B. Brian Brunzell

Right on!

^Crazier than I

Saki

"Life, Birth, Blood, Doom"- Black Label Society

Once again, I weep for humanity. Why Spike TV? Why not Testosterone TV, or The Channel with Balls?

Tajiri

Congrats on the milestone Bif. Here's to 2,000 more.

B. Brian's Top Five: 5.The Spitter 4.The Bet 3.The Marble Rye 2.Festivus 1.The Marine Biologist

"Turning Japanese"- The Vapours

I'm not sure if Manzarek used an actual harpsichord or just used an effect. Considering it was 1968, I'm betting he used the real deal.

"The Downtown"- Days of the New

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The zit cream episode. I never believed the notion, even as a kid, that a zit cream would turn everyone's face the EXACT color of Bayside's footbal uniforms. Plus, if Craterface Coburn's face were cleared, you just KNOW there'd be pock marks like a mofo. The name Beldacell was pretty cool though. The dance off was another episode I never liked.

PMS

What can one say about the abilities of Satriani on the axe? The man is a phoenom. He does some absolutely CRAZY shit on the guitar. MY uncle and I were watching a live DVD and were just blown away. He did all kind of tricks with the vibrato bar and the pick-ups to get these incredible sounds. Then, Stu Hamm busted out a wicked bass solo, starting it off with MOONLIGHT SONATA. We were just stunned at what the entire band was able to do. Wonderful stuff. Plus, the Silver Surfer is a cool looking guitar. Song: "The Soft Parade"- The Doors

Never been a fan of Steely Dan, so I never gave the album a full listen, but what I heard was surprisingly good. It did remind me a bit of classic Steely. Didn't that album win a Grammy a couple of years ago? Album: London Calling- The Clash

Thanks, phoenix. I'm usually right on with my stats, but damned if I didn't slip up.

HOW? Simple, look for the lines. Anytime you end a combo, just look around where you stopped and you'll see at least three or four other things you could have done easily. After a while once you get the hang of spotting things and picking the right tricks, your combos will be huge, just push yourself a little more each time. For example go to London, there is a line that I found that can get you 6,000,000+ points if you get it right. I think the College is the best place for terrific lines, with the Carnival coming in 2nd. Of course, nothing can match Rio in THPS 3. THe best combo/run I ever had was 235 tricks, netting me somewhere in the neighborhood of 16,000,000 points. On my buddy Keith's THPS 3, we were playing one night, when we realized that the meter was always on special. We had never entered any codes, but the meter was on special all the time. Doing runs with the ability to bust off your special tricks at any time is a good thing.

I've been playing nothing but Madden 2003.

Val Venis

I'm right handed, although when I play drums, I can play left handed/footed.

I've never been a big Mudhoney fan. They're just another Seattle band. Aside from Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, all of the "grunge" bands sounded ridiculously similar to me. I've seen a few interviews with the guys from Mudhoney, and they always seemed bitter that they never really made it big.

Wow, Jackson Browne. Much like Oblivion's feelings towrds Helloween, I say stay away from this man. While his music isn't terrible, there's just something about it that I've always hated. I think it may have been 93 XRT here in Chicago playing "Doctor My Eyes" EVERY TIME I TURNED ON THE STATION. Artist: MIles Davis

"Half-Life"- Local H

Buddy Guy is always good blues to listen to. Don't forget about newer blues artists like Johnny Lang, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, and of course, SRV.