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lost highway

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  1. I also like the theme song to "The Wonder Years". Did they play the song from the Sprint commercial?
  2. I don't know if it's fair to call Can progressive. They do have complex playing and longer songs, but they're not in the same 'high concept' realm. They also improvised almost everything they recorded. Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi are my favorites. It's krautrock. Almost as absurd as Faust. It means nothing, intentionally. The things that could draw a person into Can would be some of their more magnetic grooves, and a playful sense of psychedelia. There is a sense that you're listening to some crazy characters making something bizarre, and loving every moment. The thing that could t
  3. Two points that seem striking about Romney: - As pointed out, running against the ACA would be idiotic since he kind of invented it. - No one on here who's mentioned voting for him seems to have any passion for him. In fact I'm not convinced that Jules, or Bleedorange even really want to vote for him. He's that tepid and meaningless of a politician. He's like a Mormon cyborg with a handsome face that just absorbs whatever crap might poll well and then pukes it into a microphone while he sounds uncomfortable. I'm not even sure if Romney has won his own vote. This one struck me:
  4. The interpretation of it as a tax to get it through the supreme court seems to me to be fairly semantic. The conservative media is running with it like: "This is imposing an additional tax on middle class families." Except all of the families that have coverage already won't be paying any tax, and the tax/penalty that uncovered families, who could afford it, but opted not to, are then taxed so that they can be covered. So..... not really a normal tax hike. I think the best this can do is fairly well, I also think it's pretty sure it will succeed in this regard. If some time can pass and
  5. Thanks for sharing the link. Clarified some details for sure.
  6. Well, I need to read the fine print, but hopefully the penalty would also function as coverage. I do know that I was "under insured" when I dislocated my shoulder years ago and the trip to the hospital set me back five grand (for x-rays, and two minutes with the doctor popping my shoulder back in). I worked out a payment plan, but 5 grand was a huge drain on my finances over the course of a couple years. Long story short, the "penalty" right now is already very expensive.
  7. The Supreme Court upheld the Health Care Act.
  8. I too love Deeper Down more than most songs. This leads me to believe that you are right, I am right and anyone who thinks otherwise is a buffoon. Should anyone question the quality of that song without the insertion IMHO I will challenge them to fisticuffs posthaste. Zounds!
  9. Sorry, I'm a recording engineer, which makes me hear things in funny ways. So.... it's not something about song writing, or lyrics. It's literally the way microphones, eq's etc. were used in their space. It sounds like it was recorded with a mic one inch away from everything in a room with really thick carpet everywhere. There is not a lot of breath, it doesn't sound 'open'. If you listen to it and W(TA) right in a row you can hear how different the approach was.
  10. I'll take the front half of W(TA) over the back half of SBS any day. While I loved the production on SBS and still do, it's a little wooly and claustrophobic, it makes W(TA) sound really open and clear. I'd say, of course, that the sound of TWL splits the difference between warm/intimate and open/smooth- that and I think the song quality control is higher through the entire new album.
  11. On a non-military note. How do the Romney fans feel about the fact that middle class tax, and small business taxes are lower under Obama than Bush?
  12. What I mean is we've spent a massive amount of money on that tool, and it hasn't brought us or the world any prosperity (unless you own stock in the arms industry, read: the tail that wags the dog). We sit in the richest country with an embarrassing health care crisis, a public school system that is still in need of innovation, and the untapped potential to lead the world in efficient high-speed mass transit, and clean energy. But, people are getting excited (or more commonly, grumblingly obliging) to vote for a guy who wants to make sure the world knows we once again have indisputably the
  13. Write a blog on it and boom! You too are industry. Edit: Oh! Here it be:
  14. What could possibly wrong with the already formidable size of our military? Why would we want to invest more in a complex that has brought us and our unfortunate targets nothing but ruin in the past six decades? Korea, Vietnam, Irag, Afghanistan, count 'em up man. One shit show after another.
  15. I love that example, Doug, because your illegal download is considered stealing and your Amazon purchase is considered legitimately buying used. Neither of them gave Conor Oberst any money. One thing I was thinking about this is the various classes of artists. Now, this is not an ethical argument. More a practical look at various burdens (or lack thereofs). Upper Class Artist Their albums usually go gold. They sell a lot of them, and a ton of singles on Itunes. When they come to your town they play the Comfort Dental Amphitheater or the Geico Insurance Baseball Stadium. Their conce
  16. Romney has already vowed to "Restore our national defense", apparently we haven't put enough cash, blood, or bullets in that category lately. How can we weather another several years of decreased revenue from taxes and increased spending on weapons and foreign quagmires?
  17. Can we get an update for your reasons why? (You token Republicans are the reason this is actually a dialog).
  18. I just watched the Rockies beat the Nationals. That Strassburg is no joke, but he couldn't make up for Nationals' mistakes, and Rockies' determination.
  19. Looking for Romney to do something Clinton-esque. I think the problem with that hope is that he is in deep, like up to his neck with the mega-corporations. A lot of the new regulation is to keep tycoons from casting bets with your mortgage and then needing us to bail them out. Also, I believe the taxes were on the average higher in that period then they are now.
  20. Thanks for biting (looking at your dog picture). Can you think of a succinct explanation for why you will vote for Romney?
  21. Can I clarify something with two questions (for any who care to answer): 1. Are you passionate about Mitt Romney? 2. Do you think you will vote for him?
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