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Some more: "A Walk"-Bad Religion 2:14 Every song on Suffer-Bad Religion "Waiting Around to Die"-Townes Van Zandt 2:24 "Poughkeepsie"-Devendra Banhart 2:17 "Pink Moon"-Nick Drake 2:05 "Fish Fuck"-GWAR :32 "I Like Food"-The Descendents :17

Things are not good in Chicago...at all. Edit: I had momentarily forgotten that there are two teams that play in Chicago. I leave it up to the reader to determine which team just blew a lead to the AAA Marlins in the 9th.

So, you're saying that Kurt Cobain defines the generation because he killed himself. I think that paints a very negative picture of this generation, but not a wholly unwarrented one.

But Kurt Cobain himself said that he was just rippin' off the Pixies. I think that Nirvana had a more interesting look and charisma, due in large part to Kurt Cobain, but I think that Pearl Jam were better songwriters and musicians. It's kind of like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but not really.

I don't think that any artist-Radiohead, Eminem, Kurt Cobain, or otherwise-can be the "Defining" artist of this generation. Take, for example, the Beatles, who appealed to nearly everyone when they were around. They absolutely defined the 1960s in terms of music. If you look at the last 10 or 15 years, I don't think you can say there's been one defining artist that can be universally agreed upon as defining the generation. If you ask four different people, depending on their taste, they'll say either Radiohead, Eminem, Kurt Cobain, or something else. Unlike in the 1960s, when pretty much everyone agreed that The Beatles were the defining act of the times (although there might be a 3 or 4% margin or error), I don't think the same can be said about this generation. I think this generation is too varied and diverse to have one specific defining artist, which I don't think is a bad thing.

The Queen epic "We Will Rock You".

Yeah, he also fingered David Delucci. Disregard the implied dirtiness of that statement. It just seems that he picked really odd players to accuse.

I'll recommend Gabriel Garcia Marquez's autobiography. He's the greatest living novelist, and he's had a fantastically interesting life. The book is called Living to Tell the Tale. It's the first part of a planned three-part biography. Hopefully, he'll get to finish, as he's pretty old and battling cancer. I also recently read A People's History of the United States by...God, I forgot the guy's name, but it was good. And the David Foster Wallace essay collections are good.

My God, Peavy looked absolutely ridiculous. What a tough break that the Friars couldn't get anything goin' for him. Granted, it was Smoltz, but still... In other news, the 'Stros won and the Cardinals lost, so that helps. Thank Jeebus for the Nats and the Bucs to help us pad our record before we get to St. Louis later this week. I also learned that the Cubs have a team OBP of .301. Ouch. And I just read about how David Wells apparently dropped the name of Craig Freakin' Biggio when he was talking about guys that "might" be suspected of using steroids. Craig Biggio? In 19 seasons, he's hit over .300 twice. His highest total of homeruns is 26. I mean....Craig Biggio? Yeesh...

In my continuing attempt to post in every non-wrestling folder in the forums, here is my contribution to the food folder. http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article....S00010000000001 Thank you and have a pleasant afternoon.

I never once cheated on anything I ever did in school. I enjoyed earning my A's. I'm a nerd.

Yeah, I saw that tonite. Bonds was one game faster to 22 HRS than Pujols, I think. Honestly, I bet Pujols totally obliterates the record this season, and I bet that there'd be a lot of baseball execs thrilled about it. Hopefully, they won't do the Barry Bonds-esque "break away to every single at-bat" thing with Pujols. I hate that.

My bet is on it suddenly becoming "The Chase for Aaron". I mean, after all, he'll only have 39 more to go to tie and 40 to break the record. I just wonder how long it will take them to set up a "The Chase for Bonds" thing for Pujols, if he keeps his current pace up. (meaning for the single season homerun record. Not Barry's all-time record...yet.)

I love Sufjan Stevens, but "Super Sexy Woman" has to be the most godawful song ever, even for a joke song. "She'll rip a super sexy fart." Zuh?!?!?

Damn, I was being optimistic and had him down for two starts.

Well, the 'Stros got a complete game 5-hit shutout from Taylor Buchholz, which is a great sign. He had given up 16 runs in 7 2/3 innings, but completely dominated the Rangers, a very good hitting lineup. Hopefully he's more like the pitcher that went today than the one that went out against the Dodgers and the Giants. Although I'm not a Sox fan nor a Cubs fan, and I think the two biggest douchebags in all of baseball are AJ and Barrett, I must say that I found it hilarious when Pierzynski mocked Zambrano's "givin' props to the man upstairs" hand gesture thing after hitting a homerun.

"And when we break, We'll wait for our miracle. God is a place where some Holy Spectacle lies. And when we break, We'll wait for our miracle. God is a place you will wait for the rest of your life. Two-headed boy, She is all could need. She will feed you tomoatoes, And radio wires, And retire to sheets safe and clean, But don't hate her when she gets up to leave." -"Two Headed Boy, Pt. 2"-Neutral Milk Hotel "I pretended you were Jesus, you were just dying to save me." -"Crazy for You (But Not that Crazy)"-The Magnetic Fields "She came and she touched me, With hands made of Heaven. Reflections left spinning, Through a face laced in mist. Now I stand where she left me, Buried deep 'neath her shadow, As the mirror pleads sadly, Has it all come to this? And I wonder-Will she call my name? The wind careens madly through, Wide windows paneless. Fragrances mingle, Through a room full of shade. The peons pick partners, And waltz across the ceiling. But the violins whisper, That I have been betrayed. Trying not to look ashamed. The drunkards drink deeply, From cups full of nothingness. Ghost lovers laugh, At the games people play. The moments do somersaults, Into eternity. Cling to thier coattails, And beg them to stay. Saying-I got nothing to hide. Illusions projected, On walls made of Tiffany. Mad minuets to, A sad satin song. Harlequin mandolins, Harmonize helplesly. Hoping that endlessly, Won't last for long Praying that their God ain't died. Then I turn and I see her, In a dress made of moonlight. Teardrops like diamonds, Run slow down her face. Her arms surround me, Like chains made of velvet. And the demons fall faithfully, Into their place. And the rivers run with jewels. Now the morning lies open. The night went quite quickly. Memory harmlessly, Fractures and fades. All the poets do push-ups, On carpets of rubber foam. Loudly they laugh, At some joke that's been made. And the wise men speak like fools." -"She Came And She Touched Me"-Townes Van Zandt

My God, is Brandon Webb having a great season so far or what? He's shutting everybody down, as his 7-0 record would indicate.

AJ kinda looks like Jeff Bridges in that picture. Michael Barrett looks like a douchebag.

Hell's Balls My favorite DC/AC song is "Black in Black".

You know it's gonna be a long season for the Cubbies when their best hit of the game is Michael Barrett punching AJ Pierzynski like a little girl.

In no aspific order: 1. "To Live's to Fly"-Townes Van Zandt 2. "Two Headed Boy Pt. 2"-Neutral Milk Hotel 3. "Wild Horses"-Gram Parsons 4. "Via Chicago"-Wilco 5. Loveless-My Bloody Valentine (Cuz it's really just one long song....Yeah) 6. "100000 Fireflies"-The Magnetic Fields 7. "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow"-Will Oldham 8. "If We Make it Through December"-Merle Haggard 9. "Casimir Pulaski Day"-Sufjan Stevens 10. "Tiny Dancer"-Elton John Please read and critique me.

The 'Stros won 5-3 over the Rangers in the "Roger Clemens/Silver Boot/I-45" Series. Adam Everett had a game winning 3 RBI double in the bottom of the 8th. Lidge got his first save since May 4th striking out two and getting a popup. He's back to looking sharp. Apparently, his problem was that he was working exclusively from the stretch and was tipping his slider. "Super" Joe McEwing helped him to realize this, and Lidge has gone back the full windup and is looking like his Lights Out self again. As a final note to Springergate 2006, Russ isn't going to appeal his suspension, so I guess that pretty much settles it as being intentional, but I really don't think he would've gotten any suspension if he would've hit say...Mike Matheny or somebody. Either way, I really, really enjoyed seeing Barry Bonds get hit. In other news, how bout this Francisco Liriano, huh?

The first pitch that he got the warning on was a slider. At least, according to Ausmus, Garner, Munson, Springer, the Astros announcers, etc. I wasn't sure what he hit him with. I was in the stands and too busy standing and cheering to check the board.

...pretty much. However, there is flimsy evidence to suggest that it wasn't intentional: 1.) Springer's wife was scheduled to have surgery the next morning, so his head might not have been in the right place to pitch 2.)The 'Stros were already down about 9 runs, so why put another guy on base? 3.) Before the inning, pretty much all of Springer's warm-up pitches missed inside, hard inside. 4.) Bonds leans over the plate to an absurd degree 5.) Springer didn't throw him fastballs. He was throwing his slider. 6.) It didn't come anywhere near his head. It hit him in the arm. 7.) Bonds didn't really attempt to get out of the way. 8.) All the previous pitches to Bonds had been away and he was pretty much hammering everything. That goes back to him crowding the plate. Gotta try to establish the inside. But, then again, Springer's faced Bonds three times in his career. In 2001, Bonds got a homerun off of him. In 2004, Springer hit Bonds in the shin and Bonds got pissed. And then the other nite, Bonds got hit again. I don't argue the intentionality of the pitch. I just argue with the villianizing of everyone but Bonds and the making it out to be a race thing instead of a Barry Bonds is a jerk thing.