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good riddance. hummers just look ridiculous now, especially the original ones. i mean, why not just drive one of these? ...

another vote for ... Janice.

One of my earliest memories as a kid was watching the Uncle Bobby show on local Toronto television. And as an adult I had the genuine pleasure of a chance encounter with one of my childhood heroes. Sadly, Uncle Bobby passed away this week. Full story here. He touched the lives of a lot of kids growing up on southern Ontario and western New York in the 60's and 70's. He will be missed. Here's another site for some fond memories.

i cant disagree with anything you say here. and i can totally relate to your views on howard. i guess i just find the show to be funny and interesting. one possible outcome of the proposed sirius-xm merger is that it will lead to many more, and different, channels. sirius-xm will become the singular infrastructure of satellite radio, and offer both its own programming as well as third party content. kinda the way cable tv or digital tv works now. you can buy what you want. essentially, it all just becomes a private, pay-for-service, customizable radio system. the big issue will be whether people are willing to pay 50 cents a day to listen to canadian sports talk, for example, or whatever. for now, i think its worth the $15/mth to not have to listen to all the commercials, and to have at least 15 stations to which I can turn and probably hear something I really like. i think it might even be better bang for buck than buying and listening to CDs in the car. is it worth it for non-commuters? dunno, maybe not.

and fwiw, i dont think he was all that sincere

so, you dont own a tv then, eh? or, go to movies? or, buy CDs? making fun of things /people /places is ubiquitous. ever laughed at a dumb blond joke? mocking is a benchmark of "humour". and the construction of humour is delicate and contextual. plainly saying that a joke is wrong because it makes fun of something or drops the F-bomb or has an edge, ignores that delicate context, and is too black and white, i think. every single word ever spoken could potentially be contrued as offensive by someone somewhere. im not saying that you are wrong. in fact, i would have backed you 110% a few years ago before I heard stern. but, after having listened for a few years, its become clear that the intelligent debate/conversation on his show far outweighs what some people, in some places, at some times, consider offensive.

F Jackie! (although, Jackie's Joke Hunt ... get it? ... is funny sometimes) Arte rockz! We caught him in Buffalo a couple of years ago. One very funny man. George Takei's love muffin.

yes, the pendulum is on the backswing ...

which one are you?

why not? is it the cost? do you pay for cable tv? same thing, in my mind. i have no doubt that if someone gave you a sirius radio for free for a year, you'd end up loving it. a lot of people think that. far from it, tho'. that's the thing about stern. give him 10 minutes and you are disgusted. give him a week and you are a fan. there's a lot of very intelligent and provocative chat in between the titties and beer. im a bit surprised that you listened for so long and yet you have no desire to start listening again. its so much better now.

a music magazine that everyone agreed with would be incredibly boring ... RS has some good stuff (especially its photos) and I've always liked the British mags like Q and NME, as well as Interview.

was it a duct tape wallet?

yes, please MOBE, next topic ... the last thing we need in here is another debate about Phish

perhaps if people knew The Slip was playing, they might be more interested in your campsite ...

you couldn't have been listening too religiously if u think it could possibly be all raunch. raunch is only part of what stern does. a small part. as for sirius "giving" stern the bonus, he earned it as part of his contract by signing up more than expected subscribers. and of course, sirius and xm are losing money - infrastucture costs are enormous at this stage of this new technology, especially since they operate two completely different systems. infrastructure costs were huge for cable too - ted rogers went a billion dollars in the hole in the 80's laying cable, and now look at him - he owns the Blue Jays and the ScroDome. same with RIM. satellite radio is the future, its just still gonna take a few years before its mainstream. im looking forward to howard on the way in and the dead on the way home soon.

cant ya just feel the love ... just heard this on the radio. should be very cool. im looking forward to it.

maybe a bear took it? reminds me of a trip to NYC, when a sketchy guy offered - for a fee - to make sure no-one walked off with our bags during the 30 seconds it took us to unload the trunk. "hmmmmmm, you mean we pay you $5 so you do not walk off with our bags?"

they were a lot of fun. only played for about 70 minutes, but at that level of energy, it's hard to take more - especially in a sweaty sauna like it was that night. half the band was shirtless by the end. nic commented, "we asked Holy Fuck to warm things for us, but this is fucking hot!" they came on at midnite and left just after 1am. sold out show. really loud! heavy heavy in your face bass and drumz. they played a bunch off the new album, like must be the moon and heart of hearts as well as some old stuff like intensify and is this thing on. lead singer nic offer is captivating, but bassist justin vander volgen is absolutely amazing!! dance-punk is what they call this band, and the bass drives it all. one of the guys from holy fuck came out and played the last song with them too. well worth the $15 ticket! we've gone to see a bunch of this sort of band lately: ! ! !, tv on the radio, lcd soundsystem, modest mouse. having gotten sirius satellite radio a year and a half ago, have been exposed to all sorts of new bands and im loving most of it. especially nice is being able to see them all in such small venues.

was a good show. they opened for a band called ! ! ! (pronounced "chk chk chk"). really energetic night. sweaty dance hot. must have been over 100 F in there.

1. planting the veggie and herb gardens 2. planning the new patio 3. May your May Two Four be productive, fun and filled with good things!

save the cheerleader!! this is the best show on the boob.

how delightfully naïve was it fun? it better have been, this was their "guelph" show.

"sky blue. i think I'll paint the ceiling sky blue," thinks wandy the kid-friendly blow-up doll

too much agreement! this is the place for disagreements! you want 12A, down the hall, and you were already told that.