RE: SUV's RE: Jones update 8pm
Why have a pick up if you're gonna keep the bed sealed with a cover? 1. So when you go to the dump, you can stuff the back of it with your trash and not have to worry about it blowing out. 2. Gas mileage is better because it makes it more aerodynamic than the open bed. 3. When you need to move something or carry a lot of stuff, you don't have to worry about it getting rained on or snowed on. 4. People steal stuff out of the open bed. A locking cover, although obviously not a complete theft deterrent, does slow down some people. I've had the same pickup with an open bed, a tonneau cover and now with a full fiberglass cap and I wouldn't trade the full fiberglass cap for anything. -paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: SUV's suck
I can fit my PA, 2 guitars, small amp, and even a 3 piece drum kit in my 62 Mercury (and the dingle balls, hula girl, black power air freshener, and dice look pretty fabulous driving down the road too). OK, I can accept someone who is driving a Ford Escort station wagon to say that SUVs are gas guzzling machines. I'm a little more confused by somone owning a 62 Mercury trashing SUVs. If it's because you hate the people that often drive them (and I won't say 'always'), that's fine. Hopefully you don't mind when those same people make rash judgements about you as a slacker musician driving an old car. (My point there isn't that you are a slacker musician- my point is, stereotypes aren't always true). Sure, there are assholes who drive SUVs and there are a lot of people who think they can handle like a car. There are also assholes who drive every type of car imagineable. If you hate SUVs because they are gas guzzling machines, my guess is, the emissions on a 62 Mercury are probably not going through a catalytic converter so it's doing more than it's fair share of polluting. Plus, I doubt it's getting the 35 MPG that the Escort is. And then we have people living in split level suburban homes bashing SUVs. Would those be suburban homes that either a) destroyed farmlands b) wetlands or c) some animal habitat or just contributed to the fact that we all need cars in the first place to drive from our suburban sprawl to our jobs?. How did George Jones' driving mistake turn into this conversation? Jee-sus! -paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SUV's RE: Jones update 8pm
Screw you, you eco-weinie college boy. American Steel made this world great. If George had been driving a 73 Suburban, he might of not gotten hurt as bad. When I'm out there behind the wheel of my full size '89 4 wheel drive Ford Bronco, or the wife lets me drive her '65 Plymouth Deathmobile, I feel proud to be an American. Especially when I hit one of those little Geo Metro's at about 110mph. Us Americans didn't climb to the top of the world's food chain to eat tofu, be sensitive, or drive tiny ass foriegn clown cars. Nope, V-8's, Guns and dead animal flesh made us what we are today. Hey Jeff, have you ever met Ted Nugent? I bet you guys would be a real hoot to observe together on a hunting trip. -paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lambchop on NPR's Morning Edition this morning
Hi everyone, It's been a while since I've posted here! Hope everyone is doing well. Just wanted to pass on that there is an interview with the Nashville band Lambchop this morning on NPR's Morning Edition. It was about a 5-7 minute segment- I was impressed with how much time they gave them. back to lurking... -paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cape Breton Island music (was re: snuff/jerry holland )
Steve said: Cape Breton was settled by Scots a long time ago and since it is a small island off the beaten path many of the traditions there have remained. Stepdancing, fiddling and piano are the biggies. I'm don't claim to be an expert on the region or anything, but I am going there on vacation in May and am really looking forward to it. When you're going there, be sure and check out Charlie's Country Music Store in Cheticamp. It's right on the main road (The Cabot Trail). It looks like just a shack from the outside but they have a great selection of Celtic music and French Acadian music from the region. They also will be able to tell you who is playing around the island that has some twang. My wife and I got to see a local Acadian band play french acadian twang. We were the only English speaking people in the audience. It was cool. There's a little community radio station out of Cheticamp that plays some neat local twang. We found the Scottish side of the Island to be a little wealthier and a little more upper crust than the Acadian side- though they're both worth seeing to see the totally different cultures. Email me offlist if you'd like some more info about good places to go etc. -paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]
