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great, another media meathead on this board. things are getting crowded. jw hey, nick. didn't realize, but way things turned out, i was one of your last guests on 'GR. hope all's well.

don't know about the handing out part. i do think you're spot on on the second part. as for jw, it's short for just win, as in last post, eh? jw

oh. jw

i gave up on the airwaves a very long time ago, so i couldn't tell you what's popular or why, really. i hunt and peck and listen in hopes of finding something that's truly interesting and relevant. and by relevant i don't mean now, but is capable of standing up to the finger in the air, rebel without a clue philosophy that makes rock and roll unique and vibrant. and i won't say rock and roll is dead, because there are far too many people still punching at the beancounters and clearchannel suits. and i agree with you astro, that Wilco's lost its groove, did so a long time ago and this last album that i bought is another nail in that coffin. it's a little too precious in a long string of albums that have sounded much the same. and that's what just might separate the DBTs from Wilco at this point, and maybe even earlier. fearing sacrilege, but here goes, i still haven't figured out what makes Tweedy the genius so many make him out to be. uncle tupelo was ok, but not that good. and if it was Tweedy's attempt at gaining alt-street cred by hooking up with Billy Bragg, well, more power to him. trouble was, Tweedy and Wilco never built on that effort, which was focused and short and without much pretention. and then i listen to (The Album), and it's more of the lame. and here's the line you were looking for: The pretty girls from the smallest towns Get remembered like storms and droughts The old men talk about for years to come I guess that's why they give us names So a few old men can say they saw us rain when we were young. -- Birthday Boy. Lyrics: Mike Cooley. there's a lot of truth to that. jw

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which corner? jw

i meant something else, and i'm unable to go into more detail about that. i'm sorry. ByrdsDaWord might be on the right track. jw

The AP has reported that Lynch is not happy being in Buffalo. Nix has said it's his intention that Lynch be part of the team, and it's not Lynch's decision to be traded. From what I've been told, that has been Nix's position, and has not changed. Lynch is expected to be at mandatory workouts. Given that, I cannot verify what an unnamed NFL person told another reporter. I disagree with the statement that Lynch doesn't "get it." jw

I'm not making this up.

right, there was a point? jw

this thread is truly, double-d disappointing. jw

he will report to mandatory camp, last i heard. jw

more to come. nothing earth-shattering, but Quinn did refer to Tallinder and Lydman as "key guys" and "very important part of our team." also, just got off phone with Grier's agent. Quinn disappointed by early exit jw

vacation. jw

i've been called many things, but never polite. and i've never curled. guess i've spent too much time on this side of the border. jw

he overplayed the final, and as it turns out, decisive goal, and was trying to do too much on Recchi's tally from down low (however, the blame on that one should go to Connolly for putting the Sabres down a man to begin with). however, Miller had little chance on the other two. -- perfect deflection in front. -- two sabres get beaten behind the net, and no one checks the front. and even on the last one, Miller made what should have been the difference-making save by somehow gettting his paddle back to stop Satan on the initial chance. how the Sabres failed to clear the zone after that is beyond me. boston was better. and the difference wasn't in goal, but came down to which top forwards played better. jw

don't be sad. jw

parquet? jw

their eye for lyrical detail and ability to twin them to wonderful melodies is what makes them truly special. what i've come to like is the added dimension shona tucker has brought, providing a depth and structure that folds right into what these guys were doing for so long. there's a maturity to their music now that might not match the early intensity, and yet, it's as if they've truly found their voice. what impresses me is after seeing bands and acts go down the wrong road of their influences (for some reason the fratelli's come to mind, and that's a bad example, because one song "three skinny girls" doesn't make a band), or try too hard to reinvent themselves (u2, rem) after growing bored, the Drive By Truckers continue to mine a glorious vein of twangy guitar-spirited music. i've recently read where they were heavily influenced by the likes of Jerry Wexler and Jim Dickinson, two luminary giants of two great eras of music. both would be proud. jw

well, there's the licensing fee, to be paid exclusively in loonies, and, of course, the expansive how-to reference guide, which extensively details such things as back bacon, rush lyrics and the 1,001 uses of eh, eh? jw

i got the same thing. and, being a canadian, i can safely provide a few answers to this question. i don't know if it's a matter of being legally unable to "own a canadian," it's got more to do with the trouble you have to put up with in regards to the farting and the drinking, never mind the hooping and a hollering when stompin' tom comes on the music machine. oh, and i think you gotta pay duty at the border. jw

easy, boys. i've found the Drive By Truckers, and nothing, absolutely nothing else matters. jw

just picked up "Pizza Deliverance" and "The Big To-Do." givnig Pizza my first spin and have been absolutely blown away -- i mean banged on the forehead floored -- by this entire collection of songs about losers and degenerates and drinking. "Margo and Harold," "Tales Facing Up," and "The Company I Keep," have jumped out at me. and i got a big kick out of "The President's Penis is Missing." oh, lordie, "Zoloft" just came on. where the hell have i been, and how is it possible that i've missed this band. and the entire tin-eared Grammy board should be lined up and shot, and the GMA folks can go to hell, too, stuck on big and rich and rock guitars and mainstream baloney. The Drive By Truckers have restored my faith in music. i now have a second-favorite band. 'Mats still rule. jw

you. again. jw

always been intrigued by Instanbul, its history and geographic location connecting two continents. jw