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As much as I love Emmylou, she's not really known as a songwriter. She's made a career in covering other people's songs. I believe out of 20-some albums she's done, she's written but a handful of her own tunes. Speaking of which, I'd toss in Rodney Crowell to the best songwriters since '80 list. And add Randy Newman, as well.

Neil Diamond belongs on the list, even though some of his greatest songs were written in the 60s and 70s. He did The Jazz Singer soundtrack in the early 80s and his 2005 work, 12 Songs, proves he's still an excellent songwriter and considered one of the all-time greats. I'll also toss a bone out there for Robert Hunter. He continued to write some amazing songs in the 80s and 90s (and currently) for the Grateful Dead, Jim Lauderdale, and a few more modern acts.

Are the mice beginning to come inside from the cold already?

Exile on Main St.- Stones Blonde on Blonde- Dylan Revolver-Beatles London Calling- Clash Dixie Chicken- Little Feat Nothing's Shocking- Jane's Addiction Great Days: Anthology- John Prine (cheating, but hey) Who Came First- Pete Townsend Giant Step- Taj Mahal Music From Big Pink- the Band

Rumor has it the lead singer from The Wallflowers was slightly influenced by Dylan, along with almost every other musical artist of the past 40 years.

I used to love when Brent and Garcia would lock into eachother: Garcia beaming, Brent grinning from ear to ear, and Garcia would turn his back to the other band members and the two of them would lock into a groove together. I was a big Brent fan (even got to meet him and have a few drinks together in a bar on Bourbon street after the Bangles came out and did an a double encore with the Dead in '88) and always loved sitting behind/in front of him at shows. He added a lot to the band and gave them a new dynamic to work with. Too bad he never really felt completely accepted....

Didn't see this befote I posted, but yeah, I'd agree. I don't find it too out there as a concept, but it doesn't work for me (and I rarely smoke weed anymore). AnfdI, again, agree with the fact that you need to weigh what's more important to ou- the job or the weed, in certain circumstances. I just don't agree it should be an issue until the substance use becomes an issue on the job.

Agreed, but do you think it'd be acceptable to test for alcohol on a Monday morning at the office? It's legal, and it could potentially contribute to a decline in work productivity. Alcohol stays in the system roughly 3-4 days after consumption, so those 3-4 beers Fri./Sat. night could do you in. It's the point of intrusion into personal choices made outside the workday that I'm concerned about, not the legality of the substance. If a key point to screening employees (or future employees) is to prevent/circumvent/quash potential productivity problems, it would make sense to screen for alcoh

Alcohol is legal and I'd posit that it contributes to a lot more "problems" relating to productivity than weed, though you're point is well taken.

I just think it's putting the cart before the horse. I believe people should be left alone in their private-life decisions as long as it doesn't effect their job performance (again, specifically relating to drugs here). Not hiring someone based on a dirty drug test assumes the person is incapable of performing the job well, before even being given a chance to prove otherwise.

I hear, ya. I'm a Trot fan, as well but h's been plaqued with injuries a lot the past 4 years or so and misses substantial chunks of seasons. I'd like to see a healthy Nixon play optimum games for a year, but the reality is he's injury-prone and on the down-side of his career. As much as I dig the man as a player, I'd welcome an upgrade in right field.

In my scenario, if it got to the point in the interview where they start asking what I do in my spare time, in terms of items I choose to put in my body, I'd lose interest in the position. It's nobody's business if I want to shoot an 8-ball of gunpowder into my neck on Friday night, as long as I'm not fucked up on the job. Or, if the position was that important to me, I'd lay off the drugs, I suppose. As I said, it depends on your personal priorities, eh?

This is my thought process as well: why work for a place that gives a rat's ass if you smoke weed in your personal/non-work time? I'd look for another employer. But maybe you really want the gig, in which case you'll probably want to stop certain personal-time activities to comply with their wishes. It's weighing the balance, I suppose. To answer your question, though....I don't know. I thought weed stayed in the system for up to 3 weeks. I'm not sure drinking water flushes it out.

Unfortunately, I think Papi ceded any MVP possibility with his mouth last week.

And the term "every day" player is used very loosely with Trot the last 3-4 years.

--> QUOTE(Paul B @ Sep 20 2006, 11:37 AM) Jerry Garcia has risen from the dead, says he's ready to tour. I was thinking along the same lines: "Garcia Found Living on Hawaii: Clean, Rested, Ready to Tour Again!!"

Assuming I had to go as someone/something, I'd certainly consider it. That's a sweet John Goodman look, BTW. However, I stand at roughly 5'8" and weigh about 160. It'd be tough to pull off. I'd end up looking like an effeminite Irish wedding planner or something.

Adult costume parties really annoy the bejezus out of me. I don't know why-maybe it's the fact that I hate having to guess who the people are-costume-wise and hidden beneath the costume- or maybe it's just the sheer stupidity of it, I'm not sure. If forced to go to one I'd probably go as either John Sununu or former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop.

As well as in that fiance parody featuring Jennifer Lopez. Excellent acting, overall.

Casualities of War? Pretty funny flick.

Ah. It is a bit like that at this point, isn't it. On a side note, I hope my taint never burns with anything, save a desire for utter freedom. And now, back to baseball....

What the hell is "telephone," and does it involve nurses?

Hey, I thought there might have been a mix up. In the article he referrenced Kearns and asked his nurse. Obviously not a pitcher and asking his wife. Unless, of course, he's secretly married to Linda the Nurse on the sly and Kearns pitches in a magical elf-land league. I didn't catch the EEI interview.

"Austin Kearns get to the Nationals." *see his insider article.

Reporting from Fenway, nonetheless. A very nice piece by Gammons today about his ordeal in ESPN Insider, as well as some baseball notes: http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/col...%26id%3d2594637