Darth Drabek

Warren Zevon - Studebaker I left my home in Monterey Just another low prospects man I'd rather work in the foundry Than put fishes in a can I'm 35, and I haven't traveled far And I've spent all my money on this misbegotten car I'm up against it all Like a leaf against the wind And my Studebaker keeps on breaking down again My Studebaker keeps breaking down again I thought I'd go to Fresno Just to see my friend But my damn Studebaker keeps on breaking down again I was speeding south on 99 When the manifold started smokin' I ran her off the shoulder And now the axel's broken It made a sound that cracked my heart in half And with only a half a half pint of vodka left I'm up against it all Like a leaf against the wind And my Studebaker keeps on breaking down again My Studebaker keeps breaking down again I thought I'd go to Fresno Just to see my friend But this damn Studebaker keeps on breaking down again

Thanks, Kor, I thought it might be up your alley! If anybody else wants some of the Rock :cool:, send me a PM. I'd link a website, but we don't have one. Last three songs: R.E.M. - Find the River Third Eye Blind - Jumper Buffalo Tom - Sunday Night

I thought Fable was decent - they had a decent amount of customization, but it isn't exactly as open-ended as the Black Isle devotees would like. The quests were kind of blah, and the storyline wasn't too hot. For what it's worth the gameplay was fun. I know a pretty standard complaint about Fable is that it is too short. One of the reasons it seems so short is as you level up your character in skills, etc., you can barely max out one or two things. If you attempt a well-balanced character, you truly won't excel at anything. There were some cool weapons and other inventory type things to buy and sell. It's just hard to live up to something that's been in development so long. :cough, DNF, cough:

R.E.M. - Pop Song '89 Should we talk about the weather? Or should we talk about the government?

"Enjoy Every Sandwich," the Warren Zevon tribute album. There's some real gems on there, but the one that just blows my mind is by his son, Jordan. He sounds just like his old man. Jordan Zevon - Studebaker

As far as Zeppelin cover bands go, Dread Zeppelin takes the proverbial cake. It's Zeppelin songs played in a reggae style, with a former Elvis impersonator singing. Their version of Heartbreaker splices "Hound Dog" and "Heartbreak Hotel" into the song, never losing that reggae groove. Fun fact: The album was released in 1990, predating the "mash-up" trend by almost 15 years.

Man, Dr. David Thorpe is always funny. I haven't read SA in a while, but that was gold. As was his take on the best albums ever... "Exile on Main Street? More like Exile on LAME Street!" It's a groaner, but I used to do stupid stuff like that allllll the time. BTW: Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey

Twilight Singers - Martin Eden Black out the windows It's party time

The Who - Eminence Front

Does Opeth have a female vocalist? I think I might have heard them before, but I might be confusing them with another band. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - I Let Love In

You guys and your scary metal music. I can only take so much of that stuff, but I do enjoy a few undeniably talented bands. Type O Negative's "October Rust" CD is pretty powerful stuff. Maybe it's their Beatles influence. Type O Negative - Burnt Flowers Fallen

The Afghan Whigs - John the Baptist I have had the Afghan Whigs' CD "1965" for almost a year now, and it's still in my CD player regularly. It's also definitely on the desert island list. This song in particular would probably be one of my top ten favorite songs, alltime. Anything for a lover Anything for a friend I only wanna see you happy Baby, can't we pretend?

The Twilight Singers - Number Nine (feat. Mark Lanegan of the Screaming Trees) Devil- Sweet talking fly on the wall Blackberry belle of the ball Just like you told me- I

Repeatedly falling into pits with spikes at the bottom in Sonic the Hedgehog.

Yeah I popped in White Light, White Heat, White Trash again last night - it got me wondering what my favorite SD album is... I can never decide. I actually was listening to my only Stereophonics album, Performance and ****tails, the other day. It's odd that they never got huge, they had some catchy songs that sort of fit with the alternative music of the time. Haha, filter: 1, rational conversation: 0

Social Distortion - I Was Wrong It was me against the world I was sure that I'd win But the world fought back, Punished me for my sins

Finally? Well better late than never. It's a great game, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, only recently have I realized that there is a RPG gamer inside me, struggling to get out. I had hints when I fell in love with Zelda: OoT for the n64 (Inventory? What a novel concept!), but KOTOR (and its successor) inspired me to search out some of these classic party-based RPGs. I've actually been looking forward to playing BG2 for a while, and I'm really enjoying it. Right now, my biggest problem is deciding who I want in my party. There's just so many interesting characters with different capabilities! I better stop before I make everyone nostalgic. The only other Black Isle title in that vein that I've played so far is Fallout 2. I cut my teeth on Doom and Road Rash, so the complexity of the games scared me away (200 spells? THAC0? No thank you sir, I'll take NBA 2K1). I guess it wouldn't be that intimidating for tabletop D&D'ers. Either way, I'm glad I finally rose to the challenge.

Finally got around to buying this "Baldur's Gate 2" game that I hear is pretty good. So far it's living up to the hype.

It is sneaky, but he's obviously much more confident in himself at that point in the films.

I would say my favorite scene would be in RotJ when Luke stops being such a sissy and strides into Jabba's Palace, cloak flowing behind him. It really shows his transformation from a whining little girl (But I wanted to go look for power converters! Waaaaaaaah!) into a Jedi Knight.

I look at the Tony Hawk games like I look at Metallica: it's a wonderful starting point for people just getting into non-top 40 music, because it's so incredibly popular. So you can't knock it, because it's getting kids into metal (or skateboarding in Mr. Birdhouse's case). I never would have sought out Maiden, In Flames or Killswitch Engage if I hadn't heard the Black Album in the weight room in junior high. I never would have bought a skate video if I hadn't loved the Tony Hawk games. I'm sure bajillions of kids have taken it farther than me and actually bought a skateboard and fell down a flight of stairs because they were inspired by the game. Bad Religion - The Handshake (cause I can still be "punk rock" even if I can't ollie )

I'm not actually a skater - I just like watching people skate, especially really good people. Some skate videos are really well done - "The End" by Birdhouse comes to mind. Great music on that one too, especially the use of Propellerheads' Bond riff, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." I did interview a pro BMX'er from Haro Bikes once for the paper though. And I've played all the Tony Hawk games through except THUG2 and the new one. Tom Waits - Clap Hands

When I find myself in times of trouble Hybrid children watch the seas Pray for father roaming, roaming free My first listen to Beatallica was the best laugh I had in about a week. They are satirical geniuses, uncanny impressionists and anyone remotely familiar with the source material should download their songs immediately. It's free. I think it's just www.beatallica.com Beatallica - No Remorseful Reply

It was Misled Youth, a vid that famed skateboarding company Zero released sometime in the late 90s, I think. The soundtrack was great. I remember Jamie Thomas used The Who's "Baba O'Reilly" for his piece, which was fantastic.

I haven't bought an iPod yet because I'm totally content with my 128 MB Nomad. I know if I had an iPod I would be guarding it with my life, which would make me loathe to take it anywhere, which kind of defeats the purpose. I reload it with a different collection of songs every week or so to freshen up my tunes. It just uses one AAA battery, weighs about the same a cigarette lighter and is unnoticable in my jeans pocket. I would just worry about carrying it everywhere, whereas the Nomad is a lot cheaper - and I haven't heard of anyone get mugged for their Nomad. And if it did happen, the mugger(s) would be pretty disappointed. Not that they should be - I'm sure their minds would be blown by my fantastic taste in music. Which includes: Toto - Hold the Line