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http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121109202458/all-in-the-family-tv-show/images/c/c7/AllFamilyMeathead.jpg Like Cartman, I can't stand liberal hippies. ;)

I'll be her secretary. I can just see it now..... Phone rings. "Geddy, this is the 4th time you have called this hour. I am very sorry, but Miz Mika can't come to the phone at the moment. She is biz doing other things. I don't think she will be able to come over and eat soup with you and the boys today. Please don't call again unless it is something really urgent. Thank you and good bye!" Aw, Lorraine, that's not realistic! I mean, what are the chances that I would turn down a soup-eating visit with Geddy? More likely he would keep getting called from us to come over and just hang out so we can wallow in his awesomeness! :D But when he visited us I would certainly make sure that we have appropriate desktop backgrounds on the computers - the Geddy-Alex-and-John-in-underwear picture would have to changed over to one of a beach or something.... Well, all right. We'll make it more realistic. I'll rewrite the script: Phone rings. "Hello Geddy? This is Mika." "Mika, this is the twelfth time you have called me in forty-five minutes. What is it now?" "Well, Geddy, Lorraine and I were wondering if you could come over and join us for a steaming bowl of matzo ball soup." Click. :lol: How's that?

Punch Mrs. Brady in the face? Maybe spank her, but never punch in the face.

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I "liked" my own post 'cause it made me laugh.

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Gary from Gary's Old Towne Tavern

I get email notifications for "likes" and "friend requests". I've had the "There was a problem storing your reputation" banner on numerous occasions. This occurs when you post a "like", think it hasn't taken, then when you try it again, that banner comes up. it just means youre doing too many things at once. Maybe it should read: "There was a problem storing your vote", as I don't actually understand what 'reputation' means. This is my thought. :) You're reputation is fine with me

Mika, a while back, I quite confidently stated that you should be Rush's Public Relations Director, or Communications Manager, or both. Well, as far as I am concerned you ARE Rush's PR & Communications Manager!

I get email notifications for "likes" and "friend requests". I've had the "There was a problem storing your reputation" banner on numerous occasions. This occurs when you post a "like", think it hasn't taken, then when you try it again, that banner comes up. it just means youre doing too many things at once. Maybe it should read: "There was a problem storing your vote", as I don't actually understand what 'reputation' means. This is my thought. :)

It was a slow day And the sun was beating On the soldiers by the side of the road There was a bright light A shattering of shop windows The bomb in the baby carriage Was wired to the radio

It gives us the nice bright colors. It gives us the dreams of summer

Sounds like something Paul himself might pen!

I remember interviews at teh time where people were claiming Paul Simon was just another person exploiting Africans. So unfair. The brilliance of Graceland is ultimately in the unique arrangements and lyrics and Pauls distinctive plaintif vocals.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo went on to a pretty high level of international success after appearing on Simon's album. I was always struck by those that criticized Simon for the wages he paid them for their performance on his record. I think the exposure they got more was more than fair compensation. As for Graceland's lyrics, how about... This is the story of how we begin to remember This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein After the dream of falling and calling your name out These are the roots of rhythm And the roots of rhythm remain

It was weird. I was to pick my wife up for our first date at 7:00 and we were going to catch a movie. I had been out riding my bike earlier that day and saw the most beautiful field of wildflowers. So I suggested that we drive by a look at them before the movie and we got there just as the sun was starting to set which really illuminated the flowers in the most amazing way. We talked about which movie to see and agreed that we both loved scary movies, and there really wasn’t any playing. So we went back to her apartment and watched “The Changeling” and “Ghost Story”, eating popcorn and just talking. We talked straight through the night (no funny stuff, I swear) and just laughed and laughed. So, the sun starts to come up and I’m thinking I should head out, don’t want the neighbours to talk, right? I get to the bottom of the stairs and we gave each other a hug and just looked at each other and smiled and didn’t say a word. I’m driving home, bright sun in my eyes and I think to myself, “Wow, I just met my wife”, and start laughing out loud with this big stupid smile on my face. That was nearly 24 years ago and I can tell you, I am so blessed to know that I get to begin and end each and everyday with this most amazing person. We have so much fun, still love watching scary movies and laughing like crazy and just spending hours with one another. I consider myself the most fortunate of men. There are times, when we are out and about, that I just look at her and think, “Man, one day she is going to catch on that she is wa-a-ay too good for me”. To say that I love her falls dreadfully short, as there are no words to express how I feel. Scripture says that “two become one”, if this is true, then she, most certainly, is the better part of me. I knew beyond the shadow of a doubt then and I know beyond the shadow of a doubt now and, yes, I still have that stupid smile on my face.

RIP (but the Ann Romano character was hyper-annoying).

Fascinating. —Spock http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5073/20130220/why-women-talk-more-men-language-protein.htm Why Women Talk More Than Men: Language Protein Uncovered Catherine Griffin First Posted: Feb 20, 2013 09:14 AM EST http://images.scienceworldreport.com/data/images/full/3699/lips.jpg?w=680 (Photo : Flickr) There's a biological explanation for the reason why women talk more than men. Scientists have discovered a protein that's found in higher concentrations in the brains of women. You know all the times that men complain about women talking too much? Apparently there's a biological explanation for the reason why women are chattier than men. Scientists have discovered that women possess higher levels of a "language protein" in their brains, which could explain why females are so talkative. Previous research has shown that women talk almost three times as much as men. In fact, an average woman notches up 20,000 words in a day, which is about 13,000 more than the average man. In addition, women generally speak more quickly and devote more brainpower to speaking. Yet before now, researchers haven't been able to biologically explain why this is the case. Like Us on Facebook <a href=" http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/33u.science/artcl;poz=artclmid;tile='+dctile+';dcopt='+dcopt+';sz=250x250;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" ><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/33u.science/artcl;poz=artclmid;sz=250x250;ord=123456789?" border="0" alt="" /></a> Now, they can. New findings conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and published in The Journal of Neuroscience show that a certain protein may be the culprit. In 2001, a gene called FOXP2 appeared to be essential for the production of speech. In order to test this protein, the team, led by J. Michael Bowers and Margaret McCarthy, looked at young rat pups. These animals emit cries in the ultrasonic range when separated from their mothers. The team recorded the cries over five minutes in groups of 4-day-old male and female rats that had been separated from their mothers. They found that male pups had up to twice as much of the protein FOXP2 in regions of the brain known to be involved in vocalization—perhaps an unsurprising finding since researchers noted that males made twice as many cries as females. Next, the researchers wanted to test their findings in humans. They conducted a small study on human children aged four to five years who had died in accidents less than 24 hours previously. They then analyzed the amount of FOXP2 protein in the brains of these children. In the end, the researchers found 30 percent more FOXP2 protein in the brains of the girls. The research shows that the protein, FOXP2, is a key molecule for communication in mammals. In fact, it could allow researchers to better understand other species that may or may not possess the protein, such as Neanderthals. With this new biological link, scientists could potentially trace back the evolutionary origin of speech. That said, the research also gives a reason for why women tend to be better at small talk.

That's why when Babycat speaks—people listen! I remember when Babycat used to give me "likes", I guess i'm on the wrong side of the litter box now...sniff

When I was a child, my mother called me "Rent-A-Mouth", on the account I gave it the old yap-yap-yap. Now I find it's roughly the opposite - can't always get a peep out of me..! Make of that what you will! :P

Hey, ya know, breakdowns come and breakdowns go, so, What are you gonna do about it, that's what I'd like to know You don't feel you could love me but I feel you do It was in the early morning hours that I fell into a phone call Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall. ---- Today's entry is a little ditty made famous by a movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE1dz6_u2JI Edit to add: I don't think Paul exploited African musicians, rather he put a face (and a sound) on the people suffering under Apartheid. Paul exposed their rich musical culture and helped focus world attention on the people.

One of the greatest. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoDp8hCipDM

God's other son

I'm glad he's keeping the same band. This is the best one i've seen him with live. I'm really glad Orianthi is staying to. For whatever reason, she just fits perfectly in Cooper's band. I can't hear the opening riff to No More Mr. Nice Guy anymore without picturing her playing it. Last summer when I saw them open for Maiden I got one of her guitar picks :haz: I wonder if Orianthi is gonna stick around and record an album with Cooper? It would be very interesting to hear what they can come up with together.

As I'm sure you know, Whitesnake had been around a long time before hair metal, and only adopted the look to cash in.Here I Go Again was a cover...of their own much older tune! :cheers:

http://comicbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/khan-320x240.jpg Don't you ever call me that again, Kirk, my old friend. EVER.....

Dark Side Of The Moon was the first CD I had ever bought (along with Moving Pictures and Led Zeppelin IV). This was way back in the early 80's, when The Wall was still the focus of the Pink Floyd Universe. For me, Dark Side Of The Moon is flawless. There is not one part of the album that this listener thinks could be improved. I can't say that about the other albums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6fnn7eQYrzw CG posted this in the Otherwordly thread. It has some flamenco elements applied to bass guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kEaejOZyImA Courtesy of CG in the Otherwordly thread. Seems to fit here.

Here's my entry for today. Paul introduced this African style and sound to the world...well, to me and many others, at least. I'd never heard music like this before Paul Simon. I love the ending. :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bHeD73YYyQ

Wenatchee! I summer in Oroville. Welcome to TRF!

Pretty much everything off of "Bridge over troubled waters". Him and Art were great together. IT's just THAT good. My mom used to listen to this endlessly and listening to it today evokes such strong memories. It brings tears to my eye's. I like pretty much all of Simons stuff.

Yeah, we tend not to view him through the lense of "Dad" I'll say - can you imagine having him as your father? "So, what does your Dad do?" "My father? Well he's a musician." "Cool! What does he play?" "Well, he plays the bass guitar and sometimes keyboard. He sings too." "Wow!" :rush:

..immortal, and randy.

.....moist.

Rivendell topped the charts for 2 1/2 months in Middle Earth.

Welcome To My Nightmare is awesome! :ebert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71hVIGjvuVY

more of a Rogue-type of thing. :P even considering going back to brown to pull it off.

Boys, it looks likes there are some serious power babes using this forum... now that I've seen pictures of Gangster, Ya Big tree and Janie... we're talkin' Certified AND Registered Power Babes... actually, "Power babe-o-ramma-s... !!" Me thinks me needs to somehow become 20 years younger and move down to the good ol' US of Frickin' A! :drool:

Dirt http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff508/blackcc/dirtdessert_zps080b29d8.jpg

I'm down with that...I'll do it if they do it. Of course I have no fear for I'm a very handsome dude....inside and outside. At least that's what my mom tells me

You wouldn't. :) oh no you didn't...well then...what possible void does a man fill in your world? I'll take "None" for $500, Bob. Ha. Don't you need someone to listen? That's why we're here Babe! Fair enough! :D But you do realize that if you tell a woman you'll listen, you may eventually regret it?

We're big fans here. Before this season, you could count the number of TV shows I watched with any regularity on one hand. This one is one of the shows we watch on DVR every Saturday night. I think the cast is hilarious. Mr. K is one of the funniest TV characters ever.

This is an important find...maybe scientists will develop a medication for it. just kidding ladies....yap it up!

Songs I've learned to hate: Love Stinks - J Geils Band I love rock and roll - Joan Jett Born in the USA - Springsteen 18 and life - Skid Row Livin after midnight - Judas Priest (so friggen sick of the drum part alone) (Honorable mention to Springsteen's born in the usa as my most hated song of the 80's and possibly of all time. No wonder the whole world hates america...)

John Mayer - "Your Body Is a Wonderland" Counting Crows - "Big Yellow Taxi" Lady Gaga -"Alejandro" (most of her songs are equally annoying) Duran Duran - "The Wild Boys" Ke$ha - all of her so-called songs

Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to Be Square Huey Lewis and the News - Workin' for a Livin' Huey Lewis and the News - If This Is It Huey Lewis and the News - The Power of Love Huey Lewis and the News - The Heart of Rock & Roll

Two Princes -Spin Doctors Hold My Hand -Hootie and the Blowfish Ice, Ice, Baby -Vanilla Ice Tubthumping -Chumbawamba Mr. Jones -Counting Crows

Amazed to see Baker Street and Dream Weaver on the list. :o