scottieking

I first saw the Slip at Phish's Oswego Festival in 99. They closed the side stage on the first night. I was blown away by the balls out intensity, musical chops (the drummer especially), and bought From the Gecko on the spot.

Fan for life (or until they suck!)

Exposure to new music is what keeps most of us interested in music, new and old. I don't know about you but I'm thankful for opening bands. They could be your favorite band a year from now.

See MMJ for details.

Nice work, sis. You should raid the attic when you're home at Christmas.

I may donate that fleece Dog blanket we got for Christmas a couple of years ago.

B R I L L I A N T.

Not one bad album. Even the Avalanche, his Illnoise outtake album has spent tons of time in my rotation and is in the running for my top ten for 2006.

Little too much go-chu-dgong today, Mr Hamilton?

He's right though. Stop ze whining folks and get ready for some great nights of music!

Chinese Diplomacy is tricky business, or so the West Wing would have me believe.

I think the fact he got the meeting back says more about the situation than anything. If the Chinese didn't want to talk to him, they'd shut him out. Period. The fact that they did finally meet with him shows me that it worked, he got their attention.

Now all of this is no doubt completely stage managed. Throw me a little tough guy angle and I'll promise you 10% of the oil sands, 50 clubbed seals and Timmy's in Tianamen. Everyone's a winner and nothing continues to be done about the human rights abuses. But from an image standpoint, bravo.

oh and scottieking...Gerber is gonna win the Vezina this year. He's gonna turn things around man!

Uh, his career GAA tells me different. He iz svizz, like ze cheeze.

Frank Thomas is a bad idea and waste of 20 million dollars.

i like the idea of 1 marquee DH vs. a few DH platoons' date=' as they've run with in recent years. yeah, the price is hefty, but thomas proved he can still swing a bat with the season he had last year.... so long as he eats his wheaties and keeps himself healthy....[/quote']

Exactly. He's a tub of goo.

I'd compare it more to a Pig Pen rift - short, played hard, a little off time, but moving the jam in the right direction.

Fuck China. Honestly, they have to start respecting the people who stand up to them in the name of honour. They know they are full of shit and sooner or later, the other freedoms that come with a free market will have to be implimented. The peasant proletriat can only be restrained so long.

OK Stevie, next stop Russia for a one on one judo match with Mad Vlad. Harper will have to fight sumo if he doesn't lay off the parliamentary cheeseburgers though.

In order:

Ollie: I worship Belichick, who learned at the heels of the master Parcells

Bouche: Your rage sustains me.

Dinghy: From a guy who's praying for either of his goalies to stop playing like they're injured.

Gerber=Lalime

Emery= Will have to settle for those 8 in a row the A line stole him last year

BradM - Wordplay being your forte you got my pun right away.

Birdy - Technically the foreign policy we subscribe to is still the Liberal one, albeit only on the books and not in spirit.

Note I deftly said image and not policy. I think deep down he's a smug bastard, but image management is huge and his handlers are all over it.

PM WON'T ABANDON VALUES FOR TRADE WITH CHINA Nov15 Radio Canada International

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government won't jettison its interest in the human rights issue for the sake of more trade with China. Mr. Harper says that while Canadians expect the government to promote trade, they also wish it to cling to Canadian values such as the beliefs in democracy and freedom. Earlier in the day, China walked away from a possible meeting between the prime minister and President Hu Jintao at the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum in Vietnam, to which Mr. Harper was travelling on Wednesday. Mr. Harper says the Chinese had previously hinted at the possibility of a meeting, saying "we don't accept conditions," an apparent indication that the Chinese side had wanted to set the agenda. One likely subject would have been the fate of Huseyin Celil, a Chinese-Canadian serving a 15-year sentence for supposedly terrorism. The Chinese government was dismayed recently when Canada made the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen.

and then

Nov 19

PRIME MINISTER HAS 'VERY FRANK' TALKS WITH CHINA'S PRESIDENT

Prime Minister Stephen Harper had what he calls a 'very frank' talk on Sunday with China's president, Hu Jintao, in Hanoi. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Mr. Harper discussed the case of Huseyin Celil, a Chinese-Canadian serving a lengthy prison term in China on terrorism charges. Mr. Celil was arrested in March in Uzbekistan and transported to China, where he was denied access to Canadian consular officials. China does not recognize Mr. Celil's Canadian citizenship. A lawyer for Mr. Celil's family in Canada, Chris MacLeod, said that Mr. Harper's comment was important because China would realize that Canada will not tolerate a disregard for international treaties and the abuse of Canadians abroad. Mr. Harper later admitted that China is not accustomed to hearing such frankness from Canada's government. His immediate predecessors, Jean Chretien and Paul Martin, were prone to discuss trade issues in public while discussing human rights issues in private. Since Mr. Harper won a minority government last January, he's been an outspoken critic of China's human rights record, saying that Canada will not sacrifice its values in exchange for more trade. Mr. Harper had also raised human rights and press freedom issues a few days earlier when he met Vietnam's prime minister. Canadian media were frustrated during Mr. Harper's trip to Asia because his entourage generally kept them at arm's length. News of his activities was often transmitted to them by Chinese, Vietnamese, South Korean and Australian agencies who were given greater access to Mr. Harper's events involving their country's officials.

Hey, not many of us can pull off a traditional Vietnamese moo-moo.

Better than his look in Mexico (remember the vest?)

So I'm ready to join the wonderful world of multiforuming and I'm ready to fight you!

I'm a sports junkie in a pissy mood looking to scrap it out on something.

Time to swing wildly!

The New York Giants, once healthy , participate in the NFC Championship and WIN!

The Toronto Maple Leafs will finish ahead of both the Sens and the Habs in the regular season and it is all due to Paul Maurice and Andrew Raycroft!!!

The NBA has become an almost unwatchable product that has lost touch with the spirit of basketball.

Frank Thomas is a bad idea and waste of 20 million dollars.

So I'm ready to join the wonderful world of multiforuming and I'm ready to fight you!

I'm a political junkie in a pissy mood looking to scrap it out on something.

I'll even throw the first punch.

I'm a leftie by nature (not nurture) but call me crazy, I think that Harper, or at least his handlers, played this China "incident" and the media coverage of it like a fine tuned viola and I loved every minute of it. Stephen Harper is portraying the best foreign image of a Prime Minister since Mulroney.

Usurper.

Are we sure isn't some Andy Kaufmanesque stunt?

Ditto.

Your words are worth hearing, time and time again.

Stay strong.

Ghost is Born - masterful, atmospheric, solid

YHF - groundbreaking, great backstory, one of a kind, career defining

Winner - YHF

Good to see all the bands (or not see depending on where I was sitting) I think I caught the best parts of everything and had a pretty good time.

Come back soon!

I do feel sorry for Nickelback. Not so much for the rocks, or the diva-ness of it all, but because they are just another victim of the pop industry. Blow it up, smooth it out, rinse repeat, and you're history in a week.

On the other hand, my respect for the Portugeuse has increased greatly.

Shain, it was a good article. I can understand why the average reader of Jambase may be confused, disinterested, or even to some extent, hurt, but consider the amount of jackasses looking for someone to "fuck up" so they can jump down their throats to make themselves feel better. Could have been an article on anything outside of the narrow perameters provided by writing for a speciality site, right?

I guess my point is (and by the way, something I deal with in my vocation everyday) don't take it personally. You are who are you are and if you're the kind of writer I want to read, your next article will be balanced intelligent piece on why the Jam scene panics *get it* at the sight of new horizons.

PS I'm not that fond of Panic at the Disco, but some of my students think it's pretty fun.

Is this all happening right now?

MAKE IT STOP!!

As a comic book guy and a fan of cool TV, this show has it all for me. SO much potential, but they have to keep it dark.

I totally read your first post wrong. I thought you meant everyone would nominate themselves Swearengen.

Booche = The Doc (more in looks but can be as ornery)

Aside from not being Jewish, I think I fit the Saul mold the best. I'm no gunslinger but will fight if necessary, voice of reason occasionally, and a (former) affinty for blonde whores who need rescuing.