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The St. Louis Globe Democrat, 1895
"William Lyons, 25, a levee hand, was shot in the abdomen yesterday evening at 10 o'clock in the saloon of Bill Curtis, at Eleventh and Morgan Streets, by Lee Sheldon, a carriage driver. Lyons and Sheldon were friends and were talking together. Both parties, it seems, had been drinking and were feeling in exuberant spirits. The discussion drifted to politics, and an argument was started, the conclusion of which was that Lyons snatched Sheldon's hat from his head. The latter indignantly demanded its return. Lyons refused, and Sheldon withdrew his revolver and shot Lyons in the abdomen. When his victim fell to the floor Sheldon took his hat from the hand of the wounded man and coolly walked away. He was subsequently arrested and locked up at the Chestnut Street Station. Lyons was taken to the Dispensary, where his wounds were pronounced serious. Lee Sheldon is also known as 'Stag' Lee."
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This is a drag for young Albertan musicians for sure. I started playing bars when I was 16 thanks to those permits and it was a great experience for me, not to mention a source of income. We've got other laws to deal with parents who exploit their children's talents, and I can't imagine that it's a widespread problem anyway.
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Songs about musicians
1. Jethro Tull - The Minstrel in the Gallery
2. Soundgarden - Spoonman
3. William Bell - A Tribute to A King
4. The Grateful Dead - Playing in the Band
5. Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
6. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
7. Drive-By Truckers - The Night G.G. Allin Came to Town
8. George Harrison - All Those Years Ago
9. Bob Dylan - Blind Willie McTell
10. The Waterboys - Has Anybody Here Seen Hank?
11. Rheostatics - Power Ballad for Ozzy Osbourne
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Songs about teenage love:
1. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
2. Tom Petty - Last Dance with Mary Jane
3. Neko Case - That Teenage Feeling
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Theme: Songs about Superpowers (loose interpretation)
1. Modest Mouse - Invisible
2. The Who - I Can See for Miles
3. Liz Phair - X-ray Man
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[color:green]I read this on another website examining the budget's green car rebate incentive. Good intentions? Or strategic smoke and mirrors?:
I thought these incentives looked like a pretty good idea at first, but the more I read about them the more cynical I become. As you point out, the rebates/penalties are applied only to brand new vehicles, which may encourage people to buy new rather than used cars. Reduce, reuse, recycle?
While a rebate incentive may encourage some folks to buy fuel efficient cars, I'm unconvinced that the penalties for gas guzzlers will deter many folks who have their heart set on a Hummer. An extra couple grand isn't much to someone who can afford to buy and gas up a $50-80,000 vehicle that burns more than 13L/100km.
According to this article, the penalties and incentives combined will affect only 5% of new vehicles. That sucks. Why not impose California-style efficiency and emissions standards? Or, dare I say it, increase gasoline taxes? These are measures that would affect every car and driver on the road, and might lead to some significant changes in drivers' attitudes and emissions.
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Yeah it's pretty addictive, but I've reconnected with a bunch of old friends that I never expected to hear from again. I'm having beers this weekend with a buddy I haven't seen in ten years.
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For more charity related clicking, check out: http://www.goodsearch.com/
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Wow, that's ridiculous. I wonder what some of the Muslim hog farmers I have met would think of this.
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Here's a few tunes by now defunct Australian band Skunkhour :
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Songs from wicked live albums (please state the album name too for education's sake)
1. Manu Chao & Radio Bemba Sound System - Machine Gun (from the disc "Radio Bemba Sound System")
2. Talking Heads - Who Is It? (from the disc "The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads")
3. Rheostatics - Saskatchewan (from "Double Live)"
4. Drive-By Truckers - Steve McQueen (from "Alabama Ass-Whoopin')
5. Widespread Panic - Ride Me High (Live in the Classic City)
6. George Clinton - Maggot Brain (Live... and Kickin')
7. Dropkick Murphys - For Boston (Live on St. Patrick's Day)
8. Neil Young - Old Man (Massey Hall 1971)
9. The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler (Get Your Ya Ya's Out)
10. Rush - Roll the Bones (Rush in Rio)
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Songs about Native Canadians and Americans
1. Neil Young - Pocahontas
2. Neil Young - Cortez the Killer
3. Buffy St Marie - Now That The Buffalo's Gone
4. Robbie Robertson - It is a Good Day to Die
5. Johnny Cash - Apache Tears
6. Dylan - Shenandoah
7. Johnny Cash - The Ballad of Ira Hayes
8. Johnny Horton - Cherokee Boogie
9. Frank Zappa - Concentration Moon
10. Dave Matthews Band - Don't Drink the Water
11. Propagandhi - Oka Everywhere
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Afghanistan
Argentina
Aruba
Andorra
Antigua
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bonaire
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
England
Fiji
France
Germany
Ghana
Grenada
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Laos
Latvia
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Myanmar
Namibia
Netherlands
Nepal
New Zealand
Nigeria
Nicaragua
Northern Ireland
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
St.Kitts/Nevis
St. Vincent
Switzerland
Sweden
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Uruguay
USA
Vatican City
Venezuala
Vietnam
Wales
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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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
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Theme: Songs You Could See Yourself (or did) get Married to
1. Gram Parsons - A Song For You
2. Social Distortion - Ball and Chain
3. Hank Williams, Jr. - All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight
4. The Grateful Dead - Eyes of the World
5. Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind
6. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World
7. Bob Marley-Is This Love?
8. johnny and Santos - Sleepwalk
9. Chris Brown & Kate Fenner - Never Done
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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
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I've got a couple too -- pm if you want one.
Update: All out of invites.
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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. Backstreet Boys- Get Down (lol)
6. Fugees - Fu-Gee-La
7. Smashing Pumpkins - Today
8. Tom Cochrane - Life is a Highway
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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
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I pick...songs about spring!
1. Gandarvas- First Day of Spring
2. Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons / Spring
3. Nirvana - In Bloom
4. Grateful Dead - Weather Report Suite
5. Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken
6. Led Zeppelin - Rain Song
7. Tom Waits - You Can Never Hold Back Spring
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Theme - Songs about daaaaaaancing!
1. Chubby Checker - The Twist
2. David Bowie - Let's Dance
3. Frank Zappa - Dancin Fool
4. Van Halen - Dance The Night Away
5. Kool and the Gang-Ladies Night!
6. Ween - Dancing in the Show Tonight
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Theme - Popular songs that you hate by bands that you love:
1. The Who - Long Live Rock
2. David Bowie - Blue Jean
3. Bright Eyes - The Big Picture
4. Phish - Suzie Greenberg
5. Tool - Sober
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theme: In Sickness And In...Well, In Sickness: Songs about disease, sickness, and personal injury
1. Frank Zappa - Diseases Of The Band
2. The Disco Biscuits - Therapy
3. Ween - Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)
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None of these
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1. Cracker - Another song About the Rain
2. Milli Vanilli - Blame it on the Rain
3. GD - Looks Like Rain
4. Ryan Adams - damn, Sam
5. The Police - Shadows In The Rain
6. The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men
7. Prince - Purple Rain
8. Disco Biscuits - Widow in the Rain
9. Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
10. Burt Bacharach?-Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
11. Rain - The Beatles
12.CCR- Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
THEME: Songs about Rain or "rain" in the Title
1. Bob Dylan - Buckets of Rain
2. Tom Waits - Rains On Me
3. Constantines - Lizaveta
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Iranian Aggression
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The Brits are already fighting wars in Iraq and Afganistan, and don't need another. I'm sure the Brits will exhaust every option before invading Iran, and well they should. Pulling Iran into that mess would be a disaster for all concerned. If it had been American soldiers captured I think the whole scenario would be headed in a more violently confrontational direction.