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stooka

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  1. I saw them in 2003. Incredible to finally see them at last. Managed to get a Billy Bremner pick, but only after after some lady and I struggled at first trying to snatch up a piece of pick-size ice.
  2. Why not just bump the blasphemy thread?
  3. Some fine moments on the new cd, especially the guitarwork. RS might have been a little generous with their review, but I'd do the same simply out of respect. I mean really, she was almost Mrs. Sid Vicious. How Punk is that?
  4. Sometimes I get one just for the cover! I got rid of mine in the early 80s, then compiled a better collection starting about 8 years ago. Currently, I puchase cds online(Amazon used, e-bay & directly from label). I don't even own an i-pod and I have over a thousand lps purchased at garage & estate sales & some e-bay.
  5. Bill Wyman?? really? Dude can provide a solid backdrop for some great Rock n Roll! All while never letting the ash drop from his ciggy. Check this clip out - You may recognize a few of the musicians.
  6. If you play DSOTM along with Wizard of Oz while reading The World According To Garp......
  7. Dr Dog/Delta Spirit live @ The Hi-Dive - Denver, Colorado
  8. The seven new State Fair foods chosen for the third annual Big Tex Choice Awards contest on Labor Day (along with my entry for next year): Deep Fried Latte Fried pastry topped with cappuccino ice cream, caramel sauce, whipped cream and instant coffee powder. Fried Cookie Dough Cookie dough with chocolate chips, pecans and coconut, dipped in batter and fried. Other cookie flavors may be offered. Zesty Fried Guacamole Bites Small scoops of guacamole breaded and fried. Served with salsa or ranch or spicy ranch dressings. Country Pride Peach Cobbler on a Stick Peach cobbler with dumpli
  9. From the Scotsman The Centralian Advocate, an Alice Springs daily newspaper, ran the headline "Killer Brat" on its coverage of the story. However, Phillip Hodson, a fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, said it was wrong to vilify a child. "Such a headline would be justified for a 21-year-old. But at only seven, this child is at the stage we describe as "before reason", he said. "Obviously, it is offensive when animals are gratuitously killed. But the world of childhood and children is severely distorted and we should be more tolerant because such a young ch
  10. Seth Kauffman, the soon-to-be King of Lo-Fi!!!!
  11. Around 1990, I went to the library determined to find a few jazz cds to try out. My jazz experience was limited to my dad's stack of 78s - mostly Big Band and piano stuff from Art Tatum, Fats Waller, Alec Templeton, etc. One of the four I grabbed was Kind Of Blue. Of course, the name Miles Davis stuck out so i picked it and the other 3 I don't remember. I wasn't prepared for how good it was. Thinking ALL modern Jazz sounded like this, I excitedly declared that I now loved Jazz. Needless to say, I soon found out that all jazz did not sound like this and later read that it was considered by so
  12. Great review!! Gush all you want, reading that stuff is enjoyable. Why in the world I haven't seen this band is beyond me.
  13. Forget Platinum, Elvis has gone Aluminum!!
  14. ACL 2008 Performances part 1 ACL 2008 Performances part 2
  15. A certain fellow VCer will be happy to know that we might have a sponsor!!! He said if I ever found myself in front of a computer buying tickets, to get some for him and we would ALL go!!! "Surely, they'll play Dallas or something" - MM
  16. Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Apostophe Hot Rats
  17. My nominees - She & Him - Volume 1 Dr Dog - Fate TV On The Radio - Dear Science White Denim - Workout Holiday Delta Spirit - Ode To Sunshine My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges The winner > Dr Dog - Fate!
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