Mr. Kinsley

You're better than that. Go back and try again.

It sounds to me like it really is just a venue problem. That and Jeff just doesn't like you anymore St. Louis. A circle can only have one hometown.

I really liked Plans. Of course, I loved Trans., so it's rather hard to top something like that.

Thanks to those of you who put together a mix and shared with all of us! I've downloaded several and plan on taking this for Christmas Eve entertainment. The revelers at my mother-in-law's won't know what hit 'em!

When I was working at an ad agency, there was a guy there who used to do a lot of film crew work who said he was working at the ad agency because he turned down working on LOTR. He said he didn't want to go spend 2 years in New Zealand on a movie that was probably going to be cheesy. He's now very bitter, I'm sure. Find a way Perm, find a way.

Somewhat funny Not funny - although it is kind of funny that you admit to wearing the helmet Now, can we get back to comic book movies here? I'm too lazy to hunt down info on stuff like the Justice League movie, so I expect y'all to put aside the 'dis fest and get crackin' on that ASAP.

Are you guys talking about Bob Gibson or Chuck Norris? I agree, but it seems as though the majority of the athlete talent pool is going for basketball and football. Plus, it seems that the days of the multi-sport college athlete seem to be behind us.

When Dave Winfield came out of college, he was drafted in baseball, basketball, and football. If he were that age today he would have a) probably come out after one or two years; probably wouldn't have goofed around with multiple sports; and c) probably wouldn't be playing baseball at all.

Just so we're all on the same page: Paste's list

One part of rap that has become an absolute cliche is the whole "that guy dissed me so I'm going to shoot him" crap. East coast vs. West coast... puh-lease. Ryan Adams and Wilco have had choice remarks for each other over the years, but nobody's gonna pop a cap in somebody's ass. I usually hate the phrase 'shut up and sing/rap' but it seems appropriate here.

Here's the listing on Ballparks.com. No new pics, just the renderings by the architect. I tried the Nats site, but all they had were the same architectural renderings. Lame. When the Padres new park was being built they had a 24/7 camera that you could see live construction shots, plus plenty of updated pictures. Same with the upgrades to Dodger Stadium over the past few years. EDIT: In the half hour or so it took me to write and post this (due to childcare duties), I see my post has been rendered obsolete. Boo.

You do realize it's the Rolling Stone list, right? The Paste Magazine list is down the hall to the right.

I used to feel that way. It was mainly because of sampling, which at the time felt like cheating. "Hey, go make your own music! Quit copying other people." But really, it's kind of like a musical collage. Picasso did collages and nobody complains about that. Also, I think a lot of people see, or think they see, the "typical" rap song/rapper (talking about gang banging, shooting people, smackin' the ho's, rollin' with a 40, smoking pot, etc.) and think that that's all there is. I don't really go for .50, but I do like Kanye, Public Enemy and The Roots. I do have a problem with a large chun

Just seeing the title I had a mental image of a three-layer cake like a birthday cake, except made of fish. Salmon patties sound waaaaay better.

That's classic!

I found this post disappointing.

Well, at least I don't have to wait for the inevitable Santa-induced cold. We also thought it could have been cold medicine as a preventative measure. Either way, blister pack in the beard = funny.

Come to think of it... You guys are right about Ledger being way creepier, and he does seem to pull it off. It's the voice for me, which if you think about it, they are all sort of doing the Cesar Romero version. There's just something in his inflection that makes me immediately think of Jack. Doesn't mean I don't want to see it.

I forgot to mention that since there were so few people coming to see him, he was basically just sitting there and 'Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas'-ing to all the ladies walking by. They were about as impressed with him as my son was.

I went for option #3.

So, we took the Twinsleys over the weekend to the Brentwood Country Mart to see Santa and reindeer. The Santa was what one would expect at a small-ish shopping center - all the realistic looking Santas are booked at the mall. He was fine for having a picture taken with toddlers, although as you can see here, Aaron wasn't having any of it. We had our 2 minutes with Santa (probably more for mom & dad's benefit than anything, but whatever), got some lunch, and sat at a bench in the courtyard behind and off to the side of Santa. While we were sitting there my wife says, "Oh brother, Santa s

Alrighty. Heath Ledger is doing a Jack-as-Joker impersonation. I'm sure that after the first few minutes I'll get over it, but if he says, "This town needs an enema!" I'm walking out.

Whoever is playing The Joker seems to be doing a Jack Nicholson-as-Joker impersonation. Other than that it looks fanfreakintastic!

A few years back at my old job we'd do the gift exchange game, and there was one present that whoever got it, had to put it back into circulation. It was a sort of badge of honor to get stuck with the hideously cheesy porcelain mask with ribbons all over it. Of course, the one person that eventually ended up with it was this really obnoxious know-it-all girl from Berkley who, for some unknown reason, had a collection of cheesy porcelain masks. Game over.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Those 2 really threw me for a loop - didn't see it coming at all. I suppose the signs were there but I chose not to see them. At least I can take solace in the fact that the signs weren't that obvious. I mean, it's not like either had their feet grow two and a half sizes* and I still sat there and said, "Oh no. That's nothing." *Yeah Barry, I'm talking about you.