'We deliberately use different operating systems, different name server implementations, different kinds of routers, different kinds of switches, different kinds of CPUs, and especially, different operational procedures.'
...That their entire operation is really based out of a bunch of Computer Renaissance stores and pawn shops run by cheap managers that don't talk to one another.
Here's a copy of my letter to Direct TV in regards to the Home Media Option
Subject: Home Media Option
Details: Where is it? This is something I would PAY for. You don't even have a mention of it on your website, or an option for a DVR in your 'Topics' above . At least you could be forthcoming about the reasons you don't offer this service.
I have been a customer of yours for several years (I'm not putting my customer number in on purpose) and have had DirectTV Tivo for a little over 4 months.
I purchased this 'service' under the impression that I would be able to network it, burn my shows to DVD, and stream shows to my PCs and Macs.
DirectTV has disappointed.
Your customer service is great, and I have very few service complaints, but your refusal to work with your customers on this issue has me investigating Dish Network and Replay TV and cable offerings in my area - soon my DSL provider will be providing video on demand.
It is obvious to me that if DirectTV continues treating its customers unfairly, the customers are going to leave for a provider that understands fair use.
Thanks for your time.
(Reply follows) Dear Customer,
Thank you for writing. As you know, the TiVo stand alone may offer the Home Media Option, but DIRECTV DVR with TiVo does not. However, DIRECTV DVR with TiVo may focus more on other features, such as video-based services like Starz on Demand. For information about TiVo stand alone units and service, please visit the website at: www.tivo.com or you can call 877-FOR-TIVO, that's 877-367-8486. Available 11AM-11PM ET daily.
Please know that we are always looking for ways to enhance our services. Your suggestions are valuable and we use them to judge interest in various programming sources. In fact, we have made changes as a result of viewer feedback.
We have forwarded your comments to our programming department. Please continue to visit our web site at DIRECTV.com for the latest news and information about our services.
Additionally, as you know, DIRECTV makes changes and additions to our programming line-up from time to time. However, it is a DIRECTV policy not to discuss upcoming announcements until their official release date, and at this time we have no official announcement beyond what we have already communicated to the public. We invite you to visit the News Releases section of our web site at http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/aboutus/Headline s.js p for the latest announcements
We hope that this information is helpful. Thanks again for writing.
or at least read it. THIS is what we should be worried about. The people in congress no longer represent us as citizens, they represent those that have the biggest wallet.
In effect, our government have become uber-lobbists to you and I - Trying to convince the public that the issues they bring to the table are putting us in danger, rather than the interests of deep-pocketed corporations.
Statement
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Counterfeiting and Theft of Tangible Intellectual Property: Challenges and Solutions
March 23, 2004
The Honorable Orrin Hatch opens his big fat mouth
United States Senator , Utah
Statement of Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, a blathering moneygrubber who's been paid to hold the opinions he has.
Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary who manages to keep their lunch down, in spite of the blatant conflicts of interest.
Hearing on
"Counterfeiting and Theft of Tangible Intellectual Property: Challenges and Solutions" aka 'How to make more $$$ from my pals in the entertainment industry, by preserving what's left of their business model.'
I would like to thank my distinguished colleague from Pennsylvania, Senator Arlen Specter, for requesting and presiding over this hearing on the critical topic of counterfeiting and the theft of intellectual property rights embodied in tangible goods.
I also want to thank all of our distinguished governmental and private witnesses for appearing today to discuss these increasingly important issues. In particular, I want to thank Tom Donohue and the United States Chamber of Commerce for their leadership in calling for renewed attention to this important threat to the health and safety of our citizens, the growth of our national economy, and the reputations of our American manufacturers.
I believe that education and enforcement are the two key issues in any discussion of intellectual property theft and counterfeiting. These two issues are really two facets of a broader systemic problem that is easy to state, but difficult to solve.
Simply put, intellectual property rights are under siege. Intellectual property theft and counterfeiting are growing problems that are becoming even more difficult to detect and prevent. And these problems will continue to grow until we start taking stronger enforcement actions. Our markets are globalizing and copying technologies are becoming cheaper, better and more readily available. To combat the growing problems of intellectual property theft and counterfeiting, policymakers and intellectual property owners must bring two critical tools to bear: education and enforcement.
Education: Recently, the Chamber of Commerce asserted that American businesses need to pursue a "rebranding" strategy on the issues of intellectual property theft and counterfeiting. I agree with the Chamber that the industries that depend on intellectual property rights need to re-educate the public about the continuing importance of those rights.
I worry that it is easy for policymakers and business executives to underestimate the importance of this educational effort. Users of intellectual property have long educated government policymakers and enforcement officials about the importance of intellectual property rights. As a result, executives and government officials know that copyrights and patents protect incentives to research, create and innovate. Most executives and policymakers know that trademarks protect not only corporate reputations and revenues, but also the safety of the food that nourishes us, the drugs that heal us, and the products that enrich our lives and homes.
But too many members of the public do not share this understanding of the importance of intellectual property rights. Mainstream news outlets now regularly report claims that copyrights are "tyranny" and that the patent system is "broken." Too many law professors are now teaching that intellectual property rights are antiquated, dysfunctional concepts that impair the creativity and choice that they were meant to empower.
Those who know differently need to start speaking out. It is time for coordinated efforts to educate all Americans about the benefits of intellectual property rights. These efforts must also be proactive: If individual members of the business community wait until their particular rights are threatened directly, the appear
I agree with you - anyone who thinks they have 'the whole story' after watching F911 should be flicked in the ear. You'll note that I do not say that this is the 'end all, be all' of political info. You'll also note that the orig. poster devotes most of his rant to a/. trolll-esqe reference to Michael Moore's supposed love of donuts, rather than discuss *what* inaccuracies and lies he has found. A fine example.
I would argue that many things are ruining the country, such as a forgettable education system, a disappearing separation of church and state, and a 'free' press that is wholly owned by corporations given the same rights as people. Plenty more where that came from, including the things you mention.
I consider B and K much the same as well, but Bush has had a chance to prove his worth, and has...to his 'shareholders', not to me. My vote isn't cast as yet, but you can bet I will be there, and you can also be sure that I will be pressuring others to vote as well - for whoever they think will best lead this country.
My extra large ego is actually regular sized. I just want people to take a moment from their reruns of Survivor, animated greeting cards, babymaking and drunken weekends to think about what is happening in this country, and act accordingly by voting intelligently.
If I'm a dick for expecting people to defend their views, or at least know the reasoning behind them, then a dick I be...
the US reaction to 9/11 was kneejerk racism, sweeping legislation attempts to undo the Constitution, and a mismanaged war that was justified to the public with lies and poor rationale. Not to mention constant fear-mongering, and confiscation of nailclippers in an attempt to look busy.
Frankly, I'm far more worried about a government that no longer even represents the majority of the people - they are obviously there to further themselves, not make the US better. If this kind of 'leadership' is allowed to continue, 5 years from now the US as it was designed will be on it's way out.
If being pissed off that government is being used as a tool for those in power to scratch the backs of their backroom pals and feather their nests, then a pompous fuck I am.
...has no chance of convincing anyone who isn't already convinced.
This flick is supposed to make people think. About something they haven't been exposed to. All you have done is spent the last week coming up with HA HA donut references.
Do I need a movie to tell me that Bush is a prick, and shouldn't be running the country, much less a goddamn lemonade stand? NO.
Bush and his pals have done more to ruin this country than any terrorists. You can read about many of the results here on/. everyday. Sadly, there's plenty of people who have their head in their ass and actually think that George Bush CARES ABOUT THEM.
I feel for you that this movie didn't appeal to your heightened sense of art, like Highlander 12: Back in the Habit did.
You are a fine example of the brainwashed - rejecting out of hand anything that can't be reconciled with your little mass-media worldviews. Congrats.
Wow. I've thought that I would give away my record (when it's done) to those who would want to download it, but frankly, I never thought that I'd see a comment like that from a movie maker, whose movie is currently in theaters.
That is a bold move, and probably making Jack Valenti spin in his grave.
Oh, he's not dead yet? Well, I guess you can't have everything...
I have one - it's in the Mac 6100 DOS Compatable. It's a pretty cool hack; the DOS card (which is nuBus) shares ram and video with the Mac, and runs off a disk image on the mac volume.
The card has a 486 DX/100 on it. You can switch back and forth from
Mac OS 8.1 to Windows 95 by hitting Command-Enter.
Still trying to think of something to do with it...:)
I think that a band that concentrates on great music is going to get fans via word of mouth. Every band I hear is recommended by pals or random discussions I find on the net. What's on the radio may work for people who don't care so much, but when playlists are predictable to the hour, the RIAA suing people who buy CDs, and the general quality of music pandering to the lowest common denominator - I see the 'base' of the RIAA looking for alternatives.
I highly doubt the RIAA would let their artists collect any money from any independent website - to allow it in any capacity would be admitting that they are obsolete. I could see indy artists using this service, but I can't see people actually paying...
Which sucks, as I am a musician, who hates the RIAA, and has seen first hand how they can make the process of making music not fun.
Now that it's fully scriptable, ya think we'll finally see a OS X worm/virus?
I've always considered OS X 'immune', but as the proof of concepts of the last couple of months show, OS X is not immune to users.
I still know someone who turns the mac off, rather than use a 'force quit' when something freezes, even after repeated lectures. His root password is 'password'.
*sigh*
Send me a gmail invite and I'll tell you his IP...;)
but old Hammond organs get a greenish-white 'film' or coating on the metallic chassis and parts. Humidity seems to make it worse.
My A-100's chorus/vibrato likes to go on summer vacation when it gets humid in the house, but works fine during the winter.
Just thought I'd throw that in - I think the stuff is zinc-plated...
They take them in on trade in, or when they need slight repair. Trade in is a few hundred bucks off a new piano. Repairs can be inflated to make a new instrument look like a better deal.
The pianos and organs go in a warehouse and wait their turn for destruction. They are destroyed so there are less pianos and organs available in the local market that are between 1-1000 dollars.
When someone decides to have their kid take piano lessons, or a church/senior center/hockey rink needs an organ there aren't any cheapies out there on the used market. They are then forced to go and buy a new piano or organ at this place (it's pretty much *the* place to go if you need a piano in the Twin Cities) and pay full retail for it. It may cost them a few hundred to buy a piano, but they make it up when someone needs one.
The sad thing is that they won't even let employees buy these instruments. I saw several Hammonds, and a Steinway Grand with a beat-up finish (probably a schools) get mangled and destroyed. I actually heard of a Mellotron being saved, but that may just be a rumor.
A lot of band instruments go in there too - after having holes drilled in them, and flattened. Guitars too.
The dumpster is locked so you can't even cherry pick for parts.
Dirty secrets of the music instrument sales biz...:( Wait 'till I go into the band instrument for student ripoff game, or the music store consignment gouge, or best yet - the hand built guitar that costs more when it's messed up...
I fail to see how Apple has a monopoly in the mp3 player market - there are hundreds of other players out there, and any one of those manufacturers is free to go make their own deal with the RIAA.
This is shown by Napster, Rhapsody, buymusic.com, etc. The reason it might *look* like a monopoly is that these other mp3 players and services suck *and* blow.
I don't see Apple leveraging their marketshare to keep others from joining the fun - I believe Steve has said the equivalent of 'Bring it on'. This is not a case of MS keeping other OSes off of the desktop (BeOS and Toshiba), by threatening the OEMS with removal of price breaks....
What's the most common faults of iPod death? Battery? Hard Drive failure? Dropping? Connecting up to a Windows machine?
I'm kinda curious - I'm guessing that Dell is destroying these to take them off the market.
side note: I used to work at a big music store (headquartered in MN) that would destroy thousands of perfectly good pianos and organs to take them off the market, so they could sell more electronic and upright pianos. Can't find a 25 dollar 'you move it' piano in Minneapolis? Thats why..
+1, Insightful!
-2, Cut and Paste Troll
+3, Agrees with My Post
-10, Thinks Bush is doing Great Things
+1.3, Made an original Joke about Soviet Russia
-4, Rants about the RIAA but still buys CDs
+42, Post by me, explaining the Meaning of Life.
Could the government FOR ONCE come up with an idea that does not totally EAT MY BALLS?
You'd think that with the hundreds of thousands of people in government, one could have an idea that actually does what it is supposed to, without ulterior motives?
Why are we confiscating fingernail clippers? To protect against hijacking, or to touch everyone in some small way and remind them of exploding planes?
I fail to see how whitelisting white people is going to help anything, other than padding the info of CAPPS, and introducing biometrics to the public -wrapping it in a sense of convenience to help the spread of this insecure ID.
If I held my breath until our government did something *for* me, rather than to or against me, I'd be goddamn Suffocated Smurf.
Truly, it's the missing 2% that we should really be worried about. I'm guessing there's a noticeable lack of CEOs, politicians, and others who can buy, wheedle or threaten their way out of the database.
When I can find out Bill G's home address, Dick Cheney's driver's licence number, George's arrest record, and Ken Lay's bank balance - then I'll say it's fair.
Anyone who says this is not ripe for abuse is a shareholder.
I had to reply because I was reminded of a story of one note.
"(Don't call me Kid)" Jonny Lang and B.B. King were playing a show together at some state fair. B.B calls Jonny up during B.B.'s set to do a song together.
The song gets to the solo part and B.B. motions for Jonny to take the lead.
Jonny kicks out all the stops and plays a blistering solo that shows he's at the top of his game, he's out of his mind - he's damn good. He's doing bends, he's sliding all over, he's sweating with exertion and feeling.
Now it's B.B.'s turn.
B.B. closes his eyes, leans back -
And plays one note. And keeps playing it. With every bit of blues that ever happened to anyone all in that one note.
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I know I would pay big dollars, say like $28, for a box that ran infinitely fast.
This could be the diet pill for software bloat that we've all been looking for.
One of the great unanswered questions.
It sounds like a recipe for success!
Here's a copy of my letter to Direct TV in regards to the Home Media Option
e s.js p for the latest
Subject: Home Media Option
Details: Where is it? This is something I would PAY for. You don't
even have a mention of it on your website, or an option for a DVR in
your 'Topics' above . At least you could be forthcoming about the
reasons you don't offer this service.
I have been a customer of yours for several years (I'm not putting my
customer number in on purpose) and have had DirectTV Tivo for a little
over 4 months.
I purchased this 'service' under the impression that I would be able to
network it, burn my shows to DVD, and stream shows to my PCs and Macs.
DirectTV has disappointed.
Your customer service is great, and I have very few service complaints,
but your refusal to work with your customers on this issue has me
investigating Dish Network and Replay TV and cable offerings in my area
- soon my DSL provider will be providing video on demand.
It is obvious to me that if DirectTV continues treating its customers
unfairly, the customers are going to leave for a provider that
understands fair use.
Thanks for your time.
(Reply follows)
Dear Customer,
Thank you for writing. As you know, the TiVo stand alone may offer the
Home Media Option, but DIRECTV DVR with TiVo does not. However, DIRECTV
DVR with TiVo may focus more on other features, such as video-based
services like Starz on Demand. For information about TiVo stand alone
units and service, please visit the website at: www.tivo.com or you can
call 877-FOR-TIVO, that's 877-367-8486. Available 11AM-11PM ET daily.
Please know that we are always looking for ways to enhance our services.
Your suggestions are valuable and we use them to judge interest in
various programming sources. In fact, we have made changes as a result
of viewer feedback.
We have forwarded your comments to our programming department. Please
continue to visit our web site at DIRECTV.com for the latest news and
information about our services.
Additionally, as you know, DIRECTV makes changes and additions to our
programming line-up from time to time. However, it is a DIRECTV policy
not to discuss upcoming announcements until their official release date,
and at this time we have no official announcement beyond what we have
already communicated to the public. We invite you to visit the News
Releases section of our web site at
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/aboutus/Headlin
announcements
We hope that this information is helpful. Thanks again for writing.
Sincerely,
Ganesh
DIRECTV Customer Service
In effect, our government have become uber-lobbists to you and I - Trying to convince the public that the issues they bring to the table are putting us in danger, rather than the interests of deep-pocketed corporations.
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Counterfeiting and Theft of Tangible Intellectual Property: Challenges and Solutions
March 23, 2004
The Honorable Orrin Hatch opens his big fat mouth
United States Senator , Utah
Statement of Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, a blathering moneygrubber who's been paid to hold the opinions he has.
Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary who manages to keep their lunch down, in spite of the blatant conflicts of interest.
Hearing on "Counterfeiting and Theft of Tangible Intellectual Property: Challenges and Solutions" aka 'How to make more $$$ from my pals in the entertainment industry, by preserving what's left of their business model.'
I would like to thank my distinguished colleague from Pennsylvania, Senator Arlen Specter, for requesting and presiding over this hearing on the critical topic of counterfeiting and the theft of intellectual property rights embodied in tangible goods.
I also want to thank all of our distinguished governmental and private witnesses for appearing today to discuss these increasingly important issues. In particular, I want to thank Tom Donohue and the United States Chamber of Commerce for their leadership in calling for renewed attention to this important threat to the health and safety of our citizens, the growth of our national economy, and the reputations of our American manufacturers.
I believe that education and enforcement are the two key issues in any discussion of intellectual property theft and counterfeiting. These two issues are really two facets of a broader systemic problem that is easy to state, but difficult to solve.
Simply put, intellectual property rights are under siege. Intellectual property theft and counterfeiting are growing problems that are becoming even more difficult to detect and prevent. And these problems will continue to grow until we start taking stronger enforcement actions. Our markets are globalizing and copying technologies are becoming cheaper, better and more readily available. To combat the growing problems of intellectual property theft and counterfeiting, policymakers and intellectual property owners must bring two critical tools to bear: education and enforcement.
Education: Recently, the Chamber of Commerce asserted that American businesses need to pursue a "rebranding" strategy on the issues of intellectual property theft and counterfeiting. I agree with the Chamber that the industries that depend on intellectual property rights need to re-educate the public about the continuing importance of those rights.
I worry that it is easy for policymakers and business executives to underestimate the importance of this educational effort. Users of intellectual property have long educated government policymakers and enforcement officials about the importance of intellectual property rights. As a result, executives and government officials know that copyrights and patents protect incentives to research, create and innovate. Most executives and policymakers know that trademarks protect not only corporate reputations and revenues, but also the safety of the food that nourishes us, the drugs that heal us, and the products that enrich our lives and homes.
But too many members of the public do not share this understanding of the importance of intellectual property rights. Mainstream news outlets now regularly report claims that copyrights are "tyranny" and that the patent system is "broken." Too many law professors are now teaching that intellectual property rights are antiquated, dysfunctional concepts that impair the creativity and choice that they were meant to empower.
Those who know differently need to start speaking out. It is time for coordinated efforts to educate all Americans about the benefits of intellectual property rights. These efforts must also be proactive: If individual members of the business community wait until their particular rights are threatened directly, the appear
My Cray is a thirsty beast.
I would argue that many things are ruining the country, such as a forgettable education system, a disappearing separation of church and state, and a 'free' press that is wholly owned by corporations given the same rights as people. Plenty more where that came from, including the things you mention.
I consider B and K much the same as well, but Bush has had a chance to prove his worth, and has...to his 'shareholders', not to me. My vote isn't cast as yet, but you can bet I will be there, and you can also be sure that I will be pressuring others to vote as well - for whoever they think will best lead this country.
My extra large ego is actually regular sized. I just want people to take a moment from their reruns of Survivor, animated greeting cards, babymaking and drunken weekends to think about what is happening in this country, and act accordingly by voting intelligently.
If I'm a dick for expecting people to defend their views, or at least know the reasoning behind them, then a dick I be...
Frankly, I'm far more worried about a government that no longer even represents the majority of the people - they are obviously there to further themselves, not make the US better. If this kind of 'leadership' is allowed to continue, 5 years from now the US as it was designed will be on it's way out.
If being pissed off that government is being used as a tool for those in power to scratch the backs of their backroom pals and feather their nests, then a pompous fuck I am.
Yeah, I'll wear the T-shirt too...
This flick is supposed to make people think. About something they haven't been exposed to. All you have done is spent the last week coming up with HA HA donut references.
Do I need a movie to tell me that Bush is a prick, and shouldn't be running the country, much less a goddamn lemonade stand? NO.
Bush and his pals have done more to ruin this country than any terrorists. You can read about many of the results here on /. everyday. Sadly, there's plenty of people who have their head in their ass and actually think that George Bush CARES ABOUT THEM.
I feel for you that this movie didn't appeal to your heightened sense of art, like Highlander 12: Back in the Habit did.
You are a fine example of the brainwashed - rejecting out of hand anything that can't be reconciled with your little mass-media worldviews. Congrats.
Wow. I've thought that I would give away my record (when it's done) to those who would want to download it, but frankly, I never thought that I'd see a comment like that from a movie maker, whose movie is currently in theaters.
That is a bold move, and probably making Jack Valenti spin in his grave.
Oh, he's not dead yet? Well, I guess you can't have everything...
The card has a 486 DX/100 on it. You can switch back and forth from Mac OS 8.1 to Windows 95 by hitting Command-Enter.
Still trying to think of something to do with it... :)
I highly doubt the RIAA would let their artists collect any money from any independent website - to allow it in any capacity would be admitting that they are obsolete. I could see indy artists using this service, but I can't see people actually paying... Which sucks, as I am a musician, who hates the RIAA, and has seen first hand how they can make the process of making music not fun.
I'd rather a generic PPC board be affordable, or Apple come out with a headless G4 for 400-500 bucks.
Or Pear PC becomes fast as hell... :)
I've always considered OS X 'immune', but as the proof of concepts of the last couple of months show, OS X is not immune to users.
I still know someone who turns the mac off, rather than use a 'force quit' when something freezes, even after repeated lectures. His root password is 'password'.
*sigh*
Send me a gmail invite and I'll tell you his IP... ;)
My A-100's chorus/vibrato likes to go on summer vacation when it gets humid in the house, but works fine during the winter. Just thought I'd throw that in - I think the stuff is zinc-plated...
The pianos and organs go in a warehouse and wait their turn for destruction. They are destroyed so there are less pianos and organs available in the local market that are between 1-1000 dollars.
When someone decides to have their kid take piano lessons, or a church/senior center/hockey rink needs an organ there aren't any cheapies out there on the used market. They are then forced to go and buy a new piano or organ at this place (it's pretty much *the* place to go if you need a piano in the Twin Cities) and pay full retail for it. It may cost them a few hundred to buy a piano, but they make it up when someone needs one.
The sad thing is that they won't even let employees buy these instruments. I saw several Hammonds, and a Steinway Grand with a beat-up finish (probably a schools) get mangled and destroyed. I actually heard of a Mellotron being saved, but that may just be a rumor.
A lot of band instruments go in there too - after having holes drilled in them, and flattened. Guitars too.
The dumpster is locked so you can't even cherry pick for parts.
Dirty secrets of the music instrument sales biz... :( Wait 'till I go into the band instrument for student ripoff game, or the music store consignment gouge, or best yet - the hand built guitar that costs more when it's messed up...
I fail to see how Apple has a monopoly in the mp3 player market - there are hundreds of other players out there, and any one of those manufacturers is free to go make their own deal with the RIAA.
This is shown by Napster, Rhapsody, buymusic.com, etc. The reason it might *look* like a monopoly is that these other mp3 players and services suck *and* blow.
I don't see Apple leveraging their marketshare to keep others from joining the fun - I believe Steve has said the equivalent of 'Bring it on'. This is not a case of MS keeping other OSes off of the desktop (BeOS and Toshiba), by threatening the OEMS with removal of price breaks....
I'm kinda curious - I'm guessing that Dell is destroying these to take them off the market.
side note: I used to work at a big music store (headquartered in MN) that would destroy thousands of perfectly good pianos and organs to take them off the market, so they could sell more electronic and upright pianos. Can't find a 25 dollar 'you move it' piano in Minneapolis? Thats why..
Now I can just print out my own!
+1, Insightful!
-2, Cut and Paste Troll
+3, Agrees with My Post
-10, Thinks Bush is doing Great Things
+1.3, Made an original Joke about Soviet Russia
-4, Rants about the RIAA but still buys CDs
+42, Post by me, explaining the Meaning of Life.
Here, I'll help you out.
-1, Troll.
You'd think that with the hundreds of thousands of people in government, one could have an idea that actually does what it is supposed to, without ulterior motives?
Why are we confiscating fingernail clippers? To protect against hijacking, or to touch everyone in some small way and remind them of exploding planes?
I fail to see how whitelisting white people is going to help anything, other than padding the info of CAPPS, and introducing biometrics to the public -wrapping it in a sense of convenience to help the spread of this insecure ID.
If I held my breath until our government did something *for* me, rather than to or against me, I'd be goddamn Suffocated Smurf.
When I can find out Bill G's home address, Dick Cheney's driver's licence number, George's arrest record, and Ken Lay's bank balance - then I'll say it's fair.
Anyone who says this is not ripe for abuse is a shareholder.
I don't know about the art one as none of my cousin's friend's uncle's daughters were there ;)
"(Don't call me Kid)" Jonny Lang and B.B. King were playing a show together at some state fair. B.B calls Jonny up during B.B.'s set to do a song together.
The song gets to the solo part and B.B. motions for Jonny to take the lead.
Jonny kicks out all the stops and plays a blistering solo that shows he's at the top of his game, he's out of his mind - he's damn good. He's doing bends, he's sliding all over, he's sweating with exertion and feeling.
Now it's B.B.'s turn.
B.B. closes his eyes, leans back -
And plays one note. And keeps playing it. With every bit of blues that ever happened to anyone all in that one note.
The crowd goes mad screaming.
Jonny got schooled. :)