The Classic Rock Off-Topic Thread

[BrainDamage]

Ask and you shall receive :)

This thread can be used for any type of discussion, whether it be Classic Rock/music related or not. But please, no useless, ridiculous spam/flaming/etc. That will get you warned/banned, and if it gets out of hand, this thread will be closed.

So, uh, yeah. That's it. Eat ham, jam, and spam a lot ;)

Ready.....





GO!

[deepestpurple]

so basically its a mini the pit.

[BrainDamage]

I'd view it more like an extension of the Zeppelin thread we have here :p:

[Pingis_Or_Death]

I enjoy classic rock once in a while, some Mountain, Ted Nugent and ac/dc... I've never really liked Zeppelin though...

[zeppelinpage4]

I'd view it more like an extension of the Zeppelin thread we have here :p:
:haha Yup, we'll see where this thread goes.

[DownInAHole.]

My suggestion went acknowledged! :eek:

BrainDamage is tied for my favorite mod now with Frenchy. :cheers:

First topic? Literature? Lemons? Depraved sexual maneuvers? Help me out, guys.

[TDMize15]

My suggestion went acknowledged! :eek:

BrainDamage is tied for my favorite mod now with Frenchy. :cheers:

First topic? Literature? Lemons? Depraved sexual maneuvers? Help me out, guys.

Mark Twain is my favorite author.

I love the wit in his writing. He also has some of my favorite quotes of all time which I feel compelled to share with you all:

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." - Mark Twain

"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." - Mark Twain

"Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge." - Mark Twain

"If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything." - Mark Twain

[Carswell98]

Ask and you shall receive :)

This thread can be used for any type of discussion, whether it be Classic Rock/music related or not. But please, no useless, ridiculous spam/flaming/etc. That will get you warned/banned, and if it gets out of hand, this thread will be closed.

So, uh, yeah. That's it. Eat ham, jam, and spam a lot ;)

Ready.....





GO!

nice, this should be interesting


first page rights :p:

I like Mark Twain as well, Seth and I were just talking about "Letters from Earth" in the zep thread the other day

[zeppelinpage4]

^ That really does sound cool, is it a bunch of short stories? Or just writings?

[Carswell98]

^ That really does sound cool, is it a bunch of short stories? Or just writings?

Its a short story, about Lucifer, its a good read for an atheist, because it makes a mockery of organized religion :p:

It basically asks the question, how the hell do humans know about god? or what he does? or what he wants?

I think the funniest thing I read was this:

"Man is a marvelous curiosity. When he is at his very, very best he is a sort of low grade nickel-plated angel; at his worst he is unspeakable, unimaginable; and first and last and all the time he is a sarcasm."

it's all the funnier coming from Satan himself :haha

I had to find that quote in wikipedia though lol

*facepalm*

[BrainDamage]

BrainDamage is tied for my favorite mod now with Frenchy. :cheers: :cool:

:haha Yup, we'll see where this thread goes. Yeah, this should be fun :haha

And no one caught my movie reference yet? Seth, where are you?!

[IHATECHILDREN]

Wow...a classic rock off-topic thread...

Awesome, man. :cool:

So...who here likes lemons?

[Cptbeefheart]

:cool:

Yeah, this should be fun :haha

And no one caught my movie reference yet? Seth, where are you?!

Holy Grail FTW :p:

[Twist of fate]

Cool we finally got one!


*ahem*

I like Iron Maiden

[psychodelia]

Cool we finally got one!


*ahem*

I like Iron Maiden

Just got Number of the Beast recently. Unfortunately, most of the other tracks don't seem to be as amazingly epic as Run to the Hills. :(

On a side note, I'm going to see a band tonight that has covered numerous King Crimson tunes (and has a chapman stick!) so I expect a reasonably entertaining experience.

[vintage x metal]

can beatles chat/song game people pop in sometimes too?

or is this a led zeppelin club for the most part? i already see use of the lemon inside joke lol

[zeppelinpage4]

Anyone's welcome Vintage X. :cheers:

[Twist of fate]

Yeah, like see how psycodelia and I just were a total rebels talking about Iron Maiden?

[BrainDamage]

Holy Grail FTW :p: http://www.geocities.com/badwickedzoot/images/camelot02.jpg

:haha :haha :haha

[Pingis_Or_Death]

Just got Number of the Beast recently. Unfortunately, most of the other tracks don't seem to be as amazingly epic as Run to the Hills. :(

On a side note, I'm going to see a band tonight that has covered numerous King Crimson tunes (and has a chapman stick!) so I expect a reasonably entertaining experience.
That seems interesting, it wouldn't be Behold The Arctopus, would it? :p: they're the only band except King Crimson that I know uses a chapman stick...

[psychodelia]

That seems interesting, it wouldn't be Behold The Arctopus, would it? :p: they're the only band except King Crimson that I know uses a chapman stick...

No, it's a band that isn't known at all, since they're all in school. They generally do latin or jazzy grooving with some experimental elements mixed in, and they're pretty tight, so it was a fun show.

[stonegolem13]

http://www.geocities.com/badwickedzoot/images/camelot02.jpg

:haha :haha :haha

God bless Monty Python :D

[Carswell98]

God bless Monty Python :D


Indeed, where would I be without this movie

http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/images/movie/large/Monty_Python_meaning_of_life.jpg

:down: :down:

I don't think many movies out there can affect me the way this one does

[DownInAHole.]

I'm not fond of Monty Python. :(

*dodges wrenches*

[Twist of fate]

Indeed, where would I be without this movie

http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/images/movie/large/Monty_Python_meaning_of_life.jpg

:down: :down:

I don't think many movies out there can affect me the way this one does
You know you'd be in France.

[DownInAHole.]

You know you'd be in France.
...or Canada. >_>

[k00kie M0nster]

Cool. 2nd page?

[BrainDamage]

Indeed, where would I be without this movie

http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/images/movie/large/Monty_Python_meaning_of_life.jpg

:down: :down:

I don't think many movies out there can affect me the way this one does I haven't seen The Meaning of Life (:haha :haha what a tagline) or Life of Brian, they're both on my never ending list of movies to rent. The Holy Grail is classic though :)

I'm not fond of Monty Python. :(

*dodges wrenches* :eek: I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough water! Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!

Well, I guess British comedy doesn't work for everyone :p:

[DownInAHole.]

Cool. 2nd page?
20 posts per page ftl. :mad:

[Cptbeefheart]

How can you dislike Holy Grail :(

[DownInAHole.]

How can you dislike Holy Grail :(
Well, as you can see, some of us were born Monty people and others were just born Chuck Norris people. Guess which one I am?

[vintage x metal]

I have to agree with DIAH; Monty Python has its moments but I really dont see why everyone is infatuated. Good with friends, and good when you're slap happy, but not my favorite.

[Carswell98]

You know you'd be in France.

just what exactly does that mean?

[DownInAHole.]

just what exactly does that mean?
Without Monty Python, you would, in fact, live in France.

In fact, mind you.

[Carswell98]

Without Monty Python, you would, in fact, live in France.

In fact, mind you.

really, that is awful!

down with universal health care.....

oh wait :p:

[IHATECHILDREN]

How can you dislike Holy Grail :(
It's pretty good, but for the most part, it's just overrated, IMO.

[OMGIZZLEZ]

I'm not fond of Monty Python. :(

*dodges wrenches*

:eek:

Not that suprising though, I figured alot of UG'ers wouldnt find it funny.

[Page&HammettFan]

I'd view it more like an extension of the Zeppelin thread we have here :p:
:haha

What's sad is he's right.... :sad:

Does this mean we have to officially clean our act up? :p:

I have yet to actually watch my Monty Python DVD :p: It was pretty funny, from what little I did watch, though.

[OMGIZZLEZ]

:haha

What's sad is he's right.... :sad:

Does this mean we have to officially clean our act up? :p:

I have yet to actually watch my Monty Python DVD :p: It was pretty funny, from what little I did watch, though.

Ahhh another!? :haha

I'd just watch it the next time I was bored.

[Cptbeefheart]

It's pretty good, but for the most part, it's just overrated, IMO.

See, I don't think it is. Every time I watch it, I catch something new and funny about it. But maybe thats just me.

[OMGIZZLEZ]

See, I don't think it is. Every time I watch it, I catch something new and funny about it. But maybe thats just me.

I love it when I watch a movie an d that happens. But I've only seen this film like 2-3 times so Im not to familiar with it.

[Carswell98]

See, I don't think it is. Every time I watch it, I catch something new and funny about it. But maybe thats just me.

no it's not just you

I actually had to watch it today just because people were talking about it,

I can't over watch them for that very reason

I say Meaning of life>Holy Grail though



oh, and

I'm still waiting for Twist of Fate to tell me what he meant in that comment :mad:

edit, dammit, now I have to watch the meaning of life, good thing i can watch them whenever I want, I love limewire :cool:

[ACDCrox74]

[b]acdcrox!

[ACDCrox74]

How Do You Make The Bold Thingy?

[Carswell98]

How Do You Make The Bold Thingy?


HAHA, man thats good

you take a word

like word

highlight it

then click the B sign

presto

word


edit- I love this movie

"Take her to the fetus frightening room!!"

[metalfan#3]

Never seen any Monty Python Movies, but I've heard good things :p:.

Watching Spinal Tap over and over with the commentary on is enough hilarity for me. It's just too much.

[Twist of fate]

NOW we're on the second page

[Carswell98]

NOW we're on the second page



seriously, whats with the france comment?????????????

[Twist of fate]

seriously, whats with the france comment?????????????
Go ask Jimmy Page and his adoring fruits.

[Wulver]

Ah, a mini pit. a scary thought.

So, here's a question.


Say the Founding Fathers of America formed a rock band. Who would be in it? who would play what? who'd do the songwriting? Would they suck?

I mean, come on, that's as classic as you get. ;)

[zeppelinpage4]

^ :haha cavemen hitting rocks together is probably where the real classics are. :p:
As far as founding fathers, Jefferson seems like a guitar player. Washington would definately be frontman, his wooden teeth might make for some interesting vocals.

[Wulver]

I dunno, Ben Franklin was definitely the ladies' man out of the bunch. I'd imagine he'd be frontman.

we'd have corseted women swooning all over the place.....

[metalfan#3]

Everyone knows Abraham Lincoln would play drums.

And I'm not even American.

Andrew Jackson was weird, wasn't he? He could play electric bassoon.

[Twist of fate]

Hey hey hey, I 've gone almost a week without being an often pit poster.
...NO U

[zeppelinpage4]

On a slightly different note anyone a fan of the Stone Roses? Heard them a while back on this obscure station and have been listening to alot of their songs now. Brilliant stuff....

[Derigiberble]

This thread will last two weeks.

[stonegolem13]

^Optimism as usual, eh Derig??? :p:

[DownInAHole.]

This thread will last two weeks.
You will last 2 weeks. >_>

[Carswell98]

^yeah!!!



why is it the only two times I have ever seen that guy he appeared only long enough to brutally (though eloquently) bring us down?

[Twist of fate]

You will last 2 weeks. >_>
That's stretching it, call Chuck Norris and he'll be dead in 2 seconds.

[BrainDamage]

:haha

What's sad is he's right.... :sad:

Does this mean we have to officially clean our act up? :p: Yes :)

Everyone knows Abraham Lincoln would play drums.

And I'm not even American.

Andrew Jackson was weird, wasn't he? He could play electric bassoon. Electric bassoon :haha Bassoon is awesome.

[DownInAHole.]

That's stretching it, call Chuck Norris and he'll be dead in 2 seconds.
Chuck Norris doesn't read books, he just stares at them until he gets the information he wants....

Chuck Norris can divide by zero.

Chuck Norris counted to infinity twice.


I could go on forever....:p:

[Twist of fate]

Chuck Norris doesn't read books, he just stares at them until he gets the information he wants....

Chuck Norris can divide by zero.

Chuck Norris counted to infinity twice.


I could go on forever....:p:
So can I,

when Chuck Norris wants popcorn, he just breathes over Nebraska

Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table of elements, the only element he knows is the element of suprise

There is no Ctrl button on Chuck Norris' computer, he is always in control

[DownInAHole.]

Chuck Norris doesn't sleep; he waits.

[k00kie M0nster]

I heard he can kill 2 stones with 1 bird.

[DownInAHole.]

Chuck Norris is suing Myspace for taking the name of what he calls everything around you.

[k00kie M0nster]

... and he can do a wheelie on a unicycle.

[DownInAHole.]

Chuck Norris can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.

[k00kie M0nster]

blow bubbles with beef jerky?


i'm runnin out... :(

[DownInAHole.]

Hellen Keller's favorite color is Chuck Norris.

[Twist of fate]

Two cowboys and Chuck Norris were sitting around a campfire out on the lonesome prairie. A night of their tall tales begins. The first cowboy says, "I'm the meanest, toughest cowboy there is. Why, just the other day, a bull got loose in the corral and gored six men before I wrestled it to the ground, by the horns, with my bare hands." The second cowboy can't stand to be outdone. "Why that's nothing. I was walking down the trail yesterday and a fifteen foot rattler slid out from under a rock and made a move for me. I grabbed that snake with my bare hands, bit its head off, and sucked the poison down in one gulp." Chuck Norris remained silent, ......slowly stirring the coals with his penis

[Cheese330a]

Who is this Chuck guy??

[metalfan#3]

They say the grass is always greener on the other side. That is true, except for the places where Chuck Norris has been. There, the grass is only stained with blood and tears.

[Twist of fate]

Who is this Chuck guy??
No one questions him, run while you have the chance

[DownInAHole.]

1st rule about Chuck Norris: You do not talk about Chuck Norris.

[Twist of fate]

1st rule about Chuck Norris: You do not talk about Chuck Norris.
=O You just did

[BOC15]

When he jumps into a lake, he doesnt get wet... the water gets Chuck Norris.

[@BKG@]

Do any of you guys know how to play any [B][I]Metallica

[DownInAHole.]

Outer space exists because it's afraid to be on the same planet with Chuck Norris.

[BOC15]

when the boogy man goes to sleep every night... he checks his closet for chuck norris

[BrainDamage]

Do any of you guys know how to play any [B][I]Metallica Yes.

[ZeppMuffins]

I am currently addicted to Boston's More Than A Feeling.

Lalalalala.

[stonegolem13]

^I am currently addicted to Fragile by Yes.....(which I got a couple of days ago :) )

[Derigiberble]

Chuck Norris is a fag. He has nothing on me.

[BrainDamage]

^I am currently addicted to Fragile by Yes.....(which I got a couple of days ago :) ) Fragile is awesome. Relayer is better though :liplick:

Anyone here see Cloverfield? Thoughts?

[Cptbeefheart]

^I was against seeing it at first, but then I heard some very positive reviews. I think I'll wait for the DVD though.

[RHCP94]

Fragile is awesome. Relayer is better though :liplick:

Anyone here see Cloverfield? Thoughts?
I say it. It did not meet my expectations. I thought it would be better. Basically, Godzilla + 9/11 = Cloverfield. There Will Be Blood, however, is awesome.


Oh, and I'm in the User Elimination Thread. Help me. :(

[Cptbeefheart]

^Yea, There Will Be Blood is amazing.

[Carswell98]

^Yea, There Will Be Blood is amazing.

Man that's weird, I just watched it last night

it was so weird at times, but great

[DownInAHole.]

:haha

" I....drink...your...milkshake."

[metalfan#3]

I'd like to see Cloverfield, but I'd like to see Juno and No Country for Old Men more. I've heard great things.

While we're on movies, I just bought 28 Days Later and watched it....I thought it was incredible! The underlying themes and messages were really cool. I didn't like the ending though, it could've been better.

[RHCP94]

:haha

" I....drink...your...milkshake."
I'm doing that scene for a forensics competition next year. Without a doubt. I already have it memorized.

[rosamamosa]

i hate when i tell somebody i like classic rock and they say "oh lol, like acdc?"
because then i have to be like "hell no not acdc, i hate acdc"
and then they get mad at me and i'm like "i dont give a **** what you think, you like acdc"

that is all

[Carswell98]

:haha

" I....drink...your...milkshake."

"I am a false prophet. God is a superstition."

I got a real sense of satisfaction out of that one
that whole scene was amazing


i hate when i tell somebody i like classic rock and they say "oh lol, like acdc?"
because then i have to be like "hell no not acdc, i hate acdc"
and then they get mad at me and i'm like "i dont give a **** what you think, you like acdc"

that is all

I've never had that happen, but it would be annoying, I strongly dislike nearly everything about that band

[BrainDamage]

I'd like to see Cloverfield, but I'd like to see Juno and No Country for Old Men more. I've heard great things.

While we're on movies, I just bought 28 Days Later and watched it....I thought it was incredible! The underlying themes and messages were really cool. I didn't like the ending though, it could've been better. I really want to see No Country For Old Men. I enjoyed Cloverfield, I liked the fact that they didn't tell you anything. As for 28 Days Later, I'll have to watch it again, the first time I saw it it didn't interest me at all.

[Derigiberble]

Juno is alright. Really thought I would enjoy it more, but it's still a good film. No Country For Old Men on the other hand is one of the best films out yet this year. The Coen brothers are wonderful directors.

I watched Thank You For Smoking the other day. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it to you. The satire is classic, particularly for a Hollywood film. Never thought I'd see that from any mainstream directors in the US. Reitman still could have done better with Juno though.

[DownInAHole.]

I'm doing that scene for a forensics competition next year. Without a doubt. I already have it memorized.
I am in a Forensics class now and all my projects are about Ted Bundy and Dahmer. :(

[psychodelia]

Anyone who wants a good laugh, have a look at this: http://www.illuminati-news.com/artists-index.htm

If you need me, I'll be out back practicing Dionysian riffing rituals and sacrificing babies.

[metalfan#3]

I really want to see No Country For Old Men. I enjoyed Cloverfield, I liked the fact that they didn't tell you anything. As for 28 Days Later, I'll have to watch it again, the first time I saw it it didn't interest me at all.


Like the soldier leader said, it's 'just people killing people', and I thought it had great themes. The whole Infection was just people's mistakes. The message and themes aren't too hard to find, but I thought they were good.

I thought the ending was terrible though. Totally didn't go with the themes. It could've been so much better :mad:

Edit: Whoopsies, it seems my edit made me double post. Sorry!

BrainDamage EDIT: Fixed :)

[Derigiberble]

I am in a Forensics class now and all my projects are about Ted Bundy and Dahmer. :(

http://www.carpenoctem.tv/img/bundy.jpg

Don't you just want to hug him?

[zeppelinpage4]

Whatever movie you guys watch avoid Meet The Spartans by any means. I knew it would be bad from the first preview, however some friends went to see it and I had nothing better to do so thought eh why not expecting a bad but tolerable movie and a way to kill some time.

I wanted to leave in the middle of the thing, no story or plot. Horrible attempts and jokes and it ruined a great movie but not in a funny way. In fact this is probably the WORST movie I have ever seen in the last decade.

"There Will Be Blood" seems like a good movie, one of the teachers is trying to organize a small class trip to see it which is cool.

Transformers was best movie i've seen in a long time.

[DownInAHole.]

Best Movies:

There Will Be Blood
The Big Lebowski
Pulp Fiction
Dumb and Dumber

[Cptbeefheart]

Dumb and Dumber? Never....

[DownInAHole.]

Dude, I'm not one to defend Jim Carey, but I loved it. I still laugh even after I've seen it a million times. I think the Farellis did a good job with it. Also, when speaking of comedies, I thought the entire Austin Powers trilogy was brilliant, as was Meet the Parents, or anything else Jay Roach does.

[Carswell98]

Best Movies:

There Will Be Blood
The Big Lebowski
Pulp Fiction
Dumb and Dumber


ahem

More like

Forrest Gump
MP's The Meaning of life
Blues Brothers
Full Metal Jacket
Pulp Fiction
There Will Be Blood

list approved by me

[DownInAHole.]

Oh, yeah. I forgot Forrest Gump. Great film.

[psychodelia]

I don't know if many people will agree, but Stardust was by far the most surprising movie for me last year. I thought it was going to be enormously lame, but it was entertaining in a similar way to The Princess Bride.

[Cptbeefheart]

Dude, I'm not one to defend Jim Carey, but I loved it. I still laugh even after I've seen it a million times. I think the Farellis did a good job with it. Also, when speaking of comedies, I thought the entire Austin Powers trilogy was brilliant, as was Meet the Parents, or anything else Jay Roach does.

Yea, I guess if you enjoy comedies like that, Dumb and Dumber is the cream of the crop. Just not my type of stuff I guess.

I don't know if many people will agree, but Stardust was by far the most surprising movie for me last year. I thought it was going to be enormously lame, but it was entertaining in a similar way to The Princess Bride.

That movie surprised me as well, very fun with a great De Niro performance.

[Carswell98]

I don't know if many people will agree, but Stardust was by far the most surprising movie for me last year. I thought it was going to be enormously lame, but it was entertaining in a similar way to The Princess Bride.

I totally missed it, I don't even know what it's about, but I'll find out

:devil:

I love the internet


edit- have any of you ever had frost-bite?

I felt my ear after going for a walk and the blood inside had literally frozen in the top of my ear

when it thawed it was like, the 3rd worst pain I've experienced

canadian double edit-

so I'm watching the movie, and it's...interesting to say the least

[BrainDamage]

Also, when speaking of comedies, I thought the entire Austin Powers trilogy was brilliant, as was Meet the Parents :haha of course!

I don't know if many people will agree, but Stardust was by far the most surprising movie for me last year. I thought it was going to be enormously lame, but it was entertaining in a similar way to The Princess Bride. I agree with that. I'm not a huge fantasy movie fan or anything, but I enjoyed Stardust.

[DownInAHole.]

On a totally unrelated note, My Tar Heels will beat Clemson today.

[hamett91]

Anyone play harmonica? I swear, it's the hardest instrument ever. :sad:

[BrainDamage]

^^I wish I could play the harmonica :(

[Cptbeefheart]

Anyone play harmonica? I swear, it's the hardest instrument ever. :sad:

Yea, I have one. Trying to play it is a different story. I'm so awful that every time I play a note, my dog howls in pain. I'm not kidding either.

[metalfan#3]

I'm asking for a harmonica for my birthday. I'm going to try to teach myself. If not, my guitar teacher will help me.

And why has no one mentioned Fight Club as an awesome movie yet? It's my favorite.

[BOC15]

^^ right on man... fight club kicks some ass... but im going to agree with zepplinpage4 and announce how atrotious meet the spartants was.. there were maybe one or two memorable parts from it... but i can assure all of you, it's not a good idea to spend money on seening it.

[hamett91]

Yea, I have one. Trying to play it is a different story. I'm so awful that every time I play a note, my dog howls in pain. I'm not kidding either.
My dog barks too. lol

[Cptbeefheart]

I think Fight Club is good, but tremendously overrated. Its not the definite classic that people praise it as. Se7en is much more complete film.

[psychodelia]

Anyone play harmonica? I swear, it's the hardest instrument ever. :sad:

I play, but I can't play. I can make the notes come out at the right times once in a while.

About the only thing I can do is the solo from Neil Young's "Borrowed Tune" which is enough to satisfy me for now.

[BrainDamage]

^^That's such a good song :p:

I think Fight Club is good, but tremendously overrated. Its not the definite classic that people praise it as. Se7en is much more complete film. Se7en is awesome. I have to see that movie again, it's been a while.

[Sloopy]

Anyone play harmonica? I swear, it's the hardest instrument ever. :sad:
Harmonica was the first instrument I had as a kid. Everybody had them back then, used to call them 'mouth organs'. I'm an alright harmonica player. I usually just play in my blues band or when I play Neil Young/Bob Dylan tunes but hey that satisfies me!

The Paul Butterfield harmonica work in "Who Do You Love" off The Last Waltz is phenomenal.

[metalfan#3]

^ I've had The Last Waltz on order at my local music shop for a couple weeks now, I cannot wait until it comes in.

[Cptbeefheart]

^DVD or CD?

[Derigiberble]

Harmonica was the first instrument I had as a kid. Everybody had them back then, used to call them 'mouth organs'. I'm an alright harmonica player. I usually just play in my blues band or when I play Neil Young/Bob Dylan tunes but hey that satisfies me!

The Paul Butterfield harmonica work in "Who Do You Love" off The Last Waltz is phenomenal.

Heard Robben Ford's tribute album to Paul Butterfield? Suggested purchase. Some really great versions of his songs.

[metalfan#3]

^DVD or CD?

DVD. It was supposed to be in on Saturday, but it wasn't :(

[Cptbeefheart]

^Damn, thats a real shame. Best concert movie of all time.

[Sloopy]

Heard Robben Ford's tribute album to Paul Butterfield? Suggested purchase. Some really great versions of his songs.
No, but I'll have a look. Thanks!

[bleachrocks]

hey guys im tring to play velvet revolver and slash plays down 1/2 step how do i tune my guitar to it

[Carswell98]

Chordbook.com


they have a tuner for you

:cheers:

[DownInAHole.]

hey guys im tring to play velvet revolver and slash plays down 1/2 step how do i tune my guitar to it
Just tune all of the strings to Eb. An easy way to to do it is fretting the first fret of every string and just tune it like you would in standard.

[metalfan#3]

Speaking of harmonica, the best harp playing I've ever heard was on my guitar teacher's cd he did in a blues band. The drummer/singer played harmonica through a Marshall amp, and it sounded like a guitar was harmonizing with the harmonica. It was amazing.

[psychodelia]

Accckkkkk. I've lost all my music.

I have almost everything on cds, but they are conveniently located not here. Bahhhhh.

[Cptbeefheart]

^How did you lose everything?

[psychodelia]

It appears that my laptop got robbed :(

Fortunately, all my work is backed up, but since my music is all in cds at home I'm not going to waste space backing that up.

[BrainDamage]

Accckkkkk. I've lost all my music.

I have almost everything on cds, but they are conveniently located not here. Bahhhhh. Oh man do I know that feeling all too well. I've lost an external drive with all my studio CDs and bootlegs, then after that I lost my entire computer, which contained twice the amount of studio CDs on it that were on the hard drive I lost. Then just last night my username decided to stop working on my computer which I completely rebooted like, 2 months ago (no music lost this time, my name works on safe mode, so I'm transferring the music that was on there onto my hard drives in safe mode).

The moral of the story is: BACK UP YOUR MUSIC TO DISCS/EXTRA HARD DRIVES. Since it's absolutely ridiculous to think that I'm going to burn every single show I have to listenable audio discs, I just back my bootlegs up to DVD RWs. I have probably 30+ DVDs of bootleg data, and 5 or 6 DVDs of studio CDs.

[Page&HammettFan]

^
This doesn't come as a shock to me (the part where you have so many DVDs used up) :p:

[BrainDamage]

^^Only problem is that I'm starting to receive live shows at a faster rate then I can burn them. The lack of blank discs/money isn't exactly helping me either...

[Page&HammettFan]

:haha

Putting them on the backup drive isn't enough temporarily, huh?

Here's a question; You've already got so many bootlegs. Why keep collecting? You've got so many shows from the same tour (I think you have all the available shows from the Animals tour?). How often do you actually listen to most of these?

[Cptbeefheart]

^You do it. Once you have listened to many shows from the same tour, you begin to appreciate subtle differences in the set.

[BrainDamage]

:haha

Putting them on the backup drive isn't enough temporarily, huh?

Here's a question; You've already got so many bootlegs. Why keep collecting? You've got so many shows from the same tour (I think you have all the available shows from the Animals tour?). How often do you actually listen to most of these? I don't have a drive strictly for backup. My shows go straight to my external hard drive, and then slowly onto backup discs. And why keep collecting you say? Well first of all, I always have something new and different to listen to. When it comes to things like Floyd tours, as Cptbeefheart said, each show has it's own little differences (except for Roger Waters' recent solo tours ;) ). And I actually do listen to a lot of my shows. Not necessarily Pink Floyd all the time, but I constantly have music playing, so I do get to listen to a nice portion of what I have. The most fun is listening to the Black Crowes stuff I have, they've got a ton of setlist variety from night to night, so you get a completely different show each time. Number two would be Frank Zappa, simply because you never knew what could happen at one of his shows.

Lately I've been listening to studio music though. I just loaded everything from my second external drive (the one with all the studio stuff on it) into Windows Media Player, so I'm rediscovering some albums I haven't heard in a long time. Joe Walsh's Barnstorm is playing right now, which I have to say, is a great album :cool:

[Carswell98]

man, I've really been trying hard to find that Antrabatas thing, I finally thought I found it but but it was an unseeded torrent, I'm really surprised it's not more accessible what with the crazy number of hardcore Zep fans out there

[BrainDamage]

So I've got 39 discs worth of new Joe Walsh and James Gang live shows ranging from 1968 to 2007 sitting in front of me right now.

Where do I even start?! :p:

[zeppelinpage4]

^ Lol that sounds like an awesome collection of material. I suppose you could just start with the earliest songs and go from there. :p:

I only first heard Joe Walsh a year ago after watching The Eagles Farewell tour DVD but I got a lot of respect for him after seeing him play live. Great guitar player and he's sort of a funny guy from the interviews I saw.

[BrainDamage]

^^Sort of? The guy is a riot to watch as a musician and as a person in general. He has some absolutely great material (the albums with The James Gang and Barnstorm in particular), though some of his albums can be hit or miss.

[Carswell98]

yeah that happened to me recently, I now own every single boot of SRV I could possibly find, and I have no idea where to start :haha

[Page&HammettFan]

^
I love Stevie. He was so awesome. Is he considered CR here, or would he only be in the blues forum? This forum could benefit from having him and The Black Crowes mentioned more often :p:

[Carswell98]

^ Stevie was Blues-Rock, Just as Zeppelin or Cream, I don't see why he shouldn't be in here

and :cheers: to that, SRV was an incredible guy, I absolutely love him

[Page&HammettFan]

^
They go off of when albums debuted, not what style they play here on UG. It's all classed as a time period, otherwise Matt would have just made a Black Crowes thread here instead of Modern Rock :p:

Or atleast I think he would have :confused:

[Carswell98]

what is the year limit here?

[zeppelinpage4]

^ Isn't it like somewhere in the 60's to around 86'?

Either way SRV could probably fit in the guy was great, I like Riviera Paradise I think that's the name of the song. Great blues player...

^^Sort of? The guy is a riot to watch as a musician and as a person in general. He has some absolutely great material (the albums with The James Gang and Barnstorm in particular), though some of his albums can be hit or miss.
I suppose that was an understatement then lol. :p:

He's a really entertaining guy though, I wonder what his campaign speeches would have been like.

[Carswell98]

well, Texas Flood was released in '83

and they played montreux in '82

[Page&HammettFan]

I think that the cutoff year was in 1984, so he does technically fit here in CR :)

That's the name, Riviera Paradise. Great song. I love that one, and just bought the album that it's on (In Step) a few weeks ago. It's great :)

[Carswell98]

I found "In Step" a while back on Vinyl, and it was so damaged it wouldn't play properly :haha:

Riviera Paradise was playing at half speed lol

I think "Rude Mood" is the greatest testament to his guitar ability, and it is one of my favorite instrumentals ever, it's just so... angry, it gets me all bothered :p:

I think Texas Flood is my favorite album as well

[zeppelinpage4]

I've been relying on online vids to listen to SRV at the moment. I'm currently flat out broke. :p:

I got Animals and 2112 though. :D

I think that the cutoff year was in 1984, so he does technically fit here in CR :)

That's the name, Riviera Paradise. Great song. I love that one, and just bought the album that it's on (In Step) a few weeks ago. It's great :)
Cool what album is it on?

[BrainDamage]

^
I love Stevie. He was so awesome. Is he considered CR here, or would he only be in the blues forum? This forum could benefit from having him and The Black Crowes mentioned more often :p: SRV is pretty much straight up blues if you ask me. I mean, yes we do mainly go by time frame, but style is taken into consideration as well. I don't think I'd close a SRV thread in here, but hey, we have an Off-Topic Thread for a reason, no? :p:

And speaking of the Black Crowes, A WEEK FROM TODAY!!!

[DownInAHole.]

I have one of his live DVDs. It's basically one of the best purchases I've ever made.

[Page&HammettFan]

And speaking of the Black Crowes, A WEEK FROM TODAY!!!
:haha

That needs to be in your sig or something :p:

--------------------------
My name's Matt :)

I'm seeing The Black Crowes a week from today!

:p:

[Carswell98]

And speaking of the Black Crowes, A WEEK FROM TODAY!!!


Ok Matt, could you recommend me one or two crowes albums?, I have to give these guys a try.

[BrainDamage]

The big three are The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, Amorica, and Three Snakes and One Charm. All three are fantastic albums, but I'd go with Southern Harmony and Amorica first, Three Snakes is a little more experimental. If you like straight up simple rock and roll, their debut- Shake Your Money Maker -would also be a good start, but I feel their sound really evolved between that and Southern Harmony.

Also, remember that DC++ hub I was talking about? I said I might get one started? It appears as if I have done so. I'm testing it out to see if I can actually run this thing.

:D

[Carswell98]

The big three are The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, Amorica, and Three Snakes and One Charm. All three are fantastic albums, but I'd go with Southern Harmony and Amorica first, Three Snakes is a little more experimental. If you like straight up simple rock and roll, their debut- Shake Your Money Maker -would also be a good start, but I feel their sound really evolved between that and Southern Harmony.

Also, remember that DC++ hub I was talking about? I said I might get one started? It appears as if I have done so. I'm testing it out to see if I can actually run this thing.

:D

thanks muchly,

DC++?

that is a file sharing program right?

[BrainDamage]

Yep. I succeeded in getting a user to sign in, so I'm gonna try and work out the kinks so I can get some more people on.

EDIT: The UG Lossless Hub is officially up and running. PM me for details.

[Carswell98]

^ Pm'ed :)





Has anyone here seen the Last Waltz?

I watched it today, it was pretty interesting

[zeppelinpage4]

Yep. I succeeded in getting a user to sign in, so I'm gonna try and work out the kinks so I can get some more people on.

EDIT: The UG Lossless Hub is officially up and running. PM me for details.
Someone get this man a shruberry for being one of the hardest working mods on UG.

[Carswell98]

Someone get this man a shruberry for being one of the hardest working mods on UG.

I said something to that effect recently :haha

BD, seriously

you = win

[BrainDamage]

Someone get this man a shruberry for being one of the hardest working mods on UG. When you bring me a shrubbery, you must place it here beside another shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two-level effect with a little path running down the middle! Yes, a path, a path!

And then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with...

A HERRING!

http://goodbarry.com/img/blog/knight.png

:haha :haha :haha

EDIT: By the way, Carswell, I replied to your PM :)

[Page&HammettFan]

:haha

He sigged it too!

I now remember why I keep coming back to CR, even when all other forums are completely dead :)

[BrainDamage]

^^ :D

And it's official- Carswell98 is the first user from UG (I had a friend sign in to test it) to register and sign into the UG Lossless Hub, proving that it does actually work.

:cheers:

EDIT: And just remember, I'm new to running this stuff, so I may not be able to help people with technical problems, but I'll try my best :p:
EDIT 2: We have a first successful download as well :D

[Page&HammettFan]

Kick ass :)

[Carswell98]

it feels nice to be a first at something :haha

[zeppelinpage4]

^ Lol that's great how did the whole process work?


^^ :D

And it's official- Carswell98 is the first user from UG (I had a friend sign in to test it) to register and sign into the UG Lossless Hub, proving that it does actually work.

:cheers:

EDIT: And just remember, I'm new to running this stuff, so I may not be able to help people with technical problems, but I'll try my best :p:
EDIT 2: We have a first successful download as well :D
Awesome this could work out really well.

When you bring me a shrubbery, you must place it here beside another shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two-level effect with a little path running down the middle! Yes, a path, a path!

And then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with...

A HERRING!

http://goodbarry.com/img/blog/knight.png

:haha :haha :haha

EDIT: By the way, Carswell, I replied to your PM :)
:haha

I feel accomplished being sigged now.

[Page&HammettFan]

^
I think I may have sigged you once too.

[Carswell98]

^ Lol that's great how did the whole process work?




it went fine once I figured it out, and secured myself a copy of "The Boston Tea Party" Zep show from '69 as a first

and I'm listening to it right now :cool:

[BrainDamage]

^^Ah good, you got it all. It seems as if my connection dropped out at some point in time.

[Carswell98]

yeah, I saw it had cut out about 20 minutes after the file was done

[Page&HammettFan]

How's that Gary Moore and whoever else show that you have? It had two other names, but I don't remember the two. And there was also a Yardbirds show from '69. Was this just some Led Zeppelin show while they were still being called "The New Yardbirds" by some people?

[Derigiberble]

EDIT: By the way, Carswell, I replied to your PM :)

Notably, you never replied to mine.

[Page&HammettFan]

^
You're not very active on these forums anymore? What happened? :p:

[BrainDamage]

Notably, you never replied to mine. I know. I'm deciding on whether or not to let you in ;)

[HFC36]

My suggestion went acknowledged! :eek:

BrainDamage is tied for my favorite mod now with Frenchy. :cheers:

First topic? Literature? Lemons? Depraved sexual maneuvers? Help me out, guys.


I have a question for you...
Which sexual position produces the ugliest children? :confused:

[DownInAHole.]

I have a question for you...
Which sexual position produces the ugliest children? :confused:
...ask your parents? :confused:

[Carswell98]

...ask your parents? :confused:

:haha

wonderful....

[metalfan#3]

...ask your parents? :confused:


Oh my :haha.


I'd like to talk about literature. I'm actually thinking of PM'ing a mod to make an only literature/books thread in The Pit. But The Pit would probably explode if we did that.

So, favorite/least favorite books?

My favorite book is Fight Club, as is Chuck Palahniuk my favorite author. The guy is brilliant.

Also, I recently attempted to read Heart of Darkness, since I've heard good things (and it's what Apocalypse Now was based on) and I have to say it was MIND NUMBINGLY boring. I don't even want to talk about it.

[Cptbeefheart]

I have a myriad of favorite books, but my top three are probably The Stand by Stephen King, Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, and No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy.

What a coincidence, I am reading Heart of Darkness now as well. I, however, really enjoy it. It isn't your normal, jump out and grab you with an interesting story. It is more a psychological work, one that plunges into the depths of the human mind and examines the dark corners of it. I find it to be a interesting, yet challenging read.

[metalfan#3]

I have a myriad of favorite books, but my top three are probably The Stand by Stephen King, Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, and No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy.

What a coincidence, I am reading Heart of Darkness now as well. I, however, really enjoy it. It isn't your normal, jump out and grab you with an interesting story. It is more a psychological work, one that plunges into the depths of the human mind and examines the dark corners of it. I find it to be a interesting, yet challenging read.

Marlow kept telling us about how great of a character this Kurtz fellow is, but he isn't introduced for a long time. I wished I had read more, since I didn't even make it to where Kurtz was introduced. The first 75 pages was just pointless drivel about the countryside and ivory. I figured it wasn't worth my time and dead brain cells.

Stephen King used to be once of my favorite authors. I'm into more now. Right now I'm reading The Dark Tower V, which is just such a great series. My favorite King book is probably Thinner. Scratch that, it's 1408.

1408 is just such a great psychological horror, it's the only story I've ever read to have actually frightened me. It scared the crap out of me! Everyone should read it.

I have Slaughterhouse Five on reserve at the library, so it's up next, along with The Great Gatsby, which I've heard mixed opinions about.

[Cptbeefheart]

I'm kinda the same way with Stephen King. He was probably the first author I really got into and since then, I have kind of moved on. I still read his new books but I wouldn't call him one of my favorite authors anymore. I think he is more of a introductory author, like AC/DC is an introductory classic rock band. He starts you off with a solid base and then you move on from there.

I think I've said before that I dislike Gatsby. I don't think its the classic that everyone makes it out to be. Sure, the story is interesting. But the book is rife with unneeded symbols and is downright boring in spots. It definitely should be read though, just to see what you think about it.

[RHCP94]

and No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy.

I would've liked to have read it before I saw the movie, but it's too late now. Excellent movie, however. Any other McCarthy recommendations that are as quality as "No Country..."?

I'm (STILL) reading Joseph Wambaugh's "The Onion Field". It's a lot like "In Cold Blood".

[Cptbeefheart]

^The Road is very good, but nothing like No Country for Old Men. The Border Trilogy (consisting of All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, and Cities of the Plain) is more similar to NCFOM.

[BrainDamage]

I'm kinda the same way with Stephen King. He was probably the first author I really got into and since then, I have kind of moved on. I still read his new books but I wouldn't call him one of my favorite authors anymore. I think he is more of a introductory author, like AC/DC is an introductory classic rock band. He starts you off with a solid base and then you move on from there.

I think I've said before that I dislike Gatsby. I don't think its the classic that everyone makes it out to be. Sure, the story is interesting. But the book is rife with unneeded symbols and is downright boring in spots. It definitely should be read though, just to see what you think about it. I'm a bit on the fence with Stephen King. I read a bunch of his books back in middle school, and some were very good, while others were just alright. For instance, The Shining was great, as was Pet Sematary, Thinner was good, and looking back on Cujo, I originally liked it, but now I think it could have been better from what I remember. That being said, I recently read The Mist (had to do it before the movie- which I still haven't seen -came out), which I liked a lot, and The Green Mile, which I can conclude is one of the best books I have ever read. A bunch of his short stories/novellas are good too- especially Children of the Corn and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.

As for The Great Gatsby, I did not like that book either, and agree that it is not the classic everyone says it is.

I just finished 1984 last week and thought that was great, and now I'm re-reading A Clockwork Orange, which I loved the first time I read it.


1408 is just such a great psychological horror, it's the only story I've ever read to have actually frightened me. It scared the crap out of me! Everyone should read it. I just saw that movie not too long ago, it was entertaining. I have the Everything's Eventual book with that story in it, so one of these days I'll get around to reading that.

[Cptbeefheart]

King definitely has his weaker books, Bag of Bones, The Colorado Kid, Eyes of the Dragon, and Rose Matter come to mind. But overall, much of his work is strong.

[Derigiberble]

^
You're not very active on these forums anymore? What happened? :p:

I don't have time for this like I used to. Plus to be honest, all we ever talk about is the same old shit anyway, and I think some people are scared to have conversations with me, so I tend to just not post anymore in case I get into an argument and get banned again. Im pretty sure next time its for good.

I know. I'm deciding on whether or not to let you in ;)

Like that's a difficult decision. I'm hardly going to corrupt your DC++ Hub. I like music too you know. ;) And how long have we known each other for. ;)

[DownInAHole.]

I liked Gatsby quite a bit, though my favorite book right now is probably Slaughterhouse Five.

[Cptbeefheart]

Slaughterhouse Five is a phenomenal book, but I think it overshadows some of Vonnegut's other work (Breakfast of Champions, Mother Night, and Jailbird), which is potentially better.

[BrainDamage]

I don't have time for this like I used to. Plus to be honest, all we ever talk about is the same old shit anyway, and I think some people are scared to have conversations with me, so I tend to just not post anymore in case I get into an argument and get banned again. Im pretty sure next time its for good. I like having conversations with you :p: But yeah, next ban is permanent for you.

Like that's a difficult decision. I'm hardly going to corrupt your DC++ Hub. I like music too you know. ;) And how long have we known each other for. ;) True. PM me a username/password, I'll register you and send you the address.

P.S.- I've got a shitload of Black Crowes I'm sure you'll enjoy ;)

[Thefallofman]

Oh my :haha.


I'd like to talk about literature. I'm actually thinking of PM'ing a mod to make an only literature/books thread in The Pit. But The Pit would probably explode if we did that.

So, favorite/least favorite books?

My favorite book is Fight Club, as is Chuck Palahniuk my favorite author. The guy is brilliant.

Also, I recently attempted to read Heart of Darkness, since I've heard good things (and it's what Apocalypse Now was based on) and I have to say it was MIND NUMBINGLY boring. I don't even want to talk about it.
My favorite book is Animal Farm... before you jump to conclusions, it was even before I liked Floyd! :p: A Lesson Before Dying and Brave New World come to mind, also.

As for Heart Of Darkness, I'm a senior in High School and my AP English class just finished it. I have a lot of respect for Conrad, he's phenomenal with words (and English isn't his first language!), but it was the most tedious book I've ever read. It seems way overly complicated to me, but it's full of good ideas and points. I guess it's a good idea that's just boring for me. The good thing is that with that book done, everything else we do in AP will be easy! :D

I've only read one Vonnegut book- Cat's Cradle. In my Freshman English class we did a lot of silent reading, if we didn't have a book the teacher would just hand us something to read. He gave me Cat's Cradle. It was at the same time we read Animal Farm. My Dad kept going on and on about how there was a reason he gave me Cat's Cradle and that he wanted me to compare them or something. I just kept telling my Dad "He just handed me a book at random... you've never read Cat's Cradle or you'd understand that this was NOT his intention!". I couldn't stand it. Of course I was a Freshman, and don't really remember much of the book except for the repeated mentioning of Hoosiers and the favorite insult being "pissant". Maybe I need to give it another shot, but it's not too high on my list of books to read right now...

[DownInAHole.]

Animal Farm is absolutely amazing. I'd like to know why everyone here hates Gatsby. I thought it was a sweet book, with the exception of all of the random symbolism and underlying themes.

[zeppelinpage4]

I'm reading The Great Gatsby right now, only about 3 pages in though. :p:

[DownInAHole.]

"In my younger and more vulnerable years...."

:p:

[zeppelinpage4]

^ :haha Does that say something about yourself? :p:

[DownInAHole.]

^ :haha Does that say something about yourself? :p:
...that I've read it? :confused:

[zeppelinpage4]

^ Nevermind. :confused:

[RHCP94]

Animal Farm is absolutely amazing.
I thought that book was really overrated. 1984 as well.

[DownInAHole.]

I thought that book was really overrated. 1984 as well.
I didn't dig 1984, mainly because the book was too meh and the year itself sucked.

Animal Farm was sweet.

[BrainDamage]

I thought 1984 was very good, with the exception of like, 30 pages in the middle of it. The whole section where Winston gets Goldstein's book and just sits there and reads two and a half chapters I felt just restated things you already know.

[Cptbeefheart]

I enjoy 1984 very much, I've read it about 4 times now and it stands up on every reread. The fact that Orwell predicted so much about the world of today back in the '40s is astounding. It does have its dry spots but overall, I think its a very important work.

Animal Farm is alright, it just never connected with me the way 1984 did.

[metalfan#3]

I just saw that movie not too long ago, it was entertaining. I have the Everything's Eventual book with that story in it, so one of these days I'll get around to reading that.

I would highly recommend it. Read it, right now :p:. It's a short, easy read and it'll scare the pants off you. I haven't seen the movie, but a girl in my Grade 8 class was a big King fan and went to see the movie, and said that it couldn't hold a candle to the book. They changed a lot of things. The way you can get into the main character's head and the horror he experiences is awesome.

I just finished 1984 last week and thought that was great, and now I'm re-reading A Clockwork Orange, which I loved the first time I read it.

You just finished 1984? :p:. That book is amazing.

While the part where Winston reads Goldstein's book can be dull, I feel it's necessary to prepare you for the awesomeness that is the rest of the book. The action and resolution of everything in the final few chapters has always blown me away, and I think the little break to look at everything we know again was needed.

Animal Farm is very good. It's a short read, which is great for re-reading it. The symbolism and messages are quite easy to grasp though, and once you 'get' it, I find the only reason to re-read it is for literary merit. Or if you particularly want to.

While I'm not a big fan of fantasy, I've got to say the The Dark Tower series by Stephen King is one of the best crafted works of fiction I've ever read. The entire series is extremely gripping from the first page, and it's difficult to put the book down. Has anyone else read part/all of the series?

[Cptbeefheart]

I've read the whole Dark Tower series, it is definitely a great piece of work. The seventh book is pretty weak in my opinion though.

[BrainDamage]

I would highly recommend it. Read it, right now :p:. It's a short, easy read and it'll scare the pants off you. I haven't seen the movie, but a girl in my Grade 8 class was a big King fan and went to see the movie, and said that it couldn't hold a candle to the book. They changed a lot of things. The way you can get into the main character's head and the horror he experiences is awesome. Will do. When I can find the time, that is...I'm unbelievably busy this week.

You just finished 1984? :p:. That book is amazing. It seemed like everyone in my school but me had read that book, so I made it a point to pick it as a book for my senior paper so I have to read it :p:

[metalfan#3]

I've read the whole Dark Tower series, it is definitely a great piece of work. The seventh book is pretty weak in my opinion though.

I think so far that my favorite book has been number 2, since it was very exciting and very, very cool. I have a feeling number 5 will get very interesting soon, once the Wolves come.

I thought the 7th would be the best :(

[Cptbeefheart]

^So did I and some aspects of it are very good. But it was just disappointing for me.

[Thefallofman]

I just found out James Taylor is playing Cincinnati this summer! :D

[stonegolem13]

I've read the whole Dark Tower series, it is definitely a great piece of work. The seventh book is pretty weak in my opinion though.

I've also read the full set of books...I like the ending and it's definately something I would recommend :)

[Cptbeefheart]

I just found out James Taylor is playing Cincinnati this summer! :D

Go see him. He is very entertaining live, especially if you are a big fan.

[DownInAHole.]

I enjoy 1984 very much, I've read it about 4 times now and it stands up on every reread. The fact that Orwell predicted so much about the world of today back in the '40s is astounding. It does have its dry spots but overall, I think its a very important work.

Animal Farm is alright, it just never connected with me the way 1984 did.
Out of curiosity, how often do you read?

[Thefallofman]

Go see him. He is very entertaining live, especially if you are a big fan.
I'm not a huge fan or anything, but I really like his stuff. He's been on my"Who I Really Need To See Live" mental list for a while. I'm pretty happy with how much I've been able to mentally cross off that list, or will be crossing off soon. :D

[Cptbeefheart]

Out of curiosity, how often do you read?

All the time, probably about 2 books a week.

[DownInAHole.]

All the time, probably about 2 books a week.
I would do that, but I don't have the time anymore...all my home time is devoted to UG/homework. :haha

[BrainDamage]

^^Same with me :(

[Cptbeefheart]

I have a lot of homework most nights as well, but I always try to make time for guitar, movies, and reading.

[DownInAHole.]

I have a lot of homework most nights as well, but I always try to make time for guitar, movies, and reading.
You seem like a very cultured fellow, whereas my life consists of the occasional read, work, and trying to score with Mormons, which is work in itself. :p:

Anyways, props. It's rare to see teenagers actually enjoy reading, even though I am more into non-fiction. :p:

[Cptbeefheart]

Lol, thanks. Though I'm sure your life is just as interesting, if not more interesting than mine.

[psychodelia]

I think my lesson learned today is: if you play at an event with someone else, no matter how bad their performance was, wait to rant about it until you're outside. Especially if you don't realize that there is a big hole connecting the men's and women's dressing rooms.

All the same, it was funny in a very awkward way.

[stonegolem13]

^^Same with me :(

:cheers: :(

[DownInAHole.]

Lol, thanks. Though I'm sure your life is just as interesting, if not more interesting than mine.
Yeah, you seem like a home-body. I like to go out for no reason and do nothing. :cool:

[metalfan#3]

I think my lesson learned today is: if you play at an event with someone else, no matter how bad their performance was, wait to rant about it until you're outside. Especially if you don't realize that there is a big hole connecting the men's and women's dressing rooms.

All the same, it was funny in a very awkward way.

Sounds like it would be a funny story :p:


I bought The Doors Movie today. it was totally mind-blowing. it inspired me to write a short story.

[DownInAHole.]

Sounds like it would be a funny story :p:


I bought The Doors Movie today. it was totally mind-blowing. it inspired me to write a short story.
I felt as if it was fixated on Jim Morrison's negative traits.

[Cptbeefheart]

^I disliked it as well. One of the few Oliver Stone films that I didn't enjoy.

[metalfan#3]

I felt as if it was fixated on Jim Morrison's negative traits.

Well of course there was a ton of excess and blunt type storytelling, but if you're going to tell a story about Morrison/The Doors, you've got to include the positive and negative, while it did put a little too much emphasis on the latter.

However, I thought it was a great look at the sixties scene and the story of one of my favorite bands. Val Kilmer is great in it.

[Carswell98]

So, I have come to the conclusion that Douglas Adams is the coolest person ever.

[DownInAHole.]

Well of course there was a ton of excess and blunt type storytelling, but if you're going to tell a story about Morrison/The Doors, you've got to include the positive and negative, while it did put a little too much emphasis on the latter.

However, I thought it was a great look at the sixties scene and the story of one of my favorite bands. Val Kilmer is great in it.
Val Kilmer has no personality. I think the only good film he ever did was Tombstone...

And, maybe Batman.

[Cptbeefheart]

He is pretty good in Heat and he definitely has a personality in Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. But overall, he is pretty overrated as an actor.

[metalfan#3]

Well of course Kilmer isn't a shiningly great actor in any means, but there's something about the presentation and feel of the movie that I can't resist. I just love it.

So there :p:.

[BrainDamage]

He is pretty good in Heat The shootout in the streets in that movie is great. I still haven't finished watching the actual movie though.

[Cptbeefheart]

Its a little too long, but the scenes with DeNiro and Pacino together are classic.

[metalfan#3]

So, after polishing off The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King (which I found retardedly good, by the way) I've started Slaughterhouse-Five. I haven't had much time to read at all, since I've been busy abusing my PS3 late at nights, but what I've read so far is really good.

[Cptbeefheart]

^I hope you enjoy that.

Did anyone buy Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii?

[stonegolem13]

^I'm not sure if it's out here yet....but I'm sure I will get it when it does :)

[Page&HammettFan]

I don't own a Wii. I just play Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 online :) Unfortunately, the TruSkill system sucks for Halo 3... Once you get stuck in a rut at say, 42, it's incredibly difficult to get above that, 'cause as soon as you start doing good you get thrown up against near-50s. I can out BR most people I play against, but I can't get above 43 now :( I'm spending more time playing the guitar now, though :p: Not so much of a waste of time :)

[metalfan#3]

^ Not a big fan of any Halo game. Of course, they're good, but I think they're over-hyped. Killzone on the PS2 could destroy it in campaign and multiplayer (especially multiplayer) any day.

[DownInAHole.]

All I play is III , Vice City, and San Andreas with the occasional sports games.

[BrainDamage]

Forget new video games...N64 is where it's at. I started a new file in Super Mario 64 over the weekend, I've got 50 something stars as of yesterday. Mario 64, Goldeneye, and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time are three of the best video games ever created.

[BOC15]

Agreed.... Although i have not played video games for quite awhile (other than maybe guitar hero every now and then) N64 is waht's good. ALTHOUGH, I have to say the super nintendo is easily the best... i mean Donkey Kong, Mortal Kombat, (the originals) without a question the best games ever you know.

[Cptbeefheart]

^Super Metroid kicks ass!

[BrainDamage]

Agreed.... Although i have not played video games for quite awhile (other than maybe guitar hero every now and then) N64 is waht's good. ALTHOUGH, I have to say the super nintendo is easily the best... i mean Donkey Kong, Mortal Kombat, (the originals) without a question the best games ever you know. I was never into Super Nintendo. N64 was and still is the main system I play, even with PS2 and Xbox 360 in the house. I play ESPN MLB 2K5 and ESPN NFL 2K5 on PS2, because both those games are so much better then the MLB '06/'07/whatever and the Madden games respectively, but besides that, I've been playing a lot of N64 recently.

Speaking of video game systems, I sadly had to give away my half-broken NES a few weeks ago. Techmo Bowl is the single greatest football video game ever. I'm gonna have to buy one on ebay just to play that game again.

[Cptbeefheart]

^Techmo Bowl is awesome, I wish my parents hadn't sold it along with most of my NES games. :(

[metalfan#3]

I was never into Super Nintendo. N64 was and still is the main system I play, even with PS2 and Xbox 360 in the house. I play ESPN MLB 2K5 and ESPN NFL 2K5 on PS2, because both those games are so much better then the MLB '06/'07/whatever and the Madden games respectively, but besides that, I've been playing a lot of N64 recently.

Speaking of video game systems, I sadly had to give away my half-broken NES a few weeks ago. Techmo Bowl is the single greatest football video game ever. I'm gonna have to buy one on ebay just to play that game again.

Man, I am freaking addicted to playing MLB 07: The Show. My created pitcher is just amazing, he totally owns :p:. (I'm a huge baseball fan)

How's this for some stats?
(3rd year pro in the majors, 21 years old)
25-0
0.68 ERA
422 Strikeouts
2 Walks
1 Perfect Game
Won World Series
Selected as Starting Pitcher for All Star Game, won Cy Young award, etc. etc.

The Road to the Show mode on that game is freaking amazing. I can barely put it down.

Does anyone like baseball? :p:

[Cptbeefheart]

^Not baseball video games but baseball in general is awesome. Too bad my team, the Orioles, isn't any good anymore....

[Page&HammettFan]

I'm not much of a baseball fan anymore. I used to really enjoy it until I discovered the guitar :p: Now it's pretty dull, though...

[psychodelia]

I like the Red Sox, and I watch a fair number of the games (though usually not the entire thing).

[metalfan#3]

I can't wait until baseball season begins, I'm going to see the home opener for the Jays against the Red Sox. At nights when games are on tv (I never get all of the Red Sox games, I'm always hunting for them on cable) I'm totally obsessed. And once the season begins, I'm going to own my fantasy baseball pool on Yahoo.

[Carswell98]

anyone here big into movies?

has anyone watched In Bruges yet?

what did you think?