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The 90's... Posted: 2/9/2009 2:11:52 PM
Before the 90's, I was into Metallica, Megadeth, Guns'N'Roses, Queensryche, Cinderella, Slayer, Rush, Iron Maiden, Skid Row, Danzig, The Cure, Joy Division, The Smiths, The Pixies, Stevie RayVaughn, and many more. Got into these bands in the 90's in the following order: Jane's Addiction Stone Roses Soundgarden Alice in Chains Mother love Bone Pearl Jam R.H.C.P. Nirvana Smashing Pumpkins Catherine Wheel Radiohead Ministry NIN Tool Tori Amos Blur Pulp Jeff Buckley Muse Mercury Rev Now my 2 favorites bands are TOOL and Radiohead. Cause they both still have something to say that I want to hear. Some bands still/will stand the test of time. Grunge fans(those who are 30 to 43 now) will always have fond memories of 1990-1994. I think the music spoke to us because it was music made by musicians our age for fans of rock music our age(Generation X-ers). Plus we were all getting fed up with rock ballads and hair metal. The first Gulf War and the economy at the time had a lot to do with it as well. It'll be a long while before we see a scene like that explode that big/implode that fast in that short amount of time(3 years). 20 years after Grunge, I can still listen to In Utero and hear something new each time. In 10 years time, would you be able to say the same about any Nickleback album?

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Same Movie, Different Score Posted: 12/21/2008 8:09:07 AM
It could be that the copyright on those songs have changed. Especially any Beatles catalog. Maybe it's Yoko Ono That sort of reminds of of the 2 different versions of Donnie Darko. The first one starts with Echo and the Bunnymen's 'The Killing Moon". The Director's Cut edition has the movie starting with INXS' "Never Tear Us Apart". But in that case, it was director Richard Kelly's choice to change the song. Let's just say I don't own the Director's Cut because I prefer the song "The Killing Moon". It just works better for me.

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Music compilation CDs Posted: 12/17/2008 10:30:59 PM
I grew up making mix tapes for friends. I would name the whole tape AND also name each side. The turning over to side B had it's own excitement/ritual. Once, my and friend and I made a series of these tapes: I'll record one song, pass it over to him to record one song, and he'll pass it back to me again, etc. I still have a tape that took me 3 yrs to record. Everytime time I hear a slow song I really liked + didn't get sick of, I'll tape it on there. It became an art form/ form of expression for me. My tape collection: 250+ Then came along CDs. It's one-sided format took me a long time to adjust(missed the two sided format). Also had to upgrade all my favorite tapes with CDs. My Cd collection:150+ Then I got a 20G iPod. My playlist are categorized by albums. I still believe in listening to ALL the songs on a tape/CD. I'm proud and kinda snobbish to have kept that habit through the years. I don't burn people CDs that often anymore because I put at least 1 to 3 weeks effort into each compilation CD. I put too much thought into them and it makes be feel exhausted. My rituals: Choose the songs, Decide the order. Listen to it. Then:(Re-arrange to make it flow. Take out songs that don't fit and add songs that might. Listen again. Group them in certain order by theme/s. Make it flow. Listen again.) All steps in ( ) may be repeated and not necessarily in the order listed. Take breaks in between(sometimes days/hours): gives it new perspective. By the time it's done, I'd have listen to it about 20-30 times. Naming of CD is the last thing I do. Packaging varies depending on my mood at the time, the mood of the music, the themes involved, friend's personality, and is ALWAYS hand written! Lately I've been using DVD cases because it stands out among a CD collection, it's hard to lose and easy to find, and is sorta becoming my calling card. Damn! I'm giving away all my secrets!

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Absent fathers, do they really find it that easy to walk away. Posted: 12/15/2008 12:18:23 AM
bebe_doll good for you! Your poor daughter! Being a step father myself to my step daughter, had her since she was 9 months old, 'daddy' sometimes is just a word. It's the one that's there for her at all the important moments in her life and gives her emotional support that will be her real 'daddy'. I still remember her first day of school and how I didn't want to leave because I was afraid she might need my support. She's now 13 and gets straight 'A's. It all depends on the individual father really. It's hard for me to live without them even after 3 yrs. But being with their mother is a better option because I can bear the pain of living without them while their mother cannot. And they need her more. They live in London and I see them twice a month, talk to them daily through phone/email, and make sure they get their child support on every pay day. I miss the way they used to wake me up every morning to cook them breakfast. Can't wait to have them for a few days for Christmas.

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Name a movie with a reversal/recognition in the plot which has caused YOU to change in your personal life. Posted: 12/12/2008 11:39:21 PM
The Fountain. Dead Ringers. The Crying Game. Henry&June. Leaving Las Vegas. Trainspotting.The Usual Suspects. Amadeus. Apt Pupil. The Family Man. Bridges of Madison County. This is not a movie but a TV show: Six Feet Under. It was life altering at it's best.

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How much entertainment is too much? Posted: 11/26/2008 11:06:23 PM
If you are doing any of the following, you have too much entertainment: -you'd rather stay home and be entertained than to go out with your friends -you called in sick because you have only 2 episodes left of 24 season 5 and you just have to stay home and finish it. -you're downloading the latest episode of HEROES and instead of doing your 2 weeks old laundry while waiting, you sit there surfing the net while waiting for it to finish downloading. -you'd rather buy that 42" HD TV than that washer/dryer you promised your wife for her birthday. -you'd rather listen to your new G'n'R album on your headphones than to spend time with your kids. You know you've had too much entertainment when it prevents you from having real connections with real people or having a real life. Moderation is the key!

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cant find a forum for this but it's movie related Posted: 11/20/2008 9:22:34 PM
Favorite Christmas Movies? Hmmm Scrooged with Bill Murray made me Family Man with Nicolas Cage made me

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Hottest Movie Scenes Posted: 11/19/2008 9:56:45 PM
I've read all the post and most of the obvious ones were chosen. So here is my list of honorable mentions(not in any particular order) The Hunger: Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon Revenge: Madeleine Stowe and Kevin Costner Henry and June: Uma Thurman and Maria De Medeiros Coming Home: Jon Voight and Jane Fonda The Lover: Jane March and Tony Leung Ka Fei The Cooler: Maria Bello and William H Macy Lust Caution: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Tang Wei White Palace: Susan Sarandon and James Spader Any scene in a movie with Monica Belucci. You might not have seen some of these but I highly recommend them.

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Are women so much better at spotting matches? Posted: 11/18/2008 7:43:12 PM
Nope, I don't think women are better at spotting matches. That's the way it seems though. All women have checklists and criterias. THEY ALL DO! Looks? height? age? astrology sign? smoker? car? body type?(they're put on our profiles for that reason). There are just too many men out there on dating sites that they feel the need to have these lists so they can check them off one by one. For those men who meet all the items on her list, you will get a message. If you match all of those items Except one, you'll be put on her favorites list. If you match only a couple of items, you won't even get the time of day. Now. Look at that small list of women in the area near you(what? Like8/9 pages of them?) How many of them have lists with all the items that matches you? I bet not too many. If you do, you've just won a $1000 bucks in the lottery because those were your chances: 1 out of a thousand. So you send a woman a message and she exchanges a couple of messages with you. Then she stops messaging you and just ignores you. You wonder if you did or said anything wrong. You might have, but chances were that You've only matched Some of the Items on her List and she was just taking a couple of days off from her list checking. Then she doesn't even bother to write you a rejection message, she just ignores you. Ladies, please don't ignore a man after exchanging a message with them. Rejecting a man and telling him you're not interested On Line is quite easy really. Just ignoring someone after you've peaked his interest with a reply is really quite rude. But I guess being rude On Line is even easier to do. Treat someone the way you want to be treated.

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Bands that broke up or ended to soon? Posted: 11/17/2008 11:03:18 AM
My top 5 bands that ended too soon(in alphabetical order): Blind Melon Joy Division Mother Love Bone The Smiths The Stone Roses But then again, if they were around longer, would I like them just as much?

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first gig Posted: 11/17/2008 10:55:09 AM
The year was 1991. Had 4 beers and 5 rum and cokes before the concert. The Use Your Illusion Tour. The Opening Act was Skid Row. The Venue was the CNE Grandstand. I still have the t-shirt I bought that day, still in great condition. If I have to name the headliner, you're in the wrong post! Their new album only took 15 years to make. Should I buy it when it comes out?

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What is your favorite type of sex? Posted: 11/16/2008 11:01:48 PM
Rough, wild and spontaneous? Me too bebe_doll. Too bad you didn't read the 4 messages I sent you(one of them had a rose and was unread and deleted, actually they all were!) Probably breaking forum etiquette here. Oops! It's sorta like in high school when you ask the hottest girl in the class(PoF) for a date and she doesn't even acknowledge you. But yeah, sometimes rough and sometimes slow and gentle, depending on how many viagaras I had for dinner. And probably after this post, my favorite sex will turn out to be masturbation. Wait! Isn't that what I've been doing? Hmmm. my favorite fish.

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Dissapointed with dating single dads!!!!!! Posted: 11/15/2008 1:14:12 AM
Dear OP, "Introduce a kid early in a relationship is not good" ??? That thought is the reason why someone would feel disappointed with dating single dads. How early is early? I say meet the kids after your second or third date! By that time you should have some idea whether you like him enough or not anyway. Spending time with his kids and how you interact with them that first time will give him a good and clear indication whether he will make the time and effort to go out with just the two of you by yourselves. 'Wow! She like my kids and my kids like her? I gotta spend some more alone time with her!' If you guys have a romantic dinner planned with reservations for two OR a date and he calls and says he can't find a baby sitter? Show up at his house with some KFC! Eat with the family, play with the kids, help him put the kids to bed. Wait! It's still early? There's your private one-on-one time! He will tell his friends and family about this and they will be offering to babysit without hesitation! There's your alone time! They won't be doing it if the father's selfishly going out on dates and dumping his kids off at their houses. The time and effort you put into it will surely be given back to you one way or another. If doing something a certain way is not working out for you, try doing the opposite or something different. Now if only I can find a woman like that!

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Child support from stepparents Posted: 11/12/2008 10:32:43 PM
I don't know anything about laws for child support from stepparents. But in my case, I've been a father to my step daughter from when she was 6 months old without ever having or signing any adoption papers. She is now 13 and I am happy to be paying for her child support. I'm the only father she ever knew. I have loved and treated her like she was my own since day one. I love her and my own daughter equally. Without bias or favoritism. Every time I see her, I am thankful that she was, is, and will forever be an important part of my life. Plus she loves and never complains about my cooking. And she still thinks I'm the coolest the dad ever.

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top ten brit bands of last 3 decades Posted: 11/11/2008 11:24:16 PM
Brit Pop/New Rock( Z-A) The Stone Roses The Smiths Roxy Music Radiohead Joy Division James The Cure The Clash Catherine Wheel Arctic Monkeys Classic Rock/Metal (A-Z): Black Sabbath Deep Purple Iron Maiden Judas Priest Led Zeppelin Motorhead Pink Floyd Queen Thin Lizzy(actually Irish: Sneaky!) The Who

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dating choices kids? no kids? Posted: 11/10/2008 12:33:36 PM
It's hard enough even if you're single to find someone who would love you for who you are. But it's even more difficult for single parents; whether they have sole custody of their children or not. So, dating choices: kids OR no kids? It all depends more on the individuals involved and their circumstances really, and less of a generalization. Are you both attracted to each other and have things in common besides both being parents? Can you see yourself falling for that person even if you're both not single parents? Do they like spending time with just you AND with you & your kids? Do they pay child support and spend quality time with their own kids even if they don't have custody? Will they be a good parent for your kids? Will You be a good parent to their kids? Is this person special enough for you that you might consider having More kids with them? Will he/she LOVE YOU unconditionally just like the way you love your kids unconditionally?

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Blind Melon Posted: 11/10/2008 9:32:22 AM
I saw them live in concert in 1993 on their Crammed In A Van Tour at Lee's Palace in Toronto. Great live band ! I still have a Blind Melon guitar pick from that concert which I still keep in my wallet. Maybe I should put my Blind Melon Bee Girl t-shirt on ebay

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movie soundtracks Posted: 11/10/2008 9:16:56 AM
A Closing credit song can be a final statement that sometimes sum up the whole movie and let it resonate in the viewer's mind long after you watch it. And when you hear that particular song anytime anywhere, you automatically think of that movie. So here's my top 3 closing credit songs: 1) Radiohead: 'Exit Music(For A Film)' from Romeo and Juliet 2)The Pixies: 'Where Is My Mind?' from Fight Club 3)When In Rome: 'The Promise' from Napolean Dynamite My top 3 movie soundtracks: 1)Velvet Goldmine 2)Hedwig and the Angry Inch 3)The Last Temptation of Christ

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