on and I change the channel
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:32 PM (A4oX7) One of my roommates in the Marines couldn't go to sleep without having Enya on the stereo. AAHhhhh-eeeEEEhh-ahhh... Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (3Qsct) 152
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That depends on the competitive situation of the radio station. Stations in smaller markets can usually play a few more; get into the really large markets, and stations will play it extremely safe. There's probably around 500-600 songs in the classic rock genre that a station could play without losing that important familiarity factor. I think one of the classic rock stations in Oklahoma City has a library of maybe half that size. Then again, there are three stations chasing that same demographic. I'm not saying it's right, just that it's the way the game is played. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (rJUlF) 153
Ever been so pissed at the grocery store that you wrote a letter to corporate?
Me neither. But I currently have a second window open with "Food Lion" up... Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:10 PM (hsaUf) I wrote a letter to ATT's CEO, got his info online. In a nutshell. My father is 97 years old. His only phone is his landline. I have my cell phone. His phone didn't work for a number of days, including his Personal Response Emergency system. I called ATT, there was NO option for talking to an actual human being. I had to arrange for repair through the automated system, was given the info that it should be fixed by such and such a date. The next day someone came to the door to tell me that they were finished working in our area and the service interruption was over. I gave him an earful about cutting off service without warning customers, and wrote the letter to the CEO. I received two phone calls apologizing and telling me that part of my bill would be credited. Posted by: nerdygirl at January 26, 2015 10:34 PM (DXcH1) 154
The strongest password is three random dictionary words.
You don't even need silly character substitution. In fact it would probably make it easier to crack. Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (DDFkt) xkcd.com had a comic about this. Posted by: Colorado Alex at January 26, 2015 10:34 PM (y5n9M) 155
Calling Major Tom
Posted by: Ground Control at January 26, 2015 10:34 PM (W5DcG) 156
It'll come when it comes. The problem is that with all of pixy's changes to the comment system over the past year I have to write a custom script that can deal with any of the comment formats to compute the stats. And I haven't had the time thus far in 2015.
Posted by: Maetenloch at January 26, 2015 10:32 PM (pAlYe) No worries Maet! I mean, I'm not on that list, so what do I care? Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:34 PM (GEICT) 157
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I'm pretty poor. I only buy meat when it's on "clearance" - meaning the yellow or pink sticker that says "buy me today before I go in the dumpster. " I decided to treat myself to steak eggs for dinner tonight, instead of just eggs or ramen... I've had better steaks at waffle house at 4AM. This thing was 30 percent bone, 30 percent gristle and the rest was tougher than Michael Vick's last remaining pit bull. I should've just made an egg sandwich and threw $10 in the gutter. Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (hsaUf) What was the cut? Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 10:34 PM (T1005) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 10:34 PM (VlmBw) Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 26, 2015 10:34 PM (zOTsN) 160
walker '16. Now that is my kind of stalking horse!
Posted by: Zombie George Patton at January 26, 2015 10:34 PM (jCcqW) 161
>>>. If you're up that late, catch the Watters' World segment on O'Reilly. Millennials...., and they vote.
A few of those chicks were talented. Really talented. Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 10:34 PM (bb0LB) 162
141: Going in April. Should be a real kidney test.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:34 PM (ucDmr) 163
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At my station, we still play "Stairway To Heaven" occasionally. We haven't had "Freebird" in any kind of a regular rotation in a long time. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 10:34 PM (rJUlF) 164
To this day, styx comes on and I change the channel
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January -------------------- So what do you tough guys listen to while ice fishing? Barry Manilow? Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:35 PM (hsaUf) 165
Can't stand that Eagles song, "There's a Jew Kid in Town."
Posted by: Barack Obama at January 26, 2015 10:35 PM (fBxC6) 166
116 The strongest password is three random dictionary words. You don't even need silly character substitution. In fact it would probably make it easier to crack. Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (DDFkt I had an old smartphone I gave to my god daughter as part of her Christmas present. It was a droid and only going to be set up for playing games not an actual phone. But I still had to make a google account for it. I set it up with my sister's name so she could access it and gave it a simple password to remember to start with. My last name (ie her maiden name.) Google considered it to be a Strong password. Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 10:35 PM (zt+N6) 167
The funny thing is that people always bring up "Stairway to Heaven" and "Freebird" as examples of songs that are overplayed---and I hardly hear them anymore.
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (8HGb7) *points to the sign* Posted by: Colorado Alex at January 26, 2015 10:35 PM (y5n9M) 168
She sucked 40 years ago and she sucks today. Whenever I hear one of her so vs I run home and look foe Lavern and Shirley reruns and then turn the sound up to max.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (08Znv sucked pretty good 30 years ago too Posted by: Tom Criuse at January 26, 2015 10:36 PM (N21UI) 169
On the password thingy: my problem is that my work has like 8 different sites that require a password. They all have different rules for length, numbers, caps, etc. And they all change on different schedules. One is every 45 days. Some are up to 120 days.
So yeah. I've got an unencrypted file labelled "passwords". I'm lucky if I can remember my own address, the odds of me remembering all that constantly changing shit are about the same as Kate Beckinsale knocking on my door in the next 15 minutes wearing nothing but thigh high boots and a smile. Posted by: DC in River City at January 26, 2015 10:36 PM (e+1S5) 170
151 One of my roommates in the Marines couldn't go to sleep without having Enya on the stereo.
AAHhhhh-eeeEEEhh-ahhh... Posted by: Secundus at January You had a weapon didn't you? I didn't. Otherwise I would've used it Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:36 PM (A4oX7) 171
Evening, all.
Ever been so pissed at the grocery store that you wrote a letter to corporate? Me neither. But I currently have a second window open with "Food Lion" up... Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:10 PM Hi Chi, what has you so jacked up? Posted by: Farmer at January 26, 2015 10:36 PM (o/90i) Posted by: Soothsayer of The Righteous And Harmonious Fists (-243 days left until climate chaos) at January 26, 2015 10:36 PM (ObXhH) 173
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You may know it. Your friends may know it. But if a significant percentage of the general public doesn't, it's not getting played. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 10:36 PM (rJUlF) 174
For passwords, get five dice and a diceware word list. Each roll of the five dice corresponds to a word on the list. String together five words and you have an EXTREMELY secure password.
Come up with a little story to remember the phrase. Now use a password wallet to keep the rest of your passwords, with your strong password as the key to the rest. Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2015 10:36 PM (4aG2t) 175
133 When is the last time any classic rock radio station played "Brown Eyed Girl?" -- Ho-lee-crap, Pandora plays that damned song all the friggin' time, especially if I'm on the Jimmy Buffet station. Posted by: Y-not at January 26, 2015 10:31 PM (9BRsg) Yeah and when is the last time a Classic Rock Radio station played a song by Jimmy Buffet? Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 10:37 PM (zt+N6) 176
147---And it's a chord progression ripped from an obscure Jethro Tull song, "We Used to Know". Even the guitar tone on the solo is similar. I'm not kidding. You tube it....
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:37 PM (8HGb7) Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 26, 2015 10:37 PM (XmOA9) 178
And I haven't had the time thus far in 2015.
Posted by: Maetenloch ---------------- I say, let it go. Do it next year... Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2015 10:37 PM (l1zOH) 179
AAHhhhh-eeeEEEhh-ahhh...
Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (3Qsct) I thought that was the beginning of Immigrant Song. Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at January 26, 2015 10:37 PM (W5DcG) 180
167 The funny thing is that people always bring up "Stairway to Heaven" and "Freebird" as examples of songs that are overplayed---and I hardly hear them anymore.
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (8HGb7) That's because we're still burning off all the excess plays from the 70s and 80s. They'll be back to zero sometime around 2026. Posted by: Maetenloch at January 26, 2015 10:37 PM (pAlYe) 181
I flip it around, and take advantage of assorted genre's but I usually listen to BPM on sirius when I'm driving in town. I'm always thrilled when Bangarang comes on and I NEVER EVER NEVER have to listen to The Ho-tel Califooornia which I have hated since I was a teenager and it was new.
Posted by: SarahW at January 26, 2015 10:37 PM (Lbv/k) 182
I see a lot of actual passwords. Nine times out of ten, they are a common word, followed by the number 1. I usually make a point to congratulate someone that has come up with a good one. I like to use a random generator until it comes up with one I can remember.
Posted by: notsothoreau at January 26, 2015 10:37 PM (Lqy/e) 183
I saw a photo of a woman getting her anus bronzed this evening. Nothing shocks me any more. And no, I wasn't actively looking for that sort of thing.Posted by: Jinx the Cat at January 26, 2015 10:12 PM (l3vZN) ----------------- Let me guess, she had her who-ha golded and her mouth silvered? Posted by: Darth Randall at January 26, 2015 10:37 PM (KlVdw) 184
Warren Zevon had a pretty good library of songs. What do you hear all the time? Werewolves of London.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (ucDmr) 185
It'll come when it comes. The problem is that with all of pixy's changes to the comment system over the past year I have to write a custom script that can deal with any of the comment formats to compute the stats. And I haven't had the time thus far in 2015.
Posted by: Maetenloch at January 26, 2015 10:32 PM (pAlYe) Maet you do a hell of a job S-Thrs so thanks for all the extras Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (A4oX7) 186
My college roomie loved Billy Squier, also the Boomtown Rats, Mott the Hoople, and Queen. It was mildly horrifying.
Posted by: Y-not at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (9BRsg) 187
Certain vertically challenged AoS members might be amused by this link...or not.
http://uberhumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/QSPyitc.png Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (5DM9u) Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (T1005) 189
167 The funny thing is that people always bring up "Stairway to Heaven" and "Freebird" as examples of songs that are overplayed---and I hardly hear them anymore.
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (8HGb7) *points to the sign* Posted by: Colorado Alex at January 26, 2015 10:35 PM (y5n9M) DENIED! Posted by: FDR's Television at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (1XxkF) 190
You had a weapon didn't you? I didn't. Otherwise I would've used it
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:36 PM (A4oX7) Compared to some of the other guys in the platoon I could've been stuck with, I got off easy. Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (3Qsct) Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (zOTsN) 192
184 Warren Zevon had a pretty good library of songs. What do you hear all the time? Werewolves of London.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (ucDmr) Exactly. Big Zevon fan here Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (A4oX7) 193
162 - where ya staying?
Posted by: thathalfrican at January 26, 2015 10:39 PM (R5HRU) 194
@166
Was it Polish? My grandmothers maiden name has z's and k's all up in it. If I spelled it backwards it probably couldn't be cracked with a brute force cracker and a 100 years. Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 10:39 PM (DDFkt) 195
Bangarang is fun because it is like pent-up swearing at other drivers, being sweared for me. I don't have any swear guilt.
Posted by: SarahW at January 26, 2015 10:39 PM (Lbv/k) 196
One of my roommates in the Marines couldn't go to sleep without having Enya on the stereo.
I think some neurons just short-circuited reading this. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 10:39 PM (AVEe1) 197
Sadly, the days of the Radio DJ are dead.
Posted by: Venus Fly Trap at January 26, 2015 10:39 PM (bb0LB) 198
Most overplayed/overrated bands? Easy. Led Zeppelin and Bruce Springsteen. Both are, by any objective measure, unlistenable. Springsteen grates because of his startlingly false "blue collar Jersey guy" persona and subject matter, which somehow manages to fool actual blue-collar Jersey guys, who ought to know better. Seriously: how many fucking DECADES has it been since anyone did street drag racing?
Led Zeppelin, on the other hand, is completely divorced from any pretense of connection to reality, which makes their songs so unbearably pretentious it's a wonder the band members themselves can stand to hear their songs more than once. Yet every year at the end of the "greatest rock songs ever countdown" on the dino-rock station, we're informed that "Stairway to Heaven" is still the greatest rock song. Seriously? Can anyone even tell what that fucking song is about? Or stand to hear Robert Plant's annoying whine of a voice for the endless length of that song? Genuine connoisseurs of rock music know that the greatest rock song ever written is AC/DC's "Let Me Put My Love Into You." Posted by: Trimegistus at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (/eOcU) 199
186 My college roomie loved Billy Squier, also the Boomtown Rats, Mott the Hoople, and Queen. It was mildly horrifying.
Posted by: Y-not at January 26, 2015 10:38 2 out of 4 hmmm could be worse Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (A4oX7) 200
Ummm....it's in the post.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:12 PM Well duh. I usually read the posts. Says something about my comprehension I suppose. *looks like an idiot* Posted by: Farmer at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (o/90i) 201
There limits to how often you can listen to "Framptin Come Alive"
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (e8kgV) 202
I tried to use "fishtits" as username once but somebody already had it.
Posted by: eleven at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (MDgS8) 203
Van Morrison gets the short shrift on CR. He has a vast catalog of great songs and all you hear is Brown Eyed Girl. I fixed that by purchasing a boat load of Van Morrison CDs over the decades. Dweller on the Threshold and Into the Mystic are my favorites and are never played on the radio.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (DDz6J) Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (GEICT) 205
I wouldn't have kicked Cher outta bed 30 years ago. Put up with any conversation? No.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (VlmBw) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (OsWis) 207
why bronzed
all the other girls have tan assholes? Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (zOTsN) pfft bronze, please girl tatoo's, now that is all the style now anus tatoos in 2015, look for it Posted by: Lena Dunham at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (N21UI) 208
Lastpass.com they will keep all your online passwords for you, in the cloud, where it is safe, and encrypted, and an app so your browser can retrieve them as needed. /I don't know them, or who they are. /this is not a recommendation /there are others who provide similar services. /go to your favorite app store. /snark to the max, but pay no attention to my paranoia Posted by: Reginald Smythe-Beufort at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (ALiyl) 209
Warren Zevon was great. His songs were like little novels. But don't expect to hear "Mohammed's Radio" on the radio anytime soon....
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (8HGb7) 210
Jimmy Buffet is a killing word.
Posted by: Venus Fly Trap at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (bb0LB) 211
Looked at the selection... crap, crap, crap... but, came across "Sylvia's Mother".
I love that one. You Ain't Got the Right and If I'd Only Come and Gone are good too. Posted by: no good deed at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (w3a0Z) 212
192: MH The best Werewolves version was live when he was drunk on his ass. The studio version pales. Still love Lawyers,Guns, and Money.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (ucDmr) 213
Compared to some of the other guys in the platoon I could've been stuck with, I got off easy.
Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (3Qsct) Glad to hear that Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (A4oX7) 214
Genuine connoisseurs of rock music know that the greatest rock song ever written is AC/DC's "Let Me Put My Love Into You."
Posted by: Trimegistus at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (/eOcU) "Big Balls" "Highway to Hell" "Dirty Deed Done Dirt Cheap" Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (3Qsct) 215
197 Sadly, the days of the Radio DJ are dead. Posted by: Venus Fly Trap at January 26, 2015 10:39 PM (bb0LB) I blame I Heart Radio. Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 10:42 PM (zt+N6) 216
what kind of person worries about the tint of their taint?
Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 10:42 PM (OsWis) 217
Bad steak. Sorry, chi.
If it makes you feel any better Food Lion went tits-up a long time ago in this part of the world. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 10:42 PM (VlmBw) 218
If there are pictures of Bill Clinton on Orgy Island, it would be the best thing ever to happen to the internet. And then he should go on to host "Orgy Island" on Cinemax.
Posted by: FDR's Television at January 26, 2015 10:42 PM (1XxkF) 219
Genuine connoisseurs of rock music know that the greatest rock song ever written is AC/DC's "Let Me Put My Love Into You."
Posted by: Trimegistus at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM Nuh uh... "If You Want Blood", or "Jailbreak". It's science. Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 10:42 PM (tBSrv) 220
they will keep all your online passwords for you, in the cloud, where it is safe, and encrypted, and an app so your browser can retrieve them as needed.
Posted by: Reginald Smythe-Beufort at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (ALiyl) Gonna be honest, my eyes went crossed at all the contradictions in that paragraph. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:42 PM (GEICT) 221
212 192: MH The best Werewolves version was live when he was drunk on his ass. The studio version pales. Still love Lawyers,Guns, and Money.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (ucDmr) Love the live cd. Saw him once at the Opera House in Oshkosh. Rockin show. He was called to damn early. Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM (A4oX7) 222
@176
Which was probably ripped of from Bach or Beethoven. Ther is an interesting video on YouTube of Paul Mcartney telling how he came up with Black Bird and how he was fooling around with a classical chord progression and came up with the tune. Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM (DDFkt) Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us SMOD at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM (IrByp) 224
[i"Dirty Deed Done Dirt Cheap"
Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (3Qsct) That song has taken on a little different flavor here lately. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM (GEICT) 225
>>>Was it Polish?
That what I was thinking. My family is Polish, and the family name is so tough the priest, who had known my granddad for 40 years, mispronounced it at his funeral. Of course, since we're all nuts, we started laughing like hyenas in the middle of the service. Posted by: DC in River City at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM (e+1S5) 226
SMFH, from what I saw in the story that popped up on facebook it wasn't tint. It was like baby shoes.
Posted by: SarahW at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM (Lbv/k) 227
198 Most overplayed/overrated bands? Easy. Led Zeppelin and Bruce Springsteen. Both are, by any objective measure, unlistenable
Ah but there is no objective measure when it comes to music. If you like a song, you like it and no amount of arguing otherwise is going to make you suddenly have an epiphany and realize that - yes- it IS a piece of shit. And if you don't like a song, there really isn't any argument that's going to make you start liking it. Posted by: Maetenloch at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM (pAlYe) 228
Compared to some of the other guys in the platoon I could've been stuck with, I got off easy.
Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:38 PM (3Qsct) So he did have the goddam courtesy to give you a reacharound? Posted by: Zombie George Patton at January 26, 2015 10:44 PM (jCcqW) 229
>>>Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us SMOD at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM (IrByp)
Presented without comment. Posted by: DC in River City at January 26, 2015 10:44 PM (e+1S5) 230
216 what kind of person worries about the tint of their taint? Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 10:42 PM (OsWis) Sasha Grey. If you don't know, NSFW. Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 10:44 PM (zt+N6) 231
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:42 PM (GEICT)
Agreed. Your passwords should be, IMO, in two places: Your brain, and a three by five card in a drawer, which should contain only a hint, or a portion of the password. Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:45 PM (3Qsct) 232
mypassword 'sandpaper my cornhole with battery acid' has never been broken!
Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN at January 26, 2015 10:45 PM (XlFLJ) 233
I see Jimmy Buffet's name mentioned. I never got the appeal. And I never........ever.....need to hear Margaritaville again.
Oh, you run a beach side bar? And you play nothing but Jimmy Buffet? ......I'm gonna go drown myself in the ocean. Posted by: Landofskybluewater at January 26, 2015 10:45 PM (24FYR) 234
Mast. I could play Hotel California on my ukulele which is the happiest instrument eva' and it would suck. It sucks on my guitar and piano. Hotel California would suck if a hot chick blew it on my dick.
Posted by: Badda Bing at January 26, 2015 10:45 PM (klaU/) 235
221: An under appreciated talent. Still love most of his stuff. To me, AC/DC is timeless if I need to decompress.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:46 PM (ucDmr) 236
SOON.
Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us SMOD at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM (IrByp) Are you lighting the skull candles around your Scott Walker picture again? Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:46 PM (3Qsct) 237
229 >>>Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us SMOD at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM (IrByp) Presented without comment. Posted by: DC in River City at January 26, 2015 10:44 PM (e+1S5) She's probably up late due to recording the spiders dropping into her hair podcast with Cochran. Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 10:46 PM (zt+N6) 238
Facts about walker:
His campaign bus features a chassis constructed from the femurs, bones, and ligaments of his enemies. All of the bucket seats are made from the preserved, leathered livers, loosely draped over piles of skulls. The horn is a recording of his enemies being axed It is powered by the the Fear of a thousand Madisonians And while some claim scalps, Walker claims faces: his campaign bus is covered in the shocked, horrified expressions of the union heads he has slain. He isn't the candidate you want. Or that you deserve. He's the one you need. Posted by: CAC, Hailing The Great One at January 26, 2015 10:46 PM (hFDUI) 239
If you like a song, you like it and no amount of arguing otherwise is going to make you suddenly have an epiphany and realize that - yes- it IS a piece of shit. And if you don't like a song, there really isn't any argument that's going to make you start liking it.
Posted by: Maetenloch at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM Longbow vs. crossbow Smith & Wesson vs. Ruger Yeah, but it's fun compared to all politics all the time Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:46 PM (A4oX7) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 10:46 PM (OsWis) 241
203. Into the mystic is my all time favorite. I'm a Somerville girl originally and always attributed the lyrics to the Mystic River.
Hope all you morons have a great night. Wind pickin up crazy here In S.E. mass. Time to charge up the devices to get ready for tomorrow. Peace out all!!! Posted by: Uncle JoeynB at January 26, 2015 10:46 PM (5qSUm) 242
Glen Frey is one of the biggest assbags in the history of rock (and that's saying something), and Henley is not far behind.
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 26, 2015 10:46 PM (7RXcs) 243
passwordcard.org, change it quarterly. I have a different one for overseas.
Posted by: Jean at January 26, 2015 10:47 PM (TETYm) 244
The Eagles I dislike. Joe Walsh on the other hand, I like very much.
shredded chi, if you can find flank steak it usually sells at a discount. No bones or gristle. Makes the best fajita. Finally, Obama sucks. Here's another reason why: http://tinyurl.com/munvnpc Interfering in the democratic processes of our allies ought to be the definition of "broken protocol ". Of course, it's just a bunch of jooos. Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 26, 2015 10:47 PM (hcW+E) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 10:47 PM (OsWis) 246
`198--I disagree. Springsteen is hardly played on the radio--and this is NJ/NY--outside one or two songs (and "Hungry Heart" is one. Ugh). The dirty little secret is that Springsteen's popularity is a mile wide--and an inch deep. Yes, Born in the USA was a monster thirty years ago, but he always had more detractors than fans. Many more people have always loathed him in a way people never loathed , say Zeppelin or The Who.
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:48 PM (8HGb7) 247
Jimmy Buffet sucks donkey balls. Drunken old dude mumbling shit. Yeah, fuck him.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:48 PM (ucDmr) 248
No kidding, when I was posting that comment on "snake and spider island" I was thinking of da Queimada.
But - having googled - apparently now Guam is Spider-Island too. The Brown Tree Snake has done to the migratory birds at Guam what the carnivorous mice have done to those at Gough. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 10:48 PM (AVEe1) Posted by: Angry people that are angry all the time and demand all post be angry politics at January 26, 2015 10:48 PM (zt+N6) 250
She's probably up late due to recording the spiders dropping into her hair podcast with Cochran.
Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 10:46 PM (zt+N6) Well, she did get just a wee bit wound up/pissed off/high pitched. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 10:48 PM (GEICT) 251
Effin'A it's cold on Ft Bragg tonite. And eff the CA supreme court
Posted by: fastfreefall at January 26, 2015 10:49 PM (QVeN8) 252
The George Will column is spot on. While Demographics will in the long run ensure a Democrat super majority for generations, in the short run, welfare for the not-so-poor poor is doing the same thing.
Every person on food stamps is highly likely to become a life-long Democrat voter. Romney was right about the 47%. And a substantial portion of that 47% not only pay no income tax, they actually pay a negative income tax via EITC, Obamacare subsidies and all the other bullshit. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 10:49 PM (0LHZx) 253
How does it shake out that 50 years of classic rock gets distilled to Queen, The Eagles and Billy Joel?
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:29 PM (8HGb7) Um. Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis, Eddie Cochran? Posted by: nerdygirl at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (DXcH1) 254
247 Jimmy Buffet sucks donkey balls. Drunken old dude mumbling shit. Yeah, fuck him.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January So no trip to the armpit at East Troy to see him? Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (A4oX7) 255
>>>She's probably up late due to recording the spiders dropping into her hair podcast with Cochran.
ISWYDT well played indeed Posted by: DC in River City at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (e+1S5) 256
What was the cut?
Posted by: cthulhu at -------------------- supposedly, a t-bone, but apparently, the upper from a left Bates mil-issue size 12. Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (hsaUf) Posted by: eleven at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (MDgS8) 258
For what it's worth, 'The Interview' - the one with Seth Franco and Seth Rogan - is on Netflix. The one with all the hoopla with N Korea and hackers and all that.
I made it 15-20 minutes in, really bad. Not saying that I like either of these guys, but I've seen them be mildly more interesting in other stuff. I highly doubt I'll ever watch the remaining 85% of that shit-stain of a movie. Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (7RXcs) 259
my problem is that my work has like 8 different sites that require a password
One fun thing about engineering is only rarely needing access to the MRP system to investigate a problem. If IT had the security excessively jacked up I would have to deal with an expired password every single time I needed in. Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (zauWW) 260
For what it's worth, 'The Interview' - the one with Seth Franco and Seth Rogan - is on Netflix. The one with all the hoopla with N Korea and hackers and all that.
I made it 15-20 minutes in, really bad. Not saying that I like either of these guys, but I've seen them be mildly more interesting in other stuff. I highly doubt I'll ever watch the remaining 85% of that shit-stain of a movie. Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (7RXcs) Posted by: eman at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (MQEz6) 262
A thousand apologies but I incorrectly described the chassis.
It is constructed from femurs, ribs and ligaments, and lubricated by the blood of the unions. I regret the error. Posted by: CAC at January 26, 2015 10:51 PM (hFDUI) 263
253--I was commenting on the state of radio. The lowest common denominator.
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:51 PM (8HGb7) 264
for comparison, note the prevalence of schizophrenia in the US is about 1.1 percent annually
and pretty much everybody knows somebody who is schizophrenic. so a 1 percent terrorist rate is horrifying Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at January 26, 2015 10:51 PM (Cq0oW) 265
Presented without comment.
Posted by: DC in River City at January 26, 2015 10:44 PM (e+1S5) The power of Australia compels. You know, it occurs to me that it might be easier to keep A List of who isn't getting raptored. Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us SMOD at January 26, 2015 10:51 PM (IrByp) 266
Van Morrison gets the short shrift on CR. He has a vast catalog of great songs and all you hear is Brown Eyed Girl. I fixed that by purchasing a boat load of Van Morrison CDs over the decades. Dweller on the Threshold and Into the Mystic are my favorites and are never played on the radio.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM Both awesome songs. Have you heard "Live at The Grand Opera House"? Got some killer versions of "Dweller on the Threshold" and "Full Force Gale" on it... all terrific tracks, actually. Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 10:51 PM (tBSrv) 267
254: Not even if you paid and drove. I hate everything that parrot headed monkey boy ever did.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:52 PM (ucDmr) 268
shit, double post and I'm not even that drunk
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 26, 2015 10:52 PM (7RXcs) 269
152 110
That depends on the competitive situation of the radio station. Stations in smaller markets can usually play a few more; get into the really large markets, and stations will play it extremely safe. There's probably around 500-600 songs in the classic rock genre that a station could play without losing that important familiarity factor. I think one of the classic rock stations in Oklahoma City has a library of maybe half that size. Then again, there are three stations chasing that same demographic. I'm not saying it's right, just that it's the way the game is played. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (rJUlF) When people who have never worked in radio hear that you have a library of 300 songs, they freak out and think that you will hear the same songs every day. But proper scheduling can make that library seem like it is twice that size because people don't listen to one radio station 24 hours a day. The author of this article probably listens to radio stations that are programmed by lazy program directors who just recycle the music schedule week to week so that after a while, you can tell what the next song is because of the previous 2. Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at January 26, 2015 10:52 PM (+Fae7) Posted by: eleven at January 26, 2015 10:52 PM (MDgS8) 271
about the same as Kate Beckinsale knocking on my door in the next 15 minutes wearing nothing but thigh high boots and a smile.
You've got 5 min left. Posted by: Jean at January 26, 2015 10:52 PM (TETYm) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 10:53 PM (OsWis) 273
Hotel California has a killer chord progression it just sounds epic. Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 10:33 PM (DDFkt) Meh. Nothing compared to Pachelbel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2015 10:53 PM (krgKs) 274
I use a password using some password tip I saw a few years ago. Think of a phrase, put in the first letters of the phrase interspersed with some special characters.
A good suggestion for the horde is Barry Obama is A SCOAMF so. BO!ASCOAMF*$& Posted by: Lauren at January 26, 2015 10:54 PM (MYCIw) 275
Sadly, the days of the Radio DJ are dead.
Posted by: Venus Fly Trap at January 26, 2015 10:39 PM (bb0LB) A little mood music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00sy6_jv7Lc Used to listen to Jim Ladd when he was on KLOS Posted by: The DJ Hat at January 26, 2015 10:54 PM (0Ew3K) 276
The interesting thing about the overplayed rock songs is that they are all for the most part musically complex.
They have multiple time and key signatures and make use of more chords than the typical three chord rock song. Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 10:54 PM (DDFkt) 277
Van Morrison is outstanding and I love the Grand Opera House as well as 'It's Too Late To Stop Now'. Veedon Fleece is a brilliant album
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 26, 2015 10:54 PM (7RXcs) Posted by: DC in River City at January 26, 2015 10:54 PM (e+1S5) 279
I am sad, but not especially surprised, that Skymall is going to that big mall in the sky. In recent years it has become totally insane. Every time I fly, there's a new catalog item that makes me wonder if the whole thing is an elaborate prank.
Examples: The baldness helmet: a cure for baldness consisting of a plastic helmet lined with infrared LEDs. It looks like a bad prop from a sci-fi movie featured on MST3K. I literally cannot imagine anyone ordering or using it. Mouse cars: wireless computer mouses (mice?) shaped and painted like NASCAR racing cars. Which would have been a great idea TWENTY YEARS AGO before every computer had a touchscreen or a trackpad. Lawn Zombies: I am not kidding about this. Resin sculpture of a zombie emerging from the ground, for you to put on your lawn. Cost something like $200 plus shipping. Maybe Tim Burton has one, but I can't imagine anyone else getting it. Security Doorstopper: For use when you're staying in a murder hotel, I guess. It's a clamp-on doorstopper which theoretically makes it impossible for anyone to force open your hotel room door. Look, if you're afraid of being robbed and murdered in your sleep, why not STAY SOMEPLACE ELSE instead of lugging a big piece of hardware around when you travel? I could go on, but you get the idea. Posted by: Trimegistus at January 26, 2015 10:54 PM (/eOcU) 280
I've been sick of Classic rock radio since the Reagan Administration... his first term to be specific. That led to a decade or so of Alternative, until that was turned into the Red Hot Chili Peppers song over and over. Then it was talk radio. Now I'm so sick of the damn format I could puke.
Thank God for podcasts and Pandora. I'd be up in a clocktower without them. Posted by: Jaws at January 26, 2015 10:54 PM (Rbtz3) 281
Time in a Bottle has exactly one music video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF8ZgguyQ3Y Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 10:55 PM (AVEe1) 282
The author of this article probably listens to radio stations that are programmed by lazy program directors who just recycle the music schedule week to week so that after a while, you can tell what the next song is because of the previous 2.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at January 26, 2015 10:52 PM (+Fae7) ___________ Isn't it all programmed by computers these days taking into account demographics at each specific time of day, etc? Don't tell me humans still do that shit. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 10:55 PM (0LHZx) 283
'UFO' has to have the coolest theme song ever.
http://tinyurl.com/oqy2abg I think Barry Grey did most of the themes for Gerry Anderson's projects. Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 26, 2015 10:56 PM (fIv/H) 284
266--Van Morrison has a vast catalog, but very little of it is available on CD (or Spotify) because he's always arguing with his record company about his royalties...You can spend a lifetime getting into his music....
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:56 PM (8HGb7) 285
The welfare explosion will bring chaos.
The Democrats will likely bring about the end by glitching EBT cards as a move against Republicans. See the 2013 shutdown. But, this time the riots will spiral out of control. Where it stops nobody knows. Posted by: eman at January 26, 2015 10:56 PM (MQEz6) 286
258 For what it's worth, 'The Interview' - the one with Seth Franco and Seth Rogan - is on Netflix. The one with all the hoopla with N Korea and hackers and all that. I made it 15-20 minutes in, really bad. Not saying that I like either of these guys, but I've seen them be mildly more interesting in other stuff. I highly doubt I'll ever watch the remaining 85% of that shit-stain of a movie. Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (7RXcs) I recommend instead of ever watching that again to instead watch the comedy special of Iliza Schlesinger: Freezing Hot. I imagine her getting along really well with the 'ettes. Probably Alexthechick especially. And in which I recommend Alex watch and give her opinion on the special. Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 10:56 PM (zt+N6) 287
I like the Eagles. I don't get all the hate.
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 10:16 PM (rJUlF) I agree. The Eagles have quite a few songs in the category of "I remember them fondly and will not change the radio station when one of them comes on". There are many, many, many groups and individual vocalists (most of them from more recent times) that do not meet this standard, however. It strikes me that a lot of people fall into the "everything that's cool happened after I was old enough to understand the meaning of the term", and these are the people who are particularly vehement about "hating" bands like the Eagles. My taste in music starts with Gregorian chants, moves smoothly through all periods of Classical, into Jazz and Swing, and includes most recent music, really only reaching its limits with the tuneless excesses of the garbage they are making today. In particular, rap is crap. Now I will add the obligatory "and get off my lawn!" Posted by: CQD at January 26, 2015 10:56 PM (2dzsA) 288
I highly doubt I'll ever watch the remaining 85% of that shit-stain of a movie.
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (7RXcs) I sat through the entire thing. There wasn't one funny joke, just lots of lines where I thought, "that's a joke". I initially rated it a two, but changed it to a one after I got back from work today and realized that there are no funny jokes, just lines that are supposed to be jokey but aren't funny. The hack was a pr stunt. Posted by: Zombie George Patton at January 26, 2015 10:56 PM (jCcqW) 289
tatoo's, now that is all the style now
anus tatoos in 2015, look for it Posted by: Lena Dunham at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (N21UI) "This way to the egress" Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2015 10:56 PM (upitO) 290
of course, then there's the unauthorised kermit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ta7mkgrOU Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 10:57 PM (AVEe1) 291
Warren Zevon was great. His songs were like little novels. But don't expect to hear "Mohammed's Radio" on the radio anytime soon....
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (8HGb7) ...or this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdbLqOXmJ04 Posted by: The Stranger's Hat at January 26, 2015 10:57 PM (0Ew3K) 292
Wow.....whoever thought this snow coverage was gonna be riveting television missed the mark.
Maybe if it was backtracked by classic rock radio. Posted by: Landofskybluewater at January 26, 2015 10:57 PM (24FYR) 293
What is this Jimmy Buffett you guys speak of?
Posted by: Michael Moore at January 26, 2015 10:57 PM (VlmBw) 294
I could go on, but you get the idea. Posted by: Trimegistus at January 26, 2015 10:54 PM (/eOcU) Life-sized Bigfoot sculpture still takes the cake. My son will grow up in a world without SkyMall. Tragic. Posted by: CAC at January 26, 2015 10:57 PM (hFDUI) 295
You hate to watch The Interview in the right state of mind, and with a group of people.
I did that over Christmas and it was pretty funny...well as funny as that kind of movie can be. Worth the $6 we paid to watch in YouTube. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 10:58 PM (0LHZx) 296
have not hate
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 10:58 PM (0LHZx) 297
Drunken old dude mumbling shit.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 10:48 PM (ucDmr) careful, some morons fit into that category Posted by: # key at January 26, 2015 10:58 PM (N21UI) 298
I don't know how to link to Jethro Tull's "We Used to Know" so you folks can hear how much it sounds like "Hotel California." The Eagles didn't completely rip it off, but the chord progression, atmosphere and tone are there on the Tull song....
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:59 PM (8HGb7) 299
The way to make the snow riveting is to fire up the flight simulator game with real world weather.
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at January 26, 2015 10:59 PM (zauWW) 300
A couple of years ago I bought a XM radio and signed up for a year. After about 2 months of listening to the same songs over and over again. I disconnected it and now it sits in the bottom of my closet.
BTW I agree with the ones listed but I seem to recall that I couldn't listen for more than hour before hearing one of the 3 "big hits" by Fleetwood Mac so can't understand why one of these 3 didn't make the top 40. Posted by: ADK46er at January 26, 2015 10:59 PM (kjlvq) 301
Meh. Nothing compared to Pachelbel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2015 10:53 PM (krgKs) With your linking to that (stealing it from me linking it), I must follow it up with the Axis of Awesome. http://youtu.be/5pidokakU4I Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 10:59 PM (zt+N6) 302
>>>You know, it occurs to me that it might be easier to keep A List of who isn't getting raptored.
Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us SMOD at January 26, 2015 10:51 PM (IrByp)<<< It's a bluff, she can't possibly have enough raptors to Ravage all of us. Posted by: Spider Clown Army at January 26, 2015 11:00 PM (tdmtT) 303
I have no idea what SkyMall is.
Wasn't that some magazine in the set-back in front of you on an airplane flight? Posted by: eleven at January 26, 2015 11:00 PM (MDgS8) 304
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 10:58 PM (0LHZx)
Ok. My brother thought it was funny too. What did you think was funny? Honestly, I want. To. Know. Posted by: Zombie George Patton at January 26, 2015 11:00 PM (jCcqW) 305
I use LastPass on my PC.
It will generate complex passwords for every site you use, and all you have to do is remember one password for the system. I can't remember dozens of complex ones, but I sure can remember one for LastPass. Oh...it appeals to my inner shape-shifter.....it's free! Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2015 11:00 PM (Zu3d9) 306
"You hate to watch The Interview in the right state of mind"
First hour was okay. Franco was the normal Franco. Second hour was dragging. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 11:00 PM (VlmBw) 307
'Night, all. The Snowpocalypse is coming and it's time for me to start hibernating.
Posted by: Trimegistus at January 26, 2015 11:01 PM (/eOcU) 308
Ha, the bald helmet thing made for a horribly awkward situation on a plane once.
I saw it and looked around the plane and told my husband "wow, there is a serious lack of bald guys on this flight, maybe they're all using this thing" He covered his face and pointed to the seat in front of us. Yep. The one bald guy in the area. Whoops. Posted by: Lauren at January 26, 2015 11:01 PM (MYCIw) 309
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EXACTLY. I can't say exactly how many songs we have in the station library (never know who might be reading), but it's larger than the average classic rock station. Part of my job is scheduling the music for each day. I have rules set up that keeps anything from playing too often in the same hour or the same time period. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 11:01 PM (rJUlF) 310
267 254: Not even if you paid and drove. I hate everything that parrot headed monkey boy ever did.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 Zappa, Zevon & Phil Lynott would have to be at Alpine Valley together for me to go there. And since all are dead, I fuess that won't be happening Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:01 PM (A4oX7) 311
Hey, Farmer.
not really worked too up. Just wasted $10 on a terrible steak - I would've rather pocket that money, donate it or give it to the beggar on the corner - at least he would've got a rock or a bottle out of it. as it is, my dog got the best treat he's had since cthulhu sent him a package. How are ya? And the wife? Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 11:01 PM (hsaUf) 312
Re: The Welfare State
We have raised a couple of generation now that do not have any concept that leftist communism/socialism is a bad thing. They are inured by the easy flow of free stuff, and they don't see anything wrong with getting stuff for free. When you have single mothers, several children, a lack of education or a marketable job skill, then those freebies become a way of life. It's our fault. We did not HAMMER into the psyche of new generations just how bad communism really is. They don't know. We "defeated" the Soviet Union, but we never obliterated communism as an ideology. All the left has done is come up with a new catchy name (well, really and OLD familiar name - Progressive!) for this evil, anti-human, soul destroying philosophy of malaise. The young don't know about the crimes of Stalin and the murders of Che. They don't "get it." Posted by: Mistress Overdone at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (2/oBD) 313
295 You hate to watch The Interview in the right state of mind, and with a group of people. I did that over Christmas and it was pretty funny...well as funny as that kind of movie can be. Worth the $6 we paid to watch in YouTube. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 10:58 PM (0LHZx) More evidence that its a shit movie not worth watching as even a protest against North Korea. Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (zt+N6) Posted by: thathalfrican at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (R5HRU) Posted by: eleven at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (MDgS8) 316
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 10:59 PM (8HGb7)
Here you go...... http://tinyurl.com/knlpvax Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (Zu3d9) 317
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Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (bb0LB) 318
You know, it occurs to me that it might be easier to keep A List of who isn't getting raptored.
Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us SMOD at January 26, 2015 10:51 PM A short list? Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (tBSrv) 319
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I have no idea what SkyMall is." It's a Duty Free/BOB (Buy On Board) in-flight shopping option. Some people do actually shop on airplanes. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (VlmBw) 320
297: As do I. But no one is subjected to my mumbling unless they read it. I quit going to a place on the beach in NC cause they had that no talent fuck on a continuous loop. Just fuckin kill me.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (ucDmr) 321
my passwords are all addresses...places I worked, school addresses, childhood friends., etc
They're good combinations of letters and numbers and easy for me to remember. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (0LHZx) 322
WMGK is the CR station in Philadelphia, and while you will hear a lot of Queen and Springsteen there, they have very experienced DJs who play a wide range of stuff. It's usually my go-to on overnight shifts at my one job, and most nights I hear at least one song I've not heard before.
At another job one of the nurses likes to stream a CR station out of KC, I think, that isn't bad either. Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (Gosad) 323
287--I grew up listening to The Eagles. I just find them boring and overplayed--and dated--theses days.
Posted by: JoeF. at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (8HGb7) 324
266: I have listened to it but I don't own it, yet. Its fantastic. Wonderful Remark is another one thats never on the radio but its a great song.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (DDz6J) 325
I listen to XM Radio. I listen to a genre until I get sick of it. Usually takes a week or two. Rock in various forms, blues, jazz, bluegrass, etc. I listen to some talk, but it mostly just repeats itself. The news gets fairly predictable. 9 hours a day of XM over the last 9 years, I feel like I'm in a continous loop with no way out.
Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 26, 2015 11:03 PM (hcW+E) 326
I've heard pop music stations that had a playlist of about 75 minutes. And then there are the I Heart Radio Hell country stations that have a playlist of about 3 hours.
Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 11:04 PM (zt+N6) 327
310: Alpine really is a pit. Damn, that place still open?
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:04 PM (ucDmr) 328
[authorised] Muppets do Abba:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hnydie5SwM Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 11:04 PM (AVEe1) 329
Geebus. Why the hell was I on the snow thread.
Just wanted to say Sons of Liberty is pretty bad ass. And Texas Rising looks like it will be pretty damn good too. And good evening horde. Posted by: RWC Team Warthog at January 26, 2015 11:04 PM (zxCGA) 330
266: I have listened to it but I don't own it, yet. Its fantastic. Wonderful Remark is another one thats never on the radio but its a great song.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM Now, you're talking! "Wonderful Remark" is an underappreciated gem and one of my top faves. Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 11:05 PM (tBSrv) 331
Ducking out and heading to bed here in a few minutes, Horde.
Friendly reminder that this weeks podcast goes up at 945am tomorrow. Link in my nic. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 26, 2015 11:05 PM (GEICT) 332
I like XM. I basically stick to 1st Wave and Willie's Roadhouse though. I like to listen to the Big Ass Happy Family show on Outlaw country. I think the funniest one of all time was when they were honoring the #2 paper airplane record holder of all time. That one is worth finding the pod cast and listening. When they played Silver Wings I about lost it laughing so hard.
Posted by: Lauren at January 26, 2015 11:05 PM (MYCIw) 333
Genuine connoisseurs of rock music know that the greatest rock song ever written is AC/DC's "Let Me Put My Love Into You." Posted by: Trimegistus at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (/eOcU) "Big Balls" "Highway to Hell" "Dirty Deed Done Dirt Cheap" Posted by: Secundus at January 26, 2015 10:41 PM (3Qsct) Rock n Roll Damnation Riff Raff Sin City What's Next To The Moon Yeah, Powerage is one of my top 5 desert island albums. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2015 11:05 PM (krgKs) 334
Piece of advice for those who have had songs ruined by classic rock radio. STOP LISTENING TO CLASSIC ROCK RADIO!
If you smoke enough pot, the most obvious solutions tend to elude you. That being said, I grabbed a copy of Boston's first album not too long ago. "More Than a Feeling" really is a great song. Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2015 11:06 PM (Dj0WE) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 11:06 PM (OsWis) 336
Cookie Monster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy3DumbiL54 Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 11:06 PM (AVEe1) 337
Ok. My brother thought it was funny too. What did you think was funny? Honestly, I want. To. Know.
Posted by: Zombie George Patton at January 26, 2015 11:00 PM (jCcqW) ___________ It was absurd yet stupid sophomoric humor like Kim singing Katy Perry songs. Stupid shit but, like I said, after hitting the egg nog and watching it with a group of people, it was entertaining. Not everything has to be serious in life. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 11:06 PM (0LHZx) 338
A handy source of passwords that tend towards the unbreakable.
Grab any small electric gadget in the room. Flip it over, and look for either the Model Number, or UL listing number. Use that, and you'll never have to write it down, and you'll fully remember it by time you've typed it a dozen or so times. IF it's a pricer item, you might use the serial number, too. Could be from a fan, a clock radio, an 'ette's 220 volt, three phase electric boyfriend...... *runs for cover* Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 26, 2015 11:06 PM (RzZOc) 339
Actually there are two really good rock stations WDHA out of Dover NJ and the Bear out of South Bend.
They play a wide range from classic to new rock. They both seem to love HaleStorm a lot. Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 11:06 PM (DDFkt) 340
without even having to look at the list a bet 10,000 Quatloos it includes the following songs I grew up listening to multiple times every day from about 1978 till the 1990's when i stopped listening to music on the radio because I couldn't handle how limited the rotation was. to wit:
Stones - Satisfaction Doobs China Grove Kansas Carry on Wayward Son Styx Renegade Eagles Life in the Fast Lane These 5 are my top offenders of all time, played every hour of every day on my hometown FM station growing up and now playing 20 to 30 times a day on "Classic Rock" radio stations. I run away screaming anytime anywhere I hear these once-awesome songs. Well, Kansas sucks but whatevs. then there's songs such as Almost every song by Aerosmith Spencer Davis Group Gimme Some Lovin Every song by Cream Clapton Cocaine Any song by Van Halen Jump Scorps Rock You Like A Hurricane ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Man and Tush...I didnt hear Bluejean Blues on the radio at any time growing up. WHY IS THAT? Pat Benatar Hit Me With Your Best Shot (a great song like so many of these but overplayed and ground into powder) The Who My Generation and Pinball Wizard. The Who are my favorite band of ALL time and I cant even listen to these songs at home even once a year anymore. EVERY Def Leppard song after and including the Pyromania album...Hunta Gleeben Glowben Globen makes me wretch instantly. Foghat Slow Ride Pretenders City was gone Marshal Tucker Cant You See This list only covers songs from my HS driving the car around days and does not include such overplayed to the point of death songs like Enter Sandman, Teen Spirit, etc that came later. So, yeah. Posted by: Raised on Radio at January 26, 2015 11:06 PM (uKJIC) 341
Pretty much agreed with all the songs on the list except, Tom Sawyer by Rush. I dig that song.
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 26, 2015 11:06 PM (dULJN) 342
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What was the cut? Posted by: cthulhu at -------------------- supposedly, a t-bone, but apparently, the upper from a left Bates mil-issue size 12. Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 10:50 PM (hsaUf) Yeah, that's a risky one. I tend to avoid 'em -- if I want a strip steak, I'll get a strip steak; and if I want a tenderloin, I'll get a tenderloin. That way, I don't have to cook them both the same way at the same time and try to have 'em come out right. Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 11:07 PM (T1005) 343
'UFO' has to have the coolest theme song ever.
http://tinyurl.com/oqy2abg I think Barry Grey did most of the themes for Gerry Anderson's projects. Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 26, 2015 10:56 PM (fIv/H) The three best sci-fi show opening songs: Thunderbirds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K9rVRuehGU Doctor Who (the original version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qZQdj_7TUs Battlestar Galactica (original) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHD1uPVkyk0 Posted by: The Science Fictional Hat at January 26, 2015 11:07 PM (0Ew3K) 344
309 269
EXACTLY. I can't say exactly how many songs we have in the station library (never know who might be reading), but it's larger than the average classic rock station. Part of my job is scheduling the music for each day. I have rules set up that keeps anything from playing too often in the same hour or the same time period. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 11:01 PM (rJUlF) I listen to a couple of radio stations. I don't know who there station prove ers/directors are. I would like to thank them for throwing some tunes in that you normally don't hear on the radio. However, most of the crap they play is just that crap. Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:07 PM (A4oX7) 345
>>>Just wanted to say Sons of Liberty is pretty bad ass.
<<< With "Hank Schrader" as Ben Franklin. He's perfect. >>>And Texas Rising looks like it will be pretty damn good too. <<< Dittoes. Posted by: Spider Clown Army at January 26, 2015 11:07 PM (tdmtT) 346
You know, it occurs to me that it might be easier to keep A List of who isn't getting raptored.)))
Or raptured Posted by: Redshirt at January 26, 2015 11:08 PM (Ae09I) 347
If the choice is between UFO or Star Trek. Star Trek. And that scene is from the opening when Spock hijacks Enterprise to Talos IV.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 26, 2015 11:08 PM (tXIb7) 348
Didn't pay for XM after the free year ran out. 107.1 out of Dallas is better than anything they have in that genre even with the commercials and technical problems. Actually the frequent technical problems are part of the charm. One day the left channel was 20 seconds behind the right.
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at January 26, 2015 11:08 PM (zauWW) 349
Posted by: Jim at January 26, 2015 11:06 PM (RzZOc)
____________ What if you need the pw when away from home? Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 11:08 PM (0LHZx) 350
'UFO' has to have the coolest theme song ever. http://tinyurl.com/oqy2abg I think Barry Grey did most of the themes for Gerry Anderson's projects.Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 26, 2015 10:56 PM (fIv/H) --------- I think that "Space 1999"'s first season theme had it beat. Posted by: Darth Randall at January 26, 2015 11:08 PM (KlVdw) 351
We had the trial XM in a car we bought last year. That shit REALLY repeated itself. Seemed like most stations had a loop that repeated every couple hours.
Have gone more to the Pandora route in the car, & as much as my wife might think it makes me look like a 90 yr old man, my CD collection. Posted by: Landofskybluewater at January 26, 2015 11:09 PM (24FYR) 352
Night, B....
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 11:09 PM (VlmBw) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 11:09 PM (OsWis) 354
You know what album I recently listened to and thought was killer, the first Rainbow album.
Man on the silver mountain is really freaking good. Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 11:09 PM (DDFkt) Posted by: # key at January 26, 2015 11:09 PM (N21UI) 356
The original Battlestar Galactica theme is pretty good. It helps that Steed from the Avengers gives a voice over.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 26, 2015 11:10 PM (tXIb7) 357
341: Rush is under appreciated, maybe because Geddy sounds like he's singing in a port a shitter. Otherwise all good. Loved Moving Pictures.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:10 PM (ucDmr) 358
VH's "Jump" is on the radio at this moment.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 26, 2015 11:10 PM (fIv/H) 359
The original Battlestar Galactica theme is pretty good. It helps that Steed from the Avengers gives a voice over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS4_Z84-rRE Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 11:11 PM (AVEe1) 360
Classic Rock radio doesn't play enough "Weird Al" Yankovic for my tastes.
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 11:11 PM (rJUlF) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 11:11 PM (OsWis) 362
Of course, since we're all nuts, we started laughing like hyenas in the middle of the service.
Posted by: DC in River City at January 26, 2015 10:43 PM (e+1S5) You want hilarity? There was a Polish American kid who had a name with no vowels. Watching teachers, coaches, and so on try to pronounce that sucker was great. The smart ones didn't even try, they just asked him. Posted by: nerdygirl at January 26, 2015 11:11 PM (DXcH1) 363
I could listen to The Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane" til the cows come home.
And btw where's the Farscape Universe? That's the only place for. Posted by: Tuna at January 26, 2015 11:11 PM (JSovD) 364
327 310: Alpine really is a pit. Damn, that place still open?
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January Yeah, just barely. I think Dave Matthews will be there and maybe parot boy but that's about it. Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:11 PM (A4oX7) 365
ZZ Top Mexican Blackbird, you won't hear it on classic rock.
Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 26, 2015 11:12 PM (hcW+E) 366
I'm amazed that Aerosmith's Walk This Way isn't on that list, there's an 87% chance it'll be playing every time i tune to the classic rock station here.
Posted by: booger at January 26, 2015 11:12 PM (tzcDX) 367
I thing Joseph Campbell skewed storytelling in epic stories horribly. What has happened is that the whole genre became a retelling of Moses without any introspection.
And this is to the detriment of stories like that of Odysseus and Arthur. I was on a kick for reading native american myths for a while. I am now thinking part of the reason was that it wasn't the stupid "secret heir fights shadowy threats with the help of unseen hands to achieve the throne" Posted by: kindltot at January 26, 2015 11:12 PM (t//F+) 368
This ties in with science fiction -
http://www.ufunk.net/insolite/paper-spaceships/ Incom T-65 X-Wing. TiE fighter. Mk VII Viper. Ares moon bus from 2001. Pam Am shuttle from 2001. You Lunar based UFO Interceptor. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 26, 2015 11:12 PM (tXIb7) 369
If the choice is between UFO or Star Trek. Star Trek. And that scene is from the opening when Spock hijacks Enterprise to Talos IV.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2015 11:08 PM What? No love for fishnet T-shirts? Get the hell out of here. Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 11:12 PM (tBSrv) 370
312
Re: The Welfare State We have raised a couple of generation now that do not have any concept that leftist communism/socialism is a bad thing. They are inured by the easy flow of free stuff, and they don't see anything wrong with getting stuff for free. When you have single mothers, several children, a lack of education or a marketable job skill, then those freebies become a way of life. It's our fault. We did not HAMMER into the psyche of new generations just how bad communism really is. They don't know. We "defeated" the Soviet Union, but we never obliterated communism as an ideology. All the left has done is come up with a new catchy name (well, really and OLD familiar name - Progressive!) for this evil, anti-human, soul destroying philosophy of malaise. The young don't know about the crimes of Stalin and the murders of Che. They don't "get it." Posted by: Mistress Overdone at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (2/oBD) Well said! Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 11:13 PM (T1005) 371
There is no middle ground with Rush.
You either love them or hate them. Rush is awesome in my opinion. You want to see a band deliver it, check out the tour doc of the RUSH in Rio. 150k people crammed into a soccer stadium eating it up. Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 11:13 PM (DDFkt) 372
364: WTF they takin time off from mall grand openings or something?
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:13 PM (ucDmr) 373
"The diabolical part of the progressive welfare agenda has been that once you get enough people on the government teat and accustomed to it, it then becomes politically impossible to ever get rid of the teat."
It won't be long now! We'll soon be Venezuela. Posted by: Lily at January 26, 2015 11:13 PM (dXCcK) 374
357 341: Rush is under appreciated, maybe because Geddy sounds like he's singing in a port a shitter. Otherwise all good. Loved Moving Pictures.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:10 PM (ucDmr) I wore out 2112 and All The World's A. Stage as a high schooler Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:13 PM (A4oX7) 375
What my station is playing right now:
Papa Was A Rolling Stone. Then again, we aren't really a Classic Rock station. We share a lot of the same songs, but we're really more of what the Oldies format has become...70s and 80s with the occasional 60s song. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 11:14 PM (rJUlF) 376
Two things:
1 - Dire Straits is highly underrated (especially Telegraph Road) II - cap't Morgan's is much better ice cold, but still harsh - much respect. C - whoever mentioned Margaritaville, I hate you. both the song and the "restaurant" are thorns in my side... Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 11:14 PM (hsaUf) 377
No matter how pretty Lt. Gray is, the humans are still stuck on one mudball...
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 26, 2015 11:14 PM (tXIb7) 378
374: Freewill is awesome.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:15 PM (ucDmr) 379
As far as music goes, you people think you have problems? I grew up listening to my dad's oompah music and polkas. Whenever we drove anywhere on Sunday he had Polkatime on the radio.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 26, 2015 11:15 PM (DXcH1) 380
312 Re: The Welfare State
We have raised a couple of generation now that do not have any concept that leftist communism/socialism is a bad thing. They are inured by the easy flow of free stuff, and they don't see anything wrong with getting stuff for free. When you have single mothers, several children, a lack of education or a marketable job skill, then those freebies become a way of life. Posted by: Mistress Overdone at January 26, 2015 11:02 PM (2/oBD) __________ I wouldn't even mind so much if these people lived on welfare. What I do mind though is some asshole making $40K a year and still getting all sorts of freebies. That's what's breaking the bank. The guy making $40K a year is "poor" for the purposes of qualifying for Obamacare, food stamps, reduced school lunches for his kids, and every other program out there for the "working poor". That's Will's point that welfare isn't for the poor anymore. It's for the middle class. And that's why it's impossible to get rid of. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 11:15 PM (0LHZx) 381
You wanna talk about Jimmy Buffet Margaritahell? I have several friends who live on their boats. EVERY FUCKING ONE OF THEM plays Buffet at least 18 hours a day. Actually, it's probably 4 hours a day, but it feels like 18. It's like a uniform. Affluent yachters have Judge Smails-style white boat hats, blue bla zers and topsiders....the liveaboard boaters have Buffet on permanent loop. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2015 11:15 PM (krgKs) 382
You want hilarity? There was a Polish American kid who had a name with no vowels. Watching teachers, coaches, and so on try to pronounce that sucker was great. The smart ones didn't even try, they just asked him.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 26, 2015 11 I occasionally do business with a guy who I can't pronounce his last name. I call him his first name followed by Pollock Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:15 PM (A4oX7) 383
Isn't it all programmed by computers these days taking into account demographics at each specific time of day, etc? Don't tell me humans still do that shit.
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 10:55 PM (0LHZx) There have been computer programs scheduling the music for close to 30 years, and yes, the audience demographics are taken into account. The difference between radio stations is the human element of the scheduling. There are programming directors that press the "schedule day" and that is it. A good program director will spend an hour or so looking at the schedule and making changes so that the music has a "flow". A better program director will have the music director come in and take a look at what has been scheduled and give their opinion on any changes. Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at January 26, 2015 11:15 PM (+Fae7) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 11:15 PM (VlmBw) 385
STOP LISTENING TO CLASSIC ROCK RADIO!
This. I have enough CDs to start a CR radio station so there is that too. Funny thing about Springsteen. I used to love his music when I was younger. I had a friend of mine who once told me that he won't last the test of time and he was right. He told me that 25 years ago and he was spot on. Springsteen sucks. Ah youth. Overrated. Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 26, 2015 11:16 PM (DDz6J) 386
It won't be long now! We'll soon be Venezuela.
Posted by: Lily at January 26, 2015 11:13 PM (dXCcK) Will we be Greece first? Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at January 26, 2015 11:16 PM (W5DcG) 387
Doctor Who (the original version):
Yeah, you knew this was coming your way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTELokKfCk Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 11:16 PM (AVEe1) 388
No matter how pretty Lt. Gray is, the humans are still stuck on one mudball...
Posted by:Anna Puma at January 26, 2015 11:14 PM But, having an awesome time... 70's style! Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 11:16 PM (tBSrv) 389
How twisted and lacking imagination must you be to plagiarize George Lucas?
And now it turns out that all of what she wrote is suspect due to her revelation of how much of a sjw she is and her willingness to attack anyone who doesn't believe as she does. Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at January 26, 2015 11:17 PM (RZzX3) 390
381: You need a change of scenery dude.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:17 PM (ucDmr) 391
Polkatime radio sounds awesome.
I worry my kids are getting a very skewed view of music though. I don't think they ever hear anything that came out after about 1995, and anything from the 90s is pretty rare. Then I hear stupid shit that passes for music these days and I don't feel so bad. All about that bass? Nope. Posted by: Lauren at January 26, 2015 11:17 PM (MYCIw) 392
I was thinking I didn't want to be raptored.
Posted by: SarahW at January 26, 2015 11:17 PM (Lbv/k) 393
366 I'm amazed that Aerosmith's Walk This Way isn't on that list, there's an 87% chance it'll be playing every time i tune to the classic rock station here. Posted by: booger at January 26, 2015 11:12 PM (tzcDX) My money would be more on Dream On being played than Walk This Way. Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 11:17 PM (zt+N6) 394
375 What my station is playing right now:
Papa Was A Rolling Stone. Then again, we aren't really a Classic Rock station. We share a lot of the same songs, but we're really more of what the Oldies format has become...70s and 80s with the occasional 60s song. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January Your station on the inet? If so drop me a line setterguy2014 at that g thingy and I will listen to it. Sounds good from your description Capt. Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:18 PM (A4oX7) Posted by: eman at January 26, 2015 11:18 PM (MQEz6) 396
Of course for really out there electronic music, Forbidden Planet clubs Doctor Who like a baby seal.
http://youtu.be/unSrf-htPbk Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 26, 2015 11:18 PM (tXIb7) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 26, 2015 11:19 PM (VlmBw) 398
"he liveaboard boaters have Buffet on permanent loop."
So THAT'S how Jimmy Buffet sustains his own radio station on XM. That always puzzled me. Posted by: Lauren at January 26, 2015 11:19 PM (MYCIw) 399
My introduction to rock was when my mom got me a stack of used albums from the dollar book store as a christmas present when i was 10 or 11, one of them was 2112 by Rush, liked it so much i used to go to sleep with the anthology (or whatever it was called) side playing on repeat.
Posted by: booger at January 26, 2015 11:20 PM (tzcDX) 400
What is everybody talking about?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill We were talking about one of your weekend adventures? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YqwpLVrmokY Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 26, 2015 11:20 PM (hcW+E) 401
want hilarity? There was a Polish American kid who had a name with no vowels. Watching teachers, coaches, and so on try to pronounce that sucker was great. The smart ones didn't even try, they just asked him.
Posted by: nerdygirl -------------------- Did you ever hear this skit by Click and Clack? http://tinyurl.com/ntk63ot Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2015 11:20 PM (vPh3W) 402
RUSH is the Greatest Rock Band EVER!!! Well, my favorite anyway. There last album was REALLY good. (Clockwork Angels).
Van Morrison and Rush are my favorites. Talk about vast contrasts. Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 26, 2015 11:20 PM (DDz6J) Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:20 PM (A4oX7) 404
Raptors had feathers. Hard to laugh and run away at the same time,
That was how they got you. They leapt on your back while you were laughing and used their wings to keep stable. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 11:21 PM (AVEe1) 405
I was sick of Stairway to Heaven
I NEVER could understand the praise it got in comparison with just about anything else Zep did. Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at January 26, 2015 11:21 PM (RZzX3) 406
You need a change of scenery dude. Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:17 PM (ucDmr) Heh. You may be more right than you know. Looks like I'll probably be moving from SoCal to Texas by this summer. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2015 11:21 PM (krgKs) 407
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The thing about growing up with classic radio, there is so much of it you think you're supposed to like, until you figure out it's a chore listening to it. My cd collection is more or less divided between stuff I bought in the last 10 years or so, and everything before. The everything before stuff rarely gets pulled off the shelf, and much of the last 10 years stuff needs to get moved down the everything before shelves. Funny thing is, the stuff I've bought in the last 10 years (not all of it recorded in the last 10 years), 99% of it has never been played on radio, classic or otherwise. Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2015 11:21 PM (Dj0WE) 408
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Agreed. My music scheduling program can do quite a lot. But I still review every day before I finalize it. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 11:21 PM (rJUlF) Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2015 11:21 PM (vPh3W) 410
391 Polkatime radio sounds awesome. I worry my kids are getting a very skewed view of music though. I don't think they ever hear anything that came out after about 1995, and anything from the 90s is pretty rare. Then I hear stupid shit that passes for music these days and I don't feel so bad. All about that bass? Nope. Anything that came out after 1995? Really what would that be? Britney Whores, NSuck, and the Backdoor Boys? Rock music was kind of in a pit at that time too. Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 11:21 PM (zt+N6) 411
on the topic of raptors - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh4zvQfDhi0
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 11:22 PM (AVEe1) 412
*kills YouTube*
One hour of ambient music from Forbidden Planet... was this smuggled out from Gitmo? Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 26, 2015 11:22 PM (tXIb7) 413
My money would be more on Dream On being played than Walk This Way.
I wish, i actually still like Dream On because it never gets played here. Posted by: booger at January 26, 2015 11:22 PM (tzcDX) 414
Van Morrison and Rush are my favorites. Talk about vast contrasts. Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January I have lots of contrasting stuff as well, it's pretty old. I try to listen to newer stuff and just don't get it. Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:23 PM (A4oX7) 415
The classic rock station I find myself listening to has been over playing The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down. I love The Band but I've heard that song a few times too many.
If they want to catch my attention they could add I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll to the playlist. Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2015 11:23 PM (AkoL+) 416
"What if you need the pw when away from home?
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 26, 2015 11:08 PM (0LHZx)" Allow me to quote myself from that same post: "...... and you'll fully remember it by time you've typed it a dozen or so times." But, if you need further help in that regard, I'd suggest you'd tattoo it on your ass cheek? You'll only have to pull your head out for a moment to read it. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 26, 2015 11:23 PM (RzZOc) 417
How twisted and lacking imagination must you be to plagiarize George Lucas?
And now it turns out that all of what she wrote is suspect due to her revelation of how much of a sjw she is and her willingness to attack anyone who doesn't believe as she does. Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at January 26, 2015 11:17 PM (RZzX3) *whistles non-chalantly* Posted by: James Cameroon at January 26, 2015 11:24 PM (0Ew3K) 418
Houston woman said if she wasnt married by 40 she would marry herself. So she did, wedding, dress, bridesmaids, registry, the whole deal. She is taking herself on a three country tour for her honeymoon with herself
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409 "the liveaboard boaters have Buffet on permanent loop." ----------------- Parrotheads Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2015 11:21 PM (vPh3W) PBS has Poirot Heads Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:24 PM (A4oX7) 420
Nerdygirl @ 379 -
Hah! Memories... remember those giant console record players that were the size of a couch? Well every day, Mom would listen to Kenny Rogers albums on the damn thing. To escape, I would walk across the street, where my best friend's Mom would be listening to Tom Jones on hers -turned up to 11. At least she had a bottle of wine open, and we could sneak a few sips... I swear there wasn't a day that went by between '77 & '81 that I didn't hear "what's new pussycat?" Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 11:24 PM (hsaUf) 421
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kool1055fm.com. Click the "listen live" button. FYI: I'm on the air from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central Time. I'll let you know, you may hear some of those songs the article talks about. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 11:24 PM (rJUlF) 422
Oh, I forgot about the Buffet channel on XM. (dry heaving)
95% of the time it was a LOOOONG live concert put on by Jimmy. Nothing like a 15 minute vamped version of Margaritaville filled with Jimmy's inane commentary. When the XM trial ended couldn't emphasize enough to the wife DO.NOT.WANT. no matter how crazy the price they were offering XM for. Posted by: Landofskybluewater at January 26, 2015 11:25 PM (24FYR) 423
My favorite Gerry Anderson theme has to be 'Captain Scarlet,' especially the end theme with the vocoder:
http://tinyurl.com/kglbxx2 Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 26, 2015 11:25 PM (fIv/H) 424
I guess I should repeat this for the ONT only posters.
Earlier today a poster I think is named joe-impeach left off the D to Democrat... so they are now Emocrats. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 26, 2015 11:25 PM (tXIb7) 425
If they want to catch my attention they could add I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll to the playlist.
I LOVE that song. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 11:25 PM (rJUlF) 426
If they want to catch my attention they could add I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll to the playlist.
I LOVE that song. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 11:25 PM (rJUlF) 427
415: Can't go wrong with Cripple Creek. Loved that song. Leon was one cool dude.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:26 PM (ucDmr) Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 26, 2015 11:26 PM (WuBo6) 429
Did you ever hear this skit by Click and Clack?
http://tinyurl.com/ntk63ot Posted by: Mike Hammer, I listened to those guys reruns 3 hours a day every afternoon. Loved them. XM recently gave them the hatchet. Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 26, 2015 11:26 PM (hcW+E) Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at January 26, 2015 11:26 PM (RZzX3) 431
418 Houston woman said if she wasnt married by 40 she would marry herself. So she did, wedding, dress, bridesmaids, registry, the whole deal. She is taking herself on a three country tour for her honeymoon with herself
Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January Want to hear the explanation on her boyfriends packed along Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:27 PM (A4oX7) 432
415: Has "It Makes No Difference" ever been on the radio? Fantastic song.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 26, 2015 11:27 PM (DDz6J) 433
Fireball XL5
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at January 26, 2015 11:27 PM (W5DcG) 434
Houston woman said if she wasnt married by 40 she would marry herself.
I'm not even going to link to the obvious song Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 11:27 PM (AVEe1) 435
"Anything that came out after 1995? Really what would that be? Britney Whores, NSuck, and the Backdoor Boys? Rock music was kind of in a pit at that time too."
Oh no, none of that crap. I used 95 because in my mind that was about the time that grunge ended and the pop crap really emerged. I'll occasionally listen to the 90s alternative station in the car, so I included that range. Most of what we listen to is classic country and 70s/80s alternative. Posted by: Lauren at January 26, 2015 11:28 PM (MYCIw) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 26, 2015 11:28 PM (OsWis) 437
The other thing that I hate about "classic rock" is the cover versions by current artists. More often than not, they do damn near note-for-note copies (a recent and popular country version of Desperado as an example). Might as well have your local bar band take a stab at it. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2015 11:28 PM (krgKs) Posted by: RWC Team Warthog at January 26, 2015 11:28 PM (zxCGA) 439
My first concert was Rush. '83? Maybe '84? I forget, but I remember that seventeen joints fit in an empty cigarette pack...
Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 11:29 PM (hsaUf) 440
426 If they want to catch my attention they could add I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll to the playlist.
I LOVE that song. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January 26, 2015 11:25 PM (rJUlF) So do you prefer the slower Nick Lowe version or the faster Dave Edmunds version? Or perhaps a third alternative? Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2015 11:30 PM (AkoL+) 441
In my life I have moved across state lines to live, and thus have been a new resident in seven different states.
We are now new residents of Colorado, and are experiencing, time and time again, a verbal tic in the welcoming that never happened elsewhere. Friendly Coloradoans almost always ask us, when hearing we are new implants, how we like it here. Big smile. "Well, how do you like it here? Great, isn't it?" I don't tell them what I think. I just grin and say it's wonderful. Taxes are awful, everything costs more, insurance of all kinds, licensing vehicles costs ten times what it did back east, traffic is ridiculous, the metro Denver air quality is disgustingly bad, and there is more. Ski deals for seniors start at maybe age 75 if there are any at all. To access any of the ski areas, you have to traverse I-70 on which the traffic is worse than on the Washington beltway. Driving through Boulder is a nightmare of bus-only or bike-only lanes, with pedestrian crosswalks in between lights in many places. One third of all registered voters identify themselves as no party, which means that teh stupid prevails in close to two thirds of the electorate. With only 15 inches annual rainfall, the plains are treeless. Shit, even the ground sucks. Some sort of clay, looks like bentonite content. When wet, sticks to your boots in big huge globs. Oh, and the freeway drivers have blind spots for motorcycles. I did a whole lotta two wheeled driving in the last year, and all of the lane squeezes I encountered happened here. But they'll keep asking me, with those smiling expectant looks, how I like it here. Posted by: the littl shyning man at January 26, 2015 11:30 PM (vSxTY) 442
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kool1055fm.com. Click the "listen live" button. FYI: I'm on the air from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central Time. I'll let you know, you may hear some of those songs the article talks about. Posted by: Captain Whitebread at January Thanks Capt. I'll give it a whirl. You might hear a caller saying, "play something I like" Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:30 PM (A4oX7) 443
Night everyone, feel a headache coming on...
So will leave this cover of a song - http://youtu.be/TxrwImCJCqk Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 26, 2015 11:31 PM (tXIb7) 444
435 "Anything that came out after 1995? Really what would that be? Britney Whores, NSuck, and the Backdoor Boys? Rock music was kind of in a pit at that time too." Oh no, none of that crap. I used 95 because in my mind that was about the time that grunge ended and the pop crap really emerged. I'll occasionally listen to the 90s alternative station in the car, so I included that range. Most of what we listen to is classic country and 70s/80s alternative. Well that's the point. They aren't really missing much by not hearing stuff that came out after that point. Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 11:31 PM (zt+N6) 445
I'm just thankful Kanye gave Paul McCartney a shot at the big time.
*and these are the idiots that will be in charge soon Posted by: RWC Team Warthog at January 26, 2015 11:31 PM (zxCGA) 446
326 I've heard pop music stations that had a playlist of about 75 minutes. And then there are the I Heart Radio Hell country stations that have a playlist of about 3 hours.
Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 11:04 PM (zt+N6) Yep. It is an update of the "Hot Hits" format from the mid 80's. Z100 in NYC was the forerunner, and they had a library of 30ish songs that they played that they added and dropped songs weekly. These stations know that people aren't going to listen for 4 hours straight, but they want them to listen for an hour or so a day and know that they won't have to listen through a bunch of oldies to get to hear the current hits of the format. Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at January 26, 2015 11:32 PM (+Fae7) 447
My boat, when I lived aboard, was a Buffet Free Zone. And still, every Christmas, someone thought a Buffet CD would be the perfect gift.
Which actually, they were. They were great for me to regift to the every other boat Parrotheads. And frankly, it was the Parrothead phenomenon that pushed me over the edge and into the anti-Buffet zone. Tens of thousands of fans, acting out the same skits, the same motions, the same schtick, every song, every concert, every city. Like Clockwork Lemmings, they are. Not being wired thus, I zigged when they zagged, and I never looked back. For the same reason (and others), I can't stand Kenney Chesney. Two bit Country Buffet faking wanna be. All he's done is Buffet with a twang. Local music stations? I tend towards alternative rock. At least there's some talent there, time to time, doing some new stuff along the way. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 26, 2015 11:32 PM (RzZOc) 448
439 My first concert was Rush. '83? Maybe '84? I forget, but I remember that seventeen joints fit in an empty cigarette pack... Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 11 Awesome Chi Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:32 PM (A4oX7) 449
Hi Horde. Sifty found himself stuck in Baltimore tonight, so he and his co-driver came for a late dinner and a visit. Nice to meet Horde offline.
Dave made chicken Marsala and I made a blueberry crisp. Posted by: Gingy at January 26, 2015 11:32 PM (WvS3w) 450
But they'll keep asking me, with those smiling expectant looks, how I like it here.
Posted by: the littl shyning man When people smoke too much dope they repeat themselves. You are experiencing it on a societal level. Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 26, 2015 11:33 PM (hcW+E) 451
442: The Sopranos: Alaways hoped they would have Springfail playin the Bing. Then have Silvio walk by the stage and tell him, "Play something you know!"
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:33 PM (ucDmr) 452
the littl shyning man -
Local taxes are less because you're not subsidising Katrina. Places are safer because, no Katrina. Aside from the no-Katrina factor, when the summers are bad (as bad as the Gulf Coast) there's at least a few elevations higher to escape it all. Overall, Colorado is worth it for the no-Katrina factor. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo wut came here from H-town at January 26, 2015 11:34 PM (AVEe1) 453
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Nerdygirl @ 379 - Hah! Memories... remember those giant console record players that were the size of a couch? Well every day, Mom would listen to Kenny Rogers albums on the damn thing. To escape, I would walk across the street, where my best friend's Mom would be listening to Tom Jones on hers -turned up to 11. At least she had a bottle of wine open, and we could sneak a few sips... I swear there wasn't a day that went by between '77 '81 that I didn't hear "what's new pussycat?" Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 11:24 PM (hsaUf) My mom got into this bluegrass kick for about three years.... Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 11:35 PM (T1005) 454
Overall, Colorado is worth it for the no-Katrina factor.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo wut came here from H-town at January 26, 2015 11:34 PM (AVEe1) waht about me? Posted by: wildfire at January 26, 2015 11:36 PM (N21UI) 455
Hey everybody.
Loving the comments on the 40 songs CR radio ruined, and the comments. One thing that makes me feel a bit old is realizing how many of my faves that *used* to get a lot (or maybe not a lot, just a little) airplay... are now *completely gone* from radio playlists, including: - Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66: 'The Fool on the Hill' - Young-Holt Unlimited: 'Soulful Strut' (the two above are two of the *very first* songs I can ever remember hearing on the radio when I was a toddler, circa 1969-71) Also: - Jeannie C. Riley: 'Harper Valley PTA' (it's a hackneyed hypocrisy story now, but it wasn't a hackneyed trope yet in 196 - Blood Sweat & Tears, 'Spinning Wheel' and 'You've Made Me So Very Happy' - Fifth Dimension, 'Wedding Bell Blues' - Barbra Streisand, 'Stoney End' (which I recently learned, after 45 years BS still has no idea what this song is actually about) - Frank Sinatra, 'Strangers in the Night', 'That's Life,' and 'Something Stupid' (with his daughter Nancy) - Dean Martin, 'Everybody Loves Somebody'; ...and of course, Nancy Sinatra's 'These Boots are Made for Walking,' which thankfully Stanley Kubrick was genius enough to include on the Full Metal Jacket soundtrack. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:36 PM (elbY7) 456
I saw Def Leppard open for Billy Squier at the Omni in ATL in '83.
The thing I remember most was seeing a pregnant chick smoking a joint. Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 26, 2015 11:36 PM (fIv/H) 457
licensing vehicles costs ten times what it did back east, traffic is ridiculous, the metro Denver air quality is disgustingly bad, and there is more.
Licensing is bad, yes. Traffic though is not as bad as in Houston and the area is more walkable (partly because the weather is usually better, partly because no-Katrina). Also the air quality is still better than Houston's. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo wut came here from H-town at January 26, 2015 11:36 PM (AVEe1) 458
And frankly, it was the Parrothead phenomenon that pushed me over the edge and into the anti-Buffet zone. Tens of thousands of fans, acting out the same skits, the same motions, the same schtick, every song, every concert, every city.
Posted by: Jim at January 26, 2015 11:32 PM (RzZOc) Ehh, I just know I tied a belt to a 5 gallon water jug filled with rum and wore it like a backpack. I think I had fun. Posted by: RWC Team Warthog at January 26, 2015 11:36 PM (zxCGA) 459
My first concert was The Osmonds. I'm kind of a nerd.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 26, 2015 11:37 PM (WuBo6) 460
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Did you ever hear this skit by Click and Clack? http://tinyurl.com/ntk63ot Posted by: Mike Hammer, I listened to those guys reruns 3 hours a day every afternoon. Loved them. XM recently gave them the hatchet. Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 26, 2015 11:26 PM (hcW+E) Actually, the older brother recently passed away....that may have had something to do with it. Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 11:37 PM (T1005) Posted by: Lauren at January 26, 2015 11:37 PM (MYCIw) 462
And of course I forgot:
'Never My Love,' "Windy' and 'Along Comes Mary' by the Association 'Happy Together' and 'You Showed Me' by the Turtles 'The Night has 1000 Eyes' by Bobby Vee 'Runaway' by Del Shannon ...I'm sure I could go on all night. :-) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:38 PM (elbY7) Posted by: Gingy at January 26, 2015 11:38 PM (WvS3w) 464
Got some terrible news today. I emailed a guy who used to work in our office. He's been retired for quite a while but we still occasionally exchange emails. He was a Marine so I wanted to know if he had seen American Sniper and what he thought of it.
He emailed me back to tell me that his 5 month old great granddaughter was murdered on Friday - by her father, who stabbed her to death. His granddaughter (19 years old), the baby's mother, was also stabbed by the POS and is in serious condition. A friend who was present was also murdered. He was very close to his granddaughter and was not at all pleased when she got pregnant at age 18. However, he was thrilled to have a greatgranddaughter. He emailed me pictures of her when she was born. She was a real cutie. I can't imagine what he must feel like right now. Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at January 26, 2015 11:38 PM (+XMAD) 465
Robert Cray is also crazily under represented when talking about classic rock.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 26, 2015 11:38 PM (YNkME) 466
I'm sorry I didn't stay up late enough last night to give a toast to Joffen. Done now, salude.
And I will miss backhoe. And my Mom, Aunt Helen and Uncle Norman. 2014 sucked, but such is life. Posted by: Farmer at January 26, 2015 11:39 PM (o/90i) 467
Actually there is some pretty good rock being made today.
Seether, Halestorm, Volbeat, Theory of a Dead Man, The Pretty Reckless are really good. I too was trapped in the "music died in the 90's" phase but I got turned on to some good rock stations. Good music will always be out there, you just have to work to find it. Posted by: Kreplach at January 26, 2015 11:39 PM (DDFkt) 468
450 But they'll keep asking me, with those smiling expectant looks, how I like it here. Posted by: the littl shyning man When people smoke too much dope they repeat themselves. You are experiencing it on a societal level. Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 26, 2015 11:33 PM (hcW My favorite uncle moved to Littleton from Wis in 1992 he passed away in2012. He always told me the weather was awesome and most of the people were dumb illiterate c*cksuckers. This wa a before pot was legal Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 26, 2015 11:39 PM (A4oX7) 469
Snowing in Knoxville! Al Gore is doing this to us
because we Tennesseans didn't vote for him in 2000! Revenge of the ManBearPig! Posted by: jmel at January 26, 2015 10:07 PM (fChZ2) Oh, great, that's where I'm headed in the morning. Haven't driven in snow in 40 years, but I still remember how (I think). Posted by: An Observation - I use Silver Bullet gun oil at January 26, 2015 11:40 PM (ylhEn) 470
Oh Donna, how awful. What a horrific situation. I can't even imagine how he must be feeling right now. See, this is why I am ok with vigilante justice. Who would convict a greatgrandpa for taking care of the monster who did that?
Posted by: Lauren at January 26, 2015 11:40 PM (MYCIw) 471
'Get Together' by the Youngbloods
'Blue Velvet,' Bobby Vinton 'Wooly Bully,' Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs 'Hang on Sloopy,' The McCoys ...anything by Tommy James and the Shondells ... Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:40 PM (elbY7) 472
My first concert was the Beach Boys, when they could still sing. Seats right up front. Impressed the hell out of my girlfriend.
Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 26, 2015 11:41 PM (hcW+E) 473
Oh Donna, how terrible. I'll be praying for your friend and his family. I just can't imagine.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 26, 2015 11:42 PM (WuBo6) 474
Del Shannon had an excellent version of Boyce & Hart's "She" but the Monkees released their version first, thus having the hit:
http://tinyurl.com/pn67jvn Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 26, 2015 11:42 PM (fIv/H) 475
My first concert was a Punk/New Wave concert at the old Mosport Speedway near Toronto.
Who was there? Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds with Rockpile, The Talking Heads, Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders and Elvis Costello. Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2015 11:43 PM (AkoL+) 476
is the said POS in custody or in the morgue?
Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN at January 26, 2015 11:43 PM (XlFLJ) 477
My first concert was Sandi Patty. The things I used to do to get laid back in the day.
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Posted by: Lauren at January 26, 2015 11:40 PM (MYCIw)
He was in the Marine Corp for 20 years. I'm sure he's having - thoughts. I just feel so bad for him and his family. Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at January 26, 2015 11:44 PM (+XMAD) 479
In a just world, Booker T and the MGs would still be a CR radio staple. Especially "Green Onions" and "Time is Tight."
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM (elbY7) 480
Why are the classic rock stations being singled out for this critique? As far as I can tell every music radio format, with the exception of some classic country stations on the AM side, are like that. Even the metal stations, which brings up another bitch I have: both of the metal stations in my area have allowed crap like fucking Green Day to creep in. In fact, it goes far beyond allowing it to creep in; you're more likely to hear that shit on their stations than you are to hear Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, or Megadeth. And they're so fucking provincial, like they've never heard anything that wasn't recorded in the US, UK, Australia, or Canada. I think the only European bands they've ever heard of are Rammstein and Yngwie Malmsteen. How about dumping the goddamned Green Day and playing some Sabaton or Nightwish or BattleBeast, bitches?
Posted by: ol_dirty_/b/tard at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM (PylhD) 481
Also, Luke's Harry's close companions, Han Ron and Leia Hermione, hook up. But you though Luke Harry and Leia Hermione were going to in the beginning.
Posted by: Tony at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM (ChZj3) 482
476 is the said POS in custody or in the morgue?
Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN at January 26, 2015 11:43 PM (XlFLJ) In custody. It's big news around here. Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM (+XMAD) 483
An old "friend" of mine had a memorial service for his parents. They were on flight 93.
A requirement was to wear a Hawaiian shirt, and come ready to be happy and celebrate them. I was mixed between happy, sad and sick to death of Jimmy Buffet the whole time. He played the same two cds for hours on end... I still don't know if his parents were parrotheads, or if it was just him. He was always kind of a selfish dick that way. Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM (hsaUf) 484
Actually, the older brother recently passed away....that may have had something to do with it.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 11:37 PM (T1005) Sadly, from Alzheimers. They stopped recording shows several years ago. http://www.npr.org/2014/11/03/357428287/tom-magliozzi-popular-co-host-of-nprs-car-talk-dies-at-77 Posted by: Jen the original at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM (nX2TX) 485
And I will miss backhoe. And my Mom, Aunt Helen and Uncle Norman. 2014 sucked, but such is life.
Posted by: Farmer ------- The older you get, the longer the list gets. I never grow used to it. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM (vPh3W) 486
In a just world, Booker T and the MGs would still be a CR radio staple. Especially "Green Onions" and "Time is Tight."
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM And "Hip Hug R" Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM (tBSrv) 487
Greetings horde. I'm stuck in miami because of the frigging blizzard in the NE. Spent an epic week on the 70,000 tons of metal cruise. Shitty end to an epic week of viking debauchery.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2015 11:46 PM (QU14Y) 488
Donna: That's awful. Prayers for all. There are no words.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:46 PM (ucDmr) 489
ol_dirty_/b/tard: don't forget Slade. ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:46 PM (elbY7) 490
child murderers don't do well in prison.even in protective lock down they can get shanked. He may not even make it to trial.what a shame.
Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN at January 26, 2015 11:47 PM (XlFLJ) 491
Donna &&&&&&&&&&
Prayers, ma'am. They've my prayers, and I'm sure, those of the prayerful types in The Horde. There is no penalty severe enough for that scum, in this life or the next. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 26, 2015 11:48 PM (RzZOc) 492
Watched a few minutes of Don Lemon on CNN reporting on the storm in NY. He was riding around in the "Blizzardmobile" on the city streets of NY. No cars are permitted other than media and emergency vehicles.
It looks like maybe two inches of snow in NYC...... Posted by: Jen the original at January 26, 2015 11:48 PM (nX2TX) 493
"He played the same two cds for hours on end... I still don't know if his parents were parrotheads, or if it was just him. He was always kind of a selfish dick that way."
That reminds me of my grandma's viewing. My grandpa requested we play Willie Nelson's Stardust album. Now, they both loved Willie, so I'm sure grandma was fine with this, and I like him too, but now I can't listen to any of those songs without sobbing. I imagine that isn't the association your friend would want with Margaritaville. Posted by: Lauren at January 26, 2015 11:48 PM (MYCIw) 494
489: Didn't they do Hey Chameleon or something like that?
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:49 PM (ucDmr) 495
"Reggae," is Jamaican for, "Retarded.'
Reggae music got started when a vacationing middle-aged Polish couple from Milwaukee accidentally left a Frankie Yankovic LP behind in Kingston. It was sitting in the sun and got warped. Some young Jamaican musician fellows(high on ganja) found and played the album, and imediately went into uncontrollable giggling hysterics, declaring it to be reggae(retarded). On a lark these young Jamaican musician fellows(high on ganja) played some of this reggae(retarded) music on the beach for some tourists, hoping to earn some tips for their comedic performance, but to their surprise it was applauded as Jamaican cultural musical expression. And so the excruciatingly awful musical genre of Reggae(Retarded) was born. Posted by: Bob Gnarly at January 26, 2015 11:49 PM (fBxC6) 496
My first concert that required a ticket was Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Some thought it the music was improvised, but Zappa wrote every note they played, and was a martinet of a conductor.
Jimmy Carl Black, "the Indian in the group," was on drums. Posted by: the littl shyning man at January 26, 2015 11:49 PM (vSxTY) 497
Donna &&&&&&&&&
My prayers as well, What and incredibly painful thing. Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2015 11:50 PM (AkoL+) 498
Chavez: The name of the song you're thinking of is "Run Runaway."
I bought the 45. The song (if you could call it that) on the flip was even better: "Can't Tame a Hurricane." Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:51 PM (elbY7) Posted by: shredded chi at January 26, 2015 11:52 PM (hsaUf) 500
One LedZep song that seems to be a new addition to LA-area classic radio, as I find myself hearing it more and more:
"Ramble On." Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:52 PM (elbY7) 501
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In a just world, Booker T and the MGs would still be a CR radio staple. Especially "Green Onions" and "Time is Tight." Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM And "Hip Hug R" Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM (tBSrv) I was amazed at the overlap in personnel between Booker T and the MGs and The Blues Brothers.... Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 11:52 PM (T1005) 502
"Winds of Change" by The Scorpions is the main song I remember being ruined by overplaying on all the radio stations. I loved the song at first, but hearing it two or three times per hour while I was at work made it get really old really quickly.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 26, 2015 11:52 PM (5pg79) Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2015 11:53 PM (g1DWB) 504
Well that's the point. They aren't really missing much by not hearing stuff that came out after that point.
Posted by: buzzion at January 26, 2015 11:31 PM (zt+N6) While the '90's were the nadir of music, things did get better and good groups did arise such as Mastodon, Kylesa, Baroness, The Sword, &c. Posted by: The Musical Hat at January 26, 2015 11:53 PM (0Ew3K) 505
498: Thanks. Used to get a lot of play around here. At least I got the band right. Right?
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:53 PM (ucDmr) 506
Everybody remember to fight global warming even though it may be snowing where you live we must all turn down your heater to protect the ozone layer. We want to thank Presdent Obama for his leadership in stopping this disaster created by BUSH the LIAR !!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien at January 26, 2015 11:53 PM (D5iCY) 507
Who would I love to see in concert?
I'd love to see Emmylou Harris. I've always loved her. Patty Loveless is another one--and I say that despite the fact I'm really not a country music fan. Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2015 11:53 PM (AkoL+) 508
Watching the Weather Channel and they're still hyping it as "HISTORIC Winter Storm Juno" even though NYC isn't going to get half of what was forecasted earlier
Posted by: kbdabear at January 26, 2015 11:53 PM (GrXXa) 509
Houston woman said if she wasnt married by 40 she would marry herself.
I'm not even going to link to the obvious song Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 11:27 PM -------------- This one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv-34w8kGPM Posted by: Oblig. at January 26, 2015 11:53 PM (E4x2t) 510
And so the excruciatingly awful musical genre of Reggae(Retarded) was born.
Posted by: Bob Gnarly at January 26, 2015 11:49 PM (fBxC6) I was just in Jamaica 2 days ago. That music qualifies that place as a top contender as a nuclear test site. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2015 11:54 PM (QU14Y) 511
Donna - No words are adequate.
I have a couple of similar stories involving people I know or knew, nearly as horrible. One was even made into a TV movie. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2015 11:54 PM (vPh3W) 512
And so the excruciatingly awful musical genre of Reggae(Retarded) was born.
The indigenous Caribbean music - what Barbados pushes on tourists - is steel-pan. But the local Bajans listen to reggae and rap. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo wut came here from H-town at January 26, 2015 11:54 PM (AVEe1) 513
I still have a bunch of Booker T and Sam & Dave 45's on the original Stax/Volt vinyl. Even met Isaac Hayes (who produced/wrote a lot of the songs).
Let me say, the man was a fan of Honey Vanilla ice cream. Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 26, 2015 11:54 PM (fIv/H) 514
Chavez, yep. ;-)
The last CD I bought from Amazon a few months ago is the European version of Slade's 1984 album that contains "Run Runaway." It was called "The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome." But for some reason, the U.S. edition on CBS records was instead titled "Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply." Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:55 PM (elbY7) 515
#434: Good luck to her having kids without cheating on herself.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 26, 2015 11:55 PM (5pg79) 516
Actually, the older brother recently passed away....that may have had something to do with it.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 11:37 PM (T1005) Sadly, from Alzheimers. They stopped recording shows several years ago. http://www.npr.org/2014/11/03/357428287/tom-magliozzi-popular-co-host-of-nprs-car-talk-dies-at-77 Posted by: Jen the original They still play them an hour a day earlier in the day. I think XM/NPR probably figured that they had saturated the market. I know I listened to each show at least 4 times. And Tommy's death gave me the sadz for quite a few days. Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 26, 2015 11:55 PM (hcW+E) 517
I was amazed at the overlap in personnel between Booker T and the MGs and The Blues Brothers....
Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 11:52 PM It was half the MG's, at least, IIRC. Dunn and Cropper. Anyone else? Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 11:55 PM (tBSrv) 518
Forgive my jumping around here but I've experienced what might have been called a blizzard of the century. As I recalled it was heavy rain, which turned into snow.
By morning every car on the street was buried. That blizzard led to a flood of the century. Posted by: Northernlurker at January 26, 2015 11:55 PM (AkoL+) 519
Oblig., like I said... obvious. Too obvious
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 26, 2015 11:55 PM (AVEe1) 520
I'd love to see Emmylou Harris. I've always loved her.
Patty Loveless is another one--and I say that despite the fact I'm really not a country music fan. Posted by: Northernlurker ------------------ Emmylou Fox Theater, Atlanta, ~ 1989 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2015 11:56 PM (vPh3W) 521
Chi..... I forgot to mention in regards to your steak fiasco.
There's never a total loss on a cut of meat. If it's that bad, cut it into cubes, freeze what's left, and throw it into your next batch of soup. Day or two later, it's edible, and the soup tastes beefier. If it's even worse than that, just throw it into a cast iron skillet, put it in the oven at 200, and come back for it in six hours. You'll have a pan full of renderings to save for stock. There's always value in a cut of beef, even the bones that the butcher would ordinarily toss out. Render those down for stock, and you'll have a happier kitchen. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 26, 2015 11:56 PM (RzZOc) 522
514: That was good stuff. Gotta check it out. Thanks.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at January 26, 2015 11:56 PM (ucDmr) 523
I've read that "D'yer Maker" was Led Zeppelin's attempt at recording a reggae song.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:56 PM (elbY7) Posted by: kindltot at January 26, 2015 11:56 PM (t//F+) 525
#517: Sam and Dave.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 26, 2015 11:57 PM (5pg79) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 26, 2015 11:57 PM (elbY7) 527
Crap. *throws away 3 years of re-writing Harry Potter stories into a space battle story.* I guess I'll go back to my original story of the Fobbits, the evil Eye of Sauroff, in the land of Moredoors. The main character I have named Soda Gaggins and his sidekick is Wise Sam Geegam. I think it'll be a big enough hit for a trilogy. Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2015 11:57 PM (Qs8ZN) 528
Watching the Weather Channel and they're still
hyping it as "HISTORIC Winter Storm Juno" even though NYC isn't going to get half of what was forecasted earlier Posted by: kbdabear at January 26, 2015 11:53 PM (GrXXa) They're really pissing me the fuck off with that shit. They cancelled my flight that would have landed at 5pm. I have flown out of chicago and landed in newark under worse conditions thats happening right now. Fucking assholes. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2015 11:58 PM (QU14Y) 529
Emmylou is a sweetheart and her band is exceptionally good.
Posted by: Garrett at January 26, 2015 11:58 PM (bb0LB) 530
But...but...WORST STORM EVER!!!
Posted by: Lauren at January 26, 2015 11:59 PM (MYCIw) 531
477:Sandi Patty is a fantastic singer. A great voice.
My first concert was Rick Springfield. My sister took me too see him in Omaha (she was stationed there). He was actually pretty good. I think I was 15, maybe. All those women there, wow! Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 26, 2015 11:59 PM (DDz6J) 532
Bob Knarly/Berserker: do you enjoy the Beach Boys' classic "Sloop John B"?? Or how about "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens?
Because they're both considered some of the very first reggae songs, supposedly going back to around the 1930s. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:00 AM (elbY7) 533
523--Love Zeppelin, hate that song.
Posted by: JoeF. at January 27, 2015 12:00 AM (8HGb7) 534
I have named Soda Gaggins and his sidekick is Wise Sam Geegam.
I think it'll be a big enough hit for a trilogy. Posted by: Guy Mohawk ---------------- You *have* read the Harvard Lampoon spoof, "Bored of the Rings", no? With Dildo Baggins.... Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 12:00 AM (vPh3W) 535
OMG Donna. Heartfelt prayers for your family and heartfelt damnation for the POS.
Posted by: RWC Team Warthog at January 27, 2015 12:00 AM (zxCGA) 536
One hour of ambient music from Forbidden Planet... was this smuggled out from Gitmo? Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 26, 2015 11:22 PM (tXIb7) It is from the IPCRESS file, Anna. Doesn't it make you think of Albania? Posted by: kindltot at January 27, 2015 12:01 AM (t//F+) Posted by: Up the Irons! at January 27, 2015 12:01 AM (0Ew3K) 538
Another very early reggae classic: "Day-O (the Banana Boat Song)."
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:01 AM (elbY7) 539
523 I've read that "D'yer Maker" was Led Zeppelin's attempt at recording a reggae song.
Americans usually mispronounce "D'yer Maker." Zeppelin, with their English accents, pronounced it "Jer' Maker" (i.e. Jamaica). Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 27, 2015 12:01 AM (fIv/H) 540
Camping at a lake in my drunken yoot, someone in the campground with a portable CD player was listening to the Eagles Witchy Woman.
It took three strong men to stop me from throwing that CD player in the lake. Posted by: Hank at January 27, 2015 12:02 AM (EU/xj) 541
child murderers don't do well in prison.even in protective lock down they can get shanked. He may not even make it to trial.what a shame.
Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN A friend of mine, retired FBI agent, is against the death penalty. He's also against protective custody. His opinion is the death penalty just puts money in lawyers pockets. He thinks the prison population can usually fix problems like child killers. Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 27, 2015 12:02 AM (hcW+E) 542
Farmer @ 466
Pouring a shot now - put you glasses by the usb port, folks! Jim, thanks, but too late - the doggeh just had a giant treat. I'm a little worried, because I can't find any bone left... that steak was thin, but bigger than his head. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:02 AM (hsaUf) 543
Yeah, lefty weather reporters suck, but if they cause a bloodbath in NYC while the subjects are looking for Kale I say press on!
Posted by: RWC Team Warthog at January 27, 2015 12:03 AM (zxCGA) 544
>>>It is from the IPCRESS file, Anna. Doesn't it make you think of Albania?
Another great score by John Barry. Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 27, 2015 12:03 AM (fIv/H) 545
532, The first "reggae" song that was a hit was either Desmosnd Dekker's "Israelites", or Millie Small's "My Boy Lollipop"
The other two are like folk songs from the islands-or Africa. Posted by: JoeF. at January 27, 2015 12:03 AM (8HGb7) 546
Emmylou is a sweetheart and her band is exceptionally good.
Posted by: Garrett ------------- Early Emmylou, live, Pancho & Lefty Moves my heart.... Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 12:03 AM (vPh3W) 547
JoeF., in fairness, I feel that way re the Eagles and "Desperado."
Another song that seems to be sad and self-pitying just for its own sake. Ugh. Barely a notch above "Send in the Clowns" for me, another song I just can't listen to. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:03 AM (elbY7) 548
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I was amazed at the overlap in personnel between Booker T and the MGs and The Blues Brothers.... Posted by: cthulhu at January 26, 2015 11:52 PM It was half the MG's, at least, IIRC. Dunn and Cropper. Anyone else? Posted by: otho at January 26, 2015 11:55 PM (tBSrv) Willie Hall -- drums. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:03 AM (T1005) 549
Early Emmylou, live, Pancho & Lefty
Moves my heart.... Posted by: Mike Hammer --------- Crap, link: http://tinyurl.com/8b3lagx Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 12:04 AM (vPh3W) 550
You *have* read the Harvard Lampoon spoof, "Bored of the Rings", no? With Dildo Baggins....
________________ Crap. Ok how about this... A tornado that is full of sharks.... That has got to be a great idea. Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 27, 2015 12:04 AM (Qs8ZN) 551
IMO, reggae is a dead art form. It hasn't had a major star since Bob Marley died almost 40 years ago.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 12:04 AM (5pg79) 552
495: Heh!! All that said, I still like listening to Bob Marley now and then.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 12:04 AM (DDz6J) Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 12:04 AM (bb0LB) 554
OK, I just got here, so I'm way behind. Some of my top hits that are way overplayed: "Bye Bye Miss American Pie", "Free Bird", "Sweet Home Alabama", "More than a feeling", "Heart of Gold". Be sure that there are others. I was a karaoke DJ for a bit, and I made sure that anything by Don McClean got removed from the playlist. And a good chunk of Lynard Skynard. You can only hear those songs ten times a night before you want to strangle someone who couldn't carry a tune in bucket doing a ten minute song. Back to back to back. Arrrrgggghhhhh!
Ok, off to read the comments. Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:04 AM (vVSOO) 555
Well, the low pressure system has moved off shore turning it into a nor'ester. NYC to get 3-5, Boston twice that.
The day shift won't be able to get to work. Trucks won't be able to make deliveries. Power could fail. There will be zombies in the street searching for milk and bread. It will be horrible, and there is nothing on daytime TV to watch. Horrible. Just horrible. Posted by: Reginald Smythe-Beufort at January 27, 2015 12:05 AM (ALiyl) Posted by: otho at January 27, 2015 12:05 AM (tBSrv) 557
Americans usually mispronounce "D'yer Maker." Zeppelin, with their English accents, pronounced it "Jer' Maker" (i.e. Jamaica).
Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 27, 2015 12:01 AM (fIv/H) Americans don't mispronounce anything dammit! They just have a screwed up language! Posted by: RWC Team Warthog at January 27, 2015 12:05 AM (zxCGA) 558
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I have named Soda Gaggins and his sidekick is Wise Sam Geegam. I think it'll be a big enough hit for a trilogy. Posted by: Guy Mohawk ---------------- You *have* read the Harvard Lampoon spoof, "Bored of the Rings", no? With Dildo Baggins.... Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 12:00 AM (vPh3W) I believe the character's name was Dildo Buggers. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:06 AM (T1005) 559
Off to bed, be well Morons. I have to work tomorrow. Poor me.
Maybe I should quit and get Obama subsidy? Posted by: Farmer at January 27, 2015 12:06 AM (o/90i) 560
Steel Pulse made some decent reggae. And I really don't like reggae.
Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 12:06 AM (bb0LB) 561
Here's a great book about weird, depressing songs I picked up a few years at Amazon. Quite funny.
"I Hate Myself and Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard," by Joe Reynolds (link to Amazon) http://tinyurl.com/nu2ml7t Have to disagree with a few of the author's picks though. Although it *does* have incredibly morose lyrics, I still love "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan. The instrumentation is just too jolly. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:07 AM (elbY7) 562
The same two chords over, and over, and over, and over, the same backward tempo/beat over, and over, and over, and over...
Posted by: Bob Gnarly at January 27, 2015 12:07 AM (fBxC6) 563
When Mero was over this weekend i finally had to make a joke out of the fact that all conversations that he and Grim were having were subject to the Late night ONT rule... after sufficient time, all discussion would turn inevitably into an unofficial Gun Thread. Gimmy really loves having him come by so they can geek out on hardware, and since he doesnt seem to mind the big fluffy kitty who lives there, we just put him up in our Tiny House.
Im now psyched that we are gonna meet up with Coothie and he BH at Disney next month... and yeah he not only got to see Uncle Horse, but he got to meet one of the girls i got underfoot and her pony too, and watched us take care of the rest of the great big four footed kids. Donna I am so so sorry to hear about your friend. He must be in unbelievable pain. Posted by: gushka can has Kittys what plays fetch! at January 27, 2015 12:07 AM (f858s) 564
Holland Oates was pretty good though, Needed another male back up.
Posted by: RWC Team Warthog at January 27, 2015 12:07 AM (zxCGA) 565
Marley's got a son, who's pretty talented himself
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:08 AM (AVEe1) 566
I'm pretty sure Donald "Duck" Dunn played with the Doobies, and was even a session player for Becker & Fagan.
(Off to wiki...) Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:08 AM (hsaUf) 567
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Willie Hall -- drums. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:03 AM Ah. The new guy. Posted by: otho at January 27, 2015 12:05 AM (tBSrv) Yep. Not the original, but credited as part of "BT+MG"... Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:08 AM (T1005) 568
So youtube has started autoplaying unrelated videos now. Sucks. You watch a video and when it ends, youtube auto-plays some other video that it's algorithms have decided you might be interested in.
Really, really annoying. Posted by: Costanza Defense at January 27, 2015 12:09 AM (ZPrif) 569
555--are you serious? Did you really hear that super blizzard is now just a nor
easter or are you fucking around.? All the reports I see are sticking to 1 to 2 feet in NYC Posted by: JoeF. at January 27, 2015 12:09 AM (8HGb7) 570
So youtube has started autoplaying unrelated videos now. Sucks. You watch a video and when it ends, youtube auto-plays some other video that it's algorithms have decided you might be interested in.
Really, really annoying. Posted by: Costanza Defense at January 27, 2015 12:09 AM (ZPrif) 571
Americans don't mispronounce anything dammit!
Posted by: RWC Team Warthog at January 27, 2015 12:05 AM Aluminium. Oh, and it's "harf" not "haff" Posted by: otho at January 27, 2015 12:09 AM (tBSrv) 572
Worst concert I was ever at, Greatful Dead HHH Dome Minneapolis. Everyone stoned. Echoed like crazy under the tarp. Just sucked.
Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 27, 2015 12:09 AM (hcW+E) Posted by: Reginald Smythe-Beufort at January 27, 2015 12:10 AM (ALiyl) 574
"Isarelites"...... haven't heard that song in TOO long. Definite groove to that tune.
A whole album side that'll put miles into your rearview mirror? Traffic: Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. That's also some dangerous tuneage when you're just sippin' bourbon and reminiscing of a long weekend's night. Good time to be smokin' cigars and enjoying no one saying anything at all. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 27, 2015 12:10 AM (RzZOc) 575
Fox news is going overboard on the Blizzard coverage till its just unwatchable.
Posted by: gushka can has Kittys what plays fetch! at January 27, 2015 12:11 AM (f858s) Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 27, 2015 12:11 AM (fIv/H) 577
Yep. Not the original, but credited as part of "BT+MG"...
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:08 AM Absolutely. Dunn himself wasn't an original. So, Hall counts just as much as Jackson would. Posted by: otho at January 27, 2015 12:11 AM (tBSrv) 578
puddleglum: how you described you feel nowadays about Bruce Springsteen, is how *I* tend to feel nowadays about Pink Floyd.
I just noticed one day about 15 years ago, the theme of every PF song is "everything sucks but us." Got tiresome not much longer after that. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:11 AM (elbY7) 579
All of us down at the Brattleboro Womans Reproductive Health Cliniuc think that movie "American Sniper" is insulting to our brothers of some color in the Middle East. Presdent Obama should tell all movie theaters not to show this movie because it is racist.
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien at January 27, 2015 12:11 AM (D5iCY) 580
#565: That's true, but he's still nowhere near the star his dad was.
There've been many great rock musicians since Elvis died, but no truly great reggae musicians since Bob Marley died. Decent reggae musicians, sure, but no superstars. Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 12:12 AM (5pg79) 581
573--I saw that before, but I'm not a meteorologist and the stories surrounding that map are still hyping it....
Posted by: JoeF. at January 27, 2015 12:12 AM (8HGb7) 582
Traffic: Low Spark of High Heeled Boys.
That's also some dangerous tuneage when you're just sippin' bourbon and reminiscing of a long weekend's night. Good time to be smokin' cigars and enjoying no one saying anything at all. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 27, 2015 12:10 AM (RzZOc) love that whole album. you know what i cant stop listening to right now? The Black Keys. They got a lotta work and its all really good. especially in the background working in the stable. Posted by: gushka can has Kittys what plays fetch! at January 27, 2015 12:13 AM (f858s) 583
Worst concert I was ever at,
Nine Inch Nails in Houston 1999, supporting "The Fragile". You know, "The Fragile" - that double album, the one with too many songs on it. The album after "Downward Spiral" which was a classic and after a large EP and a not-bad album before that. Plus b-sides and covers and studio-stuff and whatever else they were experimenting with for the future. You'd think Reznor'd have collected enough material to give us a decent show. Reznor gave us 90 minutes of mostly pre-recorded shit and then left the stage. Fuck Reznor. Fuck him right where it hurts. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:14 AM (AVEe1) 584
All good road trips deserve 'Waiting For Columbus'.
Preferably timed so Roll Right Through The Night is playing when the sun comes up. Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 12:14 AM (bb0LB) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:14 AM (elbY7) 586
561 Here's a great book about weird, depressing songs I picked up a few years at Amazon. Quite funny.
"I Hate Myself and Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard," by Joe Reynolds (link to Amazon) http://tinyurl.com/nu2ml7t Have to disagree with a few of the author's picks though. Although it *does* have incredibly morose lyrics, I still love "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan. The instrumentation is just too jolly. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:07 AM (elbY7) Bobby Goldsboro has to be in there somewhere. Posted by: Northernlurker at January 27, 2015 12:14 AM (AkoL+) 587
Never go full reggae.
Posted by: Kirk Lazarus at January 27, 2015 12:15 AM (fBxC6) 588
I have a love/hate relationship with Breitbarts site because of Autoplay ads. They need to stop that shit.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 12:15 AM (DDz6J) 589
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys is just a great long song that gets better every time you hear it--they had two drummers and a percussionist playing on that track and it quietly percolates along. The album is uneven, but Winwood and Co. put out some great stuff....
Posted by: JoeF. at January 27, 2015 12:16 AM (8HGb7) 590
As long as we're on the topic of music: anyone else here have a copy in their mp3 collection of "The Sign" by Ace of Base? ;-)
It's weird but I'd swear the first line in the song is "I'm going to murder you." If you look up the lyrics... they *always* skip this intro. Hmmm... Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:16 AM (elbY7) 591
Fuck Reznor. Fuck him right where it hurts. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:14 AM (AVEe1) why the hell did you GO? he hasn't done anything decent since Broken, and frankly hes really really messed up. What made you think he could be fit to perform? Has he done some good music i dont know about? Posted by: gushka can has Kittys what plays fetch! at January 27, 2015 12:16 AM (f858s) 592
#582: I had a good laugh about The Black Keys a few years ago when I first heard of them. It was a commercial for that year's Grammy Awards.
The announcer mentioned "The Black Keys" as one of the acts that would be performing, and I said, "She has a name, you know! It's Alicia, you racist asshole." Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 12:16 AM (5pg79) 593
I have a love/hate relationship with Breitbarts site because of Autoplay ads. They need to stop that shit.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 12:15 AM (DDz6J) I hate autoplay ads. Here I am, listening to a podcast or to music, and some stupid commercial starts blaring over it. Posted by: The Auto-Hat at January 27, 2015 12:17 AM (0Ew3K) 594
What's even worse than the radio: Where I worked they decided to pipe in music for some damn reason. They sent out a bunch of young airmen/women to acquire the music. It damn near drove me crazy -- I had to request a transfer to another office (and lost my chance of promotion) What the hey - it was that or murder. Some of the 'music' still invades my dreams 20 years later.
Posted by: rabidfox at January 27, 2015 12:17 AM (COIkl) 595
That guy who did that stupid "blinded me with science" song
Uhh... he actually had talent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7STUTxwdC5A Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:17 AM (AVEe1) 596
Now that I think about it, The Clash may have been in that punk/new wave festival I attended.
No radio station every plays London's Calling. Posted by: Northernlurker at January 27, 2015 12:17 AM (AkoL+) 597
#585: Who?
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 12:17 AM (5pg79) 598
Monday Night ONT Compliance Pics
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/559867734801252353 https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/559868040071098368 https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/559868225190903809 https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/559868455558852609 Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 12:17 AM (GrXXa) 599
Here's a great book about weird, depressing songs I picked up a few years at Amazon. Quite funny.
What? No Loudon Wainwright? Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 12:18 AM (vPh3W) 600
Northernlurker: yep. "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro. ;-)
It's a song I have a love/hate relationship with. I like it but have to be in just the right mood to be able to listen to it. "See the tree, how big it's grown. But friend, it hasn't been too long, it wasn't big..." Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:18 AM (elbY7) 601
There used to be a band that we booked in bar I used to run in Denver. Big band, expensive, but damn they could draw a crowd. They used to play "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers Band, and I mean note for note and the place would go just absolutely bat shit crazy! I wanted that band in there every week.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:18 AM (vVSOO) 602
As long as we're on the topic of music: anyone else here have a copy in their mp3 collection of "The Sign" by Ace of Base? ;-)
It's weird but I'd swear the first line in the song is "I'm going to murder you." If you look up the lyrics... they *always* skip this intro. Hmmm... Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:16 AM (elbY7) Ace of Base was the '90's version of Abba... Posted by: The Swedish Hat at January 27, 2015 12:18 AM (0Ew3K) 603
Have to disagree with a few of the author's picks though. Although it *does* have incredibly morose lyrics, I still love
-------------------- Heh. For years, I have named Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet" the greatest rock and roll love song ever. I have had exactly ONE person, after listening to it, look at me and say "it's Romeo and Juliet - that not a happy song!" Meh. I never said love was happy. I just said it was a great love song. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:19 AM (hsaUf) 604
Bad Brains: Excellent punk, decent reggae.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 27, 2015 12:19 AM (fIv/H) 605
Reggae music, I like Jimmy Cliff. He has a good voice.
Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 27, 2015 12:19 AM (hcW+E) 606
Mike, let me look and see. :-)
... Doesn't look like it's in there. But, "The River" by Bruce Springsteen is. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:19 AM (elbY7) 607
gushka, I did link to one of several "Hurt" covers above, so... yeah, Reznor did at least write at least one song after "Broken". For Johnny Cash.
Also, "Ghosts", because he keeps his mouth shut. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:20 AM (AVEe1) 608
Every time I want to complain about You Tube--the commercials, the auto-play--I remind myself that I'm not paying a dime for the vast amount of music that I listen to on that site. I was listening to a complete album--and they put commercials in the middle of it. It sucks.....but I want to keep getting it free....
Posted by: JoeF. at January 27, 2015 12:20 AM (8HGb7) 609
Fuck Reznor. Fuck him right where it hurts.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:14 AM (AVEe1) why the hell did you GO? he hasn't done anything decent since Broken, and frankly hes really really messed up. What made you think he could be fit to perform? Has he done some good music i dont know about? Posted by: gushka can has Kittys what plays fetch! at January 27, 2015 12:16 AM (f858s) The best thing Reznor did was not stopping Johhny Cash from turning a "meh" song into a classic. Posted by: I Hat myself today... at January 27, 2015 12:20 AM (0Ew3K) 610
Ace of Base was the '90's version of Abba...
Posted by: The Swedish Hat at January 27, 2015 12:18 AM (0Ew3K) Name more than one of their songs. Posted by: buzzion at January 27, 2015 12:20 AM (zt+N6) 611
#602: Yes, they were! When I heard they were from Sweden, I said, "Oh, yes, of course they must be! That have that Swedish sound, just like Abba."
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 12:21 AM (5pg79) 612
Hat: yep, except that they didn't have any of Abba's staying power (and Abba was only big, and together, for about 14 years).
Another song I think I'm the only person who remembers, and enjoys: "Elusive Butterfly" by Bob Lind. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:21 AM (elbY7) 613
Went to a few NiN shows, early on, when Trent didn't show up at all.
Saw Skinny Puppy and Ministry and the Rock and Roll Church in NYC. Those show were just fucking crazy. Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 12:21 AM (bb0LB) 614
I am much too old to admit to being a Modest Mouse fan, but the music reminds me of the boys, so there you are.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at January 27, 2015 12:21 AM (l3vZN) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:22 AM (elbY7) 616
qdpsteve 606 - Well..., I'm sure as hell not going to post the lyrics, but here's a link: http://tinyurl.com/ozufaod
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 12:22 AM (vPh3W) 617
Ace of Base was the '90's version of Abba...
Posted by: The Swedish Hat at January 27, 2015 12:18 AM (0Ew3K) Name more than one of their songs. Posted by: buzzion at January 27, 2015 12:20 AM (zt+N6) I can't name a single song by either Abba or Ace of Base. Much better Swedish band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOxcBUpW2s8 Posted by: Den Politiska Hatten at January 27, 2015 12:22 AM (0Ew3K) 618
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Fuck Reznor. Fuck him right where it hurts. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:14 AM (AVEe1) why the hell did you GO? he hasn't done anything decent since Broken, and frankly hes really really messed up. What made you think he could be fit to perform? Has he done some good music i dont know about? Posted by: gushka can has Kittys what plays fetch! at January 27, 2015 12:16 AM (f858s) He *did* write a really good Johnny Cash song.... Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:22 AM (T1005) 619
Continued from #611: Much like Triumph has undertones of Rush, because that's what Canadian rock bands sound like.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 12:22 AM (5pg79) 620
Trent Reznor grew up near me. He was in a different school district so our paths never crossed. His hometown of Mercer, Pa is nice. Wouldn't mind living there someday. Not sure what his problem is. Maybe he doesn't like country music. Gets played alot in the rural areas like Mercer.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 12:22 AM (DDz6J) Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:23 AM (hsaUf) 622
Meh. I never said love was happy. I just said it was a great love song.
Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:19 AM (hsaUf) I really like romeo and juliet, far as i am concerned Anything by Mark Knopfler is awesome. Right now Speedway at Nazareth is my fave http://youtu.be/praUaqWWLyk Posted by: gushka can has Kittys what plays fetch! at January 27, 2015 12:23 AM (f858s) 623
Dr Know is a madman. Just a fucking monster.
Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 12:23 AM (bb0LB) 624
615 buzzion: "The Sign" "All That She Wants" "Don't Turn Around" ...but I admit, that's all. :-) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:22 AM (elbY7) Those are all the same song and you know it Posted by: buzzion at January 27, 2015 12:24 AM (zt+N6) 625
shredded chi: oh yeah.
IMHO "Hyperactive" was a FAR more enjoyable song than "She Blinded Me With Science." Currently listening to: "The Look of Love", ABC. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:24 AM (elbY7) Posted by: Jim at January 27, 2015 12:24 AM (RzZOc) 627
He *did* write a really good Johnny Cash song....
Posted by: cthulhu at -------------------- Now that is funny stuff! Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:25 AM (hsaUf) 628
qdpsteve, i just found "simone"
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:25 AM (AVEe1) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 12:25 AM (OsWis) 630
I really like James Taylor
Posted by: Jean Kerry at January 27, 2015 12:26 AM (vPh3W) 631
Dire Straits Heavy Fuel, and I need some right now. Later.
Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 27, 2015 12:26 AM (hcW+E) 632
I only a few years ago listened to Badfinger's original version of "Without You." (One of the songs that made Harry Nilsson a superstar, with his remake in 1971.)
Have to admit, it's even better than Nilsson's version. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:26 AM (elbY7) 633
The older you get, the longer the list gets.
I never grow used to it. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2015 11:45 PM Yes it does. Time marches on. Posted by: Farmer at January 27, 2015 12:26 AM (o/90i) 634
"Jessica" by the Allman Brothers gets overplayed, especially since it's the theme song of Top Gear
Chicago after Robert Lamm left turned into an elevator music group that turned out "If You Leave Me Now" that's massively overplayed on easy listening stations. John Lennon turned out some great songs. "Imagine" was not one of them. Paul McCartney phoned it in after his first album "Ram". Both are overplayed on classic rock and easy listening stations Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 12:26 AM (GrXXa) 635
Another band I really liked was Blind Faith. Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker and Ric Grech. Of course this was back in my old stoner days, but I liked the hell out of that band.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:26 AM (vVSOO) 636
520 I'd love to see Emmylou Harris. I've always loved her.
Patty Loveless is another one--and I say that despite the fact I'm really not a country music fan. Posted by: Northernlurker ------------------ Emmylou Fox Theater, Atlanta, ~ 1989 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2015 11:56 PM (vPh3W) ...Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, Ca. Posted by: north and judd at January 27, 2015 12:28 AM (pHHFx) 637
SMFH, ABC also had a (lesser) hit from the same album called "Poison Arrow."
Not sure what else they had, but in fairness I think it's okay to call them a band with only one real hit album ("The Lexicon of Love," 1982). Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:28 AM (elbY7) 638
boulder, you mean re the Ace of Base lyrics?
If someone can, please give the beginning of "The Sign" a listen and tell me that opening phrase doesn't sound like "I'm gonna murder you." Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:29 AM (elbY7) 639
Dire Straits Telegraph Road is a song I could listen to in a loop. All 13 minutes of it. Love it.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 12:29 AM (DDz6J) 640
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"How to be a Millionaire" got some radio play....but they didn't put out a lot of quality.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:30 AM (T1005) 642
Another song I think I'm the only person who remembers, and enjoys: "Elusive Butterfly" by Bob Lind.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:21 AM (elbY7) ------Crap, am I really that old? Yes, I remember that song. Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:30 AM (vVSOO) 643
cthulhu, thanks. THAT was the ABC song from later in the 1980s I was trying to remember.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:30 AM (elbY7) Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 12:30 AM (bb0LB) 645
Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow", "Rhiannon", and "Dreams" get overplayed on Classic and Soft Rock stations too.
They were hot in the 70s but hearing them now they sound extremely dated Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 12:30 AM (GrXXa) 646
Ok - I've got Joe Jackson "Look Sharp" on now, with "I'm The Man" queued up.
That oughtta punk you guys for a hot minute. .. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:31 AM (hsaUf) 647
Old Blue, thanks. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:31 AM (elbY7) 648
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"Jessica" by the Allman Brothers gets overplayed, especially since it's the theme song of Top Gear Chicago after Robert Lamm left turned into an elevator music group that turned out "If You Leave Me Now" that's massively overplayed on easy listening stations. John Lennon turned out some great songs. "Imagine" was not one of them. Paul McCartney phoned it in after his first album "Ram". Both are overplayed on classic rock and easy listening stations Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 12:26 AM (GrXXa) It's hard for me to listen to "Imagine" now that I've realized the horrible implications of all that gooey-headed claptrap. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:31 AM (T1005) 649
qdpsteve - ABC did an interview after that second album, the one which sank 'em.
They said - I'm paraphrasing - that if "The Lexicon of Love" was an album of A-sides, then that second album might have been an album of B-sides. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:31 AM (AVEe1) 650
447 My boat, when I lived aboard, was a Buffet Free Zone. And still, every Christmas, someone thought a Buffet CD would be the perfect gift.
Which actually, they were. They were great for me to regift to the every other boat Parrotheads. And frankly, it was the Parrothead phenomenon that pushed me over the edge and into the anti-Buffet zone. Tens of thousands of fans, acting out the same skits, the same motions, the same schtick, every song, every concert, every city. Like Clockwork Lemmings, they are. Not being wired thus, I zigged when they zagged, and I never looked back. For the same reason (and others), I can't stand Kenney Chesney. Two bit Country Buffet faking wanna be. All he's done is Buffet with a twang. Local music stations? I tend towards alternative rock. At least there's some talent there, time to time, doing some new stuff along the way. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 26, 2015 11:32 PM (RzZOc) As bad as Buffet is, he is no where as annoying as "Beach Music". It is was/is all the rage with the Boomers in VA-NC-SC-GA, and it is the worst shit ever. Because it is Boomer driven, local festivals always think that they need to schedule some kind of beach music thing at their festivals, so no other type of music gets done, and they don't understand why fewer and fewer people are coming to the festivals every year. Here's a hint, these same bands have been coming around for about 50 years, and the crowd under 50 doesn't give a shit about the music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwlqi4qtLIs Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at January 27, 2015 12:32 AM (+Fae7) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:32 AM (elbY7) 652
You bastards got up to 635 comments without me?
Posted by: Mirror Universe Mutt Ribney at January 27, 2015 12:32 AM (WbRgK) 653
Long version of Sultans of Swing. If that won't take you down the highway, just pull over and give your car away. You clearly don't deserve to own it.
Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 27, 2015 12:32 AM (RzZOc) 654
I thought the horde password would be bunkbunkfapfap1
Posted by: Far Post at January 27, 2015 12:33 AM (BdLob) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 12:33 AM (OsWis) 656
kbdabear, I didn't know that Jessica was Top Gears theme song. I still love that song and I crank it up whenever I hear it, which is not that often.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:33 AM (vVSOO) 657
"I mean, words mean something. You can’t just make stuff up." — Barack Obama,
Posted by: Costanza ---------------------- Everything he says comes with an expiration date. Everything. Posted by: Jean Kerry at January 27, 2015 12:33 AM (vPh3W) 658
Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow", "Rhiannon", and "Dreams" get overplayed on Classic and Soft Rock stations too.
They were hot in the 70s but hearing them now they sound extremely dated Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 12:30 AM (GrXXa) If it ain't Green-era Fleetwood Mac, then it's crud. Posted by: The Green Manalishi with the two pronged Hat at January 27, 2015 12:33 AM (0Ew3K) Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 12:34 AM (bb0LB) 660
boulder, hmmm.
What I kinda/sorta remember about ABC is that they supposedly once said they weren't a punk/new wave band, because their fans had far more class than other bands' fans had. Or words to that effect. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:34 AM (elbY7) 661
If someone can, please give the beginning of "The Sign" a listen and tell me that opening phrase doesn't sound like "I'm gonna murder you."
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:29 AM (elbY7 There is no additional syllable between the M "word" and the Y "word." Sounded like "Mo yeah" Oh and complaining about the youtube autoplay. There is a button right at the top of the sidebar of other videos that lets you turn off the autoplay. It even has the word "Autoplay" next to it. Posted by: buzzion at January 27, 2015 12:34 AM (zt+N6) 662
Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" jumped the shark when the Clintons took it over in 1992. When the Fleetwoods let them do that, they took the only hopeful and optimistic song from that very dark "Rumours" album and made it banal.
"Dreams" and "Rhiannon" still stand up IMO. More so "Dreams". More more so "The Chain". Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:34 AM (AVEe1) 663
hey Coothie! (waves madly)
sorry i got called AFK but i had to go feed the horses their mush while the rain let up. Posted by: gushka can has Kittys what plays fetch! at January 27, 2015 12:35 AM (f858s) 664
Now?
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:35 AM (T1005) 665
Oops....
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:36 AM (T1005) 666
Garrett, I've had "Night and Day" for years by Joe Jackson.
GREAT album. And only Jackson could get away with a song like "Cancer." Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:36 AM (elbY7) 667
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Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:36 AM (T1005) 668
Jim, Sultans of Swing is still one of my all time favorites. Mark Topfler (sp?) has magic fingers on the fretboard.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:36 AM (vVSOO) 669
Every time I hear Sweet Child O Mine I want to shoot a pesky prosecutor right in the noggin.
Posted by: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at January 27, 2015 12:36 AM (WbRgK) 670
639 Dire Straits Telegraph Road is a song I could listen to in a loop. All 13 minutes of it. Love it.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 12:29 AM (DDz6J) -------------------- I mentioned that song upthread. My virgin experience with that song? 1982? 83? Stoned out of my gourd, my best friend's 8×12 bedroom with a $1000 Harmon Kardon set-up, Cerwin Vega D-9s turned up to 11... Shit, now I want to turn off Joe Jackson! Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:36 AM (hsaUf) 671
BTH: don't forget "Tusk."
Lindsey Buckingham's experimental phase. ;-) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:36 AM (elbY7) 672
There is a solution to all of this over played classic rock, and that solution is Peter Gabriel. Yep! You can start out with early Genesis, end with Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, and go straight through a few untitled solo records until you hit Security. Security was the pinnacle of genius, and even though So was a lot more commercial, songs like Mercy Street and Red Rain are hard to get sick of. From Peter Gabriel you can go with the melotron theme and place Radiohead's OK Computer on rotation for about a year straight before getting tired of it. I think that is the only record that I listened to in 1997, and it is all velvet melotron strings and chorus. This was the producer Nigel Goodrich's opus magnum, and this is probably one of the best sounding records of the post-analog age. There are so many times that one can listen to Boston or Fleetwood Mac. They will always be great, but there is room for new greatness.
Posted by: Mistress Overdone at January 27, 2015 12:36 AM (2/oBD) 673
Now on the qdpsteve digital turntable:
"Good Morning Good Morning," Beatles. "I've got nothing to say, but that's okay..." Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:37 AM (elbY7) 674
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hey Coothie! (waves madly) sorry i got called AFK but i had to go feed the horses their mush while the rain let up. Posted by: gushka can has Kittys what plays fetch! at January 27, 2015 12:35 AM (f858s) GUSHKA!!! Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:37 AM (T1005) 675
I love A Taste Of Honey...and yes I love Boogie Oogie Oogie.
The skating rink at NAS Alameda in the late 70s... Fun times. Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 12:37 AM (OsWis) 676
Thank you to whoever put "Hotel California" on that list. After 10 months listening to Sirius Radio, if I ever hear that song again I'm going to jump off the Driscoll Bridge.
Posted by: jocon307 at January 27, 2015 12:38 AM (8/8m5) 677
Mistress Overdone: "Security" is incredible.
One of the first LPs I bought back in the 1980s. Have refused to be without that album ever since. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:38 AM (elbY7) 678
Songbird by Fleetwood Mac is a beautiful song. Then Christine McVie was the only real singer in the band.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 12:38 AM (DDz6J) 679
Slow Song , too. Nobody else could pull that off.
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Jim, Sultans of Swing is still one of my all time favorites. Mark Topfler (sp?) has magic fingers on the fretboard. Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:36 AM (vVSOO) Sultans of Swing is the only Mark Knopfler song I will change the channel to avoid -- because, overplay.... Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:39 AM (T1005) 681
oh, re Dire Straits, even H&ct0r could get laid to "Romeo and Juliet"
well. maybe not him. but anyone else could Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:39 AM (AVEe1) 682
@572 I was there too. And had just come over from the World Theater, Garrison Keillor. Went north from there, ducked across border in several spots; it was kind of fun watching border guards on both sides shake down the Dead busses.
Best stop on that trip was Marathon, Ontario. There was a huge old loggers' hotel there in those days, and the whole town, labor, management, kids, priest and all went in there to hear the Canadian-Band-On-Tour. Many stories. But, yeah. Dead-heads up on those column bases, doing the Agony Dance even before the band started, never stopping for hours on end? Painful to watch, and almost as hard to hear. The thing about the Grateful Dead, though, was that they worked their ass off. Stoned, sure I guess, but, no warmup act, no timed sets. They started playing and just kept playing. Half-hour two-drummer solos while the rest of the band took a break. You got your money's worth. Hard-working sonsabitches, and they were real proud of that. I can't say that at any point I ever saw the genius of their scene and sound. They said on a Dick Cavett interview once that they'd missed the Summer of Love, because they had a steady job at a bar in L.A. and had to work. Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 27, 2015 12:40 AM (xq1UY) 683
Hector has to bribe his hand.
Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 12:40 AM (OsWis) 684
"Dreams" and "Rhiannon" still stand up IMO. More so "Dreams". More more so "The Chain".
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:34 AM (AVEe1) --------Nah, for me Landslide. And I like Leather and Lace with Stevie Nicks. I thought the original was her and someone else other than Don Henley but I may be wrong. Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:40 AM (vVSOO) 685
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I love A Taste Of Honey...and yes I love Boogie Oogie Oogie. The skating rink at NAS Alameda in the late 70s... Fun times. Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 12:37 AM (OsWis) Youtube has several live recordings of that song that are quite good. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:41 AM (T1005) 686
Somebody earlier mentioned Robert Cray - I'm going through the cds looking for Telegraph Road and just found some Keb Mo - you all familiar with him?
Good shit for acoustic blues fans... Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:42 AM (hsaUf) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 12:42 AM (OsWis) Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 12:42 AM (bb0LB) 689
qdpsteve ~
I am glad you gave some kudos to Lyndsey Buckingham. He is one of the most underrated rock guitarists. He played with his fingers, and he was always tastefully "just enough." Great writer! Posted by: Mistress Overdone at January 27, 2015 12:43 AM (2/oBD) 690
Oh Ancient One...... I understand, but try it this way.
If you're ever chewin' up the Interstate at 3 am, and it comes up on the radio..... set the cruise, and roll with the tune. Dim your dashboard lights to "barely", and let the music, and the car, roll. You still might cringe at it in the overplayed daytime. But it's road music extraordinaire, and always will be. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 27, 2015 12:43 AM (RzZOc) 691
Peter Gabriel had a streak of albums that were all great (77-85). Its hard to pick a song but Biko stands out for me. I don't know why though.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 12:43 AM (DDz6J) 692
Mark Knopfler is one of the few rock guitarists who played finger-picking style.
Didn't Linsay Buckingham also? Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 27, 2015 12:44 AM (fIv/H) 693
There is a solution to all of this over played classic rock, and that solution is Peter Gabriel. Yep!
If Jeff B. were here to hear you say that, you'd have a diamond ring delivered to you by daybreak :^P Personally I'm pretty keen on "Melt" / III. "Snapshot" is... yikes. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:45 AM (AVEe1) 694
You know, I mentined the other night that Fleetwood Mac is touring again this year. The whole F'ed up band got back together. I didn't think you could snort that much money away, but apparently, they're all broke already - someone here even said they saw then & they sounded decent.
They're older than my dead grandma, for crying out loud! Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:46 AM (hsaUf) 695
Somebody earlier mentioned Robert Cray - I'm going through the cds looking for Telegraph Road and just found some Keb Mo - you all familiar with him?
Good shit for acoustic blues fans... Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:42 AM (hsaUf) ****** That was me, and I just like the guy because he is different (hard to pigeonhole him into Blues or Classic Rock only). Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 27, 2015 12:46 AM (rsO9D) 696
I saw the Dead in Boulder years ago. Make no mistake, me and my roommate were pretty toasted, but there was this one young chick in a white cotton dress danced by. She was wearing nothing underneath and it showed. But she had the emptiest eyes of anyone I had ever seen. We were stoned, but she was in a whole different universe. It was very unsettling. And she was beautiful, but she just wasn't there.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:47 AM (vVSOO) 697
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Oh Ancient One...... I understand, but try it this way. If you're ever chewin' up the Interstate at 3 am, and it comes up on the radio..... set the cruise, and roll with the tune. Dim your dashboard lights to "barely", and let the music, and the car, roll. You still might cringe at it in the overplayed daytime. But it's road music extraordinaire, and always will be. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 27, 2015 12:43 AM (RzZOc) Thing is, Knopfler put out a ton of good music, some even great....and this -- IMHO -- is his "C-" song. Then it gets overplayed. I don't want to ever hear it again because it poisons his better tunes. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:47 AM (T1005) 698
Here's Joe Reynolds' 52 'most depressing' songs:
Tell Laura I Love Her, Ray Peterson Teen Angel, Mark Dinning Last Kiss, J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers Goodbye to Love, Carpenters At Seventeen, Janis Ian My Immortal, Evanescence It Must be Him, Vicki Carr One, Metallica Round Here, Counting Crows Lucky Man, Emerson Lake & Palmer Beth, Kiss MacArthur Park, Richard Harris Don't Cry Out Loud, Melissa Manchester In the Year 2525, Zager & Evans Same Old Lang Syne, Dan Fogelberg The Rose, Bette Midler Mandy, Barry Manilow Captain Jack, Billy Joel Let Her Cry, Hootie and the Blowfish Sam Stone, John Prine Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division You Don't Bring me Flowers, Neil Diamond/Barbra Streisand In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins Brick, Ben Folds Five Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town, Kenny Rogers/First Edition All by Myself, Eric Carmen Without You, Mariah Carey I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston Landslide, Smashing Pumpkins Send in the Clowns (by everybody) The River, Bruce Springsteen The Freshmen, The Verve Pipe Comfortably Numb, Pink Floyd Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Gordon Lightfoot Maggie's Dream, Don Williams People Who Died, Jim Carroll Band Strange Fruit, Billie Holliday DOA, Bloodrock Sylvia's Mother, Dr Hook and the Medicine Show The End, Doors Alone Again (Naturally), Gilbert O'Sullivan Artificial Flowers, Bobby Darin Indiana Wants Me, R. Dean Taylor Prayers for Rain, the Cure Sister Morphine, Marianne Faithfull Hurt, Nine Inch Nails Women's Prison, Loretta Lynn Seasons in the Sun, Terry Jacks Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler Honey, Bobby Goldsboro The Shortest Story, Harry Chapin The Christmas Shoes, Newsong Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:48 AM (elbY7) Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 12:48 AM (bb0LB) 700
Peter Gabriel 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vykevdh-0mA Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:49 AM (AVEe1) 701
Somebody earlier mentioned Robert Cray - I'm going through the cds looking for Telegraph Road and just found some Keb Mo - you all familiar with him? Good shit for acoustic blues fans...
Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:42 AM Yes. Posted by: otho at January 27, 2015 12:49 AM (tBSrv) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 12:50 AM (OsWis) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:50 AM (elbY7) 704
That chick was at every Dead Show, OldBlue.
Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 12:50 AM (bb0LB) 705
Jim in Galveston, I like to do that with Long White Cadillac from Dwight Yoakam. Makes the mile go by.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:51 AM (vVSOO) 706
My first concert was my dad's band.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 27, 2015 12:52 AM (xq1UY) Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:52 AM (T1005) 708
If it ain't Green-era Fleetwood Mac, then it's crud.
Posted by: The Green Manalishi with the two pronged Hat at January 27, 2015 12:33 AM (0Ew3K) Yeh, but how many Fleetwood Mac fans fapped to Peter Green or Bob Welch Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 12:52 AM (GrXXa) 709
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Ok - I set my Robert Cray aside to listen to (I'm a big fan). I have always put him in the blue's category with SRV & the like, but he's probably the cleanest picker since Buck Owens Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:52 AM (hsaUf) 710
I was impressed with Stevie Nicks when she put in an appearance for Linda Ronstadt's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. She looked and sounded great for a woman in her 60s.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 12:52 AM (5pg79) 711
1st concert was the Beatles at the Cow Palace. True story.
Grew up 25 miles north of S.F. at Hamilton A.F.B. The mid-to-late '60s in that area was something special. Bill Graham put on some great shows. How can you beat seeing B.B. King, Elvin Bishop and Steve Miller for $2? Graduated from H.S. in '69 and went to Altamont that summer. Next thing I knew I was drafted and headed to that country in S.E. Asia. Fun times. Posted by: Hank at January 27, 2015 12:52 AM (EU/xj) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:53 AM (elbY7) 713
Here's Joe Reynolds' 52 'most depressing' songs:
His Joy Division choice isn't nearly the darkest choice he could have chosen. Anything at random from "Closer" - "twenty four hours" comes to mind. There really should be a label slapped to that whole album, 21 and up only. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:54 AM (AVEe1) 714
Winter is coming. Watch for the timber wolves after three days. Tell Snow that John has a long moustache...
Posted by: Ed Starks head on a pike at January 27, 2015 12:54 AM (9YQ0C) 715
cthulhu, yep. I don't agree with all of Joe Reynolds' picks either.
I actually kind of like "Teen Angel," among others on the list. It's on the American Graffiti soundtrack, from the long-gone days when George Lucas didn't suck. ;-) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:55 AM (elbY7) 716
Shot time!
Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:55 AM (hsaUf) 717
Garrett, I do believe you're right. Sometimes I wonder if she ever survived. I hope she didn't procreate.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:55 AM (vVSOO) 718
Didn't look at the list, but Welcome to the Jungle is done to death. Not even so much just on CR, but especially sporting events. Yes, you're the home team. It's a jungle for the opponent.......Got it.....for the past 30 years.
Posted by: Landofskybluewater at January 27, 2015 12:55 AM (24FYR) 719
*pours double shot*
Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 12:55 AM (OsWis) 720
#714: Did he blow a seal?
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 12:55 AM (5pg79) 721
"Comfortably Numb" is one of PF's least depressing songs, even on just that album.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:52 AM (T1005) "Wish you were here" is their most depressing album. It had two themes: The industry will use you; and Syd went insane. Posted by: The Green Manalishi with the two pronged Hat at January 27, 2015 12:56 AM (0Ew3K) 722
There's a Robert Cray edition if the King Biscuit Flower Hour out there. I have a Vinyl copy but I am sure it will be posted out there, somewhere. Great live set.
Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 12:56 AM (bb0LB) 723
And what's with Landslide by Smashing Pumpkins and Hurt by NIN? if we're allowing covers then freakin' Johnny Cash
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 27, 2015 12:57 AM (AVEe1) 724
I'm not doin' a shot, but I'm refillin' my glass.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:57 AM (T1005) 725
In true moron spirit, I still get a laugh out of Alfred E. Neuman's "It's A Gas."
http://tinyurl.com/bepseon Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 27, 2015 12:57 AM (fIv/H) 726
Call it, chi!
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 12:58 AM (T1005) 727
Back in the day, I won tickets to go see Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon the the old Denver Colosseum. Five rows from the stage. Best concert I've ever seen, and that includes Paul McCartney and Wings. I guess that's why I have a special place in my heart for PF.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 12:59 AM (vVSOO) 728
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:48 AM (elbY7)
Joe Reynolds is racist because he didn't include any country songs. Kenny Rogers doesn't count. Posted by: Country Singer at January 27, 2015 12:59 AM (nL0sw) 729
King Biscuit #14. Just pulled it off the shelf.
Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 01:00 AM (bb0LB) 730
Ok - I set my Robert Cray aside to listen to (I'm a big fan). I have always put him in the blue's category with SRV & the like, but he's probably the cleanest picker since Buck Owens
Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 12:52 AM (hsaUf) ******** I haven't brought up Joe Bonamassa, as he is too young for any consideration as a Classic Rock guy. I was first introduced to him by a friend 2 years ago, and saw him live at the Fox in Atlanta (no, really!) a year and a half ago. IMO, he is Stevie Ray on steroids. Any thoughts on him? Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 27, 2015 01:00 AM (rsO9D) 731
Country Singer, you mean like "Stand by Your Man"?? ;-)
I enjoy it, but it's depressing to me in the context that Wynette herself was abused. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:00 AM (elbY7) 732
Ray Peterson "Tell Laura I Love Her".
Strange but true. I knew Mr. Peterson, and still have his number in my old fashioned Rolodex. Didj'a know he'd had polio, and regained his ability to walk, when all the doctors said he never would? Met him when he was singing Gospel music, in the 1980s. Haven't kept up with him, but he and his lovely bride lived here in the Houston area. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 27, 2015 01:01 AM (RzZOc) 733
720 #714: Did he blow a seal?
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler --------------------- I just had an ice cream cone - I swear! Down the hatch! Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 01:02 AM (hsaUf) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:02 AM (elbY7) 735
C'mon, chi.....
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:02 AM (T1005) 736
about time
Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 01:03 AM (OsWis) 737
698 - Heh. John Prine - "There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes..."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:03 AM (l1zOH) 738
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720 #714: Did he blow a seal? Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler --------------------- I just had an ice cream cone - I swear! Down the hatch! Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 01:02 AM (hsaUf) *Taps glass on monitor frame, drinks* Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:03 AM (T1005) 739
Aaaaaaaannnnnddddd.............there went the last of the Crown. *glurg*
Thanks, Chi! Jim Sunk New Dawn Who Needs BOURBON Dammit! Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 27, 2015 01:04 AM (RzZOc) 740
Led Zeppelin, on the other hand, is completely
divorced from any pretense of connection to reality, which makes their songs so unbearably pretentious it's a wonder the band members themselves can stand to hear their songs more than once. Yet every year at the end of the "greatest rock songs ever countdown" on the dino-rock station, we're informed that "Stairway to Heaven" is still the greatest rock song. Seriously? Can anyone even tell what that fucking song is about? Or stand to hear Robert Plant's annoying whine of a voice for the endless length of that song? Posted by: Trimegistus at January 26, 2015 10:40 PM (/eOcU) ****************************** I always thought that Zep never took themselves seriously -- like they were one step removed from Spinal Tap, just playing a role in a long piece of performance art. Think about it, they partied like rock stars and enjoyed the hell out of whatever they were doing. So Stairway is complete nonsense and they know it. The joke's on all of us. When I was in college we taped Stairway ointo a reel to reel, then threaded it backwards and upside down so that it would play in reverse. No Satanic messages, just sounded like Stairway to Heaven backwards. Posted by: Jose Smirnoff at January 27, 2015 01:06 AM (5f5bM) 741
Here's to all the hearty lads, and all the lovely lasses!
And all of 'em who'd wish us ill, they can just kiss our....turnips. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:06 AM (T1005) 742
So they're been cleaning out the stores in the Northeast, but somebody did some funny photoshops. The one of DeBlasio is great, Scroll down:
http://tinyurl.com/pxa63n3 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2015 01:06 AM (DXzRD) 743
Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow"
That was the Clenis' campaign theme song. I got sick of it fast. Posted by: OregonMuse at January 27, 2015 01:07 AM (I/aey) 744
698 Here's Joe Reynolds' 52 'most depressing' songs:
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:48 AM (elbY7) He left out a bunch "Under the Bridge" - Red Hot Chili Peppers "One of Us" - Joan Osborne "Luca" - Suzanne Vega "Angel of The Morning" - Dusty Springfield "Allentown" - Billy Joel "Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M. "Creep" - Radiohead "Only the Lonely" - The Motels "Eve of Destruction" - Barry McGuire "Eleanor Rigby" - The Beatles "Alone Again, Naturally" - Gilbert O'Sullivan "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi (also an overplayed song) "Philadelphia" - Bruce Springsteen "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand "Candle in the Wind" - Elton John Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 01:07 AM (GrXXa) 745
I was first introduced to him by a friend 2 years
ago, and saw him live at the Fox in Atlanta (no, really!) a year and a half ago. IMO, he is Stevie Ray on steroids. Any thoughts on him? Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 27, 2015 01:00 AM (rsO9D) ------Went to a dinner house in Colorado Springs a couple of years back. There was a four piece jazz band playing in the bar. Very good. They took a break, and I went to the bar to have a cigarette. The lead guitar player was sitting in there playing Stevie Rays version of Little Wing. Guy was really good. I asked him to play it the next set, and he told me he wasn't good enough. I disagreed. Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:07 AM (vVSOO) 746
Off, sock!
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at January 27, 2015 01:07 AM (5f5bM) 747
Jose, you can play mp3s backwards today using Audacity.
Listened to No Doubt's "hellagood" that way once. Sounded a little bit better. ;-) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:07 AM (elbY7) 748
kbdabear, "Alone Again (Naturally)" *IS* on Reynolds' list.
But, some of your picks are spot on. Others I'd also disagree with. :-) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:08 AM (elbY7) 749
I saw Barry McGuire play "Eve of Destruction" live....
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:08 AM (T1005) 750
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:00 AM (elbY7)
No, I mean like "He Stopped Loving Her Today," "Whiskey Lullaby," and "Chiseled in Stone." Speaking of "depressing" and "Mark Knopfler," Brothers in Arms set in this context is depressing as hell: http://youtu.be/r4UW8sIlvLM Posted by: Country Singer at January 27, 2015 01:08 AM (nL0sw) 751
"Classic rock" stations are just top 40 stations with a different playlist.
Posted by: OregonMuse at January 27, 2015 01:08 AM (I/aey) 752
/lurk
Allow me to detour this classic rock roadtrip with some decidely non-mainstream music apprieciation: When the news of Edgar Froese's passing on Tuesday first broke, I, along with so many others who had been touched by his music, began to reflect upon how to best to pay our respects and give tribute to someone who had provided so much joy and pleasure through his art. Upon hearing Tangerine Dream's seminal masterpiece Rubycon, my perception of and appreciation for what music is was forever changed. Consequently, his band's music has been the main score to my life for the past 32 years. I struggled to compose a fitting epitaph, however, the words would not come. Where words may fail, music may speak. So I sat at my other keyboard, trying to find my other voice to translate what I was feeling. However, these two songs from his vast oeuvre -- "Golgotha and the Circle Closes" and "Flying Kamikaze" -- had became a loop in my mind immediately after seeing the sad news. No matter what I pecked out, my meanderings always returned to them. So here is my tribute -- an arrangement of those compositions that will stand for the words I cannot say. I am not a musician, but I am moved by his muse. What I lack in skill, I hope my honesty conveys. http://tinyurl.com/nlj2tsc Rest in peace, Edgar. Rest in peace, Edgar. You belong to the Ages now. Posted by: goozer at January 27, 2015 01:09 AM (gP7MF) 753
Meh, there's to much crap played on the airwaves for me to even bother listening to radio anymore, plus I have a metric shitton of albums and MP4's I've ripped that I have stuck on thumb drives, depending on my mood, that I can jack into my car's USB input and listen commercial free for hours.
32 Mb will hold a LOT of music, I roll with at least two in the ash tray all the time and if talk radio isn't to my liking I jack in one. When I travel I can do a 600 mile run without ever trying to find a station that plays decent tunes, unlike in the old days where I had a deck with three levels of presets of stations depending on where I was at the time. Technology can be you friend and I'm never dependent on someone else's tastes. A lot of the hated forty are in my rotation, but its because I don't wear them out. Posted by: Gmac - Still pondering something... at January 27, 2015 01:10 AM (4pjhs) 754
No matter how many times I hear Journey's "Don't Stop Believing", I can't get sick of it so it can't get "ruined", imo. The same with "Open Arms", which I love even better. I used to have a great '80s station but they changed the format
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 01:10 AM (rldyO) 755
"Alone Again, Naturally" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
Been hearing that song for years. Finally sat down and really listened to the lyrics. Loneliness, despair, and death. And those are the happy parts. Posted by: OregonMuse at January 27, 2015 01:11 AM (I/aey) 756
I saw Fleetwood Mac on their latest tour. They were good, if predictable. It was pretty clear that they were all kissing Christine McVie's ass to keep her on the tour. There was a lot of positive energy. They didn't want to leave the stage. And for a guy who's got to be pushing 70, Lindsey Buckingham played his ass off, even while others were taking breaks offstage when they weren't in the songs.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at January 27, 2015 01:11 AM (5f5bM) 757
Uncle Sam can't come after my savings, thanks to the Obama Economy, I don't have any left. Good luck with that, Sammy.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 01:11 AM (rldyO) 758
Country Singer, no, I understand. :-)
A great country song that can make me depressed if I hear it at the wrong time, is "A Very Special Love Song" by Charlie Rich. To me it's always sounded like a down-and-out, desperately poor and probably not-long-for-this-world man hoping desperately for just a little positive attention from a distant attractive woman he barely knows. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:12 AM (elbY7) 759
Cthulhu........... I saw Barry McGuire play "Eve of Destruction", but the Gospel version he'd changed it to. In concert, with the 2nd Chapter of Acts. LaJolla Christian College, CA, about 1974/5, as I recall. Might be shaky on the school name after all these years, but I think I remembers it rightly.
The dude broke at least five guitar strings that night. I don't think a guitar lasted very long in his hands. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 27, 2015 01:12 AM (RzZOc) 760
There was a really popular pawn shop in Denver that sold and resold a lot of musical equipment. They had a big sign over all the guitars that said "NO STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN!" I guess the guys selling the equipment were seriously tired of hearing every broke dick player in Denver coming into the store and playing Stairway to Heaven.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:12 AM (vVSOO) 761
"Candle in the Wind" was about Marilyn Monroe's suicide. Had she lived and heard that song, she would have swallowed twice as many pills.
Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 01:13 AM (GrXXa) 762
So they're been cleaning out the stores in the Northeast,
----------------- Looks that way every day in Venezuela. Lines, empty shelves. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:13 AM (l1zOH) 763
Brothers in Arms is another fantastic album. And yeah, the songs cover the gamut from happy to sad to world-weary to cynical.
OregonMuse, I've always found Alone Again an incredible example of how if you take extremely depressing lyrics and match them with an upbeat jolly *sound,* you can get away with murder. ;-) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:14 AM (elbY7) 764
No matter how many times I hear Journey's "Don't Stop Believing", I can't get sick of it so it can't get "ruined", imo. The same with "Open Arms", which I love even better. I used to have a great '80s station but they changed the format
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 01:10 AM (rldyO) ****** Ironically enough, the show Glee is responsible for the resurgence of Journey. Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 27, 2015 01:15 AM (VHKLL) 765
"Candle in the Wind" was about Marilyn Monroe's suicide. Had she lived and heard that song, she would have swallowed twice as many pills.
Posted by: kbdabear ------------- I'm reminded of what a critic said about Carl Sandberg's biography of Abraham Lincoln, "The worst thing to happen to Lincoln since John Wilkes Booth". Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:15 AM (l1zOH) Posted by: Country Singer at January 27, 2015 01:16 AM (nL0sw) 767
Mark Knopfler deserves the R&R HOF just for the opening riff to "Money For Nothing"
Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 01:16 AM (GrXXa) 768
Well if you want depressing music, listen to anything by Nick Drake.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 01:17 AM (DDz6J) 769
MWNP: "Glee" is responsible for Journey's resurgence?!?!?
I would have guessed it was the use of "Don't Stop Believing" for the finale of The Sopranos. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:17 AM (elbY7) 770
Theodore Dalrymple's quote is great -- again. "There is more to fear in one terrorist than to celebrate in 99 well-adjusted immigrants." is so true. And the thing is, this "minority" of radicals aren't just *thinking* nasty thoughts, they ACT on them. Very dangerous.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 01:17 AM (rldyO) 771
Posted by: Country Singer at January 27, 2015 01:16 AM (nL0sw)
--------- Yep. Just like Bobby's Pawn Shop. Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:18 AM (vVSOO) 772
I saw Barry McGuire play "Eve of Destruction",
------------------- FWIW, McGuire started out with The New Christy Minstrels album cover : http://tinyurl.com/n2sn83f Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:18 AM (l1zOH) 773
Ironically enough, the show Glee is responsible for the resurgence of Journey.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 27, 2015 01:15 AM (VHKLL) Between third and fourth quarter at Davis-Wade Stadium on the campus of (my beloved) Mississippi State University: http://youtu.be/37Ecsb_cZyY Posted by: Country Singer at January 27, 2015 01:18 AM (nL0sw) 774
712: The Living Years my favorite from them.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 01:18 AM (DDz6J) 775
puddleglum: mmm...
Nick Drake had a strange enough sound that I'm sure when he wanted to be depressing, sure. But "Pink Moon" isn't depressing to me. :-) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:18 AM (elbY7) 776
Robert Cray is also crazily under represented when talking about classic rock.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 26, 2015 11:38 PM (YNkME) That might stem from the fact that Cray is a modern blues artist, and not a rock singer. He did get airplay on Top 40 rock radio back in the day, but his style of music was sort of peripheral to what rock was at the time, even though rock was developed out of the blues. I basically became hooked on the blues after being exposed to it on the "underground" FM radio in the l970's. I saw Robert Cray perform live at Expo '86 in Vancouver, B.C. Hell of a show. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 27, 2015 01:19 AM (upitO) 777
Mike: New Christie Minstrels also spawned Kim Carnes and Kenny Rogers.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:19 AM (elbY7) 778
Ironically enough, the show Glee is responsible for the resurgence of Journey.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 27, 2015 01:15 AM (VHKLL) There's no song so good that it can't sound awful when covered by the cast of Glee and sung by Lea Michele, who sounds like a cat caught in a paint mixer Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 01:19 AM (GrXXa) 779
the first thing that came up when I looked for Keb Mo.
But there are vids of him and Robert Cray hat I'm going back to watch. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZFg5-oaS0 Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 01:19 AM (hsaUf) 780
Depressing? Iris DeMent, 'Our Town'. They it played as the closing tune of the final segment of 'Northern Exposure'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:20 AM (l1zOH) 781
#767: Agreed, he does deserve to be in there.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 01:20 AM (5pg79) 782
Mike: New Christie Minstrels also spawned Kim Carnes and Kenny Rogers.
Posted by: qdpsteve -------------- No kidding..., I did not know that. Crap..., now I have to go pull out an album. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:21 AM (l1zOH) 783
572 Worst concert I was ever at, Greatful Dead HHH Dome Minneapolis. Everyone stoned. Echoed like crazy under the tarp. Just sucked.
Posted by: fairweatherbill holding dominion over the nether regions at January 27, 2015 12:09 AM (hcW+E) That wouldn't have been June 26, 1986, by any chance, would it? Yeah, the acoustics were horrible. Posted by: rickl at January 27, 2015 01:21 AM (sdi6R) 784
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Cthulhu........... I saw Barry McGuire play "Eve of Destruction", but the Gospel version he'd changed it to. In concert, with the 2nd Chapter of Acts. LaJolla Christian College, CA, about 1974/5, as I recall. Might be shaky on the school name after all these years, but I think I remembers it rightly. The dude broke at least five guitar strings that night. I don't think a guitar lasted very long in his hands. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 27, 2015 01:12 AM (RzZOc) I heard him play it as a "retro" piece about two decades later. I think he'd learned to be easier on his guitars in the years between. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:22 AM (T1005) 785
So they're been cleaning out the stores in the Northeast,
----------------- Looks that way every day in Venezuela. Lines, empty shelves. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:13 AM (l1zOH) SOON Posted by: Bill de Blasio at January 27, 2015 01:22 AM (0Ew3K) 786
The password list is funny, esp. trying to figure out which ones Maet added None are mine, whew! I'd think that "opensesame" would be popular, but maybe not enough people have read 1,001 Arabian Nights?
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 01:22 AM (rldyO) 787
Time for me to retire to ye olde snoozer.
But, at least I'll have some good internal tuneage as a fade-away soundtrack to my dreams. Hasta la nite nite, Horde! Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at January 27, 2015 01:23 AM (RzZOc) 788
niters Jim
Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 01:23 AM (OsWis) 789
744 698 Here's Joe Reynolds' 52 'most depressing' songs:
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:48 AM (elbY7) He left out a bunch "Under the Bridge" - Red Hot Chili Peppers "One of Us" - Joan Osborne "Luca" - Suzanne Vega "Angel of The Morning" - Dusty Springfield "Allentown" - Billy Joel "Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M. "Creep" - Radiohead "Only the Lonely" - The Motels "Eve of Destruction" - Barry McGuire "Eleanor Rigby" - The Beatles "Alone Again, Naturally" - Gilbert O'Sullivan "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi (also an overplayed song) "Philadelphia" - Bruce Springsteen "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand "Candle in the Wind" - Elton John Posted by: kbdabear I recently discovered THE most depressing/sad song ever recorded. It was odd that I had never heard it before, because I have heard just about everything. But this one's obscurity eluded even me. Every song on that list is "Happy Days Are Here Again compared to I'll Cry Out From My Grave (God I'm Sorry) by Brigadune. A very minor hit in LA in the late '60s. What makes it so painful is that the tune is so incredibly catchy. And then there's the lyrics.... I won't link to it, because I want to limit the number of suicides around here. Posted by: zombie at January 27, 2015 01:23 AM (K4YiS) 790
MWNP: "Glee" is responsible for Journey's resurgence?!?!?
I would have guessed it was the use of "Don't Stop Believing" for the finale of The Sopranos. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:17 AM (elbY7) ******* I'm 52, and had only heard the occasional Journey song for about 20 years until about 2008. Then, Glee used their stuff. After that, poof, it was like they were New again. Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 27, 2015 01:23 AM (YNkME) 791
/whirring whipping wind noises /snow Historic Storm Update from North of Boston: Blizzard conditions. Very cold and windy. Snow is accumulating fast. 8" of fluff so far. It's light and fluffy but piling up! Posted by: Soothsayer of The Righteous And Harmonious Fists (-243 days left until climate chaos) at January 27, 2015 01:24 AM (ObXhH) Posted by: More than Enough Reasons to Freak Out ... at January 27, 2015 01:24 AM (P+IZm) Posted by: rickl at January 27, 2015 01:25 AM (sdi6R) 794
G'night, Jim. Be well.
SMFH will do your share of the shots... Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 01:25 AM (hsaUf) 795
I'm agreeing with qdpsteve. It was the Sopranos final episode, not Glee.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at January 27, 2015 01:26 AM (5f5bM) 796
And in case anyone was wondering about our cowbell tradition, yeah, we use the skit:
http://youtu.be/Yj5PBa_5h5E Our mascot playing the skit: http://youtu.be/2xZiHBk1vdE And with that, I'm out for the night. Y'all take care. Posted by: Country Singer at January 27, 2015 01:26 AM (nL0sw) 797
Procul Harum is another band which classic rock stations play only one song from their catalogue, 'Whiter Shade of Pale'. I hated that song when it came out. What's wrong with 'Whiskey Train' once in a while?
Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 01:27 AM (HR/Kl) 798
Good Nights to peoplez whobe GoodNighten ...
Posted by: Adriane ... at January 27, 2015 01:27 AM (P+IZm) 799
How about a 'Juno' theme song
'Mandolin Wind' "Oh the snow fell without a break Buffalo died in the frozen fields you know Through the coldest winter in almost fourteen years.." Actually, in 2 or 3 days, those people are going to be wondering why the hell they bought 3 gallons of milk and 4 loaves of bread. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:27 AM (l1zOH) 800
Listen to any top 40 station for an hour and you will hear at least three Katy Whorey songs
She's the halftime act for the Super Bowl. Since there's no song that hasn't been heard a thousand times she'll lip synch to, gotta figure she'll do something weird, stupid, or gross just to "get people talking about it" I figure a full boob flash won't happen though, which would at least be something worth seeing Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 01:27 AM (GrXXa) 801
I must really hate the way music has evolved. I think the last new band I've listened to is Big Head Todd and the Monsters, and that was only one song. Most everyone it seems these days has the basic rap beat. No story. No lyrics other than kill cops, do drugs, or f*ck the ho's. All bass beat with no guitars, no nothing. Just tribal "let's beat the drums and screw in the weeds." Primitive man did better music than what I'm seeing out there nowadays. I guess I'm getting old.I like the Big Band sound, Gershwin, really classic Rock and Roll. Metal sucks. Rap sucks. Hip Hop sucks. IT'S NOT MUSIC! It's noise!
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:28 AM (vVSOO) 802
What's wrong with 'Whiskey Train' once in a while?
Posted by: RickZ ---------------- or, 'A Souvenir of London' Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:28 AM (l1zOH) 803
Procul Harum is another band which classic rock stations play only one song from their catalogue, 'Whiter Shade of Pale'. I hated that song when it came out. What's wrong with 'Whiskey Train' once in a while?
Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 01:27 AM (HR/Kl) Don't they know that that will only result in those terrorists in Nigeria getting royalties? Posted by: A Mellenial at January 27, 2015 01:29 AM (0Ew3K) 804
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No matter how many times I hear Journey's "Don't Stop Believing", I can't get sick of it so it can't get "ruined", imo. The same with "Open Arms", which I love even better. I used to have a great '80s station but they changed the format Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 01:10 AM (rldyO) ****** Ironically enough, the show Glee is responsible for the resurgence of Journey. Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 27, 2015 01:15 AM (VHKLL) If Journey had stopped at the live album "Captured", they'd probably be remembered fondly for "Infinity", "Evolution", and "Departure". But they proceeded to release EIGHT studio albums afterward. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:29 AM (T1005) Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 01:29 AM (OsWis) 806
Old Blue, look out!! There's kids on your lawn!! ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:29 AM (elbY7) 807
Top 40, overplayed tune, stamped out by PC-ism, Ten Years After, 'I'd Love To Change the World'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:29 AM (l1zOH) 808
But seriously OldBlue, I feel the same way about the Top 40 sometimes.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:30 AM (elbY7) 809
802 What's wrong with 'Whiskey Train' once in a while?
Posted by: RickZ ---------------- or, 'A Souvenir of London' Posted by: Mike Hammer, What -- "Conquistador" not good enough for you? That should have been their hit. Posted by: zombie at January 27, 2015 01:30 AM (K4YiS) 810
Caesar North, thanks. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:30 AM (elbY7) 811
775: Melancholy then :-) . I like Nick Drake but a lot of his music is a look into a mind of someone suffering from severe Depression.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 01:31 AM (DDz6J) 812
The icing on the cake for Dont Stop Believin was when it was the last song on the final Sopranos episode. Shitty song at the shitty ending of a good show.
Posted by: keena at January 27, 2015 01:31 AM (RiTnx) 813
I've always thought "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum, and "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House, sounded a bit alike.
Although I *much* prefer listening to Crowded House. I grew up in the 1980s so of course I'm partial. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:31 AM (elbY7) 814
Metal sucks.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:28 AM (vVSOO) Good Metal is complex, melodic, and what Mozart would be doing (aside from hooker and blow) if he were alive today. Posted by: \m/ The Metal Hat \m/ at January 27, 2015 01:31 AM (0Ew3K) Posted by: Soothsayer of The Righteous And Harmonious Fists (-243 days left until climate chaos) at January 27, 2015 01:32 AM (ObXhH) 816
Stars Wars scratch Harry Potter was funny. I've never seen HP, but got the gist of the plot thank to pop-culture. The same was said of Erdogan, too. People love the basic plot so it's no surprise.
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I saw Barry McGuire play "Eve of Destruction", ------------------- FWIW, McGuire started out with The New Christy Minstrels album cover : http://tinyurl.com/n2sn83f Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:18 AM (l1zOH) And, indeed, I saw him as part of a "Kingston Trio/New Christy Minstrels/Barry McGuire" show. The demographics of the audience were somewhat odd -- I think that the fiancee and I were the youngest who had bought their own tickets. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:32 AM (T1005) 818
brb, lookin out the window Posted by: Soothsayer of The Righteous And Harmonious Fists (-243 days left until climate chaos) at January 27, 2015 01:32 AM (ObXhH) 819
RickZ, how about Conquistador? And I haven't heard anyone mention Jethro Tull.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:32 AM (vVSOO) 820
puddleglum, true, Drake had issues.
I've read he kind of sabotaged his own career during his lifetime because he just had no desire, interest or ability to tour or schmooze to promote his own records. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:32 AM (elbY7) 821
The Cars, *trying* to sound depressing (and failing): "Since You're Gone," 1982.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:33 AM (elbY7) 822
We've only scratched the surface of the entire catalog...
I'm thinking that even Old Blue might enjoy some Sam Cook. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:33 AM (l1zOH) 823
Another very early reggae classic: "Day-O (the Banana Boat Song)."
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 12:01 AM (elbY7) I think you are conflating Calypso and Reggae, Steve. And then you have ska, and rock steady, which were predecessors to reggae. Do yourself a favor, and go watch the Youtube of "My Boy Lollipop" by Millie Smalls, who was quite the cutie. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 27, 2015 01:34 AM (upitO) 824
Although I *much* prefer listening to Crowded House. I grew up in the 1980s so of course I'm partial.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:31 AM Prefer early Enz, myself, but CH were fine. Posted by: otho at January 27, 2015 01:34 AM (tBSrv) 825
My Boy Lollipop? The Barney Frank theme song?
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Old Blue, look out!! There's kids on your lawn!! ;-) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:29 AM (elbY7) ---------Dammit! Again? qdpsteve, would you like a part time job running those little rug rats off my lawn? I can't pay much but the food is good. Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:35 AM (vVSOO) 827
Cold and windy here on the mid-atlantic coast.
dog doesn't like the noise or the .03 inches of accumulation, but i think we'll survive. Wish us luck. if the internet goes down send a search party towards the Chesapeake Bay... Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 01:35 AM (3T37a) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:36 AM (elbY7) 829
Old Blue, is it spicy? ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:36 AM (elbY7) 830
MH, Sam Cook would be most welcome!
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:37 AM (vVSOO) 831
I still love The Cars.
Sometimes I even like Chicago. Posted by: Soothsayer of The Righteous And Harmonious Fists (-243 days left until climate chaos) at January 27, 2015 01:32 AM (ObXhH) ***** I associate The Cars with happy times in my arguably misspent youth. Just happy songs, there. And, I'm from Chicago, so still like those guys. *Presses the like button*...Oh yeah, we ain't gots one of those., Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 27, 2015 01:37 AM (rsO9D) 832
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:35 AM (vVSOO)
Claymores..... ya only got to replace them a couple times before word gets around.... and they stay off yer lawn... Posted by: BB Wolf at January 27, 2015 01:38 AM (qh617) 833
I would have guessed it was the use of "Don't Stop Believing" for the finale of The Sopranos.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:17 AM (elbY7) Never saw the Sopranos, but I'm glad they helped Journey's "resurgence", I adore Perry's voice. I remember being four years old singing along to his "Oh, Sherrie". All the '80s stuff brings back my Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 01:38 AM (rldyO) 834
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Old Blue, is it spicy? ;-) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:36 AM (elbY7) Sometimes, but mostly it's just good old fashioned comfort food Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:38 AM (vVSOO) 835
High of 75 here in CenTex.
Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 01:39 AM (OsWis) 836
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 01:38 AM (rldyO)
Hmmm, I didn't hit post, seems my keyboard has a gremlin tonight... meant to say '80s stuff brings back my childhood. Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 01:39 AM (rldyO) 837
I looked out the window, and I think there might be almost 4" of snow on the ground by now. I can barely see the tips of the grass blades.
*shudder* Posted by: rickl at January 27, 2015 01:39 AM (sdi6R) 838
Old Blue, works for me. Nine-ish?
I'll just need a loaded rifle and a Clint Eastwood costume mask. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:39 AM (elbY7) 839
I think you are conflating Calypso and Reggae, Steve. And then you have ska, and rock steady, which were predecessors to reggae. Do yourself a favor, and go watch the Youtube of "My Boy Lollipop" by Millie Smalls, who was quite the cutie.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon True, but... Want to know a very bizarre bit of trivia? In the '40s and '50s, they had no word for the music of Jamaica, so in lazy desperation the record companies called it "Jamaican calypso," even though most of it had nothing in common with actual Trinidadian calypso. It was only in the late '50s that they decided to call it "mento." Then the early '60s hit, ska took off, and they never had that naming problem again. But as a collector of old Caribbean 78s, I can assure you that I actually seek out any record labeled "Jamaican calypso" because I know I'll usually find Jamaican folk music (or early mento) thereon, not calypso. Even so, my favorite genre of any kind of music, any nation, any era, is still Rock Steady, from Jamaica, 1966-8. The apex. Posted by: zombie at January 27, 2015 01:40 AM (K4YiS) 840
More downer songs;
"The Damage Done" - Neil Young "Angie" - Rolling Stones "Indian Reservation" - Paul Revere and the Raiders "In My Life" - The Beatles "Good Riddance" - Green Day "Uninvited" - Alanis Morrissette "Counting Blue Cars" - Dishwalla "The World I Know" - Collective Soul "What's Up" - 4 Non Blondes - not just a depressing song, but made even more depressing that enough people liked this dreck to make it a hit Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 01:40 AM (GrXXa) 841
I like Chicago, even though they were pretty much easy listening by the time I started to become aware of music.
My mom was into disco and easy listening and sappy 70s love songs when I was a little kid, so I can't help but have a soft spot for those musical styles. Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 01:41 AM (5pg79) 842
Just looking at the multitude of comments (yeah, I read some) it must be dark and snowy for a lot of you?
Posted by: JohnnyBoy, taking a wild guess at January 27, 2015 01:41 AM (KG0mU) 843
I'll just need a loaded rifle and a Clint Eastwood costume mask.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:39 AM (elbY7) ---------No problem. Heck, what kind of ammo do you need and I'll throw that in for free. Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:41 AM (vVSOO) 844
816 Stars Wars scratch Harry Potter was funny. I've never seen HP, but got the gist of the plot thank to pop-culture. The same was said of Erdogan, too. People love the basic plot so it's no surprise. Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 01:32 AM (rldyO) The monomyth! AKAThe Hero's Journey. http://youtu.be/yZxs_jGN7Pg A lot of movies do follow it. But the movie Eragon does follow too closely to Star Wars. Farm boy with special powers. Rescue the princess from the lair, with the help of a scoundrel. Mentor is killed and then the hero goes on to rescue the last hope for freedom. Posted by: buzzion at January 27, 2015 01:41 AM (zt+N6) 845
Time to wrap it up. Truth be told, I generally only listen to actual classical. My tastes tend to the maudlin, and I prefer the Russians, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, Borodin. Many others, of course. Ralph Vaughan Williams I find very soothing, which is needed these days.
G'night kids. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:41 AM (l1zOH) 846
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Cold and windy here on the mid-atlantic coast. dog doesn't like the noise or the .03 inches of accumulation, but i think we'll survive. Wish us luck. if the internet goes down send a search party towards the Chesapeake Bay... Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 01:35 AM (3T37a) Weather Underground has you at a balmy 34 degrees about now. Tucker seems a wee bit underinsulated for that -- does he have a parka? Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:42 AM (T1005) 847
There's barely any snow on the roof of my car. But up against the side of the car is a different story. Snow is piling up in 'drifts.' It's a true blizzard, ladies and gentlemen. Posted by: Soothsayer of The Righteous And Harmonious Fists (-243 days left until climate chaos) at January 27, 2015 01:42 AM (ObXhH) Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:42 AM (elbY7) 849
Live Sam Cooke is the goods.
Posted by: Garrett at January 27, 2015 01:43 AM (bb0LB) Posted by: Billy Batts at January 27, 2015 01:43 AM (GrXXa) 851
OldBlue, such a deal. ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:43 AM (elbY7) 852
Woot!!!!!
Guy on O'Reily Factor says he has three different sources that says... Bergdahl is being charged with Desertion... Posted by: BB Wolf at January 27, 2015 01:43 AM (qh617) 853
Don't forget Happy Lenny Cohen
Posted by: JohnnyBoy at January 27, 2015 01:44 AM (KG0mU) 854
Billy Batts, you mean the song by Donovan?
As I recall, it's playing while Joe Pesci maniacally murders somebody with his own ballpoint pen in GoodFellas. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:44 AM (elbY7) 855
otho: oh yeah. "I Got You" is incredible.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:36 AM Yeah, it's fine. I mean their 70's stuff. By the time the 80's started, they put together some nice tunes, but, lost a lot of the oomph in their delivery. They sorta went MOR... NTTAWWT. It worked and the $$$ was better and it wasn't like they sucked... but, the old magic wasn't there anymore. Posted by: otho at January 27, 2015 01:44 AM (tBSrv) 856
I adore Perry's voice.
I remember being four years old singing along to his "Oh, Sherrie". All the '80s stuff brings back my Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 01:38 AM (rldyO) ***************** When my oldest kid (now 24) was a baby riding in the car seat in my pickup, he used to get excited and wave his hands and feet whenever Steve Perry was singing. It must have been the clarity of the tone. Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at January 27, 2015 01:45 AM (5f5bM) 857
So the snow is piling up against the curbs? Can you still see the dog poop?
Posted by: JohnnyBoy at January 27, 2015 01:45 AM (KG0mU) 858
Steeeeeeve Perry!
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High of 75 here in CenTex. Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 01:39 AM (OsWis) High 68, Low 50, Current 54.....candyass weather. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:45 AM (T1005) 860
When I first heard of Katy Perry, I wondered if she was any relation to Steve.
Nope. But she is the niece of the director of "Mommie Dearest," whose name was Frank Perry. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:46 AM (elbY7) 861
lol cooth
Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 01:46 AM (OsWis) 862
I'm out of here too, Horde. It's been a lovely evening hanging out with all of you. All of you on the east coast, take care if it gets all that bad. I've seen three feet of snow on my porch. It only stopped me from getting to the liquor store for two days and that was only because my stores were running low. The liquor store was open. God love those guys. They manned up because they knew they had a captive audience.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 27, 2015 01:46 AM (vVSOO) 863
Didn't Mahler used to write music about children who were dying?
Posted by: qdpsteve -------------- Mahler is off my list..., I've tried..., but just couldn't get it. Same with Sebelius, but for a different reason. Going beddy-bye. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2015 01:46 AM (l1zOH) 864
50 right now
Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 27, 2015 01:47 AM (OsWis) 865
Goodfellas did have a great sound track. Doesn't happen to me, but I hear that when some people hear "Layla" they visualize frozen bodies. (I hear Duane Allman on slide.)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at January 27, 2015 01:47 AM (5f5bM) 866
Goodnight Old Blue and Mike!
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:47 AM (elbY7) 867
Guy on O'Reily Factor says he has three different sources that says...
Bergdahl is being charged with Desertion... Posted by: BB Wolf at January 27, 2015 01:43 AM (qh617) ****** Given our CiC I would be amazed but delighted if this were true. I may even need to see a Doc for that 4 hour thing if They publicly announce that his 350k plus back pay was being rescinded. Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at January 27, 2015 01:47 AM (VHKLL) 868
By the way, watch that Layla sequence on YouTube -- David Letterman makes an uncredited cameo appearance as a garbage man.
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More downer songs; "In My Life" - The Beatles Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 01:40 AM (GrXXa) "In My Life" is nostalgic melancholy....it's not even a real downer. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:48 AM (T1005) 870
The only time I listen to the radio is in the car. Usually its on the Classical music station (WETA) or the Bluegrass station 105.5 WAMU in DC. The bluegrass station in DC just piggy backs from this website: http://bluegrasscountry.org/ Recommend it for those who like bluegrass.
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 27, 2015 01:48 AM (DDz6J) 871
cthulhu, IMHO the Beatles' biggest downers were Yesterday and Good Night.
OTOH, I *love* You've Got to Hide Your Love Away. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:49 AM (elbY7) 872
What, is the carbon monoxide seeping in? Everyone's drifting... off... to sleep...
Including me. 'nite cthulhu. Please do NOT visit me in my dreams. Posted by: JohnnyBoy at January 27, 2015 01:49 AM (KG0mU) 873
kbdabear -- if you want a downer Neil Young song, how about "Ramada Inn," or of course "Down By the River"?
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at January 27, 2015 01:49 AM (5f5bM) 874
She walks these hills,
In a long black veil, She visits my grave, when the night winds way - away - ale ... Posted by: Adriane ... at January 27, 2015 01:49 AM (P+IZm) 875
854 Billy Batts, you mean the song by Donovan?
As I recall, it's playing while Joe Pesci maniacally murders somebody with his own ballpoint pen in GoodFellas. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:44 AM (elbY7) Atlantis played while DeNiro and Pesci kick Frank Vincent into hamburger in the bar in Goodfellas in reaction the Batts "Shine Box" insult. Pesci stabbing the guy in the throat with his own pen was from "Casino" Posted by: Billy Batts at January 27, 2015 01:50 AM (GrXXa) 876
I really identify with Will Ferrell's character in this clip. It's partly because
"LRB" was pretty big on my mom's radio stations when I was a kid, and partly because I'm pretty sure Ferrell never blinded a dude in a racially charged assault, unlike his costar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2YByJcCPHU Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 01:51 AM (5pg79) 877
Billy Batts, IKYDT.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at January 27, 2015 01:52 AM (5f5bM) 878
Billy Batts? You mean Captain Marvel? Shazam!
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 01:53 AM (5pg79) 879
Wahlberg didn't blind him. He was already blind.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at January 27, 2015 01:53 AM (5f5bM) 880
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She walks these hills, In a long black veil, She visits my grave, when the night winds way - away - ale ... Posted by: Adriane ... at January 27, 2015 01:49 AM (P+IZm) Nobody knows, nobody sees / Nobody knows, but me.... Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:54 AM (T1005) 881
Some Goodfellas/Casino trivia;
In Goodfellas, Pesci beats Frank Vincent nearly to death. In Casino, Vincent gets his turn as he was one of the mobsters who beat Pesci to death in the cornfield with the aluminum bats Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 01:54 AM (GrXXa) 882
#879: My mistake, then. Wahlberg merely assaulted a blind dude out of racial animus.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 01:55 AM (5pg79) 883
Tucker seems a wee bit underinsulated for that -- does he have a parka?
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:42 AM (T1005 -------------------- Well, considering that he had a $10 t-bone as an after dinner snack this evening, and I had an egg sandwich, I'm not real fooking concerned about his bodyfat percentage, smartass. we have at least HALF AN INCH OF SNOW Coming down right now! If I have to - I'll eat the dog! (BTW, Do you think there are recipes on the White House website?) Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 01:57 AM (3T37a) 884
Listen Kid, you paid for the call
Posted by: jc at January 27, 2015 01:57 AM (iRJ+A) 885
kbdabear, Pesci's death scene in Casino is one of the most violent things I think I've ever scene in a film.
If you ever see a small cornfield in the middle of the desert... keep driving. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:57 AM (elbY7) 886
'scene in a film.' Ha. Didn't even mean to type that.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:59 AM (elbY7) 887
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Tucker seems a wee bit underinsulated for that -- does he have a parka? Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 01:42 AM (T1005 -------------------- Well, considering that he had a $10 t-bone as an after dinner snack this evening, and I had an egg sandwich, I'm not real fooking concerned about his bodyfat percentage, smartass. we have at least HALF AN INCH OF SNOW Coming down right now! If I have to - I'll eat the dog! (BTW, Do you think there are recipes on the White House website?) Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 01:57 AM (3T37a) I'm just concerned about a scenario where you throw him outside before he craps in the house and he has to circumnavigate the humongous duck pond you've installed in the backyard before he can do his business. That's a long trek. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 02:00 AM (T1005) 888
I found this link yesterday and thought I'd share:
"25 Mind-Twisting Optical Illusion Paintings by Rob Gonsalves" http://tinyurl.com/m3ejwjp Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 27, 2015 02:02 AM (rldyO) 889
If you ever see a small cornfield in the middle of the desert... keep driving.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 01:57 AM (elbY7) Actually the cornfield was in Indiana, Nicky was called back to Chicago by the bosses to set him up to get whacked. Pesci's line "there's a lot of holes in that desert that ain't been filled yet" was a classic though Posted by: kbdabear at January 27, 2015 02:03 AM (GrXXa) 890
Well, gotta go everyone. Thanks for the great chat.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 27, 2015 02:06 AM (elbY7) 891
Good night, Steve!
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at January 27, 2015 02:07 AM (5pg79) 892
874 She walks these hills,
In a long black veil, She visits my grave, when the night winds way - away - ale ... Posted by: Adriane ... at January 27, 2015 01:49 AM (P+IZm) Ah yes, I remember Amy & Jennie playing that song back in the 90s. Good times. You might be able to find them on YouTube, or eBay. It's worth a look. Posted by: rickl at January 27, 2015 02:07 AM (sdi6R) 893
I'll see your Grateful Dead in the HHH Dome and raise you Pink Floyd in the Kingdome, Seattle. That concrete roof really created a great echo effect.
Posted by: Man from Wazzustan at January 27, 2015 02:07 AM (uPxUo) 894
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Maet linked to Flashbak, which always sweeps me away for hours, and makes me ponder time. I'm near enough 48 that we'll be nodding at each other across the dance floor soon enough, yet I still fell like I've only just got this "adult" thing down. Statistically, I'm more than halfway done. How can that be? There was a link to a Three's Company clip. John Ritter was 29 when that show premiered. 29! Hell, 29 is 73 lifetimes ago, and yet Three's Company still seems "real" to me in the present tense. WWII, which is ancient history on par with the birth of Christ, was closer to my birth than I am to being John Ritter's age for the bulk of Three's Company's run. Alan Parsons should write a song or something. Re: another clip from Flashbak, something that puzzles me: In "My Mother the Car", from 1965, the mother "came back" as a "1928 Porter". How could she "come back" as a car manufactured when she was still alive? Posted by: Weirddave at January 27, 2015 02:09 AM (WvS3w) 895
I told you - he has full reign. Doggie door lets him come and go at will.
Seriously - didn't I send you pics of this time last year? we had 9 -11" on the ground. I had to shovel the front porch, sidewalk, and, over two days, a 15 by 25 foot area for him to poop (in the driveway). The snow was over his head... Ask CDR-M. It was the best snow we had in years. And I was shoveling on THAT day. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 02:10 AM (3T37a) Posted by: Adriane ... at January 27, 2015 02:13 AM (P+IZm) 897
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I'll see your Grateful Dead in the HHH Dome and raise you Pink Floyd in the Kingdome, Seattle. That concrete roof really created a great echo effect. Posted by: Man from Wazzustan at January 27, 2015 02:07 AM (uPxUo) ===saw the stones in the kingdome. they sounded like 2 cats fighting inside a steel garbage can. pete wolf stole the show. Posted by: jc at January 27, 2015 02:13 AM (iRJ+A) 898
The lead story on the LA CBS station's 11:00 news broadcast? Facebook is down. It was already back up before the news broadcast ended but it sure was tense there for a few minutes. America's ability to channel its inner 14 year old girl was severely threatened for several minutes.
Posted by: Epobirs at January 27, 2015 02:13 AM (IdCqF) 899
I saw ABBA live in North America at Anaheim. Only the one US tour ever, so a fairly small window there.
Posted by: Epobirs at January 27, 2015 02:15 AM (IdCqF) 900
Re: another clip from Flashbak, something that
puzzles me: In "My Mother the Car", from 1965, the mother "came back" as a "1928 Porter". How could she "come back" as a car manufactured when she was still alive? Posted by: Weirddave at January 27, 2015 02:09 AM (WvS3w) I guess her spirit possessed the car? You know, a double header of "My Mother, the Car", and "My Father, the Turkey Baster" would do boffo box office on the LGBTVQ channel, wouldn't it? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 27, 2015 02:15 AM (upitO) 901
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I saw ABBA live in North America at Anaheim. Only the one US tour ever, so a fairly small window there. Posted by: Epobirs at January 27, 2015 02:15 AM (IdCqF) ====With a trauma like that I'd set the over/under on therapy required at about 4.65 years. Posted by: jc at January 27, 2015 02:17 AM (iRJ+A) 902
tho I forgot to demonstrate the fetch.
Posted by: gush a can has kittens what plays fetch at January 26, 2015 10:23 PM (f858s) I saw fetch last time! Also, maybe Didneyland next time. And this time was as good as Didneyland anyway! Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of Darkness and Stuff at January 27, 2015 02:17 AM (bLnSU) 903
899 I saw ABBA live in North America at Anaheim. Only the one US tour ever, so a fairly small window there.
Posted by: Epobirs at January 27, 2015 02:15 AM (IdCqF) That's pretty neat. One of the hugest bands in the history of everything, and you got to see them in their only US tour. I'm not much of an ABBA fan, but I can appreciate that. Posted by: rickl at January 27, 2015 02:18 AM (sdi6R) 904
Re: another clip from Flashbak, something that
puzzles me: In "My Mother the Car", from 1965, the mother "came back" as a "1928 Porter". How could she "come back" as a car manufactured when she was still alive? Posted by: Weirddave at January 27, 2015 02:09 AM (WvS3w) Oh, the humanity! Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 27, 2015 02:18 AM (upitO) 905
speaking of the '80's Who remembers QUARTERFLASH!?!? We all do. check them out -- the lead singer plays the sax; I did not know this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFSED77-GM Posted by: Soothsayer of The Righteous And Harmonious Fists (-243 days left until climate chaos) at January 27, 2015 02:19 AM (ObXhH) 906
Just enough snow that they are going to cancel school, crap
Posted by: Jean at January 27, 2015 02:19 AM (TETYm) 907
The lead story on the LA CBS station's 11:00 news
broadcast? Facebook is down. It was already back up before the news broadcast ended but it sure was tense there for a few minutes. America's ability to channel its inner 14 year old girl was severely threatened for several minutes. Posted by: Epobirs at January 27, 2015 02:13 AM (IdCqF) Well, I meant the "humanity" quip in response to this. I blame the clumsy keyboard on this netbook, and the beer. But mostly the beer. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 27, 2015 02:20 AM (upitO) 908
Hey jc ... watching a group of Swedes singing ABBA at karaoke night can be ... interesting ...
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Alas, -1. Kingdome was really good for football games. Until it imploded. They will be paying off bonds to construct the thing in the next year or so (built in 73-75.) Posted by: Man from Wazzustan at January 27, 2015 02:22 AM (uPxUo) 910
Facebook is down?! Facebook is down?!
Posted by: Zombie Howard Cosell at January 27, 2015 02:22 AM (sdi6R) 911
wow, pretty damn good band that Quarterflash -- they can actually play music never really 'listened' to the song until now Posted by: Soothsayer of The Righteous And Harmonious Fists (-243 days left until climate chaos) at January 27, 2015 02:22 AM (ObXhH) 912
What -- "Conquistador" not good enough for you? That should have been their hit.
Posted by: zombie at January 27, 2015 01:30 AM (K4YiS) It was Robin Trower who made 'Whiskey Train' rock. Still sounds fresh to this day. Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 02:23 AM (HR/Kl) Posted by: Adriane ... at January 27, 2015 02:25 AM (P+IZm) 914
Amazing how much bourbon you can save when you're doing shots of rum.
I think I'll put some apple turnovers in the oven for dessert - anyone else? Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 02:26 AM (3T37a) Posted by: Adriane ... at January 27, 2015 02:27 AM (P+IZm) 916
I think I'll put some apple turnovers in the oven for dessert - anyone else?
Shoves twig through bars as to look very skinny and not ready for baking ... Posted by: Adriane ... at January 27, 2015 02:28 AM (P+IZm) 917
Pepperidge Farms has been my friend lately.
MisHum kept shouting "turnover!" one night (I assume watching football) and next thing I know, I stocked my freezer with apple turnovers and ice cream. Life could be worse, I guess. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 02:34 AM (3T37a) 918
913 Adriane,
It was a riot getting in and the sound was marginal but hey, got to check off a box. I was in the third deck due to getting in late. Good binox got me a view but they got me the extra special search. Posted by: Man from Wazzustan at January 27, 2015 02:34 AM (uPxUo) 919
Adriane, the date sounds good. Hope you got a better seat.
Posted by: Man from Wazzustan at January 27, 2015 02:37 AM (uPxUo) 920
Many moons ago, I did a Graphics Arts project: it was a series of slightly non concentric hexagonals that formed the look of a subway or a tunnel or such.
The series ended with the "central" hexagonal getting bigger and bigger because - ta da - you're crashing into the wall at the end... It was inspired by Pink Floyd's On the Run ... So when I got to see the Flying Bed Crash ... at the Kingdome ... what more can you want ?!? Posted by: Adriane ... at January 27, 2015 02:46 AM (P+IZm) 921
My first concert at 15, in '71, was The Guess Who. I had a date with a bowling teammate and my Mom had to drop us off at Scope (Norfolk) and then pick us up; the days of innocent youth. I even saw Jesus Christ Superstar once (and once is enough).
I still enjoy many songs by The Guess Who as they actually played music. 'These Eyes/No Sugar Tonight' is one of my favs. In college, one song that was ubiquitous at every kegger was The Outlaw's 'Green Grass and High Tides'. You never hear that one now, even on AOR or CR. And don't get me started on REO Speedwagon. A really rockin' band (their second album is a classic with not a bad cut on it), but all the radio will play is their sappy love songs, which truly bring the suckage. Another musician radio ruined was Al Stewart. His 'hit' songs ('Year of the Cat', 'Time Passages') pale in comparison to the rest of his catalogue, although I do enjoy 'Song on the Radio'. Great sax in that. Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 02:50 AM (HR/Kl) 922
While Kings and Queens bow and play for you ...
Posted by: Adriane ... at January 27, 2015 02:55 AM (P+IZm) 923
I like some similar stuff, RickZ ...
I also, am going to pitch face first into the keyboard, so I will say good night ... Posted by: Adriane ... at January 27, 2015 02:57 AM (P+IZm) 924
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I told you - he has full reign. Doggie door lets him come and go at will. Seriously - didn't I send you pics of this time last year? we had 9 -11" on the ground. I had to shovel the front porch, sidewalk, and, over two days, a 15 by 25 foot area for him to poop (in the driveway). The snow was over his head... Ask CDR-M. It was the best snow we had in years. And I was shoveling on THAT day. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 02:10 AM (3T37a) I don't remember you sending me snow pix. You did send an amazing rain pic that had you puddled out to the street. I was actually goofing on the mental image of a parka'd Tucker and was disconnecting from reality to laugh at it -- something like http://tinyurl.com/pvwbucp . Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 02:58 AM (T1005) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 27, 2015 02:58 AM (u82oZ) 926
Morning all. Can't sleep.
I see that Bergdahl jus going to be charged with desertion, but the White House is holding it up? A political scum ben rhodes is in charge of that? What a fuckin lot of assholes Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 27, 2015 03:00 AM (nzKvP) 927
Hi all
Guess what I did this weekend? A tranny hooker you say? Good guess but no (trick question, the tranny hooker was last night). No, I went on a cruise with my parents and siblings. If anyone has a good lead on a fully armed submarine with sufficient armaments to sink every cruise ship on the seas, please let me know. Seriously though, if you want to explore exotic locales, just go there and skip the floating shopping mall. You'll thank me later. OK, you probably won't, but you should. Repeatedly. Posted by: Hollowpoint at January 27, 2015 03:01 AM (X9Mnx) 928
Dude, I just posted a pic of him in his thug hoodie a couple nights ago!
Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 03:01 AM (3T37a) 929
Adriane, listening to 'Green Grass . . .' on YouTube now. Thank goodness for headphones. It is one of those songs meant to be played real loud, just not at 3 a.m.
Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 03:01 AM (HR/Kl) 930
Night all.
Here is "Moving In Stereo" & "All Mixed Up" from The Cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZhfFXEMMI4 Posted by: The Hat in Stereo at January 27, 2015 03:07 AM (0Ew3K) 931
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Another musician radio ruined was Al Stewart. His 'hit' songs ('Year of the Cat', 'Time Passages') pale in comparison to the rest of his catalogue, although I do enjoy 'Song on the Radio'. Great sax in that. Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 02:50 AM (HR/Kl) I was just about to hit the hay, but I had to respond to that. Al Stewart is fucking AWESOME. I rediscovered him a few years ago due to a post by Baron Bodissey at Gates of Vienna, and I've seen him live three times in the past few years. He's best known for his hits in the 70s, but he has been recording and performing ever since. I think he's released about 20 albums, but sadly, not all of them are in print. Do not hesitate to do what you have to do to track them down. They are absolutely worth it. Usually he plays with Dave Nachmanoff, both on acoustic guitars. Dave is an absolute wizard, and Al mostly plays rhythm. Last October I saw Al by himself, which gave him a chance to show off his own considerable chops. If he is ever playing in your area, drop what you're doing and go see him. He's a nice guy, too, and he hangs out afterwards, chatting, signing autographs and posing for photos. He genuinely enjoys interacting with his fans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCX9Nn_PNr0 Posted by: Zombie Howard Cosell at January 27, 2015 03:10 AM (sdi6R) 932
I'm having a hard time with static cling on the fcuking socks tonight. Need to go to bed.
Posted by: rickl at January 27, 2015 03:15 AM (sdi6R) 933
has anyone else ever been hit with a trojan on your computer that ran up a big broadband bill? norton seemed to keep it from connecting to anything (maybe), but it sure burned up my month's allocation in a big hurry.
Posted by: jc at January 27, 2015 03:19 AM (iRJ+A) 934
has anyone else ever been hit with a trojan...
Posted by: jc at January 27, 2015 03:19 AM (iRJ+A) *Quickly raises hand* Posted by: Sandra Fluke of Troy at January 27, 2015 03:20 AM (0Ew3K) 935
I have been self employed almost my entire life.
That means that I have paid both parts of my social security tax. About 15 percent. Tell me again how it is "welfare". It is my money. I wish I never had to pay in, but I don't make the laws. It's my money. I am getting it back. Posted by: navybrat at January 27, 2015 03:21 AM (JgC5a) 936
zombie, I bought 'Stewart's 'Past, Present and Future' album back when it came out, just a great album. I think Al is highly underrated. A real trooper when if comes to still recording new material. To me, Al is another musician radio ignores because he's actually a musician who can write songs with humor, pathos or both. I love all the historical references in his 'Post World War II Blues'.
Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 03:24 AM (HR/Kl) 937
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I have been self employed almost my entire life. That means that I have paid both parts of my social security tax. About 15 percent. Tell me again how it is "welfare". It is my money. I wish I never had to pay in, but I don't make the laws. It's my money. I am getting it back. Posted by: navybrat at January 27, 2015 03:21 AM (JgC5a) ====everybody in private life pays both halves. most people just don't know it cuz their paycheck lies to them. in truth, they are paid more than they think. I know this is true cuz no employer ever lays someone off in July and sends them the rest of the "matching contribution" for Xmas. the matching portion is not a gift -- it is a requirement designed to help the gubmint lie to people so they won't know the true cost like you do. Posted by: jc at January 27, 2015 03:27 AM (iRJ+A) 938
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Pepperidge Farms has been my friend lately. MisHum kept shouting "turnover!" one night (I assume watching football) and next thing I know, I stocked my freezer with apple turnovers and ice cream. Life could be worse, I guess. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 02:34 AM (3T37a) Yeah, you could eat the same shit with my metabolism and weigh 450 pounds.... Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 03:39 AM (T1005) 939
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My first concert at 15, in '71, was The Guess Who. I had a date with a bowling teammate and my Mom had to drop us off at Scope (Norfolk) and then pick us up; the days of innocent youth. I even saw Jesus Christ Superstar once (and once is enough). I still enjoy many songs by The Guess Who as they actually played music. 'These Eyes/No Sugar Tonight' is one of my favs. In college, one song that was ubiquitous at every kegger was The Outlaw's 'Green Grass and High Tides'. You never hear that one now, even on AOR or CR. And don't get me started on REO Speedwagon. A really rockin' band (their second album is a classic with not a bad cut on it), but all the radio will play is their sappy love songs, which truly bring the suckage. Another musician radio ruined was Al Stewart. His 'hit' songs ('Year of the Cat', 'Time Passages') pale in comparison to the rest of his catalogue, although I do enjoy 'Song on the Radio'. Great sax in that. Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 02:50 AM (HR/Kl) The fiancee hauled me to a concert with REO Speedwagon on the bill.....talented band, but -- honest to God -- their lead singer appears to be an elf. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 03:42 AM (T1005) 940
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Dude, I just posted a pic of him in his thug hoodie a couple nights ago! Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 03:01 AM (3T37a) Thug hoodies = Cali / Florida candyass. Fur-lined down parkas (you saw the fur around the hood, yes? And the poofiness?) = FTW! Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 03:45 AM (T1005) 941
Cth,
I'm pretty sure that even skinny guys like me can get and die from diabetes... Side note: this movie "Eight Below" isn't as bad as everyone says it is - but the dogs keep waking Tucker up, and he wants to help them... Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 03:47 AM (3T37a) 942
Is rick z still around?
That's where I saw Rush for my first concert (you're old, rick). Cooth - do you realize that we drove right by Scope that day we went to lunch? Maybe a nine iron away if we didn't drive right beside it... I know we went by St. Paul's church. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 03:54 AM (3T37a) 943
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Cth, I'm pretty sure that even skinny guys like me can get and die from diabetes... Side note: this movie "Eight Below" isn't as bad as everyone says it is - but the dogs keep waking Tucker up, and he wants to help them... Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 03:47 AM (3T37a) So cut the carbs. Carb ingestion is the path to diabetes, and glycemic index is how fast you're movin' on it. Oh, and did I mention that the Federal food pyramid is tantamount to national suicide? Does he want to help all of them, or just the cute, female ones? Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 03:55 AM (T1005) 944
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Is rick z still around? That's where I saw Rush for my first concert (you're old, rick). Cooth - do you realize that we drove right by Scope that day we went to lunch? Maybe a nine iron away if we didn't drive right beside it... I know we went by St. Paul's church. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 03:54 AM (3T37a) Not getting the reference to "Scope"...... Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 03:57 AM (T1005) 945
Heh...
any which one that's whining, I think. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 03:58 AM (3T37a) 946
I am tempted to link a pic, but I'm on a phone, and you're using a $5000 HAL with a 50 inch monitor - look for a satellite image of Norfolk Scope - pretty sure we drove right past it.
I KNOW that I point out the cannonball in the wall of St. Paul's church from the revolutionary war, which is right around the corner. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 04:03 AM (3T37a) 947
Yes, chi, I'm an old fart. I learned all I know from Vic back before recorded time.
So, dammit, you young whippersnapper, show some respect for your elders. I was lucky to see Foghat before 'Slow Ride' came out. Gawd but I hate that friggin' song. Now 'Honey Hush', on the other hand, is a good 'un. Best band I ever saw that nobody has heard of was The Nighthawks, from Bal'mer (that's Baltimore for those who don't know). Saw them on three separate occasions years apart. Got, uh, happy, yeah that's the word, with the lead guitarist after one show near ODU. One of the roadies got busted earlier that day trying to cop and the guitarist was a little . . . desperate. At the time I was 'have bong, will travel'. He did play for me a song covered by Ten Years After (on their Recorded Live album), 'Help Me'. I was in heaven. That is one of my all-time favorite rock/blues tunes. Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 04:05 AM (HR/Kl) 948
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I am tempted to link a pic, but I'm on a phone, and you're using a $5000 HAL with a 50 inch monitor - look for a satellite image of Norfolk Scope - pretty sure we drove right past it. I KNOW that I point out the cannonball in the wall of St. Paul's church from the revolutionary war, which is right around the corner. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 04:03 AM (3T37a) I remember the cannonball.....but don't remember the Scope thing.....probably 'cause every taxpayer-subsidized graft-ridden sports facility looks much like another -- and I've got a bunch of 'em being shoved down my throat here. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 04:09 AM (T1005) 949
BTW, chi -- email.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 04:11 AM (T1005) Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 04:14 AM (3T37a) 951
Good to see you, rick.
Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 04:16 AM (3T37a) 952
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Norfolk Scope is NOT like every other: http://tinyurl.com/mufnxwc Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 04:14 AM (3T37a) This link is getting clusterfarked, so I'm not seeing anything useful. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 04:17 AM (T1005) 953
chi, just hanging out watching the worst hell blizzard death storm in all of recorded humanity (according to Mayor de Bolshevik).
I love the snow and it's about time to take a stroll through some winter wonderland. Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 04:20 AM (HR/Kl) 954
Really, cth?
Its just a Bing image... and the link just worked fine for me on the fone. Anyway - it's a great looking venue. Sound system sucks, but our local hockey team (Admirals) play there, and concerts are still held there all the time. The "cannonball" church is on the same street. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 04:22 AM (3T37a) 955
chi, I remember when Scope opened; it was a very big deal. It looked novel at the time (still looks pretty novel), but it did not age well and it's rather small seating-wise, especially considering how the area has grown in population. Plus the location isn't all that great, with limited on site parking. No one wants to park nearby and walk to Scope, not in that lovely 'black lives matter (white ones not so much)' part of town.
Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 04:26 AM (HR/Kl) 956
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Really, cth? Its just a Bing image... and the link just worked fine for me on the fone. Anyway - it's a great looking venue. Sound system sucks, but our local hockey team (Admirals) play there, and concerts are still held there all the time. The "cannonball" church is on the same street. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 04:22 AM (3T37a) I'm seeing a Bing frame, some Bing searchwords, some commercial framing with some ads, and zippidee-doo-dah for content. And, sorry to say, it looks like quite a few buildings I know whose construction budget exceeded their "what we need" requirements. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 04:27 AM (T1005) 957
Where are you now, rick? You may have told me before???
I just walked out to the back porch to grab a cold beer (yeah, I know, i'm a drunk... ) We have a city wide shutdown accumulation of maybe 1/4 inch. Not one bit of it on the streets. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 04:31 AM (3T37a) 958
As for St. Paul's cannonball, did you know that when they were doing some work on the Church (I forget when), the cannonball fell out and they had to re-cement it back into the wall? Details, details.
Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 04:31 AM (HR/Kl) 959
That does it!
I'm renting a helicopter tomorrow, and I'm going to take a pic of Scope - with St. Paul's Church & the Douglas McArthur Memorial in the same frame. Dude - I should've taken you on a short sightseeing tour. Hell, even Jinx and I walked down to see the USS Wisconsin... Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 04:37 AM (3T37a) 960
One of today's projects was changing out the shower door bumpers in the master bath. The old ones' design sucked from the get-go, half were broken, and some were missing altogether. We now have a complete set of six installed.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 04:38 AM (T1005) 961
959
That does it! I'm renting a helicopter tomorrow, and I'm going to take a pic of Scope - with St. Paul's Church the Douglas McArthur Memorial in the same frame. Dude - I should've taken you on a short sightseeing tour. Hell, even Jinx and I walked down to see the USS Wisconsin... Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 04:37 AM (3T37a) I had other things on my mind, and a tight schedule. I'm quite satisfied with what was accomplished......are you? Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 04:40 AM (T1005) 962
chi, in lovely Queens, NY, with Mayor de Bolshevik (that should have been a clue). We're getting hit hard, not hammered, as the nor'easter seems to have gone a little further out to sea and we didn't get hit with the 2 foot totals. We may end up with a foot or so.
Everything is closed today. Hell, even the Staten Island Ferry isn't running. Back in '96, we got hit hard by a nor'easter starting on a Sunday. Everything was cancelled for Monday. I was watching the news about 4 in the morning on Monay and they listed all the things closed. Then they had a teaser and said they'd be back after a commercial and tell us what was open. The first thing they mentioned was the Staten Island Ferry was running. I said, that's it, I'm going for a ferry ride. Got dressed, hiked about 15 blocks through calf-high snow to an underground subway. Took it all the way to South Ferry. Went into the terminal and bought a runny egg sandwich then hopped onboard the ferry. I had never seen NY harbor with 6-10' waves before. The ferry would dip, and water would crash across the 'bow', leaving an ice sheet, with water shooting through some locked doors. It was an uuuup and dowwwn, uuuuup and dowwwn ride and some other passengers turned green at the sight of my sandwich. Then I hopped a train home. Took about 4 hours. Good times. Oh, did I mention Johnny Jameson was involved? Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 04:42 AM (HR/Kl) 963
Wow busy ont eh....?
Relax said the newsman you are programmed to receive....you can check out anytime you like but Chuck Todd's iQ is 3.... Posted by: Sven10077 at January 27, 2015 04:50 AM (/4AZU) 964
So it looks like THE WORST STORM EVER...isn't.
Posted by: Lauren at January 27, 2015 04:55 AM (MYCIw) 965
Well, rick - I had no idea you were in the middle of Idiocracy.
I feel for ya. I remember that you have no reason to come back here, but if you decide to, dinner & drinks are on me. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 04:58 AM (3T37a) 966
chi -- *moar emails*
Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 05:03 AM (T1005) 967
964
So it looks like THE WORST STORM EVER...isn't. Posted by: Lauren at January 27, 2015 04:55 AM (MYCIw) Surprise, surprise, surprise!!!! Posted by: Gomer Pyle at January 27, 2015 05:05 AM (T1005) 968
Ok, cth...
Hey, since you didn't make 666, if you stand on your head & makes 999, does that count for something? Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 05:09 AM (3T37a) 969
964 Lauren,
Yup, it's a real stretch to believe the genius class behind Goreon inc could overhype and misread weather. Posted by: Sven10077 at January 27, 2015 05:13 AM (/4AZU) 970
Deadly blizzard!
Apparently, a kid died while sledding - very sad. but, expect every newsreader to blow up your day with that . Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 05:15 AM (3T37a) 971
968
Ok, cth... Hey, since you didn't make 666, if you stand on your head makes 999, does that count for something? Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 05:09 AM (3T37a) It counts for making me dizzy. Posted by: cthulhu at January 27, 2015 05:16 AM (T1005) 972
970 shredded chi,
Thereby adding more fuel to the 'ban sledding' movement too many municipalities are playing...... Question why is old man winter to blame for sledding deaths but Old Lady Donkey escapes "credit" for rioters? Posted by: Sven10077 at January 27, 2015 05:20 AM (/4AZU) 973
972
Ugh. Search "Mount Trashmore" va. veach, va. - maybe the first city trash dump/pile that was turned into a city park. I used to sled down it as a kid. Hell, I used to skateboard down the paved road - I even used to race my soapbox cars down Mt. Trashmore... Now? City employees will stop a kid from rolling down the grass... think you can even get a sled within a mile of that hill? Hah! I hate this country sometimes. Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 05:30 AM (3T37a) 974
G'morning, all.
Baltimore schools have a two hour delay. Got maybe another inch all night. On top of the previous one inch we had received throughout the day. Any minute, I expect to see a reporter in a canoe, with people walking past on boots. Revealing that the flood waters are only four inched deep. Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2015 05:31 AM (fL+1V) 975
Ok - I may be slightly drunk, and I've been awake for about 30 hours, but I swear this is a deal - 500 pocket knives and a samurai sword for $199?
C'mon ! Who can pass this up??? Posted by: shredded chi at January 27, 2015 05:36 AM (3T37a) 976
974 Village Idiot's Apprentice,
Yup....tell another Palin joke SNL there's nothing funny in Obama or the media to mock. Posted by: Sven10077 at January 27, 2015 05:37 AM (/4AZU) 977
chi, at this point, moving is going to be difficult, but I do appreciate the offer. I had a silent heart attack back in '06 that went undiagnosed until early '07. (15% of the heart attack population have silent heart attacks.) Permanent heart damage and scarring, causing the electrical impulses that make the heart beat be blocked and sometimes misfire. I am now on my second ICD (a pacemaker/defibrillator combined), which is keeping me alive by shocking my heart (without all the 'CLEAR" warnings you see on tv medical shows) back into rhythm. Back when it was implanted, my Ejection Fraction (the measurement of the heart's blood pumping function, was at 15%; normal is in the 65-70% range). Now I'm up to 28%. I like the hospital at which I'm a frequent flyer (since January '10, I've been in the hospital for a total of damn near three months), not to mention my two cardios (one's a plumber and the other's the electrician). So far, my first ICD fired 9 times, once 7 times in 13 hours, what they call a shock storm. I'm dead man walking, literally, nine times over. 8 times I was unconscious/passing out/dying and was not awake/aware. One time I was awake though, and boy did that hurt like hell. Sticking one's finger in an electrical outlet is pretty much the same pain. Eventually, the 404Death Panels willing, I'll need a heart transplant. But so far the panel of meds I'm on has stabilized my heart, with my walking routine helping to strengthen it. But having a heart now operating at 50% of normal sucks.
But you gotta love modern medicine, though (and for the destruction of which Owebama has earned a hearty Fuck You!). One of my cardio's PA said that the modern heart drugs have kept me alive and that if I had had this problem, say, in around 1985, I would not have survived. Without the ICD and modern heart meds, I never would have experienced Owebama fundamentally transforming my beloved Country. So in my mind, there are worse things than that commie rat bastard, like holding one's breath forever while they shovel dirt on your face. Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 05:37 AM (HR/Kl) Posted by: Sven10077 at January 27, 2015 05:39 AM (/4AZU) Posted by: Sven10077 at January 27, 2015 05:42 AM (/4AZU) 980
The first thing they mentioned was the Staten Island Ferry was running. I said, that's it, I'm going for a ferry ride. Got dressed, hiked about 15 blocks through calf-high snow to an underground subway. Took it all the way to South Ferry. Went into the terminal and bought a runny egg sandwich then hopped onboard the ferry.
So, I'm awake and not already half an hour down the road to work because scary storm travel ban in CT. So I'll tell Staten Island Ferry stories from the old days. In the early 80s you could smoke on the ferry. The car ferries would have a passenger compartment on each side of the lower level. It was understood that the Brooklyn side was for cigarettes and the NJ side was for pot. (Or vice versa, the 80s were some lives ago). There were usually entrepreneurs on the pot side to facilitate the commute. And totally legally you could buy a slice of pizza and a beer on the main deck. Not a bad commute. Posted by: Bandersnatch at January 27, 2015 05:42 AM (1xUj/) 981
Keep healing....
Posted by: Sven10077 at January 27, 2015 05:42 AM (/4AZU) I have a choice? But thanks. It's weird. I don't look all that bad, so most people have no clue how bad a shape I'm really in. I've debated getting the word 'disabled' tattooed on my forehead. Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 05:45 AM (HR/Kl) 982
981 RickZ,
Part of the reason I rage at Ogabecare is folk like you, on a long enough timeline Donkey wants to T-4 the "costly." If it's any consolation I met a gent at my Cardiologist's who took his 8% heart back to 60%..... Of course he says that took 12 years. Posted by: Sven10077 at January 27, 2015 05:52 AM (/4AZU) 983
980 Bandersnatch,
Now with a dr's note pot is legal and tabakky will get you federal time and the mayor wants to outlaw pizza.... "Brave New World" Posted by: Sven10077 at January 27, 2015 05:55 AM (/4AZU) 984
Sven10077, if I had had a normal heart attack (I had none of the symptoms associated with heart attacks -- none), it would have been diagnosed much earlier and the scarring on my heart might not have been so severe, but fact of life is the damage is permanent and my heart will never get back to anywhere near normal. But you're right about 404Care and the long term ill like myself. I'd be a liar if I said 404Care doesn't scare the hell out of me.
Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 05:59 AM (HR/Kl) 985
984 RickZ,
I hope they figure out a way to recondition scarring of the lungs and heart one day. I'll pray for your health. Posted by: Sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:07 AM (/4AZU) 986
Morning everyone. How is the Snowpocalypse?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 27, 2015 06:11 AM (wt/Oq) 987
Damn Rick.
Prayers that the good Lord allows you to stay on this side of the great divide. Despite Obamacare. Note. Interestingly, my Mac Air's spellcheck program recognizes Obamacare as a word. Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2015 06:12 AM (fL+1V) 988
"Morning everyone. How is the Snowpocalypse?"
I hear that they may have resorted to cannibalism in Gotham. Oh...the huge manatee Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2015 06:14 AM (fL+1V) 989
How is the Snowpocalypse?
Nothing has happened in central CT that my 4WD DeathToGaiaMobile wouldn't make short work of. But it's important that this be a crisis so there's still a travel ban. And I get a day off with the option to work from home. Or as I call it, bourbon. Posted by: Bandersnatch at January 27, 2015 06:15 AM (1xUj/) 990
From my window here in Indiana, looks like we got a light dusting. Not too bad.
Is it wrong that I wish Global warming would be a real thing since I hate the cold after about two weeks of it? Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 27, 2015 06:17 AM (wt/Oq) 991
989 Posted by: Bandersnatch at January 27, 2015 06:15 AM (1xUj/)
I survived the Emo-Apocalypse! does not really seem like a compelling T-shirt line... Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:23 AM (/4AZU) 992
"Old Time Rock and Roll"
But the B-side was the kick-ass "Sunspot Baby." "Sweet Home Alabama" I'm a born and bred New Yorker and even I love this song. The shots at Neil Young never get old. Long Live the Southland! "Roundabout" It was already a semi-oldie when it became my gateway to one of my favorite bands, to this day. I heard this song at 13 years old and said, "you can do all THAT in a rock song?" Screw this KISS stuff. There I was struggling to learn my scales and chord charts, so Steve Howe's playing blew my young mind. But yeah, overplayed and even Yes fanatics are tired of its obligatory appearance in concert. Posted by: Citizen X at January 27, 2015 06:23 AM (7ObY1) 993
990 Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 27, 2015 06:17 AM (wt/Oq)
Cold acts as a shield from idiots dear sir... the tundra doesn't suffer fools. Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:23 AM (/4AZU) 994
The shots at Neil Young never get old.
That was all in good fun. It was a response to Young's "Southern Man", but it was just the way conversations happen through music. Later Young wrote a song for Skynrd which they recorded. Posted by: Bandersnatch at January 27, 2015 06:25 AM (1xUj/) 995
Neil Young...Skynyrd....Barry Manilow was the real voice of a generation...
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:28 AM (/4AZU) 996
toga toga
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:30 AM (/4AZU) 997
come on dawn patrol where are y'all?
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:30 AM (/4AZU) 998
can I get the magic # 2 electric boogaloo?
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:30 AM (/4AZU) 999
Bam
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:30 AM (/4AZU) 1000
1000ith?
Posted by: freaked at January 27, 2015 06:31 AM (JdEZJ) 1001
Haha the tumbling mark of the beast
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:31 AM (/4AZU) 1002
Barry Manilow was the real voice of a generation...
Now that you mention Barry Vanilla, I'm surprised he has not done a concert at the White House. He started out playing piano for Bette Midler in a gay bathhouse in NYC. Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 06:32 AM (HR/Kl) 1003
Yay. My day hasn't even started yet but already it's complete.
Posted by: freaked at January 27, 2015 06:32 AM (JdEZJ) 1004
Snowpocalypse turned out to be about 6" (so far) and some gentle breezes, as opposed to the 30" and 70MPH winds we were threatened with relentlessly for the past 2 days. Actually right now it's not even snowing in our little corner of Connecticut. That de Blasio--he can't even do a blizzard right. But now everybody knows who he is!!
Posted by: Caliban at January 27, 2015 06:32 AM (3GFMN) 1005
It's the simple pleasures that keep you going.
Posted by: freaked at January 27, 2015 06:33 AM (JdEZJ) Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 27, 2015 06:33 AM (wt/Oq) 1007
And of course, no one will remember that the "experts" got it wrong. I am sure they are right about everything else.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 27, 2015 06:34 AM (wt/Oq) 1008
1002 Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 06:32 AM (HR/Kl)
We all have to start somewhere.... // R Love esq... on a lighter note.... http://youtu.be/W0kUBNT9GY0 The OSI Story(1994) USAF Documentary on their CID/NCIS Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:35 AM (/4AZU) 1009
'I am sure the fact that the blizzard might be a let down is because of global warming'
It really quite predictable. That's all we'll hear today. One day snow will be just a memory. Posted by: freaked at January 27, 2015 06:36 AM (JdEZJ) 1010
It's the simple pleasures that keep you going.
Posted by: freaked at January 27, 2015 06:33 AM (JdEZJ) I think 'the simple pleasures that keeps you going' is called 'coffee'. Some places misspell that as 'tea'. But they be heathens, so . . . . Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 06:36 AM (HR/Kl) Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:37 AM (/4AZU) 1012
"come on dawn patrol where are y'all?"
Most of the Day-walkers won't post till the morning thread arrives. They're here though. Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2015 06:37 AM (fL+1V) 1013
1010
Never forget nicotine in your preferred delivery method. Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 27, 2015 06:37 AM (wt/Oq) 1014
How is the Snowpocalypse?
So far it's fine; Thanks for asking. :^) I think we got about a foot of snow-not as much as predicted but it's snowing again so maybe we'lll get more, And we have a "Snow Emergency" order so you can't go out unless you're a road crew or an emergency medical person so grumpy teen gets to be home all day from school. Oh joy. I think I will put him on snow shoveling detail. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2015 06:37 AM (DXzRD) Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2015 06:38 AM (DXzRD) 1016
Sven! Heard you were from Fairborn. When?
Posted by: freaked at January 27, 2015 06:38 AM (JdEZJ) 1017
1012 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2015 06:37 AM (fL+1V)
I don't know what group if any I belong in anymore... I mean I used to be a 24 hour a day poster... now I avoid the top tens but am a tweener... poor sven he never fits in Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:38 AM (/4AZU) 1018
1016 Posted by: freaked at January 27, 2015 06:38 AM (JdEZJ)
circa 1972-1997 with a gap of service therein... and never since. You are an alumni from the only known exporter of Fairbornite? Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:40 AM (/4AZU) 1019
Nood up.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 27, 2015 06:42 AM (TAu/7) 1020
Morning thread up.
Posted by: RickZ at January 27, 2015 06:42 AM (HR/Kl) Posted by: eman at January 27, 2015 06:42 AM (MQEz6) 1022
I graduated from Beavercrek HS in 78. Did you see my comment the other day about riding up 675 from Beavercreek to Fairborn on my go kart before they opened the freeway? I lived right next to it when it was built.
I delivered the Dayton paper every morning that they could get them to me. Even in the "blizzards". Posted by: freaked at January 27, 2015 06:43 AM (JdEZJ) 1023
1022 Posted by: freaked at January 27, 2015 06:43 AM (JdEZJ)
Nice... I grew up in Landmark Village about 1.5 miles in from the High School exit.... we used to stalk through the woods that ran right up to the highway to be... all that is gone... no matter how far I drift it will always be home. Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 27, 2015 06:45 AM (/4AZU) 1024
Pixieware is bitching about comments again
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2015 06:45 AM (fL+1V) 1025
Yes it's very different now. We lived off New Germany Trebien. Moved South to Robins AFB after that,
Posted by: freaked at January 27, 2015 06:47 AM (JdEZJ) 1026
#84
I know where you're coming from. I take great joy in a good grocery shopping score. A couple days ago Pavillions (the upscale sub-brand of Vons, aka Safeway north of Bakersfield) had four Hormel Teriyaki pork loins that were marked 75% off. Which meant they should have collectively rant for the price of one, which was $8.99. But there was some promotion going on for the product and they all came to $7. Score! Several meals there. Posted by: Epobirs at January 27, 2015 07:25 AM (IdCqF) 1027
Snowpocalypse? All we've had is a bit of rain. Of course, we're in LA County, so that might have something to do with it.
Posted by: Epobirs at January 27, 2015 07:28 AM (IdCqF) 1028
I think they really ruined George Michael's"Last Christmas" by not playing it NEARLY FUCKING ENOUGH.
i mean come on, they started right after halloween and quit right after Dec 25 this year. Next year, I hope they avoid my tears and play it from July 5th on. Posted by: Todd Bridges, First to go bad, last to save a drowning progressive at January 27, 2015 11:42 AM (RJN20) Processing 0.12, elapsed 0.1209 seconds. |
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