Mr. Heartbreak

I guess that's true for me, too. In fact, I really like the late, great Blue Mountain, which was one of the bands I compared them to in my post. However - big caveat here - when I read "greatest live band out there right now" (on this board, a while ago) and then hear a reference to 'nana puddin' on their record ... well, let's just say I'm probably not going to go totally nuts over them. In fact, when I heard that line, I think I threw up into my own mouth a little bit. For what it's worth, I think Decoration Day has a few good songs on it.

Interesting group of award recipients there. I see Neil is still getting some big props. I've read a lot of hyperbole here on VC about DBT, and picked up a copy of Decoration Day recently to check them out. I found much of the music to be pretty decent - sort of a cross between Skynyrd and Blue Mountain, which isn't a bad thing - but I thought some of the lyrics were among the worst ever written. (I actually cringed when I heard the "banker man let into me, let into me, let into me" part on "Sink Hole" ... just awful. And the "Well, my daddy didn't pull out, but he never apologized" intro to

I watched the clip, and I think Clinton was perfectly within his rights to go off on this tool. The fact that he kept interrupting a former president probably didn't help. Can anyone here imagine doing that? Even to Dubya? I think it's remarkable Clinton showed as much restraint as he did through that many interruptions. In a sick way it's kind of funny how the right has now decided - after six years of fucking up the country beyond recognition - to go with a "blame Clinton" strategy on 9/11. That's wacked. Talk about a thin smokescreen.

to Mr. "PM On The Way!"

Not the thread about the cockroach and the weatherman that I was expecting.

Just an FYI: anybody in the financial industry - banks, mortgage companies, etc. - is typically bonded, from my experience, and not only fingerprinted, but also subject to drug testing as a condition of employment. I, too, thought weed lasted 3-4 weeks in the system, but I guess if the poster takes all the advice here and still fails the test (with an infinitesimal amount of THC showing up), the best excuse is "I went to a couple rock concerts recently and breathed in some secondhand smoke."

If somebody really wanted to make a compilation that would embarrass him, it would have to include a clip from 3/25/98. After he played a couple of Woody Guthrie songs, he mentioned Woody to the audience and said the next Wilco album would be something like "the complete poems of Jim Morrison." Then he said, "We're going to start with him and then work our way to Robert Blake and Apollinaire and all those guys." Pretty sure he meant William Blake. Although, who knows, maybe Robert Blake was making a big splash on the poetry scene with such great works as "You Can Take Dat to Da Bank."

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Pat is only allowed to do Pete Townshend-like windmills. Beyond that, his role is strictly decorative.

I was just being a smartass when I posted before. In all sincerity, if you really have plenty of cash, and don't want to take a chance on being ticketless, what the hell...you should do whatever you want. By the way, if you'd like to send a few thou my way ...

I'd have to say get both, too. Yes, they both have some weak moments, but both are loaded with excellent stuff: Pinball Wizard, The Acid Queen, 5:15, The Real Me, and the sublime Love Reign O'er Me. Both are essential. And I agree with mountainbed about Live At Leeds. That kicks ass all day and night. Saw 'em in '79, and they were unbelievable. I'll never forget the way John Entwistle's bass sounded in My Generation. Wow.

PM on the way!

I come and stand at every door But no one hears my silent prayer I knock and yet remain unseen For I am dead, for I am dead I'm only seven although I died In Hiroshima long ago I'm seven now as I was then When children die they do not grow My hair was scorched by swirling flame My eyes grew dim, my eyes grew blind Death came and turned my bones to dust And that was scattered by the wind I need no fruit, I need no rice I need no sweets nor even bread I ask for nothing for myself For I am dead, for I am dead All that I ask is that for peace You fight today, you fight today So that the ch

Yeah, there's got to be something missing there ... if my SS payroll tax no longer goes to SS, what am I going to get for SS when I retire? (... he asked, naively believing that he will get what those annual statements tell him he'll get ...)

I'm all for a better environment, but I want Social Security to be there. I'd like to know whether he thinks I'm going to eat tasty trees from the forest in lieu of cashing a monthly SS check when I'm 70+.

I wish I had money to spend like you guys. Sadly, God cursed me with brains instead.

I still haven't heard Either Way, Let's Fight, Impossible Germany or What Light. Must ... resist ... temptation ....

... And deservedly so. I used to assume the US would always be above this sort of thing, but the Bush admin has subverted our government to such an extent that all bets are now off. Having your own country ruined by a band of thugs is a bad feeling. I feel as if I now live in a "banana republic."

If my dentist had dosed me when I was that age, I would have perfect teeth today.

I'm sort of envious. It must be nice discovering such a great band and being able to delve into their catalog. Not that I can't do that - I just can't do it with Led Zep. They were permanently ruined for me by overexposure to "classic" album-oriented rock stations in the 70s and 80s. Good Times Bad Times, Communication Breakdown, Dazed and Confused, Black Dog, Ramble On, and yes, especially Stairway to Heaven ... couldn't escape them in people's cars, at parties, and every New Year's when Stairway was always the winner of the Top 1000 Songs of All Time countdown on the radio (Freebird was a

That thing was classic. Do you have a link to that or mp3?

...much more plush and velvety than what was hanging out of Willie's short shorts...