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True, awesome band...but I'd take Truth over Beck-Ola.

My turtle shaped/green vinyl Turtles record, pressed excusively for Turtles Records and Tapes.

No. What I'm saying is that republicans will not bother to put it into context, AND will have it spewed out of context from now until the polls are closed (or until republicans retain/regain control...whichever comes first) by Fox/Drudge/Rush/Hannity/Coulter,etc. Having said that, there are a lot of people of all politcal stripes who are too uneducated to put this into context.

I went to CNN Center today for lunch. CNN were all over the story as of two hours ago. Conservatives absolutely do not want this to die, and they won't let it.

Tuesday. And it will.

Absolutely correct.

Believe me, I hope you're right. I happen to think Fox News/talk radio and Drudge Report are far more influential than campaign commercials on tv. Of course Diebold is more influential than any of that.

In that case, I strongly disagree with your point. The presidential nominee is a bit more than "the dude that ran for office that one time". Those stupid things he says, to a lot of people who hear them, are the official position of the democratic party. At the very least, it's extremely easy for Rove and Fox to spin those words into something equating the democratic talking points.

20 years vs. 2 years. Pop charts vs. war time politics. I'm not buying it.

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What do you mean by "still"? His speech was yesterday, right? From now until Tuesday they'll be saying it louder and believing it more. Bank on that.

OK, mayne not ALL democrats, but the democrats are far less likely to regain control of anything now. John Kerry was the nominee two years ago, and remains one of the three or four highest profile democrats currently in office. Every republican in America, plus lots of democrats and undecideds, right now believe he said soldiers are uneducated and/or stupid. OUCH...democrats just lost. See you in '08.

And that would amount to how many people? Virtually none. The fact is, the republican response to this will damage all democrats next Tuesday. John Kerry's speech, even if he got the words right, was not going to harm Bush or any republican in the least.

Who does Glen Kotche think he is? Sure he's great at some things, but he can't play big band swing as well as Ed Shaugnessy. That's basically what several people around here have been saying about Nels Cline.

So you agree with me. Why the outrage?

It might have been '97 (absolutely no chance it was later than '98) when I saw them at Dottie's Bar in Atlanta. They had a pedal steel player that night. I liked that show better than anything I've heard from them since. For the record, I am championing KOL as a band who I feel have great potential. I think DBT has already fulfilled their potential.

Is that a band?

I think there's more musical variety on Aha Shake Heartbreak than on any of the Truckers albums I've heard. Granted, KOL's vocals are one dimensional. I'm not saying KOL are the best rock band right now, I'm just saying they could be in another 10 years if they continue putting out solid albums and grow as a live band.

Actually, DBT are pretty old. Much older than KOL. I don't like their music, so I don't consider them a contender. Plus, they'll be ancient by the time the average age of the KOL guys hits 30. My Morning Jacket could be around for a while. DBT will probably be around for a long time, too, but like I said I don't care for them. I think they're sound is too one dimensional and folks might get sick of them after another five years or so. It's too bad, I wanted to like them ever since seeing them in a rathole bar in Atlanta 10 or 12 years ago.

We shall see. What other YOUNG straight up rock and roll bands are there these days? Almost every young band that is popular nowadays is either gimmick or schtick.

Based on the fact that they are so young (aren't some of those guys still under 21?) and they've released two solid albums thus far, I am of the belief that they are on course to be the best straight up rock and roll band in America by the time the are 30 years old. They could easily blow it, though. I don't know about the VW commercial coming out when they were unknowns. I think that came out after they had been on tour opening for the Strokes...a pretty high profile slot for any musician to be in. (By the way, they blew the Strokes off the stage when they played together in Atlanta, bu

If you don't like Double NIckels you should probably stop trying to like the Minutemen. I've always considered "Ragin' Full On" and "Flyin' the Flannel" to be by far the strongest Firehose albums.

Any of his releases on the Cryptogramophone label are good places to start, as they're a pretty good rerpresentation of what he does when he is the boss. Those include 'The Inkling", "Instrumentals", "The Giant Pin" and "New Monastery". If you want to hear him playing rock music you might want to check out Mike Watt's "Contemplating the Engine Room" (he also shines on Watt's "Ball Hog or Tugboat", but he's only on part of that album).

Re: New Monastery http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=23275 enjoy.

Mike Watt, recently on tour with The Stooges, wrote a tour diary of his visit to Iceland (among other places). Maybe it'll be helpful to you. Here it is: http://hootpage.com/hoot_stoogestourdiary2006a.html