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If Batista were to beat Undertaker at WM it would not only pop a big buyrate there but also lead to a huge buyrate for a well-built Summerslam rematch. And, as Jerk said, allows Batista to become a bigger star who can put another guy over huge in a year or two. Imo, if wwe does Taker-Tista at Mania they won't need Hogan, Austin, Foley, or Rock to make an appearance at all and still get a big buyrate.

No Sepultura stuff after '86 is listed because they became 'more melodic' then? The 'Slaughter' here had to be a copywrite-infringing band correct? I didn't see any Cannibal Corpse or Nile...what sub-genre do they belong to?

The ever-classy Lyndon Johnson is heard on the following recording making a special request for some new Haggar slacks. To illustrate just what it is hes looking for in a good pair of trousers he uses descriptions such as 'where my nuts hang' and '(burp) down by my bunghole'. Its hilarious stuff to me anyway... http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/...lbj_haggar.html

Why can only one man/women evolve fully at one time...youre really losing me with that assumption...

So is it safe to say that the Bee Gees are the original emo band?

I think Zab has the best chance of anyone yet of beating PBF...he has the power advantage and his technical skills are pretty underrated. I do think Floyd will win, but Id put cash on Zab if the odds hover over 3-1...

I was ading to the examples of bands that 'jam out' that, for various reasons, don't get lumped into the 'jamband' thing but according to the definitions here apparently should. How you took that as a negative response to you is pretty weird.

Judah-Mayweather inked! By Jason "J-Gon" Gonzalez An April 8 superfight between WBC/WBA/IBF welterweight champion Zab Judah and WBC super lightweight champion Floyd Mayweather was inked today. According to Team Judah, no venue has been finalized and the bout, which will take place in Las Vegas. The Thomas & Mack Arena was mentioned as a possibility, due to the large seating capacity. Zab's WBC belt will be the only title on the line. The total pot for the fight is 9.5 million, with Judah making $3.5 million -Fightnews.com Now here's a real superfight...between two great fighters in their prime. Awesome news.

Minnesotafuckers.

Wow Did you know there was no internet in 1987?

Beating Taker at Wrestlemania would be a big rub...not the 'biggest ever'. Its a good thing they didn't waste that whole 'pinning Andre the Giant' rub on someone who was already over/champion/not in his 20s...

What would Jim Nabors have to say about all this?

Batista beats the guy that has always had (brother, whatever) Kane's number, and has coincidentally never lost a Wrestlemania match, leads to speculation...

Wrong.

The buyrate of a well-hyped Taker-Tista match might be something to gain...

This is my list of the ten best bands/artists that I had the privilege of seeing this year... 1.Saul Williams - Bonnaroo05 - This was incredible on a rare level…a moment where I felt like I was inside all the power and glory of a strange religious fervor. Only two previous shows I had been to can be compared to this…seeing the great Neil Young on his Greendale tour and bouncing to Relative Ash’s raw emotion as a teenager. Saul Williams opened his set at around 12:45 am by mentioning how great it was to be in ‘Tennessee…a great state and birthplace of the KKK’ then continuing for an hour of nonstop poetry on the state of our culture. It was like watching the ghosts of Allen Ginsberg and Tupac Shakur descend for just one night. 2.Modest Mouse - Madison WI, June - Since November 2004 I have seen Mouse 5 times and this was the best show of this year, matching that first time at Radio City Music Hall. This show took place in between festivals in Washington and Tennessee (both for myself and this band) so my mind was in a perfect crazed place. The venue (Orpheum Theatre) is a nice setting for any band so that helped as well. 3. Slipknot - Madison WI, April - Third time seeing this band was my favorite for one big reason…I waited several hours so I could stand against the front railing and actually see everything on stage for the entire set. Slipknot still brings amazing energy levels to their shows and the kids that follow the elitist sheep herd are only depriving themselves of a very fun live act. On the downside the deep bruising to ribs/chest didn’t go away for along time. 4. Bright Eyes - Milwaukee, January - Conor Oberst, for all his indie pretentiousness, puts on a damn good show. The set clocked in at around 2 hours and saw Oberst enjoy several Pabst Blue Ribbons (Guinness for myself), play his awesome anti-Bush song for one of the first times, and smash his guitar. Really fun stuff that included a lot of older songs and an emphasis on his newest acoustic disc. 5. The Pixies - Sasquatch Fest, Gorge, May- Finally…I got to see one of the bands Ive wanted to for many years. A moment of good luck allowed me to get as close as second row for the headlining set at Sasquatch fest. Great musicians and a perfect headlining set to close a day of music that included Bloc Party, Arcade Fire, Be Good Tanyas, Modest Mouse, Dears, and… 6. Kanye West -Sasquatch - Before this I was just a mild fan of Kanye and was just interested in seeing if he could pull off live rapping in front of a distinctly foreign audience. He did so in extravagant fashion with every god track from College Dropout and previews of Late Registration sounding absolutely perfect and often better than recorded versions. The man has earned his arrogance. 7. Blackalicious - Madison November - Another example of why hiphop can be the best live music. Gift of Gab brings a serious Biggie Smalls vibe to his craft and it only adds to the show. I was hypnotized as he counted syllables on his fingers and rapped fast as Carl Lewis ever moved his legs. 8.Travelin’ Revue (Glen Phillips, Dan Wilson, Garrison Starr) - Madison WI October - Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) represented a band that Ive wanted to see since I was an 8 year old listening to pop radio, Dan Wilson seemed like a good match, and I had know idea who Starr was. The lineup, with all onstage at once, trading songs and banter worked perfectly. Really fun show. 9. Iron & Wine - Bonnaroo05 - Sam Beam’s musical outfit is some of the most passionate, romantic music I have ever heard. Elegant originals like ‘Jezebel’ and a burning cover of Neil Young’s classic ‘Mr Soul’ made this set simply awesome. 10. Motion City Soundtrack - La Crosse WI March- This was just fun pop punk stuff that left me sweaty happy. This band will probably follow FallOut Boy to mainstream success and feel the scorn of elitism but to me theyre just a good time band. Honorable Mentions - Cocorosie, Tsunami Bomb, Shadows Fall, De La Soul, Arcade Fire, Dears, ZionI, Ratdog, Allman Bros, Josh Ritter, Lamb of God, Jurassic5, Matisyahu, Be Good Tanyas, Melee, Clumsy Lovers, and DJ Krush.

Can we get the woodwork around here caulked?

Sorry bud...'poetic license' has been around since before the days of Shakespeare. If you need nursery tale rhyming than stick to Dr Seuss.

Im willing to give Vince the benefit of the doubt on the Bret dvd review...he changed the dvd set in the first place to be a positive piece, so maybe the Monday Night angle wont be entirely tasteless...its doubtful itll be good though.

Oooooo...two guys that can't win big fights anymore meet each other, better start saving that 50$ for ppv right now... By the way, there will actually be some really good fights next year where the participants are actualy not afraid to punch each other. Morales-PacMan 2, Coralles-Castillo3, Barerra-Chavez...

His entire run with Hogan (and Mr T) was really entertaining...no 'classic' matches to speak of, but Id recommend finding videos of as much of it as possible. And, his feud with Snuka.

Metallica jams out live as well...and Slipknot too, so they must be 'rap metal' and a 'jamband'...

Why would there only be one man and women to fully evolve at the beginning? Was there one male and one female mosquito in the beginning too? The Bible wasnt written at the beginning of time...they had a sense of time by the time the novel was written

Again...my previous band 'jammed out'...but to think we were a 'jam band' would be pretty stupid. Dur...they jam out so they is a jamband... I'll just continue to roll eyes at folks who cant listen to music without lumping into some ridiculous genre.