darrenhigh

The original version of this character is holding PF's Dark Side of the Moon; I'm not sure about the artist although I've looked. I've wanted to swap out DSOTM for other faves (not that I don't love it). I've started to learn drawing in the past few years so this was for the challenge as well as a bit of fun. The album cover is a scan, but the rest is mine. It's not as good as the original and there are definitely some wonky bits, but it was a fun process. I have nothing but respect and admiration for the all the skilled artists out there.

Received one of two packages on Saturday. It's a decent assortment of swag, but I only bought it to get better tickets. The tourbook is about the only item I would have bought regardless.

Loving them both. They're classic Rush all over. BU2B is thematically similar to Freewill which has always been a defining song (lyrically) for me from Rush.

It was a good summer popcorn flick. Indiana Jones was never about historical accuracy, it's just unfortunate that the first one was so good and has made it nearly impossible to live up to. Another problem this movie has is that there have been so many attempts to copy this formula that the series suffers from its own success. (Tomb Raider, National Treasure, etc.) I wasn't totally sold on the specific "supernatural" elements, but then how many truly original story ideas are left in this genre?

that's sad news... with diabetes there's a good chance it was either cardiovascular or renal in origin as a result of his disease.

After reading that he couldn't cross the river once it was too high and that he was only a quarter mile from a crossable area (unknown to him because he apparently rejected the chance to get such basic items like a compass and a map) I thought he was little misguided in his efforts to reject materialism. Contrary to the movie (which showed his cause of death as poisonous berries he mistakenly ate due to an unfortunate misunderstanding of a plant guidebook he had bought) he apparently just starved from lack of food. I actually quite enjoyed the movie when I watched it, but my opinion changed quite a bit once I heard the true story. After this reinterpretation of the facts (not to mention his "fact finding" mission to Baghdad) I think Penn is better off just acting.

If it had to be someone besides PJ, it's good that they picked del Toro. His films show that appreciation for the fantastic and bizarre like PJ so I think it will work out quite well. I'm more concerned about casting, especially Bilbo as I don't think they will ask Ian Holm because of his age.

Tom Sawyer

emotion detector

lock and key

Dreamline

why do i care about my number of posts?

Book II

MC Hammer is really loathsome to me, but Vanilla Ice is a white guy doing a bad imitation of MC Hammer and his ilk. So, VI wins hands down. A lame imitation of loathsome...

loved the first season, need to catch up. i'll probably wait for the dvd.

Love this show, definitely one of the two or three best shows in the last ten years in my mind. I love the gritty reality and the fact that it's hard to choose a side since both the human and cylon characters have reasonable motivations most of the time. It's also great to see how the characters develop and change throughout the series. I find myself liking characters I didn't at first and finding fault with characters that I admired in the beginning.

What's all this then?

QUOTE (nic2112nic @ Apr 16 2008, 01:53 PM) You know you're a Rush fan when everytime you need to make a trip in the car you shout "To the Rushmobile!", grab as many Rush cd's as you can (or cassettes) and fly out the door. shouts of "On Rocinante!" are also acceptable here...

yeah, i have to admit to never particularly liking that song considering it's importance during that time period. i love the lyrics and i really identify with what Neil was talking about. it's the guitar part that i have never particularly dug, it's just kinda simple and derivative for me. i don't think Alex really came into his own as a guitar player until AFTK and after. i would think it's a combination of Geddy's vocal range and Alex's dislike for the tune as the reason it doesn't get played.

QUOTE (theworkingman23 @ Apr 15 2008, 04:04 PM) Just got tickets to see Yes in August! I'm jealous. I have been waiting since 2002 for another chance to see them and I'll be deployed for this tour again. Here's hoping they have a 45th anniversary tour, at least by then I'll be retired and won't have to worry about being overseas.

69 and sunny... (maybe that should be 69 and moony?)

I just started using it: Strumzilla

Our kids: Our Cocker Spaniel Lucy and Jack Russell Bridget with my wife at Tybee Island on the Atlantic: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/462939192_77a3ef87eb_o.jpg The newest addition to our family, April, a Cocker Spaniel: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/464192743_630e114dc0.jpg

QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Apr 13 2008, 12:30 PM) QUOTE (darrenhigh @ Apr 13 2008, 12:28 PM) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Apr 13 2008, 12:25 PM) QUOTE (CeeJ @ Apr 13 2008, 12:17 PM) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Apr 13 2008, 01:10 PM) QUOTE (CeeJ @ Apr 13 2008, 11:54 AM) http://youtube.com/watch?v=o5PKULglde8 Lots of stuff in the 70's. Proof that Nancy Wilson was no poser on guitar; the woman could play! That flamenco opening on acoustic... wow! And being someone who prefers brunettes to blondes, I was (and am) more of a fan of Ann than Nancy, even the so-called "fat" Ann; she's beautiful, talented, and has a great personality. I'm probably alone among guys here. QUOTE GR... I hear the Doobie Brothers. Sounds like somebody's listening to my radio show... Are you singing? Here... I'll beat you to it. This song is coming up in the next set: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmjFk7i4hyg great guitarist, saw him play with Bowie on the Glass Spiders tour, really underrated... Hard for me to call him "under-rated," given what he did in 1976. He had the whole world's ear with Frampton Comes Alive. But yeah, he's great and mostly ignored today. I mean that he's overlooked as a guitarist by most of the public, even when "Frampton Comes Alive" was such a huge album. He was really a pop idol in those days and I think the bulk of his audience had no appreciation for his chops. It's been nice to see some of his recent performances on DVD and "Soundstage" because it's the real fans that show up for his shows now.

QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Apr 13 2008, 12:25 PM) QUOTE (CeeJ @ Apr 13 2008, 12:17 PM) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Apr 13 2008, 01:10 PM) QUOTE (CeeJ @ Apr 13 2008, 11:54 AM) http://youtube.com/watch?v=o5PKULglde8 Lots of stuff in the 70's. Proof that Nancy Wilson was no poser on guitar; the woman could play! That flamenco opening on acoustic... wow! And being someone who prefers brunettes to blondes, I was (and am) more of a fan of Ann than Nancy, even the so-called "fat" Ann; she's beautiful, talented, and has a great personality. I'm probably alone among guys here. QUOTE GR... I hear the Doobie Brothers. Sounds like somebody's listening to my radio show... Are you singing? Here... I'll beat you to it. This song is coming up in the next set: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmjFk7i4hyg great guitarist, saw him play with Bowie on the Glass Spiders tour, really underrated...