Just thought I'd pop in and say "hi." Heading to Austin to catch the Night Marchers - cousins to Rocket from the Crypt, the band my wife and I met at - play at the Emo's birthday bash. Figured it would be fairly novel to post from my laptop via my phone to a forum! I also wanted to warn an...

Thank you for all the great music... "Any Colour You Like" [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T04im0MLqrw[/youtube] "Shine On VI-VII" [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X0cMt81ZX0[/youtube] "Shine On VIII-IX" [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtLrAedGEF...

I accidentally caught the last half of Marnie the other day (yesterday?) on TCM. I say accidentally because I wouldn't watch this film if you strapped me to a seat, pried open my eyes and used it to cure me of tendencies of ultraviolence (or, in this case, lazy filmmaking or bad acting). The one and...

For a look at what happens when a "constitution" tries to be everything to everyone as opposed to a simplistic guarantor of our most basic rights then look no further than the latest European Union treaty - overlong at 27,000 words and full of the most intentionally vague and obfuscated wr...

Has anyone heard from Hollis lately?

Two things: Our country's placement on Earth's Greatest Nations list is quite subjective. Regardless of whether we are or are not the best, patriotism is one of the most dangerous pitfalls of having pride in one's nation. To regard foreigners' negatives views on America as those borne of jealousy an...

I've been listening to a ton of Mudhoney this week in anticipation of the show tonight. It's the 20th anniversary of their incredible album Bigmuff Superfuzz . Nirvana is often cited as the band that made grunge famous, but without Mudhoney, there wouldn't even have been a genre for Nirvana to make ...

I told you it would be a bad idea if I joined this thread. I see a lot of assumptions being tossed about here, about my intent and about Judith's earlier, and it's the exact reason I hate discussing politics online. Someone will always get hurt over some perceived slight. I also fail to see how my c...

I was being self-deprecating. I do care.

In response to charliechaplinfan: I'm not sure what to say to that.

Why, on God's Green Earth, would the legislature even want to address the electoral college issue? There is no urgent need to these people because there is no need at all . The electoral college serves very little purpose in landslide elections or where the winner is clearly defined - such as in the...

I've gotta admit, Prof, you've got me at a loss for words regarding the, um, ahem, please excuse my French here, optical enhancement appendages . Oh, geez, I feel so rude saying that in front of the many ladies here at the Oasis! How ungentlemanly of me. As if my severe ostentation hasn't all ready ...

School's back...and that calls for leather jackets, pomped hair and rebellion! Here's an education in playing hookey and rocking and rolling by the always intimidating professors of punk (work that one out)... GUITAR WOLF ! "Jet Generation" [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9cVPD97W...

While the many excellent thoughts by my fellow student Dewey mirror my own, I have to bring in to question the fact that simply by participating in their hobby or profession, is a photographer not all ready a voyeur of sorts? In many instances we aren't to know their preferred subject - whether huma...

MAybe it's too somplistic but why didn't Obama pick Hillary, surely between them they'd be unstoppable or would Hillary not want to accept the place of Vice President? I'm still surprised by all the support Hillary gets. She played horribly dirty, was vicious and nasty for the entire primary run an...

For all of you in England who keep going on, I'd like to propose a thought: Great Britain today is closer to Oceania than ever. Even more-so than under Thatcher, quite possibly your worst leader since Henry III. You have more CCTV cameras than anywhere in the world, three times the next closest coun...