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    Looking at my school district's faculty list, I find that a lot of the elementary school teachers who were there when I attended are still working there, while at the middle school I attended, the number of teachers still there from when I attended is, like, in the single digits. I wonder what that means.

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    I'm considering going back to school and getting my degree in Secondary Education/English. Having a degree in writing hasn't done anything for me, so I need to consider a new vocation, and making $45K a year sounds pretty good to me (sad, isn't it?). I figure it'll give me something to do while I work on my first screenplay. Someone talk me out of it.

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    http://davidbix.com/?p=25

     

    Rob Naylor co-hosts a Thanksgiving weekend spectacular where we interview one of of the World Tag Team Champions, former World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk! A great show (with them carrying me at times) where Punk discusses his past as an independent wrestler, his matches with John Morrison, burying the hatchet with Teddy Hart, having a bunch of merchandise, and much more, including a hilarious Tony Garea story that includes a fine vocal impersonation. Plus, Punk hands the phone to his good friend François Kevorkian (who may or may not be the same one who mixed for Depeche Mode) for a fascinating and enlightening discussion. Almost 80 minutes of the most (self?-)important Loser Leaves Town Podcast EVER!

    Nice to know you (and Punk by proxy) are keeping that weird "ALVAREZ IS JEALOUS BECAUSE PUNK FUCKED MARIA" thing alive. You really don't take criticism of your friends well.

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    Byron, this is a fucking wrestling board. Just because you've never liked a movie that grossed over $5 million doesn't mean Sam Barron can't geek out over how much the vampire chick flick is going to take in. If you want smart discussion about movies, start some yourself. You can quote thirty pages of some screenplay instead of a revered postmodern novel.

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    For such a prevalent board craze, I feel nobody really exploited the potential for parody that the drafts brought about. Like we could have had an Internal Organs Draft, Cat Breeds Draft, KFC Menu Items Draft but no, just an "All-time Board Draft" that played on the ambiguous connotations of the word "board." A waste I say.

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    My World- awesome lyrics.

    YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME

    YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME

    YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME

    YOU CAN'T TALK TO ME

    YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME

    YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR SEX

    YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME

    YOU AIN'T BEEN MINDFUCKED YET

    LET'S DO IT

    LET'S DO IT

    LET'S DO IT

    OOOOOOOOOH MY DISTORTED SMILE

    GUESS WHAT I'M DOIN' NOW

    AAAAAAHHHHHHH

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    With the Madagascar thing, I apologise for saying 'fucking idiot', that was a tad excessive. Although, I personally believe it is a song that would not benefit from being 'toned down'. Not at all.

    You don't think the quote section is just a little much?

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    It is a nice set-up, I agree. Wouldn't you think that playing a vinyl record through thousands of dollars worth of high-tech equipment ruins the perceived "purity of vinyl"? Besides which, does it really make sense to listen to an album that was recorded digitally on vinyl? I understand why someone would prefer Beatles or Zeppelin albums of other Great Records Of The LP Era in their original format. But anything that features drum loops in half the songs, that's gotta stay on CD.

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    Sebastian Bach from his Myspace Blog:

     

    Let's talk audio here. Just like you, & the rest of the planet, since Sunday I have spent every waking moment I can listening to 'Chinese Democracy'. Recently I purchased a brand new turntable, partly because it has a USB cord on the back so you can make mp3's of your albums. Funny thing, I have not made one mp3 yet since I bought it. Fact is, any ear can hear that albums sound far richer, clearer, & more natural by far than mp3's, & even standard CD's. Once I started listening to my albums again, the only use I now have for mp3's is their portability. It's definatley cool to carry your whole collection around in your pocket, but as far as sound goes, analog whup's digital's ass, hands down, no contest.

    Which leads me to 'Chinese Democracy'. Picked up the 180 Gram Vinyl Double Album, & the CD as well for the car. This is the first brand new album I have bought in over 15 years for sure, possibly 20 years. All I can say is, we as music fans have lost alot with the so-called (premature? one can only hope) 'demise' of the LP. As soon as I ran my fingernail down the side, splitting the cellophane, & opened the gatefold sleeve, I knew I was in for a full-on rock'n'roll 'experience' getting into this LP. I pulled out Disc 1 & was immediately struck by how 'heavy' this vinyl was. It's like my dad's old original copy of 'Led Zeppelin 2'. Not flimsy, lightweight vinyl like records became in the late '80's. 'Chinese Democracy' is a heavy, thick , 'platter' of a record. I couldn't wait to crank it.

    FYI the Bach stereo system consists of : the 'Ion' turntable through a Pioneer VSX-52 Amplifier. I run this through an AudioControl C-101 Equalizier, with Adcom Poweramps. My speakers are JBL Control 10's with a Velodyne Sub-Woofer on a hardwood floor. Yes, I can make my whole house literally shake if I want, & yes, the lights actually dim for a second in my living room when I fire all the gear up. I dig it. In short, it kicks ass.

    As soon as I dropped the needle on 'Chinese Democracy', I was captivated by the sound of this record, & the thought, talent, & care put into this piece of Art, from all involved. The power, clarity, separation, & production of this music is nothing short of incredible. As loud as I want, I can still hear the vocals, guitars & everything else perfectly clear, with the bass rumbling my guts (& below) just like it should. When Axl rips into the line "even with an iron fist" in the first song, the blood in my veins starts to boil & the intensity does not let up until the end of Side Four. What I hear on this record is unbelievable pathos, %100 of Axl's heart, & soul, on record for all of us to hear. When he sings a song such as 'Street Of Dreams' it's lke Janis Joplin at her best, with Quincy Jones' quote of 'Melody is King' operating in full effect. The melodies on this record rip my heart out. To hear them sung by the beautiful/deadly instrument that is Axl Rose's voice, is something that is to me, truly special, not to mention really cool to own & be able to blast 'on stun' whenever I choose. 4 times today so far, but who's counting.

    I cannot stop listening to this record. 'Scraped', 'Rhiad & The Bedoins', 'Street Of Dreams', 'IRS', everytime I listen I have a new favorite. Brain, Bumblefoot, Robin Finck, everyone on the record played their asses off; the production is stellar; I haven't even got to the lyrics, still too blown away by the sheer sound to tackle the words.....yet! The album is, above all: Original. Heartfelt. Without Compromise. How many records can you honestly describe in that way today?

    This is like nothing I have ever heard. And I can't wait to hear it again.

    Which is, to me, the definition of great rock'n'roll.

     

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