I wasn't talking about on the PA system.  He did a little improv thing with the guys on SportsCentre.  But like you said, it was without a monitor or anything, and he may have been exhausted from cheering and everything, so who knows.  He just sounded really bad at the time is all.  I'm sure with proper training and vocal exercise he could get back into game shape.  A Journey reunion would be worth me making a special trip.

I see that as a problem... the longer the leaks are in the media, the longer Axl and co. can go with out releasing the album.  As long as people are promoting the material, the longer they can tour on old classics and a few new "unofficially" released songs.  They'll never release the album as long as these things happen.

Of course sales will go up... When have sales gone down?  No one's returning the album.

After seeing/hearing Steve Perry on TV when the White Sox won the world series, I'm happy he's not in Journey anymore.  Unless he gets some singing lessons, they'll never take him back.  This band was amazing when he was in front, and he was one of AOR's premier voices.  Doesn't sound like he's been practicing over the years though.

Well, I'm not sure if you entirely got the gist of what I posted, so I'll respond in bits and pieces...

That's true, but don't you think this happening once is too much?  I can recall 3 separate incidents that happened within the past year without looking up any facts about them.  But the bottom line is that they were all senseless crimes against random people, when in the end the perpetrator took his own life.

Because the US is a fully functioning capitalist democracy with a history of leaders who are staunch supporters of democratic principles and freedom, I have no reason to assume such an event would occur.  Of course, if it did, assassination of the leader by way of gun violence would probably lead to further turmoil and anarchy.  If you kill the leader, who's left to lead? 

Of course, that certainly isn't the answer.  There are always criminals who will not turn over their weapons, first of all, which could lead to further crime and senseless acts committed by these people.  Second, we have gun collectors and hunters who have every right to hold a gun (well, maybe not Cheney).

Couldn't agree with you more there.  My point isn't that guns lead to murder.  It's that the perception of carrying a gun in a public place is perfectly fine.  Of course, it's still valid that guns take the personal aspect out of murder to an extent.  Would Rosie be as fat if there were no spoons?  Maybe... she wouldn't be able to eat ice cream, pudding, and cocoa puffs.

Again, outlawing guns is not the answer.  We need to hold people accountable for their actions.  But how do we hold a suicidal person accountable for taking a dozen other people with him?  There's nothing we can do.  The person is gone, as he wished, and brought a bunch of innocent people with him.  What's the answer?  I'm not really sure.  The only thing I can think of is preventative action.  Maybe make it a little more difficult to access firearms, especially if you're unstable?

I understand.  But some people are incapable of exercising good judgment.  How can these people access firearms?  How can we penalize someone after he's dead?  There's no other way around it than to have stuff like this continue.

I know this is a major issue for you.  If you remember I defended you a few times at HTGTH when talks of guns and hunting came up.  I grew up in a small town where everyone had guns.  We all had them.  But we knew to exercise good judgment and maintained the notion of using guns only as tools.  Of course, if a guy walked up the street carrying a gun, we assumed he was on his way on a hunting trip.  However, if we saw the person enter a mall or school carrying a gun, it would be an entirely different scenario.  Even if it's innocent, people feel uneasy and wonder the reason for carrying a gun inside.

I know the feeling.  I'm smack-dab in the middle of exams myself.