Mr. Heartbreak

First time? Wow, cool. That is a great set. The Scarlet > Fire is among the best. "Take a step back."

Surprising. I thought they were going to K-k-k-k-k-k-katmandu.

Is it that part about a dime for a cup of coffee? That must sound pretty unrealistic to kids these days...a dime? WTF?

I can totally dig both what nalafej and Shug posted. I am sure I would enjoy ol' Bob live if I ever saw him. I don't think it actually matters if someone is considered hip at this point. I sure as hell ain't. I listen to all sorts of weird old stuff, and some pretty mainstream old stuff. I find very little new music that has any staying power for me personally. Okay, back to the senior citizen fan: I guess she has mastered the "horizontal" part of Horizontal Bop. No?

http://www.inquisitr.com/615769/coma-request-fulfilled-bob-seger-invites-evie-branon-backstage/ Pretty cool, she got to go back stage and meet him. On the other hand, when your most famous fan is 79, have you officially become un-hip?

See, there are areas where we can agree 100%! Why can't Congress do the same?

A true American original. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/arts/television/jonathan-winters-comedian-dies-at-87.html?_r=0

The avatar doesn't help. I know this, because mine undoubtedly has a similar effect.

You guys are great. I forgot all about "Like A Rock." One of my favorite comments was "She's older now, but still running against the wind." It's a pretty weak one, but it still made me laugh. Come back (from your coma), baby, rock and roll never forgets.

I always think I have not seen Clapton live, but I actually did see him on that Pros and Cons tour. I didn't know it was him up there, but I enjoyed his playing. Oddly, he reminded me more of Jerry Garcia than, say, Dave Gilmour. In a weird way, I liked him with that band better than most of what he's done on his own.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/woman-awakes-5-coma-immediately-asks-see-bob-200716579.html?pt=BureoF4GVB?date=50450705 There is something weirdly touching, and sort of humorous, about this story. Also, there are five million articles about it on the internet, and some of the comments sections are very, very funny.

So, if the fear of a ban is selling guns faster than the manufacturers can ship them, and it's hard to even find most ammunition, what's the problem? I read recently where only 35% of American households even own a firearm (down from 42% in 2005). Yet there are roughly 300 million firearms owned by civilians in the United States (as of 2010). Aren't there plenty out there already? We are a heavily armed nation thanks to the 1/3 of us who are gun owners.... And background checks? That should be universal. Hell, I can't even sell my car without having to transfer the registration. Seems lik

I did not realize the NRA was a non-profit, but of course they are. Never thought much about it, really. Yeah, they are going to be on a fundraising tear for a while. I suspect you will get so much junk mail from them it will make your head spin. Not really sure what they are so upset about in the first place. Even an "assault weapons ban" (which will never get through anyway) would only ban future sales of weapons. Anyone who wants them can still get them for the foreseeable future, and a ban would just spike sales until it goes into effect. Am I right?

Haven't you guys ever heard Cheap Trick at Budokan or the Beatles Japan shows? Those little Japanese girls can be loud!! Times have changed, I guess...

Fixed it for ya. Enjoy the mailbox clutter! I'm with LouieB and IRememberDBoon on Social Security. I don't see where it's anything but a success. Of course, we should all save more for our old age. Hell, I've been plowing money into stocks in an IRA for twenty years. I got totally reamed in 2001 when 9/11 hit, and I got totally reamed again just seven years later when the big financial crisis hit. So, no matter what, I will seriously need Social Security to survive even if I wait until 69 or 70 to retire. Didn't that happen to a few other million people? Raising the retirement age is no solut

Maybe there is a groupie story there.

Even Solitaire?

Wow, that effects pedal sold for $4,500. Talk about what the market will bear! I get the feeling it won't be getting much more use any time soon.

Wow, that's pretty much a dream setlist these days, IMHO. Laminated Cat, When You Wake Up Feeling Old, PKB and Magazine all in one night? Sweet. Thanks for the report.

Looks like they finally released the setlists for Dave's Picks Vol. 6: http://www.dead.net/store/daves-picks-store/daves-picks-volume-6-san-francisco-122069-cd-st-louis-2270 Interesting. I am looking forward to this, was pretty underwhelmed by the last release. Not terrible, but nothing really outstanding on it that I didn't already have better versions of...

Back in the 70s, I believe, there was an actual comedy skit based on this premise, again lifted from the original "Who's on First" sketch. I think they used The Guess Who, The Who, and Yes. It was pretty funny listening to the guy get frustrated at the answers he was getting. "Can you tell me the name of the act?" "Yes." The TLF18 post reminds me of a conversation I had with a fellow student back in the early 80s (which was not that long after the late 60s, like it is now). She was a big fan of Michael Jackson and Madonna, for whom I had nothing but contempt. She asked me to name someone I li

This is kind of interesting: survey of areas where people say they don't feel safe, or at least the "index of well-being" in general is pretty low. http://247wallst.com/2013/04/09/ten-cities-where-americans-dont-feel-safe

Yeah, we are truly influenced by our surroundings, our culture, parents, and so on, but ultimately as adults we choose what to believe, what to reject, etc. I think if Frank Zappa were still alive, he would have no problem with gay marriage, but would continue to lampoon gay men relentlessly. He made fun of everybody, and although it seems like a contradiction, you can be supportive of someone's rights while still criticizing or satirizing their behavior. So, anyone else have some comments about their state?

Well, I don't think anyone would ever have accused Zappa of being a traditional kind of guy...not with kids who he named Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. He did like the idea of being a father and was a proponent of capitalism, as he wanted to sell his music. Politically, I would say he was center-left: pro-civil rights, pro-choice, in favor of taxing churches, anti-establishment in many ways. Like most of us, not that easy to pigeonhole. Considering the times, it's not surprising that he was sexist and what we would now consider homophobic, as was most of the country.