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Theme: Songs For Sunny Patios (now that springs comin') 1. The Gourds - Moon Gone Down 2. The Grateful Dead - Sugar Magnolia/Sunshine Daydream 3. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks 4. The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon 5. Finley Quaye - It's Great When We're Together 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Here's a wordy review I wrote of an In-Flight Safety show here in Victoria last Fall. ------ “What night is this, a Wednesday?†One could forgive the confusion portrayed by In-Flight Safety front-man John Mullane as he looked out over the enthusiastic crowd assembled at Logan’s Pub last week. It was, after all, his Halifax-based quartet’s first ever trip to the Island (Vancouver, that is, not Prince Edward). That said, the respectable numbers in attendance and a familiarity with the band’s music that ran deeper than the handful of Right Coast expatriates who were on hand, would lead one to believe that maybe this was a Friday in Fredericton rather than a Wednesday in the Garden City. The weekend-esque vigour embodied by the Logan’s crowd was due in no small part to the intensity found in the band’s own concoction of smart, melodic rock and roll. Labeling the band’s sound is tough (a compliment, no doubt), but suffice it to say that if math rock and indie rock were to put aside their differences and make some bad decisions one night after a Shins concert, In-Flight Safety could quite possibly be the subject of their ensuing custody battles. The music is at once powerful and delicate, soothing and edgy. In-Flight Safety was born in the truck stop town of Sackville, New Brunswick where the members met while students at Mount Allison University in the early part of this decade. Mullane has been at the band’s core on lead vocals and guitar since its inception, and the current incarnation – rounded out by Daniel Ledwell on keyboards, Glen Nicholson on drums and Brad Goodsell on bass – has been playing together for almost four years. The past year has been an exciting one for the band, having seen the first two singles from their most recent release receive significant radio and video airplay, and their first overseas tour (Ireland and the U.K.) now under their belt. The intensity in the band’s sound comes not strictly from volume or sheer ferocity – though there is plenty of each, anchored by Nicholson’s “turned to 11†drumming and Goodsell’s ambitious but deliberate bass work – but often from their artistic restraint. The group understands that any doofus who knows three chords can play them loud and build through crescendos, and as such Mullane and company keep their music clear of cheap arena rock riffs or Chris Martin-inspired intensity-builders. They opt, instead, for calculated discipline; some of their songs never get to that cheap FM-radio peak, and at times on Wednesday you got the impression that the music (even when in full-on ear-splitting mode) was so fragile it could shatter if dropped from the two-foot stage. These are both good things, and when grouped with engrossing guitar solos (relied on sparingly), safe doses of radio-friendly pop licks and spot-on harmonies (courtesy of Mullane and Ledwell), it’s not hard to understand why the group was so warmly received. Song-wise, the set drew heavily from the band’s first full-length disc, The Coast is Clear (with the title track and lead single – Surround – providing a killer one-two punch to end the set), which was released this year on Emm Gryner’s Dead Daisy Records. Their five-song EP Vacationland, released in 2003, was also represented throughout the short, 45-minute performance (Mico and Raising the Fawn were also on the bill).

Wicked! Thanks so much, Bama. In addition to sharing the shows, your seal of approval definitely goes a long way when it comes to Dylan material. I'm hoping my Mac will be able to deal with the rar files - I've never tried. Peace, Hart

Theme: Songs about Troubled Relationships 1. Old Crow Medicine Show - My Good Gal 2. Dave Matthews - Stay or Leave 3. Led Zeppelin - Hot Dog 4. Ben Folds Five - Song For The Dumped 5. Chris Brown & Kate Fenner - Resistance 6. Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

I think In Flight Safety is great. Smart, melodic rock and roll played well.

I hate to split hairs here, but: Plattsburgh is definitely not Lake Placid. Regardless of the fact that Lake Placid is much smaller and more scenic than Plattsburgh, and gives off a completely different vibe, they're about an hour away from each other at best. Just wanted to point that out. (Also, Lake Placid's lemon tree is way cooler than Plattsburgh's onion tree).

Pretty sure he's already a member, brah. He's been a pretty outspoken advocate against gun control for quite a while.

Theme: Songs with the name Hank Williams in the title (first or full name) 1. Johnny Cash - The Night Hank Williams Came to Town 2. Neil Young - From Hank to Hendrix 3. Kris Kristopherson - If You Don't Like Hank Williams 4. Austin Lounge Lizards - The Car Hank Died In 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

He wasn't showing off - someone had told him there was a quarter on the floor.

Theme: Songs About Toronto 1. Final Fantasy - The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead 2. Rheostatics - Dope Fiends and Boozehounds 3. Rush - YYZ 4. The Shuffle Demons - Spadina Bus 5. Tragically Hip - Bobcaygeon 6. K-OS - Flypaper 7. Maestro - 416/905 (T.O. Party Anthem) 8. Kardinal Offishal - Bacardi Slang 9. 10. 11. 12.

New Theme: Songs to listen to when embarking on a twelve mile run, or a cross-country roller blading adventure. 1. Trey Anastasio - Push on till the day 2. Woody Guthrie - Blowin' Down This Road (I Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way) 3. Doobie Brothers - Rockin' Down The Highway 4. The New Deal - Technobeam 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Theme: songs about consuming alcohol. None of these: 1. Moxy Fruovis - The Drinking Song 2. Traditional - 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall 3. Jimmy Buffet - Why don't we Get Drunk and Screw 4. Hank Williams Jr - Whiskey Bent and Hellbound 5. Trad - Whiskey in the Jar 6. NOFX - Go To Work Wasted 7. Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk To fuÇk 8. Tom T Hall- I like Beer 9. Ween - Booze Me Up and Get Me High 10. Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies 11. moe. - Happy Hour Hero 12. Tom Waits - The Piano Has Been Drinking Theme: songs about consuming alcohol. 1. Spirit Of The West - Home For A Rest 2. Albert Collins - I Ain't Drunk, I'm Just Drinking 3. Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice 4. Guns 'N Roses - Night Train 5. The Shovels - Don't hit the bottle 6. Bright Eyes - Hit The Switch 7. Phish - Mexican Cousin 8. Tom Waits - Drunk on the Moon 9. Mudmen - Drink and Fight 10. 11. 12.

What with all of the great drugs they were imbibing, do you think any of them will remember what they did or didn't give up forty years ago? No, I don't expect them to be able to remember (aside from the fact that some of the performers are dead), but I do expect Bill Sagan to be able to prove he has the rights to broadcast and make money from the recordings (e.g., by producing the original contacts for the performances where those rights were granted to Bill Graham). If he can do that, he has a legitimate business; if not, he's bootlegging. Aloha, Brad I think it's important to note that he's not making money explicitly from the recordings. They are being used to boost website traffic and, in turn, to try and boost sales of the memorabilia that's available, but it's not like he's selling downloads. I'm not saying I agree with what's being done (well, I agree with it as someone who enjoys streaming the shows, but that's beside the point), but thought that needed to be pointed out.

new theme: songs that were popular when you were in high school 1. Meatloaf - I would do anything for love (but I won't do that) 2. Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life 3. Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box 4. The Tragically Hip - Scared 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Theme: Songs about Suburbia 1. The Les Claypool Frog Brigade - Buzzards of Green Hill 2. Rush - Subdivisions 3. Live - Shittown 4. John Mellencamp - Pink Houses 5. Petshop Boys - Suburbia 6. Frank Zappa - City of Tiny Lites 7. Green Day - Jesus of Suburbia 8. Pete Seger (Malvina Reynolds) - Little Boxes 9. Ween - So Many People in the Neighborhood 10. Frank Zappa - It Can't Happen Here 11. Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown 12. I realize that the tune isn't explicitly about the suburbs, but seeing as how it pertains to life in developed, non-urban areas, I figure it counts. Also, The Boss is rad. That is all.

theme: Songs Dylan Covered 1. Jerry Jeff Walker - Mr. Bojangles, 2. Gordon Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain 3. Eric Von Schmidt - Baby Let Me Follow You Down 4. Danko/Robertson - Bessie Smith 5. Traditional - Dixie 6. Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil 7. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer 8. Bo Chatmon - Corrina, Corrina 9. Woody Guthrie - This Land is Your Land 10. 11. 12.

theme: songs about (or referring to) a menage a trois 1. David Crosby - Triad 2. Slow Nerve Action - Only Pros (actually refers to DVDA, but lets not split hairs) 3. Ruff Endz - Threesome 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

I can't get this to play. Does anybody know what plug-in is needed?

Songs about MURDER 1. Cowboy Junkies - Murder, Tonight, In the Trailer Park. 2. Snoop Dogg - Murder Was The Case 3. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Stagger Lee 4. Frank Zappa - My Guitar Wants to Kill Yer Mama 5. Grateful Dead - Jack Straw 6. The Headstones - Tweeter and the Monkeyman 7. Tom Waits - Murder In the Red Barn 8. Johnny Cash - Delia's Gone 9. 10. 11. 12.

Poke yourself in the eyes with soiled syringes.

songs that relate to the bible: 1. Jerry Garcia - Gomorrah 2. Frank Zappa - The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 3. Iron Butterfly - Inagaddadavida 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. (Careful with your pics here - I think this one might be a repeat).

Actually, nevermind. I already picked category today. KevO, it's all you, brother.

Songs about Trains: 1. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - Marakesh Express 2. Bruce Springsteen - Downbound Train 3. The Yardbirds - Train Kept A Rollin 4. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Trains 5. Leadbelly - Rock Island Line 6. Grateful Dead - Casey Jones 7. Bob Dylan - It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry 8. Bright Eyes - Train Under Water 9. Billy Strayhorn - Take The A Train 10. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train 11. Guns N Roses - Night Train 12. Elvis Presley - Mystery Train ------ (Elvis is my pick - I think I snuck in at number 12 after Paisley's edited post. Judges?)

FYI' date=' Canadians do not yet need to have a passport to cross into the United States of America, unless you are crossing via air travel. I believe the passport requirement for Canadians via driving across borders is January 1, 2008. Tim [/quote'] It may not be a requirement, but it sure makes things a hell of a lot easier. They definitely make things easier. And while you don't need a passport to cross on the ground (yet), you do need more than a driver's license. You have to have something that proves your citizenship, aside from just your residency in Canada (a birth certificate works).

Alright, new theme - in honour of StoneMtn: Songs that have nothing to do with Frank Zappa. No Zappa recordings, writing, references in the song, and please try and keep the Zappa influencees to an absolute minimum. (I feel like StoneMtn might have to sit this one out). 1. The Beastie Boys - Sabrosa 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.