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182,000. There are currently about 202,000. I don't know where you're finding these numbers. Cutting the military budget is common sense. There is a population mushroom that leaves a baby boom generation ready to receive their entitlements all at once. That needs to be paid for. We have to care for our elderly. We don't need to spend the trillion dollars the air force would put into the F-35 cash cow. It's also no coincidence that the Navy has shrunk. That didn't happen on accident. Naval battle is mostly obsolete. The remaining purpose is transportation for aircraft. As per Rus

What do you mean by this?

Yes, my take is it's hilarious.... and fake. The fact that people have to google it to make sure shows the current state of affairs over at Fox.

I've learned from being around "talkers" at plenty of amazing shows that some people are conditioned to never be in the moment. I'm not suggesting that anyone on here who ever taped anything isn't living in the now, just that some people can't. I think shaming them seldom works. All we can do is ignore the others and relish a musical opportunity to transcend our typical preoccupations. Sadly, social media seems to neurologically re-route things to continuously make this harder for all of us who use it. In other news I'm psyched to hear a new Wilco record in 9-10 months that they are he

Gardening could lower your cholesterol.

Never too late to take up a new hobby.

Here's a way to make an instant mix of songs you really love and learn about your listening habits: Make a 'Smart Playlist' in Itunes on whatever device you listen to the most music on (for me it's my 120gig Ipod). When you make the playlist click on the dropdown menu that says "selected by: genre" change genre to 'most often played'. Uncheck the box next to 'Match the Following Rule' at the top. You should have a new Smart Playlist that is composed of your Top 25 most played tracks (you can make it your top 50 or whatever). The cool part is since it's a smart playlist if you listen to so

Anyone read the new issue and get a scoop on a new album yet?

One thing I think we all agree on is that no one here wants to be, or see anyone be shot down by a psycho. The more extreme approaches to dealing with this potential threat are either: a. Play cowboy and see if you can pull a trigger faster, and aim better under the duress of a gunfight, something you've never experienced before b. Pass sweeping legislation to systematically remove legal, and illegal guns from private owners in our country Both seem like a long shot (excuse the pun). That same kind of lock that deterred your imaginary assailant? This doesn't su

This is the fundamental question, and it's why I'm trying to get to the bottom of what the value of guns rights actually are. I haven't heard a good sell yet. I'm not trying to 'own' anyone in an argument. If anything Hixter has been a good sport to spar with a community who I'm thinking falls more often on the other side of the debate. I think what I'm poking at here is the idea that laws infringe on certain freedoms in exchange for the greater health of the community, like how you can't drive as fast as you want on the street no matter what your competence is as a driver. It's somethi

Like an action movie where you are the star. What about the movie where you aren't home but your guns are?

I don't know if you've imagined your life without guns. It's not an offensive question. I could tell you about my life as I imagine it without my car, or my guitar, or without my house. What I'm saying is there has been more energy attacking the particulars of gun criticism but not a very convincing defense of guns. If you are claiming defense of family is the primary factor, than keep your loved ones out of an automobile. That popular method of transportation kills more loved ones in a year than any hypothetical armed assailant breaking and entering your house. The best way to avoid t

So you don't really want to answer the question is what you're saying.

And right after this we lose the thread of why does it actually matter? Are you suggesting that those of us who don't have a weapons cache in our homes don't value the safety of ourselves and our loved ones? Are you certain you are any safer? How does this impassioned family-man stance meet, or mask the priorities of a collector with a hobby, i.e. someone who thinks it's fun? What would you really give up if you didn't have them? Would your life be emptier somehow? Would your safety and confidence melt away? Would you lose on some important passion that makes your life more fulfilli

Album recording years are usually quiet on the touring front. Low of course is done at the Loft, but I wonder if Mavis is still doing work there. Jeff's keeping the place busy.

Thanks. I like to talk a lot.

Maybe I can summarize: There seems to be an effort to close some loopholes and reduce the statistical probability for violent crime using guns by a few percent, you know tens of lives a year. Not sure what's threatening about it. There is also a more radical vision for a U.S. without guns. I think all sides recognize it as a long-shot. Then there is the radical pro-gun side. Aside from quipping about how misguided a bureaucrat's view of an 'assault rifle' is, I'm seeing a counter argument as insane as the "defense against tyranny, American values, bald eagle" approach, or as shallow

That was the funniest part, and it was Tweedy's. Garlin didn't bug me though.

How about make it so you can't buy a gun at a gun-show with no background check? The NRA has been steering this conversation and convincing a lot of gun owners that any legislation is bad. What gun-owners aren't realizing is that the NRA isn't representative of everyone who owns a gun, and they have become a paid advocate for a multi-billion dollar industry. The interests of sane gun owners need not be dictated by gun corporations or their puppet club.

I'm going to see him in concert in a couple months.

It's been about 16 years since that dude has made anything great. That's no knock. The guy made arguably two of the most perfect rock albums of the 90's. Most of us never get one.

You haven't hung out around geologists, or environmental scientists much lately, have you? I think another problem with sensing the urgency is so many people feel the way Wilco Me, was describing. For people who understand the problem, there aren't a lot of viable solutions. Carbon production seems tied to almost everything a modern society does. I know the whole "weather where I live" analysis is comically off-base. Our friends freezing in NYC will attest to it. John Stewart was ripping on that perspective last night- anyways.... I'm sitting in Denver CO, where January and February a

I don't think anything is wrong with it. It's just a curious motivation to post on a band's fanboard about how bad they've been. You can do it, you will start a conversation, it isn't mean or evil. It's just weird. I don't post on the Pearl Jam board very much, and I certainly don't feel motivated to explain why their last album sucked so bad (sorry PJ fans). I do love their back catalog though, so I get how people approach Wilco on those terms.