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Leo

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  1. I have a nice pair of Sennheiser HD 580s.

    I like them, but prefer to listen through speakers.

    I mainly use a pair of Vandersteen 2CeIIs that reveal a big and precise sound that I not only hear, but feel.

  2. I'm in the camp of thinking that II may be better than the first. I have several reasons. First, I love the development of Vito from average family man/small business owner to someone who is respected (and feared). I think it comes about not only through his killing the Black Hand but his genuine caring (albeit with a clinched fist) about others in his community. I love the changing relationship between Clemenza and Vito. Clemenza's the tough but eventually respects the smarts of Vito. The scene where he gets the piece of fruit for his wife is beautiful and shows such depth in the character. Sitting on the stairs talking to Michael. When he loses his job, but doesn't blame the shopkeeper because he knows what's going on but doesn't say a word.

    On top of that massive character development is the Hyman Roth saga and Fredo's downfall.

    I genuinely love all of the movies, including three which I thought gave Michael a sort of crushing humility, but I think its the romance of number two that puts it over for me.

    Well stated ddboy. Agree except for III. Maybe Sophia should have directed! The soundtrack might have been sweet.

  3. Hi all, I've been lurking for a while, but I just decided to register. I've been a fan of Wilco for a while now, and as you can probably tell by my username, I'm a huge Neil fan too. I still haven't seen Wilco live yet, but I am going to go next time they come near my area. My favorite albums are A Ghost Is Born and Being There, though I love every single one of them. And am I the only one that thought Sky Blue Sky was a great album?

    It looks like you guys have a great time here, but I haven't spent too much time in TTL, that place looks crazy. I'm from the centeral Va region so maybe I'll see some of you next time Wilco's in the area, or maybe at that Dead show in April. Anyway, look forward to getting to know most of ya!

    Welcome.

  4. I was a regular hitchhiker when I was young and stupidballsy.

    In 1978 I hitched from Denver to Kalamazoo to visit friends and go to a Dylan concert.

    It was uneventful and pleasant until, just outside Chicago, a clean, newer model sedan stopped. I had been standing for quite a while with no action, so was very pleased and ran up to the car. As I reached the passenger side and looked in to tell the driver and his companion where I was headed, I had serious second thoughts. The two occupants were dirty, unshaven and looked mean as hell. It didn't look right. They didn't belong in that car and, by the looks of it, either did I. But, suddenly without dick and balls, I couldn't say, "Oh shit, I gotta pee. Thanks for stoppin', but I'll have to go and wait for another car." So, I got in.

    Their clothes didn't fit, they talked with deliberately short and simple phrases only to one another. Their laughs were merely sneers. The driver would look at me through the rear view mirror and not address me, only size me up. I was scared, as they say, shitless. Seriously. I thought they were going to pull a gun on me at any minute. This lasted for two hours.

    When they finally dropped me off an hour or so away from Kzoo, I called one of my friends to come and get me.

    I never hitchhiked again.

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