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But I wasn't talking about the possibility of deportation. I was talking about the way the media tried to paint Yoko as the force that broke the beatles up, and the way that the rest of the beatles and his friends avoided him because of Yoko. It was this tearing apart of Lennon's pesonal life that led to The Ballad of John and Yoko being written, and he felt that 'Christ you know it ain't easy' was a line to throw in.

Um, The Ballad of John and Yoko wasn't about the deportation thing The Deportation thing didn't start until Nixon was up for re-election in 72.

But my point was that it wasn't lyric filler, it was an apostrophe, a literary device.

His Mother should know oh oh oh His mother should know

The Ballad of John and Yoko was actually written quite a while before the whole deportation debacle. The Ballad of John and Yoko was actually written about the media spectacle that became John and Yoko's marriage and honeymoon. Lennon believed that media and friends were trying to keep him from the (tho I'm sure some of you still don't wanna hear it) woman he loved. I believe that being torn from your love is a pretty crucifixion worthy comparison. Oh, and did you hear the one about the hotdogs at the church picnic? They served them with all the crucifixins.

The ballad of John and Yoko doesn't use the word Christ for no reason at all, it's Lennon giving an apostrophe to Christ. "Christ, you know it ain't easy the way things are goin' they're gonna crucify me" Then there's the whole 'We're bigger than Jesus thing' that comes into play to. As far as Tony's song is it crude yes but it's telling a story has it been told before yeah, probably does it happen in real life? Most certainly Since this is an event that occurs in our world, a kind of nasty, disgusting, degrading event, then what better way to put it in perspective than with a nasty song? And DNA sauce is quite clever.

I saw him live a couple months back He constructs these massive loops, with pizzacato violin, bowed violin, these symphonic treats, then sprinkles in some guitars, whistling, some clapping, whatever have you and he does it with this sense of rhythm and harmony and melody and just...coolness that does not exist anywhere else in the musicBiz. Amazing. amazing Amazing. amazing! Find a better example of a musician in the pop-music realm, so besides classical musicians and some jazz musicians (very few) I really can't think of anyone who comes close to touching AB.

Andrew Bird Violinist Guitarist Whistler

HAHAHAHAhA DNA sauce While funny, and deliciously offensive, all I could do was sing it to the tune of Sublime's 'Wrong Way' (or 'date rape'.... or any sublime song ) well, that's certainly worth a banhammer

I just watched almost every episode of lost in the last three weeks. It has eaten my life. Season three was so excellent. and I've just got 3 eps. left on season 4. Love all the Phillip K Dick and Kurt Vonnegut references. Really too bad about the writers strike cutting the season short.

So, on a kinda related note, watching democrats dance was kinda really really embarassing.... but then I got to see a stadium of republicans 'dancing'..... Have you ever seen a more highly concentrated group of people struggling to clap on beat?

No problem, if you run into any problems you can ask me, there's a good chance I can point you in the right direction. oh and BTW I cannot stress how important it is you don't go with plugging a mic straight into your PC, it'll go very very poorly. First off the sound quality is abyssmal and if it's usb or just a mic jack there will be so much lag, you won't be able to stay on time at all Firewire is definately the way to go along with 1-2GB of RAM. Even if you're just doing experimental/basement takes, you're gonna want a decent sound (not studio quality, but decent) otherwise you're not gonna know how 'you' sound. and listening to the horrendus sounds that can come out of a poor setup can be quite disheartening.

I think the irony of certain songs being used by certain politicians is delicious. They don't pay attention to the story behind the song, or what it means, just one catchy little line or word or connection. A lot like Raegan using 'Born in The USA' Now, the Wilsons' might just be making an attempt to boost up some sales right now, or they were unaware that there are clauses that can be signed by the artist in the whole ASCAP thing that prohibit politicians from using their tunes without explicit permission.

http://www.slate.com/id/2199492/&GT1=38001 there's that answer

Audacity is pretty sweet It kind of depends on what you're recording if it's just your voice, and a little guitar and some other tonal instruments grab a digital 8-track of craigslist or ebay shouldn't be more than 200-250 then you're gonna need a couple mics, get an instrument and vocal mic (for vocals a sm58 is preferred, on-brand or off-brand, doesn't really matter if you're doing basement recording) as far as instrument mics go, there's a wide range, just kinda grab whatever comes up (if you're strapped for cash the sm58 will double for it) then check to see if your digi 8-track has phantom power, if not, you're gonna need a phantom power box, which will run 50 bux, and you'll need an extra pair of mic cables. All in all, if you grab everything I mentioned (8-track 2 mics, phantom power box, 4 mic cables) it'll probably run 4-500 dollars. Now, if you're gonna record some drums, you're gonna need to step up your set-up Probably make a shift from a self-contained recording setup to a PC based guy It's still possible to do it self-contained tho, you'll need a 16 or 24 track, with at least 4 XLR (mic) inputs I'd just reccomend the PC approach tho You'll need a mixing board a power amp a variety of chords vocal mic instrument mic and a drum mic set. (it's like 7 mics) then a convertor box for mixing console to PC then just plug all your stuff in and pick out a program (audacity is good, samplitude is also excellent, stay clear of pro-tools, because you're not a corporate tool (not yet at least!)) No matter what route you go, the hardest part is collecting the cash to buy all this stuff, cuz it's expensive. The funnest part is figuring out how to work all of it, there's a lot of creativity and experimentation involved there are lots of 'standard' ways to place mics and room reverb stuff, and so on, but recording is an art form, and like any art form the artist should be allowed some room to improvise, so just grab your mics, put 'em where you feel like, and see how it sounds.

one of my fave candidate song moments was when GWB used Petty's 'Won't Back Down' during the whole 'recount' debacle Petty took away his rights super fast, and wound up performing outside Gore's house. awesome.

Cabin Boy arguably the worst movie ever. SCORE!

Guns are fun I used to be strongly against any person bearing arms, I did not want anyone to own a weapon, fire a weapon, I did not want myself to own a weapon, fire a weapon. But then I read some Hunter S Thompson, and got way into him and he had some... 'moving' passages on gun ownership the point in Fear and Loathing in LV where he is convinced the LV authorities are onto him, watching his every move, that he MUST ESCAPE! Just as he's making his bold move, avoiding an arrest on the highway, he gets a call from his editor, informing him he must go into he BELLY OF THE BEAST, a law enforcement convention, hosted by the DEA.... what is he to do? Well, when faced with this spiral of events, he pulls over onto the side of the road, the middle of no where, takes out his 'acquired' revolver, and fires a couple of rounds out into the mountainside. Reclaiming his center. Now, this new understanding of arms has shown me the joy and balance, a zen and a calm, that firing a firearm can bring. But, That doesn't mean that every american should be able to own a gun, gun control, a strict supervision of sales, and education are incredibly important. With events like Columbine, VA tech, and all the other shootings that have taken place on the American public, by psychologically unstable individuals, most of which had been declared 'unstable' before the incident took place, we must develop a system that prevents gunshops from selling to potentially dangerous people. You should have to pass a psychological exam along with a criminal background check. Have some guys write up an advanced profile/test and make it a requirement, I'm sure a middle-ground could be found, to allow those who would not commit harm to another person to own a weapon, while barring the potentially murderous, and not allowing too much spill over between the two. You know, it's complicated. I mean, you can't ban guns outright from a modern liberal perspective, as that's hypocritical too many argue that it's not worth limiting personal privacy to potentially prevent a terrorist attack, while preventing a responsible american from owning a gun to stop a potential massacre is totally appropriate. On the other hand the conservative argument is mired in hypocrisy. That we can own guns at he potential loss of safety, but cannot be private and free and the potential loss of life. I'd say it's best to err on the side of freedom, in both cases.

I love del, will have to check out cool kids thanks for the heads up

I was gonna say that the idea could be a little more developed ya know, give some more examples of the tasks billy had the narrator do, cuz as the story stands it goes vandalism to petty theft to murder.... No real complaint, it doesn't take too much away, it's just hard to make that bridge. but then I realized that would make it a lot like fight club. but borrowing ideas and reworking them has been done a lot, think of how many Shakespeare plots get recycled

quite awesome. Playing follow the leader we all have to do it sometimes just gotta hope it's the right one.

we can say shitty now? SWEET did I miss a memo or something, GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH The rapture will come when I am allowed to say f***ing. oh...and.... sure sucks for Australians who like starbux

Casper, the smartass ghost no one can see him!

Here's a long one it was stream of consciousness and rather quickly typed so there are a few spelling and grammatical errors I realize they might make me look a little ignorant or lazy but I think they contribute to a sense of urgency. world traveler banging down a backway door bangin' for weed pacifier tried to pry him off big mouth offers ultimate answer that 200 hundred bag paid half for by angry banger is nothin' but ricky fitz american beauty shamanism if bag is expensive if bag is perfect if bag is out of ordinary then ingesting will result in fine dining christ outta the ball park intoxication. But it's all in the marketing! your monetary funds when spent show what you want outta life which create reality kevin spacey's wanna buy happiness so that's what they sink their money in to and that's what they get total bliss right before gunshot to the back of the cranium but isn't it easier to skip that middleman ricky fittz money eater and just decide to be happy pick a new medium a new cashflow hole a new happiness one a little more permanent that a c-note dropped on three days months of enjoyment more bang for your buck. NO I'm wrong everyhing I said was wrong this tye-dye (homemade) mother f****r I've never lived on my own (minus these past three years/ (perhaps outweighing you?) this 19 year old who invited this guy ignoramus bullsh*tter my fashion is obviously outta wack I should be wearin' the latest polo's and dudebro shortts baaaaaah baaaaah black sheep have you any life experience the balkans powder keg franz ferdinand non-scot pop-rock sensation but ww1 trench warfare assassination perhaps a world traveller fat off daddy's dollar *which may be unfair I've got unfair cash in unfair way I just sank it into some speaker's to amplify my voice to be a little more keynote. maybe a mid 90's forgotten soldier not seein' a fellow blue blooded USA troop uniform wearin boyscout club 10 division WAR be gunned down like an insurgent proto-target but seeing genocide destruction of an entire race firsthand upclose having to kill a killer an easy decision at first but probably weighs on the conscience I'm not sure what to assume. cuz it's all assumptions the better-than tho holier 'tude and polo and fancy pants suggests a daddy's boy/man world traveller but that killer chokehold after an ill-planned left hook/jab? I dunno all I know it was pretty unexpected after all, I was the ignorant 19 tyedye outta style non-informed dumb muthaf****r that chokehold after an argument the ability to see infinity (NO WE CAN'T) said large man (YES WE CAN) ignorant lack o style for miles and miles who invited this guy muthaf****r. but we can it's perceived by the flat 2d mario brothers window pane image that we all witness when we look up at the sky not a hall of mirrors flat infinity sure we can't comprehend it (point agreed fashionable man) but we sure can see it. the choke hold that followed a descent into experience do you know mostar? (black star? mos def? talib kweli?) no I don't but evidently it's a place in the balkans (military or daddy's buck?) well no I don't tell me about it "you don't know the world" tell me about mostar "who invited you" I know a bit about the balkans "nothing compared to me" "Never left the country 19 yr old tye dye faux paux" Tell ME do you know the classic form of music that originated from the balkans? DOYOUKNOWTHECLASSICFORMOFMUSICTHATORIGINATEDFROMTHEBALKANS "you don't understand" evidently I do cuz you offer buzzwords and a trip that lasted a bit but don't know the style of music, that carries thru today that reflecs on the desolation the despair of the balkans LISTEN TO ME DO YOU KNOW THE CLASSIC FORM OF MUSIC DO YOU DO YOU KNOW EVERY CULTURE HAS A CONTRIBUTION SPLIT APART TOWER OF BABEL BUT WE ALL HAVE MUSIC MAYBE THAT"S IMPORTANT? no I'm 19 my POV DOA irrelevant I don't have the necesarry travel "explain to me your travel" No, you are tyedyed "well I'm happy to explain to you the balkan singing tradition that sheds a light on the experience of being huddled into one place multiple dozens of ethnic groups squeezed into one area desolation isolation no one to complain to no one to take it out on except the exception the traveling (non-important, til bullet riddled) dignitary no one except the rare ambassador and eachother but that bit of knoweledge is of no use who invited this guy I do not wish to learn I do not wish to share mostar. Now, for that choke hold that's makes me wonder pr*ck, fortunate, sighttseeing son or tortured soul, unwitting participant Sucker Punch cannot stand it I am more than a shirt or age I know about scream singing Looking to the sky "WHY STARS, WHY AM I SO ALONE?" (ironically fitting into twodimensional infinity) Sucker Punch immediate strangulation cannot breathe not fun now I know I need not auto-erotically asphyxiate myself no fantasies won from that endevour. shouts all sides get off trying to shout trying to apologize No need to punch just upset shoulda left this convo long ago but now, I'm into deep and your elbow is too deep into my vocal cords. pulled off ESCAPE climb onto bike cops everywhere not for me but usual downtown nightime silliness but the mind works wonderous things what if what if whatif whatifwhatifwhatifwhatif the guy who brought me "who invited that 19 year old, disobediant, questioning, tye dye mother f****r?" oh that guy what if that guy is in some trouble what if those sirens are not for me but for him Was I defended? Gottta go back I am a coward sucker punch choke out flee shoulda apologized shoulda been more diplomatic discretion is the better part of valor shouldn't of used lefty to hit a guy surprisingly hard in cheek Go back the trip back is faster makes me feel it's the right thing to do THIS IS THE ROAD TO CAMELOT AND PROVIDENCE EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY return told to leave I'm stupid Ask to apologize put up hands down on knees your domain your rules (even if you're wrong) I submit don't hate my comrades zapatos my shoes! just hate me please but come'on forgiveness? SLAM! no no forgiveness here, just strong (much stronger than I) to the eye cortex outta whack I try to resist can't outtta hand STOP! cries a voice no agreement from antagonist but I anagonize too diatribes sermons I commit vile violence it does not give you the right I admit my mistake absoluion graned I returned do the same. No blow to the head knee on ribcage sore from bedspring incident foot on lungs can't breathe when I try to speak against the timing is just right whenever anything poignant is to be uttered the windpipe is crushed "HAHA"(nelson taunt) "You sound like Gullum" your 8 years ago references have a comforting irony to my outdated shirt. irony not seen til now. Let me Go I just want my Dignity I lost my Marcus Aurelius stoicism a long time ago gimme my oedipus hubris please? gimme my pride No my larnyx stomped everyone turns to watch being rubbed out on neighbors front long I am the one who needs to stop I gotta stop. eventually I do I guess and I get to go tear stained bike path I've failed over and over no control on anger none on fate none on hubris none on my mouth clenched fist I lost.. No one to blame but myself. I decided my ideals and cashed in on masochism letters to roommates paper plates strewn It was scream singing all of this about scream singing keep on that primal scream track rightt?

anyway let's assume that the your/you're mixup is on purpose and has meaning please let me(us?) in on the meaning as the easiest way to prove the worth of art is to explain dissect expound really BS about it so gimme a dissertation on your grammar choice lemme see where you're at it'll gimme a chance to see what your driving at if you're brains functioning at sum higher equation.