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#18001 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » VR - Why the Sophomore Slump? » 949 weeks ago

BurningHills wrote:

However, I don't think "Messages" is that great either - and it certainly wouldn't have saved the album. A good tribute song, but not the masterpiece that everyone seems to make it out to be.

Its not a masterpiece aspect that makes people notice the song, its the fact its the only song in the post 87-93 era that just screams GNR. When hearing the track, you can easily imagine Axl taking that music and adding his unique stamp to it.  Even VR haters all over the web were surprised by the track. Its because it reminds people of the band they all loved.

The song brings up "what if?" scenarios in peoples heads about how old GNR would have turned out, and is probably a reason it wasn't included on the album. It hits a little too close to home.

Instead, they allow possibly their best track to be permanently buried, only to be heard by hardcore fans.

I predict one more album for VR, and a swan song theater tour, and then Weiland goes back to reform STP, and Slash, Duff and (ugh) Sorum - wait for the phone call from Axl.

I agree about one more album, but Slash, Duff, and Sorum definitely wont be waiting for anything. They'll continue what they've done since 93: Create and release music.

#18002 Re: The Sunset Strip » The 10 Greatest Horror Films of all time elimination- Nominations » 949 weeks ago

DoubleTalkingJive wrote:

Halloween RZ

Wow, you really hold that film in high regard. I have watched it 5 times, and I would never include it on a best of list. It gets worse with each viewing, mainly the part with adult Myers. Not that adult Myers sucks. He doesn't. Its everything else that sucks, minus Kristina Klebe's tiny role.


Hostel

Really?


Aliens
The Thing

Gonna add those to my list. I forgot about them.

#18003 Re: The Garden » 10 Strangest Things in Space » 949 weeks ago

Robman wrote:

If time is the 4th dimension, what wold the 5th dimension be? An incomprehensible state of being?

Death? I don't think anyone knows, although some scientists theorize that there are possibly 12 dimensions.

#18004 The Garden » U.S. in ‘pointless’ campaign in Iraq, Putin says » 949 weeks ago

James
Replies: 3

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the U.S. war in Iraq was a 'pointless' battle against the Iraqi people, the latest jab at Washington from the increasingly confrontational Russian leader.

Speaking during an annual televised question-and-answer session, Putin was asked by a mechanic from the Siberian city of Novosibirsk for his thoughts on comments made several years ago by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who suggested that Siberia had too many natural resources to belong to one country.

'I know that some politicians play with such ideas in their heads. This, in my view, is the sort of political erotica that might satisfy a person but hardly leads to a positive result,' Putin responded.

'The best example of that are the events in Iraq '” a small country that can hardly defend itself and which possesses huge oil reserves. And we see what's going on there. They've learned to shoot there but they are not managing to bring order.

'One can wipe off a political map some tyrannical regime ... but it's absolutely pointless to fight with a people,' he said. 'Russia, thank God, isn't Iraq. It has enough strength and power to defend itself and its interests, both on its territory and in other parts of the world.'

Praises economic gains
Putin opened the session by reeling off a string of statistics showing the improvement of Russia's economy in the seven years he has been in office. Much of the economic growth has been due to high world oil prices.

He also said the country's birth rate was the highest it has been in 16 years and the death rate the lowest since 1999.

Thursday's session '” the sixth Putin has participated in since coming to office in 2000, was broadcast live on state-controlled TV and radio stations. In past years, it has lasted several hours and consists of people from around the vast country asking the president selected questions mainly on bread-and-butter issues.

A sampling of questions listed on a Web site set up by the broadcasters ranged from concerns about salaries for public sector workers to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and environmental worries.

Putin, who is widely popular among Russians for the stability and relative prosperity he has brought to the country, has sought to use phone-ins along with tightly choreographed, lavish television coverage to project the image of a leader responding directly to voters' concerns.

Last year Putin answered more than 50 questions in a three-hour session. Correspondents from the state-run networks chose questioners from among small crowds in towns and cities around the vast country; it was impossible to tell whether most questions were arranged in advance or if questioners were coached.

Others phoned in, submitted questions by e-mail or sent text messages.

© 2007 The Associated Press

#18005 The Sunset Strip » The 10 Greatest Horror Films of all time elimination- Nominations » 949 weeks ago

James
Replies: 12

List your ten to fifteen best horror films, and the ten with the most nominations will make it to the elimination.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre-original
The Burning
Black Christmas
Friday the 13th part II
Nightmare on Elm Street
Hellraiser
Halloween IV
The Shining(I consider this drama, but I'll add it)
Amityville II
Pet Semetary
Saw
Aliens
The Thing

#18006 Re: The Garden » Maine middle school to offer birth control » 949 weeks ago

This country is going to see a huge spike in cases of AIDS and herpes. Not just in teens, but in the older men who screw the teens.

one in every five teens in this country already has herpes. Are they aiming for three out of five?

#18007 Re: The Sunset Strip » Daily Hot Celebrity Piece of Ass Pic of the Day Thread » 949 weeks ago

Not her best pic, but quite possibly the most beautiful women to ever walk the planet.


Halle Berry


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#18008 The Garden » Top 10 Running backs of all time elimination- Nominations » 949 weeks ago

James
Replies: 11

Nominate who you think is the best, and those with the most nominations will make it to the elimination.

Thurman Thomas
Walter Payton
Emmit Smith
Bo Jackson
Eric Dickerson
Jerome Bettis
Barry Sanders
Jim Brown
Roger Craig
Terrell Davis

#18009 The Garden » 10 Strangest Things in Space » 949 weeks ago

James
Replies: 3

Quasars

These bright beacons shine to us from the edges of the visible universe and are reminders to scientists of our universe's chaotic infancy. Quasars release more energy than hundreds of galaxies combined. The general consensus is that they are monstrous black holes in the hearts of distant galaxies.

Vacuum Energy

Quantum physics tells us that contrary to appearances, empty space is a bubbling brew of "virtual" subatomic particles that are constantly being created and destroyed. The fleeting particles endow every cubic centimeter of space with a certain energy that, according to general relativity, produces an anti-gravitational force that pushes space apart. Nobody knows what's really causing the accelerated expansion of the universe, however.

Anti-Matter

Like Superman's alter-ego, Bizzaro, the particles making up normal matter also have opposite versions of themselves. An electron has a negative charge, for example, but its anti-matter equivalent, the positron, is positive. Matter and anti-matter annihilate each other when they collide and their mass is converted into pure energy by Einstein's equation E=mc2. Some futuristic spacecraft designs incorporate anti-matter engines.

Mini Black Holes

If a radical new "braneworld" theory of gravity is correct, then scattered throughout our solar system are thousands of tiny black holes, each about the size of an atomic nucleus. Unlike their larger brethren, these mini-black holes are primordial leftovers from the Big Bang and affect space-time differently because of their close association with a fifth dimension.

Cosmic Microwave Background

Also known as the CMB, this radiation is a primordial leftover from the Big Bang that birthed the universe. It was first detected during the 1960s as a radio noise that seemed to emanate from everywhere in space. The CMB is regarded as one of the best pieces of evidence for the theoretical Big Bang. Recent precise measurements by the WMAP project place the CMB temperature at -455 degrees Fahrenheit (-270 Celsius).

Dark Matter

Scientists think it makes up the bulk of matter in the universe, but it can neither be seen nor detected directly using current technologies. Candidates range from light-weight neutrinos to invisible black holes. Some scientists question whether dark matter is even real, and suggest that the mysteries it was conjured to solve could be explained by a better understanding of gravity.

Exoplanets

Until about the early 1990s, the only known planets in the universe were the familiar ones in our solar system. Astronomers have since identified more than 190 extrasolar planets (as of June 2006). They range from gargantuan gas worlds whose masses are just shy of being stars to small, rocky ones orbiting dim, red dwarfs. Searches for a second Earth, however, have so far turned up empty. Astronomers generally believe that better technology is likely to eventually reveal several worlds similar to our own.

Gravity Waves

Gravity waves are distortions in the fabric of space-time predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. The waves travel at the speed of light, but they are so weak that scientists expect to detect only those created during colossal cosmic events, such as black hole mergers. LIGO and LISA are two detectors designed to spot the elusive waves.

Galactic cannibalism

Like life on Earth, galaxies can "eat" each other and evolve over time. The Milky Way's neighbor, Andromeda, is currently dining on one of its satellites. More than a dozen star clusters are scattered throughout Andromeda, the cosmic remains of past meals.  Andromeda and our galaxy will eventually collide, an event that will take place in about 3 billion years.

Neutrinos

Neutrinos are electrically neutral, virtually mass-less elementary particles that can pass through miles of lead unhindered. Some are passing through your body as you read this. These "phantom" particles are produced in the inner fires of burning, healthy stars as well as in the supernova explosions of dying stars. Detectors are being embedded underground, beneath the sea, or into a large chunk of ice as part of IceCube, a neutrino-detecting project.


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I'm shocked that Gamma Ray Bursts didn't make this list.

#18010 Re: The Garden » What are you eating? » 949 weeks ago

Two pork chops, spinach, brown rice with parmesan cheese, and garlic toast.

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