uncool2pillow

Absolutely not! I think the rest of your post is pretty much on target, but I have in no way endorsed the end of collective bargaining, nor would I. The only reason I waded into this thread is because I thought the original post I responded to had some pretty bad reasoning that needed to be pointed out.

Duck-billed catechist said, rightfully, that this situation is not the fault of public employees, but the whole credit default swap system. Lots of other innocent people have paid the price for what happened. Public employees can't be the only ones who are immune from the economic collapse no matter who's to blame. Tax revenues are down and it's not just because of lower tax rates, but lower tax revenues due to less money being pumped into the economy.

Keep an eye out. 20% is probably just the first step. I imagine there will be things @ least 50% off before it's all said and done. I am sure they'd rather take a small loss on what they sell their inventory for rather than pay to ship it off to other stores or dump it entirely.

Don't forget, this recession has caused plenty of private sector workers to give much more than a pound of flesh.

Sonny Rollins is still around, but I'm going to mention him, because he's old and I am very glad I got to see him 12 years ago.

I have no opinion about the specific issues in Wisconsin. I am a fiscally conservative public employee who has benefited from collective bargaining rights. I am, in no way defending the bill in Wisconsin OR the position of the protesters. I just think there are several weak points in this post. 2. The federal deficit has little to to with the state deficit. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are incredibly expensive, but not really tied to a state's deficit. 3. Who CARES how the Packers feel?? Oh, wait, it's Wisconsin. Of course people who became millionaires in part through collective

I saw the Glass Spider tour too. Holy crap, was that bad. Did catch the Sound & Vision tour which was simple & elegant and featured Adrian Belew on guitar.

John Lee Hooker Bo Diddely Replacements Pixies Bowie (seems to be retired)

I didn't realize that Tim Tebow sings for Mumford & Sons until the Grammys. I was disappointed that my children's favorite, Justin Roberts, lost to Pete Seeger for best children's music album. It's something like Seeger's 6th Grammy and he should have many, many more, so I'm glad he won, but JR's Jungle Gym is full of great melodies and performances that anyone of any age can appreciate. Probably linked to this vid before, but it's freakin' awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTpHAbuEQac

Woot!

Springsteen was freakin' awesome in that.

Don't know when this was taken. I think he's aged well, as long as he avoids the stupid make up look. And what's up with 80s indie music icons who are gay going bald and growing beards??

this

I go Thursday.

This reminds me of a comment Jeff made at a show in West Des Moines before SBS came out: "Here's another mid-tempo rocker from Wilco."

Does the executor of Harry Caray's estate know that Mikael stole Harry's glasses?

There are some great songs (One Wing, My Country Disappeared), but some not so great (You And I, Everlasting Everything [their worst, IMO]) and very, very bland production. I think BBN is a poor attempt to recapture the KrautRock vibe of Spiders. Overall, it's their weakest album. I like it better than many do, but it is their weakest, I think.

I will tune in. Mike Judge rarely fails miserably. I think it'll be good for a chuckle.

This is exactly why I may skip this movie.

A friend also couldn't put it down. It's on my list.

Oh geez. When I saw him a couple of years ago, you could tell he was really down on his luck (actually, more lack of ambition than luck). I hope his new CD put enough $$ in his pocket to help him recover from this.

I would think years of smoking is also a necessary ingredient, but I could be wrong.

For wanting a reason for your opinion?

'nuff said.