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My first glimpse of Middle Brother, thanks for that! I can't wait for that one.

Just thought I would mention, Motorhead is on Conan tonight.

We always tell our singer to throw a Capo on them if he is struggling...

Wire - Red Barked Tree

Look what screaming (and cigarettes) did to Nilsson's voice.

In case you need to keep track: Dexter kills

In addition to some of the others mentioned already: Band of Horses Pavement

I can only hope someday to have lived a life where I am surrounded by such love when I'm ill. Best wishes to you and the family.

This is where I read it, don't know how reliable: Destroyer link

Looking forward to hearing this. Incidentally, I just read that the picture is from Queen Elizabeth park in Vancouver.

I would like to try out the destroyer record next.

Pavement on Ace of Cakes: Pavement on ace of cakes

New mix streaming on Sonic Youth site: Sonic Youth mix tape

That's a beauty. Would love to hear how it sounds.

That's hilarious, the stuff of nightmares.

I don't agree with this. For a believer to suddenly come to terms with death being just "lights out" and nothing more is a much harder sell than for a non believer to suddenly find out that yay, I get to see all the people I love and play harp all day. Fear of death is probably the biggest driver for religion, that can only change for the better if a non believer is wrong.

I think the big difference is that for a religious person to admit they were wrong might shake them to the very core of their being. And certainly they seem to retain their faith in the face of some pretty overwhelming evidence to the contrary (at least for christianity). I think many atheists probably hope they are wrong.

You can't equate atheism and science. But the fact remains that atheists at least have some scientific evidence on their side and are not relying on this nebulous idea of faith. And woud probably be able to admit they were wrong if there was a shred of evidence otherwise.

Still searching for the right keyboard. Someone recommended a Yamaha CP5 to me. Anybody have experience with those?

I love Johnny Hickmans guitar playing, I asked him once if he would give me lessons since he only lives about 45 minutes away. He was very gracious about turning me down.

Dave Grohl played one in concert when I saw the Foo Fighters. Joe Perry played one for awhile as well. I played one a long time ago and remember it being very heavy (as in weight, not tone).

I have been wanting a lap steel for awhile and that one looks amazing. What does one of these run?

I wouldn't characterize athiesm as "not believing in something". Edit: Actually I know by definition that's what it means.

I have good memories of that show. My first glimpse of Cheap Trick for example. RIP.