uncool2pillow

I think you missed the point. I believe the point being made is this: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold didn't listen to much Marilyn Manson and early indications are that Jared Laughner didn't listen to much Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, or Rush Limbaugh. Like I said earlier, they pollute the culture as do a lot of other things. And all the background noise of divisiveness and hatred in politics, entertainment, video games, etc. takes its toll on all of us in ways we cannot quantify, but to use this tragedy to blame political opponents when no evidence exists to support it is plain wrong.

Tom, I watched about 1/2 to 3/4 of the video. I honestly got tired of his holier than thou tone, so missed the portion you reference. I may go back and watch it later. I want to add this: There is enormous tragedy with this shooting. So many innocent people dead and injured. The intended target may live, let's all hope (and pray if like me, you're so inclined) so. Congressperson Giffords seems like a rarity these days. From what I have read, she seems to be an honest, caring, thoughtful politician who was devoted to public service, not self-publicity, personal enrichment, or zealous

I have mixed feelings about this. Having read Columbine, it's obvious that Eric Harris was a true "psychopath" and that the cultural factors the media wanted to play had a very limited role. It's way too early to ascribe motivations to the suspect in yesterday's tragedy. Yet pundits like Keith Olbermann are already exploiting this tragedy to ascribe blame to their political opponents. We have no idea what was going through this sick person's brain yet. Had he seen Palin's disgusting cross-hairs? We have no evidence to suggest he had. We have an incredibly polluted culture, both politic

I woman came into the Borders where I work p/t last night and was mad that we didn't have any Gerry Rafferty. I wanted to say, "We didn't know he was going to die suddenly, causing you to want to buy some of his music, and by the way, since you only want Baker Street, and maybe Stuck in the Middle With You, just go to iTunes."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkS169P_Eeo

Thanks for the reminder. I tend to get all my movies from the public library. They usually have an excellent selection, but don't have that. I will search out other channels or ask the library to buy it. They usually but requested items.

That and its sequel are the only Linklater movies my wife likes. We enjoy them together.

I will probably do that. But I have two 5 year olds running around and it's hard for me to get quality movie time, so I wanted to know which was better regarded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx90S3szwT0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhECmBk7fVY

There is something to be said for the joy of shopping for something you really love. Generally, I hate the shopping experience, but from my teenage years through my 30s, I loved shopping for music. That's changed because of the lack of inventory in most music stores. Now it's beer. When I used to get gift cards to music stores, it filled me with anticipation. Now it's the same for the beer store. Finding the perfect gift for someone is a great experience. When you know they'll love it, the anticipation of giving is awesome. But a well chosen gift card is often a better alternative t

Question for anyone, but Beltmann's advice would be most appreciated: TCM is showing a couple of Marx Bros. movies on NYE. Which is a better bet, Duck Soup or Night at the Opera?

My garage band was the Mannequin Heads.

Just like Randall Cunningham!

If this is true, it makes me hate it even more.

Because the NCAA is a joke.

Not a Christmas commercial, but there's a men's cologne commercial that makes me want to kick in the TV screen. Some male model is holding a press conferences for no reason and announces "I'm not going to do what people expect anymore." Then the wall of the press room collapse and he walks away.

Does this make the Brewers a contender? My (admittedly uninformed) opinion is no.

Ever listen to Doo Bop?

Yes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_3xbcJBUxY

I keep trying to think of artists to post in this thread, but cannot think of any. Here's some of my favorites, but they all blew it on at least 1 occasion. Bob Mould Paul Westerberg Lou Reed Iggy Pop Neil Young David Bowie Jayhawks Ryan Adams Tweedy is batting about .900, so he's probably the closest.

A great Iowan.

I'll take a leak

Double nickels bland and generic? Hmmm... I can understand not liking it. But I do not understand these adjectives at all. I could agree with the assessment of the Clash, but I think a lot of that is they paved the way for so many other bands that the excitement of music that sounds like that is lost years later.