tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880436461808356131.comments2008-12-09T12:16:23.484-06:00You know what really grinds my gears?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880436461808356131.post-9515893615980846392008-12-09T12:16:00.000-06:002008-12-09T12:16:00.000-06:00Wait... playing guitar gets you CHICKS? Which fla...Wait... playing guitar gets you CHICKS? Which flavor of Axe is most successful? If only I'd known all this BEFORE I'd gotten married...Extreme Brigshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397229254254730750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880436461808356131.post-9277422293889633082008-11-13T22:48:00.000-06:002008-11-13T22:48:00.000-06:00I was also there and felt everything could have be...I was also there and felt everything could have been solved with a civil discussion highlighting the rejection of Machiavellian principles, thus resulting in his abandonment of the table in favor of our comfort, denying himself pleasure to serve that of the greater society. Right?John J. Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688920448072238380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880436461808356131.post-33557894985983639772008-10-30T14:08:00.000-05:002008-10-30T14:08:00.000-05:00Are there any studies that link the flow of testos...Are there any studies that link the flow of testosterone to the amount of alcohol one drinks in an evening? Because it seems like any time you're out a bar there's someone who wants to pick fights with you. I'm not that sort of guy. I smell flowers and pick feel-good ditties on my mandolin. When drunk, I'm even more gentle. I don't understand this phenomenen where twentysomethings get wasted and lose their ability to live peacefully with the rest of the human race. It's disheartening, really. I'm sorry he was so mean to you. Would you like to smell my flower and thrumb out some tunes?Extreme Brigshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397229254254730750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880436461808356131.post-80812188098737042732008-10-22T15:21:00.000-05:002008-10-22T15:21:00.000-05:00I've been on both sides of the fence. When I chea...I've been on both sides of the fence. When I cheated it was a mistake...I regretted it, she forgave me, we moved on. Really. <BR/><BR/>Being cheated on actually was one of the best things to happen to our relationship at the time. The circumstance of what happened takes a long time to explain, but it more or less made her realize that she really wanted to be with me. We were together for years after that...KTruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736259115064846541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880436461808356131.post-17561541946101884522008-09-19T14:51:00.000-05:002008-09-19T14:51:00.000-05:00Of all places there was a great article in Maxim M...Of all places there was a great article in Maxim Magazine a couple of years ago about the state of the record industry. Having been relatively close to the record circle I have a little bit of explanation. <BR/><BR/>You're partially correct in the public being dumb enough to accept what passes for "music" as what it is. <BR/><BR/>However, pretty much all of the mainstream labels today are owned by one of four conglomerates. As a large corporation, they have one goal: Make money. Make lots of money. If you can't make money, you cut costs until you make money. The stockholders and investors need to see a good financial status. <BR/><BR/>What does that mean for the listener? Well, it means what I call "formula" music. <BR/><BR/>Ever wonder why there are so many songs and bands that sound exactly like Nickelback? Well it's because today record companies have less time and money for artist development. You find a band, plug in a formula that has proven to work, crank out a couple of hit songs on an album or two, and move on to the next artist when they flame out. Rinse and repeat. Radio plays the music because it's what is "popular." There has long been a direct relation between top 40 station ratings and current music selection (when there isn't good material out, ratings suffer). <BR/><BR/>The whole hip-hop phenomenon is something worth getting a doctorate degree over. I think it's a social issue that is kind of a self-propelling circle. <BR/><BR/>The advantage is that the Internet is changing the whole artist model. Now, instead of dying for a record contract and relying on the conglomerates to get your record into stores, you can do it yourself with a myspace page. You can become your own distribution model. With that, it also becomes easier for independent record companies to develop. <BR/><BR/>Of course, the record companies are fighting this tooth and nail. Funny thing is, the more they fight it, the more they lose. I guess we'll see how that turns out.KTruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736259115064846541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880436461808356131.post-5666074020603830172008-09-19T14:33:00.000-05:002008-09-19T14:33:00.000-05:00What drives me nuts is that most of these beats ar...What drives me nuts is that most of these beats are just random tinklings of three droning notes, over and over and over again. A retarded monkey (Vin Diesel, for the Daniel Tosh fans of the world) could make these beats. Children could make these beats. My wiener could make these beats. (not to be confused with beating my wiener). That's what kills me... I hate hip-pop. Good call on the gear-grinding...Mr. Brighamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513252681906720114noreply@blogger.com