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I thoroughly enjoyed that. Love the song, love the new tweaks.

Chalk might not be a great movie, but I think anyone who teaches high school will appreciate how it gets so many minor details right. I laughed out loud a few times.

I have experienced that experience.

The documentary Wild Man Blues is worth checking out.

I knew what you meant.

Amy Poehler has become the show's franchise player. She's consistently funny, even when the material blows.

Ditto. I think ellsworth has survived what is commonly known as the "vetting process."

Cool. Thanks for the link.

Right. What's great about Pixar is that they emphasize sturdy, timeless plots and strong, unique characterizations.

I enjoyed reading Bill Curry's thoughts about Buckley. An excerpt:

They are coming to Milwaukee soon; I think I'm going to be there.

At this point, the Pixar banner is all I really need to be interested. I don't even need to know the title. I'll show up and ask for tickets for "that Pixar thing."

Don't get us started!

The trailer is iffy, perhaps, but I thought the same thing about the trailers for Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles. I think I've learned my lesson. I'm looking forward to this, mostly because we're planning to make it the very first movie our young daughter sees in the movie theater.

Yeah, but it warmed ya up, didn't it?

Doug, I know you are a cool guy and a true fan, but your wrath towards people who don't share the intensity of your outrage is a bit, um, zealot-like. Sure, if I had Charleston tickets like you I would be extremely disappointed. But if you were me, just a fan somewhere, I think you too would be pleased to learn that your favorite band was given the chance to connect with millions of listeners. Most people here have expressed a willingness to see both sides of the issue, recognizing both the opportunity of SNL and the suckiness of having to re-schedule a gig on short notice. Is that blind f

Boy, you sure missed some good discussions over the summer! Blood was spilled.

This is the only board I check every day. Besides a few movie-related sites that I occasionally stop at, it's the only one I have time for. I joined in November 2004, but I lurked for a long while before that. Creepy, eh?

I could be wrong, but I think my point was that you were allowing your own resentment to color my POV in ways that I did not intend, nor imply. I haven't challenged your position; in fact, I'm totally sympathetic to it.

No, I enjoy two songs more than none. Pretty simple math.

You missed the point. I said I will, like the vast majority of Wilco fans, enjoy two songs on SNL a lot more than the zero songs I would have heard otherwise. I didn't try to equate that enjoyment to the experience of a full live show; in fact, I preceded my POV by clearly stating that if I were you, I'd be ticked, too.