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Roxanne by the Police - Sting has the whiniest voice! Anything by the Tragically Hip - Gord Downie is another singer (and I use the word loosely in this case) who annoys the hell out of me. Anything by Aaron Neville - it sounds like he is trying to sing while lying on a vibrating bed. Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones. I mean how interesting is it to listen to Whoo, Whoo over and over and over again? Anything by Kenny G. There's a song by Grand Funk Railroad the title of which eludes me right now. It has a nautical theme I believe. Anyway, at the end of the song, the singer repeats the same line (something about being miles from his home) about 100 times. This isn't an exaggeration because this repetition lasts for at least 5 minutes.

Folk Rock - The Lovin' Spoonful, The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, The Youngbloods. Southern Rock - The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Atlanta Rhythm Section, Molly Hatchet. Hard Rock - AC/DC, Aerosmith, The Scorpions, Blue Oyster Cult. Classic Rock - The Stones, The Who, Bob Seger, Dire Straits. Celtic - Capercaillie, Clannad, Loreena McKennitt, The Rankin Family. Blues/Rock - SRV, Alvin Lee, Eric Clapton. :guitar:

Without a doubt, my 1995 honeymoon in Greece was my best vacation ever. It was my wife's first trip to Greece, but my third, so I was able to play tour guide. We spent two weeks driving around the Peloponnesian (sp?) peninsula and then 10 days on the island of Kefalonia. One of the most romantic dinners we ever enjoyed was in a quaint little restaurant in Monemvasia. The food was wonderful, the view spectacular and the service exceptional. And, I got to enjoy it all with the love of my life. What more could one ask for?

1. My favourite ice cream flavour is mint chocolate chip. 2.The last movie I saw in a theatre is SponeBob SquarePants (with my kids) 3.I like my PBnJ sandwiches with the crusts on. 4. My first celebrity crush was Diana Rigg and I was 7 years old. 5. I prefer pens with black ink. 6. Blue is my favourite colour. 7. I would by $100 worth of CD's 8. Life cereal 9. The letter C, because my son Colin's name begins with it. 10. "Any man who says he can see right through a woman is missing a lot."

Peaches, my dear, you can rant anytime you want.

I scored 44 and I'd have to say it's a reasonably accurate description of my personality.

The John Dunbar Theme from Dances With Wolves - John Barry The Main Title from Out of Africa - John Barry Main Theme from The Last Emperor - Ryuichi Sakamoto Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago - Maurice Jarre Main Theme from Lawrence of Arabia - Maurice Jarre Theme from A Summer Place - Max Steiner (terrible movie but beautiful music) Theme from Midnight Cowboy - John Barry (as already mentioned by Bluesboy)

In 1958, I thought Separate Tables should have been chosen over Gigi as the Best Picture. In 1960, Elmer Gantry should have won the Best Picture Oscar instead of The Apartment. I'm probably going to take a lot of flack over this one, but here goes: Dr. Zhivago should have beaten The Sound of Music for the best picture of 1965. In 1968, The Lion In Winter (a brilliant film) should have been chosen instead of Oliver for Best Picture. 1974 - Chinatown should have won. The Godfather II did win. 1983 - The Right Stuff (a great film adaptation of a great book by Tom Wolfe) should have won. Terms of Endearment (a mediocre film IMO) did win. 1989 - My Left Foot (a wonderful Daniel Day Lewis performance) should have won. Driving Miss Daisy did win. 1997 - LA Confidential or The Full Monty should have won. The bloated, special effects laden Titanic did win. I don't know which acting performance was worse - DiCaprio's or Winslett's. :happybanana:

Bless you, Jillianne!! I've been trying for weeks to figure out how to create an avatar. Thanks to your helpful suggestion, I managed to do it in about 10 minutes. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!

Although some great groups emerged in the 80's (Def Leppard for example) and much of the music was very good, I don't think the decade can match the 70's for quantity of great music.

In general, I agree that the older cartoons are better than the new ones. There are a few notable exceptions, however. I often watch Johnny Bravo with my son. I think it's hysterical. I also like Courage The Dog and The Tick, although much of the humour in the latter is more adult oriented. As for the Spongebob movie, yesterday I took my 7 year old son and 5 year old daughter to see it. They thoroughly enjoyed it while I struggled to stay awake. The bit with David Hasselhoff was very funny though. So Spongebob is gay. Who'd have thunk it? Perhaps someone should introduce him to that purple teletubbie. Or mabye, Bert or Ernie.

The Lonesome Jubilee - John Cougar Mellencamp This album yielded two hits "Paper In Fire" and "Cherry Bomb", but every song on the album is solid. IMO, this is his best work. By utilizing such instruments as the fiddle, dobro and banjo, Mellencamp gave these songs a unique style which distinguishes them from his earlier work. :happybanana:

You truly are the movie goddess. I've tried 6 times and 13 points is the best I've managed.

I agree, Uncle Joe. Keanu's performances are rather wooden, although he has been in some entertaining movies.

I'm not offended jr. To the contrary, one of the things I like about this forum is the respectful way people treat one another, even when they disagree. Like most Pisceans, I'm just a cockeyed optimist. I still believe some bright, capable and relatively honest politicians exist somewhere, even though heartless reality strives everyday to prove me wrong. Cheers!

For what it's worth, I'm going to offer a Canadian perspective on this subject. Let me begin by saying, I'm a small c conservative on some issues (lower taxes, smaller government, fiscal responsibility) and a liberal on others (the environment, social programs). I don't think I've ever seen the American electorate as polarized as it seems to be today. It seems most Americans belong to one of two camps: 1) The camp that thinks George Bush is a bozo and a dangerous one at that. 2) The camp that thinks Bush can do no wrong. Personally, I think Bush, like any politician, has his good and bad points. Like Cindy, I like the President's ideas about reforming Social Security. I may not agree with some of his policies, but I admire the way he sticks to his guns. I'm not going to get into the Iraq war debate except to say that I think Bush needs to find a way to extricate America from that nasty situation before it becomes an economic millstone around the neck of the American taxpayer. What frightens me about Bush, is his apparent disregard for the staggering deficit budgets he continues to run and the rapidly mounting American national debt. As for the Democrats, I agree that Kerry was not a good choice to oppose Bush in the last election. As Uncle Joe said, Kerry did not have a clearly articulated election platform and he did not act quickly or aggressively enough to counter the Republican attack ads. I don't know much about Howard Dean, so it would not be fair to offer an opinion about his suitability to lead the Democrats into the next election. I think John Edwards would have been a better choice than Kerry to lead the Democrats in the last election campaign. I don't know a lot about him (other than what I saw during the last few months of the campaign), but he is certainly bright and articulate and has more charm and charisma than Kerry. Of course, that's not saying a lot. Other than Edwards, the Democrats don't seem to have any credible leadership candidates on the horizon. The Republicans, on the other hand, have McCain and Guiliani(sp?) among others. I sincerely hope that you do not amend your Constitution to allow naturalized Americans to become President if for no other reason than to keep the Gropenator out of the White House. Having him as the governor of California is quite enough, thank-you. For those of you who think Bush is a dimwit, you may derive some solace from the knowledge that your Canadian neighbours routinely elect morons to lead our country. Jean Chretien springs instantly to mind. He is basically illiterate in both official languages and was guilty of arrogance, nepotism, cronyism, corruption and almost criminal stupidity. Blessedly, he retired and was replaced with Paul Martin, who is a slightly less intelligent and competent version of Bill Clinton, albeit with better morals. Perhaps if Tony Blair gets tired of running the Labour Party in Britain, he can come to Canada to lead our Liberal Party. He has to be better than the rogues who make up our ruling party.

Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce I Need You - America Get Closer - Seals & Crofts Annie's Song - John Denver You Needed Me - Anne Murray How Much I Feel - Ambrosia Misty - Johnny Mathis Wonderful, Wonderful - Johnny Mathis Unforgettable - Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole I Love You For Sentimental Reasons - Linda Ronstadt (or any number of other artists) Almost anything by Jane Olivor (she has a gorgeous voice) If your friends like classical music: Claire de Lune - Debussy Reverie - Debussy Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Ravel Almost anything by the above composers as well as Puccini, Satie, Faure to name just a few. Good Luck!

Marc Bolan (T-Rex) - car crash Bon Scott - aspirated his own vomit Jim Croce - plane crash John Denver - plane crash I believe the Doobie Brothers' drummer died this week of pneumonia. There are many, many more of course. As The Righteous Brothers said in their song, "I bet they have a helluva band" in Heaven.

Vocals - John Lennon/Steve Perry Guitars - Mark Knopfler/Alvin Lee Bass Guitar - John Entwistle Keyboards - Elton John/Rick Wakeman Drums - Mick Fleetwood Songwriters - Lennon/McCartney - Bernie Taupin - Bob Seger

Night Moves - Bob Seger Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones One Of These Nights - The Eagles The Turn Of A Friendly Card - The Alan Parsons Project Communique - Dire Straits Rumours - Fleetwood Mac Goodbye Yellowbrick Road - Elton John Fandango - ZZ Top You're Gonna Get It - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Raised On Radio - Journey Green River - CCR Second Helping - Lynyrd Skynyrd With The Beatles - The Beatles Nick Of Time - Bonnie Raitt Shooting Straight In The Dark - Mary Chapin Carpenter Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith :guitar:

I've been a fan of Al Stewart ever since I first heard Year of The Cat in the mid-70's. Along with that song, my favourite Stewart tunes are Roads To Moscow, On The Border and Time Passages. Al Stewart reminds me a little of Harry Chapin. He does write some interesting lyrics including this one from his anti lawyer diatribe License To Steal: He walks into the room, he's got a briefcase like a bomb A smile on both faces and he calls it aplomb He wants a bite of your apple, hands you back the peel He's fresh out of law school, he's got a license to steal He's an ambulance chaser, a waver of papers He likes to mix with the movers and shakers He's taking from them, he's taking from you Lawyers love money, anybody's will do He's poking his nose into people's despair When tragedy strikes he will always be there Looking so cool, his greed is hard to conceal He's fresh out of law school, he's got a license to steal

Tsk, Tsk, Jr. "Mony Mony" a brutal song? How many other hits do you know that were inspired by an insurance company (Mutual of New York)? Seriously though, even though I like Tommy James & The Shondells, "Mony Mony" was not one of their better efforts. Let me add my welcome to the forum Night Owl. I'm a relative newbie also. The people here are great and I've already learned a lot. I hope to see more of your posts. As to your original question, I'll have to give it some more thought.

I have about 400 albums (with which I'll never part), 400 CD's and 150 cassettes. I thought this was a fairly substantial collection, but it pales in comparison to those of Edna and XXX. I love Edna's list, but I'll add a few more. Communique - Dire Straits Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty Night Moves - Bob Seger Chronicles - CCR (this is a greatest hits album, but it's so hard to pick just one CCR album) Meet The Beatles - The Beatles One Of These Nights - The Eagles Lonesome Jubilee - John Mellencamp Shooting Straight In The Dark - Mary Chapin Carpenter Goodbye Yellowbrick Road - Elton John Second Helping - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Any movie by Quentin Tarantino. Mindless, extremely violent, pap. Scarface with Al Pacino. One of the most dreadful acting performances in cinematic history. His appalling Cuban accent offended all of my Cuban friends. Gratuitously violent. Most Stanley Kubrick films (except Dr. Strangelove, which I thought was brilliant). :happybanana: