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QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 05:45 PM) I do believe that if you are dating someone then you should be loyal to them and all that jazz, but if youre not a religious person what more does marriage do for you besides the tax benefits (I believe there are some, I could be wrong). I mean, why dont people just say that they are committed to each other, why make it such a big deal and so complicated with a marriage. I would much prefer to be in a committed relationship than a marriage because if it ever does fall apart (which many of them do) than you dont have the mess. A marriage is a front for a committed relationship most of the time anyways, its a way to show youre committed but really doesnt mean anything alot of the time. it's about way more than tax benefits. Legal status as parents, legal enttlement to insurance coverage, inheritance, alimony, the ability to cosign on loans, family rights in end of life decisions, etc., and the list goes on.

Interesting. I'm surprised the results of a single published study may result in the lumping of the two putative species, but if it happens I'm glad triceratops will prevail as the senior synonymy.

Flaxx and Tex have both descended on the unsuspecting Windy City and will be in attendance at tonight's game. It will likely be my only Cell visit this year unless until we make the postseason, so I demand a Sox winner.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 28, 2010 -> 11:33 PM) 10 in a row and 17 out of 18 at home. Hope they can keep it up for me when I'm in the stands on Friday! :gosox3:

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Jul 27, 2010 -> 09:41 PM) Different grasses are used in different climates. Southern clubs use bermuda grass overseeded with rye grass. The Bermuda is a warm weather grass that thrives in the hot, dry South. It goes dormant in cooler weather and turns brown (zoysia also does this) and does not turn green until the weather gets hot enough (typically end of May, early June in Bham). The rye grass is a cooler weather grass and stays green all winter. It dies off as it gets warmer, allowing the bermuda to take hold. If you look closely at southern fields, you will often see unusual wear in late spring when the rye starts to die off and the bermuda hasn't fully taken yet. Watch high traffic areas such as where the umpires stand near the baselines.

I thought "Locked Penis Syndrome" was code for SHIPPS having monogamy issues in anticipation of the wedding.

Bobby!!

QUOTE (longshot7 @ Jul 27, 2010 -> 07:06 PM) Now if we could get them to re-release the original and fix the subtitles..... They have. I did love the deep, gravel voice they gave the vampire girls in the original version which made you have to listen to the original foreign dialog with the botched subtitles, so I was glad to hear there is a better DVD release now.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jul 27, 2010 -> 07:25 PM) IQ test for voters too. Gawd Yes!

make it a good one.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Jul 25, 2010 -> 08:26 PM) Trailer for 'Let Me In' just came out. Hopefully this remake comes close to being as brilliant as the Swedish original 'Let The Right One In' The original was so good, I don't even want to see a remake.

Take her to the Sox/A's game this Friday because I will be in town for it!!

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jul 25, 2010 -> 04:59 PM) Thanks everyone! I celebrated with two of my favorites, Berliner Weisse and soft shell crab. Double Yumm! Do you do your Berliner with woodruff syrup or raspberry syrup? As far as tart beers go, most Berliners really aren't that extreme, but I do like the tradition of adding a bit of sweet syrup. One of my favorite beer styles that I don't get a chance to enjoy nearly as much as I'd like.

OK, I mixed up the "Blondie Can't See" with Old Monk, Sprite and water, and it was substantially better than expected. The Old Monk has enough going on in it that it stands up to the 5:1 dilution factor and comes off as a sweet, complex rum in this low-octane long drink. Tried it again subbing club soda for the water and it's a little more lively, but I think I'll flip the ratios on the sprite and water/soda the next go 'round. Pleasantly surprised by this one.

I picked up two new rums on vacation to the other side of the state that I've been searching out for a while. Khukri Rum from Nepal (!) is one I'd only seen in the expensive (but totally cool), khukri knife-shaped bottle, but I found a normal bottle for $19 and picked it up. Really impressive complexity in this thick sweet rum. Maybe not quite a Zaya or Zacapa 23, but it's got some interesting spicy notes that neither of those have so it should make an intruguing sipper. I also found a bottle of Old Monk 7 Year Rum form India (!!). This is reportedly the 3rd largest selling rum in the world and it's taken me a couple of years to actually turn up a bottle in Florida. Definitely not the refined sipper the Khukri is (and only costing $16), a bit medicinal actually, but some interesting flavor notes going on for sure. It's traditionally mixed with cola and other mixers so I'll need to experiment with it. That said, both of the suggested traditional drink recipes on Old Monk's Wikipedia page sound absolutely horrid — so naturally I'll have to try them Ah, this one from the Ministry of Rum web pages sounds a little more promising:

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jul 24, 2010 -> 08:43 PM) Shame on me for forgetting to mention Neil Young. His long solos on "Cowgirl In The Sand", Like A Hurricane", "Down By The River" to name a few blow me away every time. He's always been great fun to see live. Yeah, I love Neil's one-string and muddy/overdriven chorded solos as much as anyone, and he's a good example of the difference between a favorite guitarist and technically proficient one. His guitar work fits his songs though for sure.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 25, 2010 -> 09:33 AM) More Monsters Videos Gareth Edwards is doing amazing things on absolute minimum budgets. If you haven't seen the sfx breakdown for the BBC Attila the Hun film he directed, here it is. Unreal.

happy birthday!

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jul 21, 2010 -> 11:06 PM) I've gotten quite a few ideas from you, Jim, thanks! I just sort of play around when I'm mixing things and don't have measurements for everything unfortunately, but the past two I've made have been quite good. 2.25 oz Pineapple Vodka 2.25 oz white rum 1.5 oz Triple Sec Remainder is 50% Sour Mix and 50% Orange Juice...and maybe add a bit more OJ after you're done shaking and it's poured into the glass. Also: 1.5 oz vodka 1.5 oz white rum 1 oz Triple Sec 1 oz Blue Curacao Some sour mix and club soda Those both sound interesting. I don't do a lot with vodka but when I get back from vacation I'll give one of these a spin. So far, the varied frozen coladas have been the drinks of the vacation. The wife is sticking with straight white rum piña coladas and I've been knocking back Coruba and Pusser's colada at every opportunity.

I completely agree that Brian Setzer is amazing, and his evolution as a player has been really impressive.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 21, 2010 -> 11:11 AM) I know, and despite MTV's cutaway for precious VJ Prattle and the limited number of songs performed, it was nice. Sounds like gilmour might actually join Roger on a couple of US The Wall tour dates.

Some great names being put out here for sure. I have a list of probably 20 "favorite" guitarists so I'm hesitant to respond. Zappa was absolutely an under-appreciated improvisational guitarist who defied convention in his playing the same way he did with other aspects of his composition. Like the best jazz musicians he knew the rules of music form and modality but also knew hat those rules were boundariess that were made most meaningful when they were willfully stepped over/compromised and/or occasionally obliterated. More than any other rock musician, Frank understood completely that it's all just notes, and there was no reason any note on the fretboard could not be followed by any other note on the fretboard regardless of what those Mel Bay primers told you as you were learning to play. Three unreal guitarists who all did stints as the Zappa "stunt guitarist" deserve mention. Steve Vai has already been noted, but Adrien Belew is one of those once-in-a-generation player that should be a household name but isn't. Mike Keneally is another guy to seek out — especially the Californians who can catch him in very intimate clubs. If Kid Gleason was on here more and saw this he'd justifiably ride me for not giving Eddie Van Halen more props. His talent, innovation, and (as someone said here) technical abilities as a rhythm guitarist and soloist are unquestionable. As far as changing the landscape of guitar playing though, think his historic contribution is still overstated. Eddie didn't invent tapping (in the rock world lots of folks suggest Caned Heat's Harvey Mandel did that), though he certainly refined it and perfected the harmonic component, and he's also very unusual with his detuned 2nd string to get around that quirky dissonant 3rd interval of standard guitar tuning. Hendrix, on the other hand, did change the way the rock world approached the instrument. Sure, when it's all said and done, it's still primarily overdriven minor pentatonic blues scales he's employing, but he was the American rock musician who best understood and demonstrated what several Brits already figured out (Clapton and Alvin Lee included) — at it's heart guitar rock was blues. Jimi supposedly intimidated contemporaries with his playing, but he did the exact opposite for me when I was picking up the instrument. I couldn't explode the scales all over the fretboard, couldn't do the big left thumb thing, and stumbled over my fingers trying to get up to Jimi's speed. But I could play minor pentatonic scales and I could pick out keys and key changes in songs off of records and pretty soon I could do it well enough to hold my own. I sort of "outgrow" Hendrix over time, but as far as personal influence and inspiration, he's absolutely the guy that made me want to play the instrument. Honorable mentions to SRV, George Harrison, Robert Fripp, Steve Morse, Steve Hackett, Charlie Christian, Elliot Easton, Danny Gatton, Roy Bucchanan, and a slew of others.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 09:37 AM) Oh, and from the list of still living...the Gilmore/Waters lineup for the Pink Floyd. only from the still living list if you do without Richard Wright on keyboards.