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Not sure if the $100 tickets ever showed up on Ticketmaster this morning. Or if they did, they sold quickly. Either way, I wasn't able to pull up tickets for either show.

Remember these books?!? http://joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/66%20Choose%20Your%20Own%20Adventure%20covers%20(huge).jpg They so ruled. I'm sure they are still around / being sold in some form or another. I just had completely forgotten they had existed until just now.

He seems to be pretty smitten with them and eager to award some kind of "key to the city" honor to them: http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2010/02/15/wilco-the-city-duluth/ Wilco (the city) = Duluth By Don Ness on Feb 15, 2010 Wilco’s fog show in Duluth was the equivalent of two young lovers waiting out a downpour in a phone booth (if the weather wasn’t so bad we’d still just be holding hands). I loved that show – the fog, the ore boat, the Brewhouse beer, the unseasonable cold, and a band who seemed to thrive in the elements. It was perfect because it was such an authentic Duluth expe

There's actually a little backstory on how they chose this: http://www.jambands.com/news/2010/02/17/wilco-welcomes-peter-buck-and-bill-frisell-receives-valentine-from-umphrey-s-mcgee Meanwhile, Wilco’s Chicago neighbors Umphrey’s McGee paid tribute to Jeff Tweedy and company at Baltimore, MD’s Ram’s Head Live! on Valentine’s Day. Before the show the group asked fans to vote on what cover to play as part of its ValUMtines Day Song Poll. Wilco’s “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” won, and the band debuted the song at the start of its second set. Below is a list of the ValUMtine's Day Songs.

Last year, the Golden Circle was seated, but the seats weren't assigned. It was the first 10 rows, you could go right up and claim a seat assuming you got there early enough.

Crikey.

That's another great story, how John was worried if "The Revolution" did take place, and he had a violent hoard ready to execute him for wanting to be "counted out", he would save his hide by saying to them "But no, I really wanted to be counted in! Listen to it!" Paranoia strikes deep.

Maybe Apple Records has sold enough Beatles Rock Band games and Beatles reissues to buy it? One can always hope.

When he was talking about Kubrick giving Cruise direction, I immediately thought he was talking about this. I thought I had repressed the memories of this snoozefest, but it's all coming back to me now.

The hopelessly cheesy subtitle aside, I'm actually looking forward to this. Stone has Douglas, the Sheens, Josh Brolin, Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon and Shia LeBouf on board. And yeah, I'm a huge sucker for the first film and will watch it if I ever happen to see it on TV while flipping through the channels. I sincerely hope Gekko updates the speech a bit by saying "Greed isn't merely good any more... Greed... (long dramatic pause) is GREAT!!!"

Terry's had to scrounge for funding in Europe, where sketchy European investors hold his productions for hostage and demand unreliable French stars to appear in them as a precondition to sink their cash into his films... (See Lost in La Mancha to see what I'm referring to...)

Hawke doesn't sink them at all. In fact, he's very likeable in both. I probably harbored the same prejudices you have towards him prior to seeing them. Great news, something to look forward to.

Sounds like a more entertaining premise than Before Retirement Communities.

True. I think movies after a long gap only work if they have the characters mature a bit in a satisfying way while retaining some of the magic that made the first movie successful. It's not quite a decade, but Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004) is about as good of a pair of movies as you can watch filmed over a long gap. I wonder if Linklater and the actors will be up for another chapter in 2015?

I actually haven't even seen this yet. I don't want it to spoil the dreams of my youth if I'm severely disappointed.

Money's spent. See no future, pay no rent. All the money's gone. Nowhere to go.

The Godfather Pt. III was memorable... memorably bad.

Fellow Chicago band appreciation society? Pretty great cover IMO. I'm not a real fan of jam bandery myself, you have to have some respect for a band that calls its debut Greatest Hits Vol. III.

Now that I've worn out I've worn out the world I'm on my knees in facination Looking through the night And the moon's never seen me before But I'm reflecting light I rode the pain down, got off and looked up Looked into your eyes The loss opened windows all around My dark heart lit up the skies Now that I've worn out I've worn out the world I'm on my knees in facination Looking through the night And the moon's never seen me before But I'm reflecting light Give up the ground, under your feet Hold on to nothing for good Turn and run at the mean dogs chasing you Stand alone and missundersto

People are concerned, and they could share their concerns with you, but not on a public message board that the secret spy division of the IMF could read. I'm sure if you want long, rambling responses to this question written in crayon and covered with straight jacket scuffmarks, you can find it. Just be sure to don the proper headgear before you read it:

The question is, do humans have to take responsibility for their actions? And at what point would the evidence be sufficient for the "climate doubters"? How much damage needs to be done before everyone is on board with making drastic changes - and by then, will it be too late? There may be a bit of an alarmist tone in the scientific community now, but it is only because there is concern that if we don't bother changing our ways and continue on this path for years to come, there will be severe consequences. Even if you live in a bubble where fossil fuel consumption isn't producing enough CO2

Avatar may not be so good for smaller budget directors (although in all fairness, you can also blame Transformers and the Pirates sequels...) Gilliam slams 'Avatar' for taking funding from smaller films 15/02/2010 - 08:18:19 Terry Gilliam has blasted ‘Avatar’ for limiting the opportunities of less successful filmmakers. The ‘12 Monkeys’ director said James Cameron’s epic 3-D blockbuster – now the biggest grossing film in history – cost so much to make, it meant many other projects missed out on funding. He said: “There are so many small, beautiful film-makers and actors and directors

Six years is a long time. RIP Doug... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvhw-uAzbVc

The pretty sun video creator seems just as concerned about UFOs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF8Ohc3t848&feature=channel Yet another great, reliable source of info from the Tinfoil Hat Crowd.

This has been in my Netflix queue for a bit. I really like this from it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Sv57rbujA