Bruiser Chong

Oh piss off. I'm already dealing with a whole board of half wits over here I don't need another one. Then don't post over there. Simple, isn't it?

If you couldn't tell, that was from Banky, in reference to my comment towards the New Me in (I believe) the most disgusting personality thread that recently got bumped.

I wouldn't be opposed to Family Guy eventually getting that slot, but it'd be insane if Futurama did. For the last time, people, the show was never or never was going to be the "next Simpsons." Get over it. And to say that they just talk into a mike and get paid greatly is insane, too. Sure, it's not the hardest job in the world, but it's no piece of cake, either. The entire process isn't a snap in most cases. And remember, not just anyone can walk into a studio and spout off lines into the mike. You need a little something called "talent."

I saw this a few weeks back and once I broke 1000, there wasn't much of a point to it. I think I've gotten above 1300 a couple of times, but broken 1000 only a handful of times.

Funny to see that Giambi's knee is already a problem, one day into the season. Aside from these two clubs, none of the other teams have even suited up for regular season play and he's alreadying DHing it.

This is the sort of result I would've expected. I couldn't imagine the Yanks dropping two straight to the D-Rays.

Eh, you don't need a reason to punch him. I mean, he's Bradshaw. I'd hit him on principle. And then run like a track star.

Yes, yes, I know, if you can't win it all, then what's the point, right? Well for a team like the Rays, just not finishing last is an accomplishment and that's what I originally meant.

AS, I meant that they probably won't finish dead last like they have every since since, well, ever. They're obviously not going to be making any postseason appearances this year, but that doesn't mean the season's going to be a complete failure.

I caught most of the replay and aside from being pleased by seeing the Yanks fall apart from the 6th on out, I must I say, I was very impressed with the Devil Rays. While they probably won't even have a winning record this year, they've been slowly, but surely building up a bit over the past couple of seasons and I expect for them to surprise a lot of people this season.

I actually enjoyed that CD, Parka. Granted I was only 12 at the time, but I enjoyed pretty much every track, even if some (or most of them) were pretty corny. I may dust it off and pop it in the CD player just to see if it's as I remember it. Their later CDs were much worse (in my opinion), but I really liked this one. I did however, pay full price for it since it was new at the time. I was made aware of how much times had changed when I was in a CD Warehouse a few weeks ago and so that CD, as well as many other CDs I bought from around that time, priced at a buck each.

Unless I'm mistaken, I believe that's how Criterion runs all of their commentaries (separate recordings for each party involved). Although this method results in a lack of real chemistry or flow (in some cases) between everyone involved in the one commentary track, it's not always so bad. You can hardly tell that none of the people involved with the CC RoboCop commentary are together, as it has a nice flow and doesn't seem at all disjointed. Granted Lovitz would've been fun to hear, but he was unavailable for the sessions (he'll be doing the episodes he was a part of during the fourth season of the Simpsons, btw). I find those on the creative end usually provide the better commentary track, anyway. I honestly haven't checked any commentary tracks out lately, but I usually find the ones for classic films that are done by historians to be a bore most of the time. Although they can be very informative, they're often reading what they say, which makes for a very unemotional and dry commentary.

If Smokey the Bear were here, he'd try and talk you out of that plan, but since he's not, need a lighter?

I've got Far Beyond Driven and 101 Proof. I've also heard everything on Great Southern Trendkill. I had a few friends that liked them so I decided to give them a shot and even back then, I didn't quite care for them. Aside from a couple songs, most of their stuff sounded too similar for my tastes. Add in the fact that Phil Asemo's (sp?) voice is just garbage and I guess you could say I've never been much of a Pantera fan. I thought it was funny that when everyone started to say that they sucked a couple years back, their material for the most part was just like everything else they'd done.

You can't very well forget something you never knew how to do in the first place. I'm aware that Austin's got the bad rap and I doubt he was totally in the clear here, but despite some other pieces of information coming to light in the last few hours, details are still sketchy. Which means, anyone who's ready to overreact and start posting stuff about what a piece of shit Austin is, is a moron. Wait until we know everything and then form a solid opinion. And honestly, only smarks would start creating possible scenarios as to what might or might not have happened in this situation. All this talk about where he would've had to be standing for her to get injuries to her hands and knees from being pushed, I almost felt like I was reading a very bad interpretation of JFK.

Basically anything I bought from the age of 13 to a couple years ago. As a rule of thumb, early teens have some of the worst taste in music, so while I have a couple CDs that I still enjoy popping into the disc player now and then, I hang my head in shame when I look at the majority of my CD collection. All the garbage you'd expect a teen to listen to is there: I.C.P., Limp Bizkit, Pantera, etc. I've also got a lot of CDs that while are considered good by some, I personally just grew out of. I'm not much into the Beastie Boys anymore, despite having a few of their albums. Same goes for groups like Stone Temple Pilots, Nirvana, Korn and others. I'd gladly dump a lot of these, but I didn't take that great of care of most of them, so they'd likely be passed up if I tried to sell them. I didn't buy many CDs from the age of 16 to now, as I relied heavily on the file-sharing programs, as well as just burning CDs from those who did buy the CDs. I've been buying more CDs lately and hopefully, I can eventually balance things out again between the crap and the good stuff. It's gonna take a while, though. I bought way too many CDs when I was into crappier music.

And you'd rather have an album with songs that all sound the same? I usually like some variety in my music, even when it comes to a single album. Groups that rely on the same type of formula for every song often get stagnant and stale before long.

I picked it up last night and despite being a bit disapointed after the first listen, I must admit it's growing on me. Although I'm not a huge fan of Cee-Lo's raspy voice, the man has skills in the lyrics department and a great flow. Anyone who liked the OutKast double album last fall will certainly like this, as it's the same unique take on hip-hop, although Cee-Lo raps consistently on every track, unlike Andre 3000 (not that there's really anything wrong with that). So far, the songs I'm really feeling include: - Soul Machine (criminally short; you just really start to get into it and suddenly, the album has moved to the next track) - The Art of Noise featuring Pharrell (most who've heard the album are all over this one and with good reason; I can see this one easily being a single down the road, thanks mostly to the great hook) - I'll Be Around featuring Timbaland (not a lot to explain here; it's been in rotation since the fall and is a nice representation of what the album's all about) - The One featuring Jazze Pha & T.I. (didn't care much for it last night, but it's begun to grow on me) - Childz Play featuring Ludacris (nifty beat that not surprisingly reminds you of a something you'd hear on a cartoon; even Luda is good here, despite him being pretty lazy in recent months) - Scrap Metal featuring Big Rube & G-Rock (this was the only track I was able to successfully download aside from I'll Be Around, so I've been feeling this one for a few days now; not crazy about the hook, but love the beat) There aren't really any clunkers on the album, although as usual, I could do without the intro and outro. Thankfully, there really aren't any skits, although a few of the tracks are of the spoken-rhyme persuasion, which I don't really dig. Overall, a solid pick-up and it's a shame that despite being similar to the OutKast album in its unique style, it won't get nearly half of the love that one got.

While Em is clearly the most talented member of the group, I would also attribute 99% of the attention D12 gets going to him because he's Eminem, plain and simple. It doesn't matter how much the rest of the group improves, Em is always going to overshadow the rest of them because of who he is. That's why you've gotta give the group props for even being mature enough to go through with the whole concept of the song and video. Most groups end up nearly breaking up over the same issue, but these guys have turned it into a positive and a hit song and video, to boot.

I think by corrupted file, he meant that the song itself contains the consistent noises that are added to them to discourage downloading them. Anyway, I agree that Kazaa has been crap for a while now. Forget about getting most videos to download quickly, it's become a pain just to get songs to download at a fast pace.

Um, well since he was a preacher, as was his father, I think that's what Rando was referring to.

I've loved the guy since he first popped up on TV a few years back. The CD/DVD combo is definitely worth it, considering it's around $13 at most places. His Comedy Central Presents special is great and I'd wish they'd start putting those out on DVD, because I'd surely buy 'em in a heartbeat. Hedberg's style is unique, but not so much that he comes off annoying. It only works because he's geniunely funny. Someone who wasn't and using that same delivery would be panned by most. Lynch is great, too. Fun fact: Lynch was raised in my hometown. His father's a priest and my aunt has an old church directory from the 80s with a picture of the Lynch family in it (which includes a teenage Stephen Lynch). So yeah, it's cool to see he made it and a bit ironic that he comes from a religious family, his comedy material considered and all.

Getting the old one at this point would be utterly pointless, since the new one doesn't cost much more, that is, if it costs more at all. $13.99 is a nice price for an improved re-release.

I'll have to agree with Eric here. I've been a big supporter of West, but he got no love from me for Stand Up, a track so weak that there wasn't even that intial stage where it seemed okay. Just awful from the outset (much like most of Luda's latest LP).

I really liked I'll Be Around when I first saw the video back in October, but haven't gotten a listen to anything else from the album and have been a bit uneasy about plunking down any cash on a CD that I've heard so little of. What songs would you suggest checking out, Parka?