My mom died at 47, my dad died at 64, all 4 grandparents have passed, my father in law died at 59, my brother in law at 37 and my wife and I lost a second child at 33 weeks of pregnancy due to a cord accident (the baby was already about 6 lbs). I know a little bit too much about death, and I am only 41. My condolences Tommie....it is tough if you have never experienced it first hand. Buzzsaw, mom's are by far the hardest....hang in there. I forgive you for your Replacements comments.

that's cool...I mean they're no Matchbox 20.:rolleyes: I'll bet your boy Rob Thomas knows who Paul Westerberg is.:thumbup: The Replacements have more albums in Rolling Stone's top 500 than Gnr does. Check any list of greatest albums from the 80's and you will frequently find the Replacements higher than Gnr. They also influenced a hell of alot of bands....Nirvana being one of them....wanna know where the album title Nevermind was lifted? Off a Replacements song...they were a great band, every bit the equal of Gnr. Whether you recognize that or not is immaterial....

not big sellers but huge critical darlings...all three albums. They were popular on college radio and campuses so unless you went to college between 85-89, you most likely don't get it!

I'm a greatest hits AIC fan. Top five
1. Them Bones
2. Rooster
3. Grind
4. Man in the Box
5. Again

saw them open for VR....I went mainly to see AIC. They were great, and I thought the new singer did a wonderful job and had solid stage presence, played a little guitar too. I think they could make a good album and have no problem putting the AIC label on it.