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interesting link, Kev. thanks. his life must be a roller coaster right now. funny that the cops were technically inept (or at least appearing so)

given how often avatars get changed here, this will become a perfect example of a post that webanthropologists will study years from now, wondering, hypothesizing, theorizing.

#311 Songs that mention headgear (hats, wigs, toupees, helmets, etc.) 1. Bob Dylan - Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat 2. Joe Cocker- You can leave your hat on 3. Jesús González Rubio - Jarabe Tapatío (Mexican Hat Dance) 4. Tragically Hip - 50 Mission Cap 5. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Give Me Back My Wig 6. My Morning Jacket - Can You See The Hard Helmet On My Head? 7. Prince - Raspberry Beret 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

please tell me y'all are kidding ...

no, we got from guelph to the hammer and thot twice. had a nice sushi dinner instead. and yeah, i know what you mean about running into the band at the hyatt. i banged courtney love in an elevator there once ... or was it kurt? they looked alike ...

did you like that place, Kev? we normally book in at the Hyatt, but we had a room booked at Adam's Mark the night moe. was snowed out and they closed buffalo. priceline refunded the money. good times.

in jail?

sweet, thanks!! sending PM

cool, yes, now that you say this, I think he did open, and now im certain that i was there. remember when a concert ticket was $12? edit to add: thanks for the kind words, folks. was a great show, the words flowed easily.

oh dear. have a go at this, if you want to learn more about what actually happened, velvet.

im sorry, velvet. you are wrong. the Slobodian killings are recognized as THE turning point in Canadian firearms acquisition legislation. Prior to that, most anyone could purchase a gun, but resulting legislation required a number of safety controls. the most tragic aspect of the shooting is that student John Slinger bled to death in a secluded washroom while his mother, an emergency room nurse, tended to the wounded elsewhere in the building. no plan was in place for a quick, complete search of the site. school board policy was changed as a result of this tragedy, prohibiting anyone from just walking into a school, and requiring all schools to develop an emergency response plan - one that would have saved John's life.

by ramming their cars into them when they are filled with people? schools are filled with kids. you cannot conveniently ignore that. do you not see how it is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS to intentionally do anything that would cause the police to arrive with guns? if they werent prepared to shoot, they would have arrived with lollipops and comic books.

are you referring to the shooting at Centennial in Brampton?

i dunno, velvet. in my mind, it's no longer a "statement" when the police arrive with automatic weapons. your line of reasoning is like saying it's reasonable to ram your car into a crowded bus shelter to show how dangerous it is to have them made of glass.

huh? are you saying that the prank callers are justified in making them because of the way others react to them? so, dont blame the kids causing the lockdown, blame the officials enforcing it?

I have to say, I’m a huge Eurythmics fan. I have all of their albums (many on vinyl) and consider them to be one of the most influential bands of the 80’s. Their gender-bending performance on the Grammy’s in 1984 with Annie Lennox dressed as Elvis is musical legend, and they helped set the standard for the music video. I think Love is a Stranger is one of the greatest new wave tunes ever written, and I’m pretty sure I was lucky enough to see them play at Kingswood in ’84 (although, admittedly, the 80’s are a bit of a blur for me). I jumped on each of Annie’s solo albums like Diva, Medusa and Bare when they were released and I ate them up whole. I came to know Annie as a fragile, beautiful woman with the voice of an angel and the pen of an emotional soldier. But life goes on and I lost touch. So, when I learned that Annie was playing at Massey Hall in support of her new CD, Songs of Mass Destruction I knew I had to go see an old friend. Lucky for me, a special someone anticipated my wishes and got us an incredible pair of 3rd row tickets before I even had a chance. This was a concert I was truly looking forward to. Did I set my expectation too high? Perhaps. Did she deliver? Yes. From the time she walked out on stage in her black sequined sleeveless dress, black pants and short bleached hair, until the last note faded, she held musical court and we were her subjects. Her seven-piece band flawlessly played the roles of professionals, all dressed in black, never venturing too far into the limelight, but providing a rock solid foundation for the evening. Funny, determined, confident and vulnerable, Annie guided us on a voyage throughout her entire musical career. An older crowd, tipping well into our 40’s and 50’s, we witnessed a woman now also into her 50’s driven by passion, not only for her music but for life itself. Standing at center stage, alone at a singular mike stand for most of the night, Annie’s voice was beautiful. She’s theatrical, involuntarily waving her hands as she sings, which for other artists might have seemed awkward or too Broadway, but for Annie, its just part of her. Crowsfeet visible and not quite as agile now, Annie’s body is aging, but aging beautifully. Her voice – that voice – however, is just as pure and powerful as it was in 1982. Two very special parts of the show were Annie’s solo performances on piano, especially the haunting Here Comes the Rain Again and her passionate short video about AIDS in Africa followed immediately by an encore performance of SING – the fund raising single from her new album featuring female powerhouses like Dido, Shakira, Céline Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Fergie, Faith Hill, Gladys Knight, k.d. lang, Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, Pink, and Bonnie Raitt. Although a relatively short show, less than 90 minutes, we got our money’s worth (perhaps even the lucky few who paid close to $1000 for a pair of prime seats, according to the scalpers I overheard in a restaurant washroom prior to the show). Annie took us back to our musical youth, gave us a few new songs, and showed us that her music – our music – is about celebrating and living. And we thanked her for that. It was really nice to see an old friend. Standard tour setlist: No More I Love You's Little Bird Walking on Broken Glass Pavement Cracks Smithereens Here Comes the Rain Again (* Annie solo on piano) A Thousand Beautiful Things (*) Sisters are Doin' It For Themselves (*) Cold There Must Be an Angel Ghost in My Machine When Tomorrow Comes Thorn in My Side Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) >short video about AIDS in Africa (band offstage) E: SING Why

ok, i found the thread on PT. yeah, he was called out ... this is my fav reply to it:

is this for real?

so sorry to hear this. i hope you have someone to bring you chicken soup.

anyone want one? ... cheap ...

"uh oh, i shouldn't have had that 7 layer bean burrito"

tragically, the best wings around guelph are at the anchor bar in buffalo.

#308 - 12 Great British Rock/Pop songs (excluding The Beatles and the Stones) 1. The Who - My Generation 2. Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry 'Cross The Mersey 3. The Troggs - Wild Thing 4. The Kinks - Lola 5. David Bowie - Changes 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

great here too, shainhouse. neat thread. just cut up the last of the garden peppers and drying them. beautiful, unseasonably warm day here today.

arent we all?