The rambling thread. No set topic. Just whatever comes to mind after reading the previous post.

Garth Brooks puts on a hell of a show. The best concert I've seen was Garth in Central Park. On a related note for $50 Mister Softee will let you, your friend and some girls you just met sit on top of his truck. I was money well spent.

I don't know if he's good or bad it's just...HATE.

You know how there's supposedly a tone that can be played and it will make you E36 M3 yourself; the brown note? Well hearing Garth makes me froth at the mouth and go berserker! I'm not sure why, it just does. It's not as pronounced now that I'm getting older but still... HATE.

I worked in a local machine shop a few years back where they used to blare country music out of one of those old boom boxes that either ran off of batteries or plugged into the wall with a detachable cord. One night there was a Garth marathon and it made it about 1/2 way through the second song before I stole the cord and wouldn't give it back. Luckily they didn't have any batteries. srs

Childish, I know, but I have to draw the line somewhere.

HATE

I'm not even going to put this in the classifieds. What in the berkeleying berkeley?

The_Jed wrote: I worked in a local machine shop a few years back where they used to blare country music

that's not country music

I totally agree with you.

Clarification: The station declared themselves to be a country music station.

The Dude was right: berkeley the Eagles. And Don Henley. Joe Walsh gets a pass, though.

So after some very unseasonably cold days in November, we are having some unseasonably warm days in December.

hm.

I'm listening to "Sheep" by Pink Floyd at this very second. It's on the album "Animals". I like animals, but not necessarily sheep. That may or may not have something to do with the year I worked in the oil fields in Oklahoma...

There are more sheep than people in New Zealand, which is why sheep are nervous animals

I have a cold. I'm about to spend the next seven days with a giant box of Benedryl. It renders me useless, but it's also the only thing that works. Please disregard my next week's worth of posts. Assuming, of course, that you don't do that already...

I never had good luck with benedryl. The last time I took it I thought my heart was going to pound it's way out of my chest. I usually have a tall glass of chilled NyQuil and a half dozen White Castles. The NyQuil puts me down, the burgers make sure I get back up.

wbjones wrote:

The_Jed wrote: I worked in a local machine shop a few years back where they used to blare country music

that's not country music

Pop-Country. Hate the music, hate the wanna-be hick posers, hate the entire industry that springs up around it.

Austin and Colorado > Nashville

< / rant >

I don't do illegal drugs anymore. Now I just do the legal drugs. Tonight I'm on NyQuil and Sudafed. Let me tell you something, folks. Forget about cocaine and heroine. All you need is NyQuil and Sudafed. I'm telling you right now, I took the NyQuil five years ago. I just came out of the coma tonight before the berkeleying show! Claus Vanbulo was standing over my bed going, "Denis, get up! There's something the matter with Sunny! Hurry up!" I love NyQuil. Man, I love it! I love it. I love it. I love it. It's the best thing E36 M3 ever invented. Isn't it, huh? I love the name alone. NyQuil - Capitol N, small Y, big berkeleying Q! I love that berkeleying Q, don't you!? What a great advertising idea! Put a huge berkeleying Q on the box. They'll get high and stare at it. "The Q is talking to me! The Q is talking to me!"

I love NyQuil, man. Because NyQuil has never changed, man. It's never changed. All the other medicines are doing that inner-child thing. "we know that there's a small child inside of you, so now we have grape and cherry and orange flavor." Not NyQuil! They still have the original green death berkeleying flavor! You know why!? Because it doesn't matter what it tastes like! It's so strong you go, "wheeze Hey this stuff really tastes like.." Bang! Yer in the coma already! "What happened?" "He said tastes like and he went right into the coma, it was unbelievable!" We have reached the point where the over the counter drugs are actually stronger than anything you can buy on the street. It says on the back of the NyQuil box, on the back of the box it says, "May cause drowsiness." It should say, "Don't make any berkeleying plans! Kiss your family and friends goodbye. Say hello to Klaus!" NyQuil, NyQuil, NyQuil, we love you! You giant berkeleying Q!

NyQuil is the secret for all you twelve step recovery program people. Yes, all you AA people, NyQuil is the key! It's the thirteenth berkeleying step! You can drink it! It's over the counter! Drink as much as you want. "Are you drunk?" "No! I have a cold. Same cold I've had for two years. I just can't seem to shake it. I'm high as a kite and my teeth are green. Merry berkeleying Christmas!"

Hungary Bill wrote: Pop-Country. Hate the music, hate the wanna-be hick posers, hate the entire industry that springs up around it. Austin and Colorado > Nashville < / rant >

Heard a Big and Rich song once at a wedding and asked my buddies, WTF is this, country rap?

Not a fan of any kind of cowboy music.

Hungary Bill wrote:

wbjones wrote:

The_Jed wrote: I worked in a local machine shop a few years back where they used to blare country music

that's not country music

Pop-Country. Hate the music, hate the wanna-be hick posers, hate the entire industry that springs up around it. Austin and Colorado > Nashville < / rant >

I can appreciate just about any good music, and I can enjoy good pop-country. IMHO, Garth is very good music, and is really splitting the line between country and pop/pop-country. The stuff on the radio today though is just horrible for the most part. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan... Just unimaginative and formulaic songwriting, and for the most part the artists don't actually have much talent. Always exceptions, but it is really a dark time for "country" music on the mainstream.

Zomby Woof wrote:

Hungary Bill wrote: Pop-Country. Hate the music, hate the wanna-be hick posers, hate the entire industry that springs up around it. Austin and Colorado > Nashville < / rant >

Heard a Big and Rich song once at a wedding and asked my buddies, WTF is this, country rap?

Interestingly, Big and Rich are (or were, for their first couple albums) pretty genuinely good music. Not all country, but still good (in the sense of it isn't derivative crap) and actually creative.

In reply to Zomby Woof:

Man, give me Hank or Tennessee Ernie Ford any day. Hank 3's got a couple of great albums, and Cross Canadian Ragweed kicks some serious ass. But chances are if you have a fish hook in your ball cap, a duck dynasty tee shirt, or if your car has a "real tree browning logo" on it then anything coming out of your radio is going to make me want to punch your teeth down your throat.

aaaaaaaand breathe

On a completely unrelated note: Did you know the first english word spoken in space was "Houston"?

I'm eating pizza.

I just looked up Yeti Coolers. Damn those are expensive. Anyone use one or something similar?

Yeti cooler ad at the top of the page now.

Hungary Bill wrote: In reply to Zomby Woof: Man, give me Hank or Tennessee Ernie Ford any day. Hank 3's got a couple of great albums, and Cross Canadian Ragweed kicks some serious ass. But chances are if you have a fish hook in your ball cap, a duck dynasty tee shirt, or if your car has a "real tree browning logo" on it then anything coming out of your radio is going to make me want to punch your teeth down your throat. aaaaaaaand breathe On a completely unrelated note: Did you know the first english word spoken in space was "Houston"?

Cross Canadian Ragweed is no longer together; and Cody Canada and the Departed falls short IMHO.

Check out Jason Isbell, Justin Townes Earle, and Reckless Kelly.

I have my clock radio set to the country music station. Since I don't know any of the songs, I know that the song that I wake up to won't be stuck in my head all day.

Woody wrote: I have my clock radio set to the country music station. Since I don't know any of the songs, I know that the song that I wake up to won't be stuck in my head all day.

My GE clock radio stopped working. I replaced it with a Timex alarm clock, and the clock really annoys me. It beeps every time you push any button, even the snooze.

In reply to Zomby Woof:

My Banner ad is the Koni/H&R one that is on there a lot. I tried to get them to give me the discount they were running earlier this year on direct install shocks/struts on the short stroke inserts and they told me no. Booo....

mtn wrote:

Woody wrote: I have my clock radio set to the country music station. Since I don't know any of the songs, I know that the song that I wake up to won't be stuck in my head all day.

My GE clock radio stopped working. I replaced it with a Timex alarm clock, and the clock really annoys me. It beeps every time you push any button, even the snooze.

I still use the same GE that I've had since the late 70's, TV Sound baby!

In reply to slefain:

Dennis Leary on a rant was hilarious. As an actor, meh