Darth Drabek

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David Hasselhoff - Lookin' For Freedom I been lookin for freedom I been lookin so long I been lookin for freedom still the search goes on! (continued from the Hoff's sig, complete with histrionic backing vocals)

There was a real-time strategy game that my friend and I used to play all the time, but I don't think it was very popular. Z was the name... it was designed to be a little less-than-serious, but that just added to the fun. I remember the general swore a lot. Hmm, also there were a few cool arena-based computer games I remember being a lot of fun. Hyperblade was one... the 3d environment reminded me of the Battle Room in the Ender books. The other was DeathDrome. I believe the premise of DeathDrome was something like this.... In the future, death row inmates are given ridiculously destructive vehicles and they battle each other for the chance to live another day in the DeathDrome arena. I think that one was two computers ago, but I would love to play it again. Carmageddon 2 was a lot of fun as well, in the same destructive vein. I suppose it was more popular, but still a bit underappreciated. I've loved the Road Rash series across three platforms, but I don't think there's plans to do any more of those wonderful games. EA used to do them, but they're probably busy making lots and lots of changes to the latest Madden game, so they won't do it. Some other company made a Road Rash for the N64 that was a very good version, but it didn't sell very well, I think.

Cool stuff... I especially like the "I favor your flavor" part. I love Belgian beer, so I suppose I might like like a Belgian band. Might have to check it out. Plus, Absynthe Minded is a great band name.

As in Deep Purple's "Hush?" If so, I'm gonna have to check that out. Although I do hate the Mick Jagger/David Bowie "Dancing in the Streets." My nominees for best cover ever: Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Supermarket (Clash) Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put a Spell on You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing (Hendrix) Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN) Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head (Sting) Ben Folds - Bitches Ain't Sh*t (Dre/Snoop) Dynamite Hack - Boyz in the Hood (Eazy-E) The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (Dylan) Audioslave - Seven Nation Army (White Stripes) Probably omitting some great ones, but these are the ones that jump to mind. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> M. Ward does a cover of Bowie's "Let's Dance" that is teh pwn. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'll have to look it up. I can't believe that in a discussion that has hit upon both David Bowie and great covers that I failed to mention Bowie's fantastic cover of the Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting for the Man."

Guided by Voices - Glad Girls I know, I know, "they were so much better when they were avant-garde and low-fi blah blah blah." Well, this song is way too catchy and poppy to be properly "indie," but I dig it anyway. BONUS: They're from Ohio!

Now, I'm no expert (and to tell the truth, I don't know how I got out of the music thread or what I'm doing in this branch of the fora ), but I don't think pixies' T.O.M.B.S. reports are "typical."

I have heard that about Syriana. A few friends of mine (who I consider intelligent) saw the film and had no idea what the hell was going on. The Plain Dealer review corroborated that sentiment. Now, I enjoy the odd documentary and the occasional "important issues" film (Traffic comes to mind), and I don't want a director to hammer me over the head with the plot, but I do like to be able to follow the movie without an outline and index cards.

I saw Narnia: LWW the other day, and it didn't coerce me to donate money to the church. I thought it was a very good (and faithful) adaptation of the book. They did a especially good job capturing how the professor's mansion should feel. Also watched Pirates of the Caribbean for the first time. What a fun flick. Particularly timely, because I recently finished reading Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy, which also features charismatic pirate captains.

Very very cool. I just thought of another to add to my previous list. Gypsy Kings - Hotel California As prominently featured in the classic film "The Big Lebowski."

As in Deep Purple's "Hush?" If so, I'm gonna have to check that out. Although I do hate the Mick Jagger/David Bowie "Dancing in the Streets." My nominees for best cover ever: Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Supermarket (Clash) Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put a Spell on You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing (Hendrix) Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN) Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head (Sting) Ben Folds - Bitches Ain't Sh*t (Dre/Snoop) Dynamite Hack - Boyz in the Hood (Eazy-E) The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (Dylan) Audioslave - Seven Nation Army (White Stripes) Probably omitting some great ones, but these are the ones that jump to mind.

Refused - Refused are F*cking Dead

Wow, that was an unprovoked tantrum if I've ever seen one. Just because you're in a bad mood you don't have to go hijack a thread and fling "zingers" at people. Congrats, Hooah. May you have many uneventful landings!

Numbers man has a very valid point - the posters that seem to get COF all hot and bothered are not going to "waste" their time reading even a very concise post of guidelines. They will simply create more and more topics until the fabric of the internet stretches to the breaking point, ripping an actual hole in cyberspace.

I have about 200 albums archived on my hard drive in mp3 format, and a 5,000 song "General Stacks" section of my music library. I just don't see the need to take all that with me everywhere. If I am going on a long road trip, I'll burn an mp3 CD to play in the car; you can fit 10-15 albums on one of those depending on the song quality. For just walking around or going to the gym 128 MB is enough for me.

I've been using a 128 MB Creative MuVo Nomad for a few years now. It's given me a little trouble, but reformatting it has always straightened it out so far (knock, knock). It doesn't have a screen, but I like it because it's small and cheap ($50 American two years ago). It's basically a drag and drop USB drive with a headphone jack. Plus, I get a kick out of how it randomly orders the songs that are added to it. It was a "shuffle" before shuffles were cool!

Ted Leo + the Pharmacists - Me and Mia

Bob Dylan - Love Minus Zero/No Limit This song has two of my absolute favorite Dylan stanzas in it: My love she speaks like silence, Without ideals or violence, She doesn't have to say she's faithful, Yet she's true, like ice, like fire. People carry roses, Make promises by the hours, My love she laughs like the flowers, Valentines can't buy her. In the dime stores and bus stations, People talk of situations, Read books, repeat quotations, Draw conclusions on the wall. Some speak of the future, My love she speaks softly, She knows there's no success like failure And that failure's no success at all.

Old 97s - Jagged

Today I was listening to a CD I pulled out of a Golden Grahams box in 1996. It was like taking a time machine back to the good old days when alternative rock stations were still alive and kicking in small markets. The only artists on there I had heard of were Matthew Sweet, Edwyn Collins and Blessed Union of Souls (oh yeah!). Still there were some really cool songs on the track listing from bands called The Corrs, Once Blue and Velocity Girl too. That CD is still the best thing I've ever pulled out of a cereal box. Velocity Girl - Same Old City

Rocket from the Crypt - Break It Up "Old man, young boy, you're hangin with another guy I'm the fool, I'll never be true to you"

Ben Folds - Not the Same

Hey, my town has some of the tallest roller coasters in the world! So during the summer it's a cool place to be if you're into that sort of thing.

Reminds me of a web community sort of thing that took off here in the States: the facebook. Sort of an online directory for people you know at school. Or people who you haven't talked to for years and ask you to be their friend the first day you sign up for the service. But anyway, yeah, same "list your interests" sort of thing. I liken it to collecting baseball cards, just of your friends and acquaintances.

John Lennon - How Do You Sleep? That song is one big middle finger to Paul McCartney.