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#1281 Re: Guns N' Roses » Will new music be released in 2020? » 330 weeks ago
Randall Flagg wrote:Sorry, I don't understand those of you who say "No news is good news". This isn't 1990, it's 2020. Maybe they'll release something, but silence is in no way a good thing for an aging rock band trying to capitalize on its former glory and the nostalgia of late 30s/late 40s year-olds with enough change to spend $170 a pop to relive their youth (which is what most GN'R concert goers are - they couldn't name Dizzy in a lineup if you put a gun to their head).
I think they want to come out with a bang - hence the no news. When they do announce something it will be all the more impactful for it.
A proper new Guns N' Roses album featuring Slash announced will be massive news in a nanosecond.
So why not announce it now, when they're announcing shows? Albums aren't impulse buys, and even if they are, it doesn't negate that album promotion goes hand and hand with tour promotion. People thought 2002,2003,2004,2005,2006 and 2007 were "the year" too. But if "Hard School" is their new single, maybe they shouldn't release an album and do some UYI shows.
#1282 Re: Guns N' Roses » Will new music be released in 2020? » 330 weeks ago
Sorry, I don't understand those of you who say "No news is good news". This isn't 1990, it's 2020. Maybe they'll release something, but silence is in no way a good thing for an aging rock band trying to capitalize on its former glory and the nostalgia of late 30s/late 40s year-olds with enough change to spend $170 a pop to relive their youth (which is what most GN'R concert goers are - they couldn't name Dizzy in a lineup if you put a gun to their head).
#1283 Re: The Garden » Best Of The 2010's » 331 weeks ago
I’m in my late 30s and never struggled to find a date. Bumble I think is a better shot, and I’ve heard Coffee meets Bagel is nice. I’m sure there’s plenty of late 30s, early 40s gals all over any of those. Give it a shot.
#1284 Re: The Garden » Best Of The 2010's » 331 weeks ago
Thanks. Tinder is interesting. It’s primarily a hookup site, and if you have your shit together, you can fuck on demand. But that ain’t me, I was never comfortable with one night stands. Probably my Presbyterian upbringing. So I used it to find women that were open to more than just sex, and the rest is history. I think bumble is better. Just be a decent person, and you’ll find plenty of attractive, successful women willing to meet for coffee/a drink and conversation.
#1285 Re: The Garden » Best Of The 2010's » 331 weeks ago
I don't know modern music, so I'll say World on Fire
The Irishman (may be too new), so I'll say End Game
Game of Thrones easily, but everyone should check out The Leftovers
Chevy Camaro - the 2010 is what brought back pony cars and got us over 400hp again
Tinder - App revolutionized dating and it's how i met my fiance
#1286 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 331 weeks ago
They had already attacked us several times, with increasing escalation. Shooting of our drones in international water, firing on our ships, attacking and killing a US Contractor in Kirkuk, Iraq, and finally leading an assault on our embassy in Iraq - which is US Soil. And we killed a uniformed combatant, something completely authorized under Geneva, unlike civilians which is considered a war crime.
You had no problem with Obama blowing up numerous weddings, killing Americans, and emboldening both Iran and North Korea. It's clear you don't read the news much or recall anything but from the present, but Obama's own party opposed him on the Iran deal. Chuck Schumer was its biggest opponent. These aren't opinions.
If you were silent or supported what Obama did, as the overwhelming majority of Democrats did while he was in office, you don't get to feign outrage and be perceived as credible now. You have no problem calling the Republicans hypocrites and charlatans who magically became anti-war under Obama, but cheered it under Bush. You should apply that same standard now.
I think this is all i have to comment on this subject, as I'm probably the only one here with an advanced degree in Political Science and actual experience in the nations and people being discussed.
#1287 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 331 weeks ago
Ok Ill bite, who was the American citizen Obama had killed on foreign soil?
And as Axl S stated, theres a big difference between killing a rogue independant terrorist versus killing a state official. Its like killing Donald Rumsfeld vs killing the Unibomber or the Bundy ranch folks.
If you're truly unaware of who Obama killed, that's a serious problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki
or his 16-year old American son who was killed by Obama's drone strike 2 weeks later
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulrahman_al-Awlaki
If you don't think killing an American citizen without due process in a nation Congress hasn't authorized military force in, isn't as severe as killing a uniformed military combatant in a nation Congress explicitly authorized force in, I don't know what to say other than you're not being genuine, objective or honest.
Comparing a possible attack on Bundy whom had repeatedly been told to stand down by law enforcement, versus killing someone having dinner with no law enforcement present is missing the mark as far as you can. It genuinely seems the American left is fine with murdering its own citizens (so long as they're not black and shooting a gun at a cop) without any kind of due process, but killing a uniformed combatant whom had killed hundreds of Americans is now too far. I can't take this line of thought serious, because no adult who was acting in good faith would truly articulate it.
#1288 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 331 weeks ago
Obama took out a foreign General?
Obama labeled him a terrorist in 2011. He killed many terrorists with drone strikes. He killed many military leaders through Drone Strikes. Many, many more than Trump has. And Democrats refused to even consider taking back the War Powers he had.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/n … cna1113236
If you're going to be a contrarian and take the viewpoint of whatever Pelosi is saying today, at least be informed on the past. Obama assassinated an American citizen on the soil of a country Congress hadn't authorized him to use military forces on. Crickets.
#1289 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 331 weeks ago
So the reason this administration went ahead without Congressional approval was that the 2002 approval to topple Hussein gave them blanket coverage to do what they want in Iraq.
Still.
17 years later.
This was confirmed by 2 Republican Senators.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/08/politics … index.html
Totally agree. Republicans bitched about this under Obama, with some bipartisan support. Now Democrats are bitching about it, with some bipartisan support. My only concern is that we can't allow partisan bickering to impede action in the defense of our nation. I don't want someone like AOC having the final say in whether we protect our country from a foreign attack.
#1290 Re: Guns N' Roses » Will new music be released in 2020? » 331 weeks ago
I'm still voting no. If they don't say anything at Miami, it's not happening. People can imagine GN'R get off to playing mind games, but announcing an album is a positive for concert sales, not a hindrance. I want a new record as much as anyone, but if you don't create expectations from conjecture and wishful thinking, you won't be upset when said expectations don't manifest. No new song at Miami, no new album. We heard CD songs 8 years before release, we can hear a "new" song 4 months early.
