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well she might've thought that it was more or less the same kind of blasphemy at the time, but has had two years to get used to the idea of duvall taking layne's place. but a better explanation for that logic is this: AIC are a younger band, with less of a legacy on their shoulders, TBQH. i think they have more freedom to do things because they don't have AS big a fan base as zep does. robert plant is robert plant, y'know? layne stayley is not. furthermore, -- and this is a key issue -- robert plant is not dead, he just apparently does not want to tour. there's a big difference there, seeing as how layne stayley cannot reprise his role as the singer to AIC, whereas robert plant is still alive and kicking. AIC never toured with a replacement stayley in their ranks while the man was still alive. apples and oranges.

also, i keep re-reading this and it's been hilarious each time.

thanks! hulu.com is also good, but you need to install a thing that gives you an alternate IP so you can watch their shows. good quality, though.

she's tolerable. i like her better than joshua jackson. i keep thinking emilio estivez or katie holmes are going to sneak around a corner or something. but yeah, the old guy rocks.

quite possibly the best show on television right now. clever, well-written, first-rate visuals (one of the few shows that clearly emphasizes its visuals), and the only show of it's kind. does anyone else follow it?

has anyone checked this show out yet? i like it quite a bit, but i've missed a few episodes.

rumors are running wild as to who might take the microphone in the place of robert plant if he decides to skip the led zeppelin tour/album that are purportedly in the works. it was john paul jones who was first quoted as saying that he wants the zeppelin train to carry on with or without plant. jimmy page has been quoted recently as being on the complete opposite end of the discussion, so who really knows what's going on at this point. i wanted to see what people's thoughts on the matter were. would you see zeppelin minus plant? we seem to be encountering a lot of these band-minus-original-singer tours. i personally think it's sacrilege, especially given who they're rumored to be considering (the dude who fronted alter bridge, ugh. chris cornell was a rumor but i think that'd be fucking awful seeing as how cornell can barely sing at all now without sounding like he's choking on phlegm). also, zep managed to keep their legacy water-tight by staying fucking retired. they disbanded after the death of bonham for a reason. sure, his kid can handle his father's role, but they've been out of the game for far too long to be considering recording another album. i really don't think they should record. i understand the dudes want to tour, and i think it's kindof silly that plant wants to take fucking "two years rest"... for what? he can still sing those songs, and he's been doing zep songs on his tour with alison krauss anyways(excellent album, btw)... so what's the skin off his back? do a tour while you can still goddamn stand up. and if you're feeling extra creative at the end of it, cut an album. i don't think i'd see them live, mainly because i highly doubt i'd be able to get tickets if they did make their way to toronto... thoughts?

did someone say slogan?

yeah, what he said. directed by the same guy who did amelie and alien: resurrection. strange combo, i know, but give it a shot. but yeah, does anyone not like sex scenes? in certain films a sex scene seems like some kind of shorthand for showing that two characters are in love... i.e. it's lazy storytelling and a surefire way to keep people interested in what's on the screen for another 5 minutes. my best example of this would be the sex scene between kate beckinsale and scott speedman in underworld 2 where they inexplicably have sex in what seems to be a kind of warehouse. i don't like it because it has no bearing on the story aside from being a shoddy example of their "love" at work. they just stop fighting some big vampire monster things and then take their clothes off... yes, what an opportune time for a good porking! i like it when films like delicatessen and team america deconstruct the sex scene and have some fun with it. even david lynch, who has directed his fair share of sex scenes, attempts to tie each one to the story, as well as he pays attention to the visual elements that go beyond naked, flailing bodies. /rant

love em? hate em? favourites? if i had a favourite, it'd be the scene from the film delicatessen.

it looks like a whole lot of fun. too bad i have a wii.

really? over a hamster? that's bizarre. i agree with you on the assisted suicide issue. last year, CTV showed a really interesting documentary on the topic in specific relation to the elderly, and especially those who are terminal. they actually filmed someone doing the procedure, following through with drinking the concoction that the doctor had prescribed for them and everything. it was weird to see someone die on television (especially on CTV), but i think it needed to be seen in order to show the person's own agency in their death as well as how peaceful that death actually was. because they had assistance, they were assured that it would work, and that they would not feel a thing. you can't say the same about other methods of suicide. i've often wondered what i'd do once i reach a certain age in my life. after seeing all of my grandparents suffer with some kind of cancer or terminal disease, and living with that ailment for usually 5+ years, i've definitely considered "leaving when i want to," so that i don't go through excruciating pain, and also so that i don't become a shell of who i once was. i think i've heard most of my grandparents plead with my parents to just "leave them be" and it definitely makes one contemplate the ethics of assisted suicide.

sarah palin at the acceptance speech with the sport rifle?

while i was also worried about a violent end to the acceptance speech (i too had a weird feeling in my stomach when i heard the helicopter), that feeling was definitely lifted as obama started to speak. as christy said, we'll see how he does, but it's still something when someone can evoke so much emotion out of so many people. anyone see the coverage outside of the white house? brilliant. people love to feel as though they're a part of something. hopefully it's not just all hot air, but i mean, it's going to take a long time before we see anything really materialize and before his promises really come to fruition.

i never had them in the first place!

do you agree? in the sex pistols' case, they were more about their image than they were about their music anyhow. they were essentially a spokes-band for malcolm mclaren's "punk" clothing line.

i'd watch that. i'd probably want something of david bowie's. not sure what. maybe something he had used to sniff cocaine off of... instruments seem like stock rock memorabilia... meg's got the right idea w/ matt good's mask.

well luckily it was more stupid than anything else, but some of the things those dead people would say was quite creepy...

weird woman, agreed. but no one who has qualms about buying over-priced food shops at whole foods.

i havent heard the new record, but from what i can tell from the radio singles, they sound much more conventional now than they did in their days of "avalanche."

i know a little about them and have heard songs from the sub pop samplers and "grunge" comps (like the hype! OST), but dont' know much of their history... from what i've heard, their first album got lots of attention and they were going to be "the next big thing"... is that an exaggeration? to me they seemed like they were relatively unknown prior to the grunge explosion. i wonder this just because of what you said mrs jesus... what would their output have been like had wood not died??? but i also wonder if they would've "made it" to the level that other grunge bands did. what i'm trying to get at here is, would they have really had other releases? do you think they could have been grouped-in with those other bands from seattle, or would they have been left in the dust like many other pre-grunge-explosion seattle bands like the melvins, mudhoney and tad? and by "making it" i mean basically reaching a level of popularity that would afford them the time and money for another release. MLB seem to be too closely aligned musically to things like cock-rock to be considered grunge, and if that's something we can agree on, then you'd have to question whether or not they would've lasted much longer. then again, the examples of bands that i gave as being "left in the dust" are all bands that have withstood the test of time and all of whom outlived the grunge "movement" as well. of course, you could also counter my argument with the idea that pearl jam have stayed in-tact post-MLB, aside from shuffling drummers, so therefore MLB had the strong potential to as well. (maybe someone who is a mod can branch this discussion off to another thread so we don't hijack this one.)

thanks for all your help. i'm going to sit on it for now... i've got a new laptop, so all is not lost.

well i think a lot of people have heard of them, but their experience with the band doesn't go much beyond that.

for such a silly film, evil dead was still pretty scary. also, the original texas chainsaw massacre is relatively unsettling, but at this point i think i enjoy it too much to consider it 'scary'.

not the avocado on the cover of pearl jam's self-titled? i have yet to figure out what music memorabilia i'd really want to own...