Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  which dark one?  i thought they did two different ones in back to back years.  
 

They've both been bad.  The first "Pitch Black" was black grape with a sour bite and "Pitch Black II" was black grape with a sour aftertaste.  You can still get the most recent dark one at a safeway south of San Francisco.
 
 And yes, only the original comes in diet, but Smackie's never been one to need to watch his figure.
 
 I've had big red once, but totally forgot about it.  Never had Ale-8, but will keep an eye out for it.

[vansmack]

Smackie Ranks the God-like bands that "suck" according to 9:30 Boardies:
 
 U2
 The Clash
 The Beatles
 Janeâ??s Addiction
 Pearl Jam
 Led Zeppelin
 Oasis
 The Police
 Bob Dylan
 The Smiths
 REM
 Coldplay
 Ramones
 Smashing Pumpkins
 The Rolling Stones
 Jimi Hendrix
 AC/DC
 The Velvet Underground
 Nirvana
 Eric Clapton
 Death Cab for Cutie
 Bruce Springsteen
 Pink Floyd
 The Stooges
 Sonic Youth
 Radiohead
 Modest Mouse
 Elvis Costello
 Duran Duran
 Wilco
 Paul Simon
 Justin Timberlake
 Chemical Brothers
 Paul Okenfeld
 The Doors
 Spoon
 Dave Matthews Band
 Metallica
 Jay-Z
 Grateful Dead
 Red Hot Chili Peppers
 Pavement / Malkmus
 Joe Cocker
 Joan Baez
 Daft Punk
 Aerosmith
 Abba
 Village People
 Jack Johnson
 Guns n Roses
 Neutral Milk Hotel
 Q and Not U
 Bjork
 Primus/Claypool
 Hanson
 Bon Jovi
 John Cougar Mellancamp
 Phish
 OAR
 Fall Out Boy
 Josh Groban
 Barbara Streisand
 Enuf Znuff
 Limp Bizkit
 Jimmy Buffet
 
 It's no wonder you all seem so angry all the time.  You hate some pretty entertaining bands.

[ratioci nation]

a song only vansmack could love

[vansmack]

Originally posted by pdx pollard:
  a song only vansmack could love

Be back in 3:35....
 
 OK. Seacrest played a clip on E yesterday, and I didn't care much for it.  Definitely Paris Hilton flashbacks.  But, like the Paris Hilton song, it was much better when accompanied by the video.
 
 Thanks for sharing!

[vansmack]

For those that are willing to Beta Test some new software, the Windows Live Mesh program has gone to a small public beta.  
 
 If you are interested in synchronizing files across many desktops/laptops inside and outside of your local area network, then now is your chance.
 
 I use Live Mesh to put stuff in a folder that I would normally take home with me on a flash drive or on my iPod.   When I power up my computer at home, the files are atuomatically delivered the sync folder on my home machine.
 
 Eventually it will be spread to your mobile devices, servers and Mac support,but right now it only works between XP and Vista machines.
 
 More info on the wiki page.

[vansmack]

On my way to work this morning, the Oscar Mayer Wiener mobile drove past me, and I'm not going to lie, I craved a hot dog at that moment.

[Venerable Bede]

remastered U2 streaming

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  remastered U2 streaming

Not that's it's going to preclude me from clicking that link, but doesn't internet streaming "remastered" tracks defeat the purpose of remastering?

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  remastered U2 streaming

Not that's it's going to preclude me from clicking that link, but doesn't internet streaming "remastered" tracks defeat the purpose of remastering? [/b]

well, you get to listen to the extra tracks. . .

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  well, you get to listen to the extra tracks. . .

Hey, I clicked (and thank you) but it just seems a little misdirected.

[vansmack]

I forgot how much I love the remixes of "Two Hearts Beat as One" - I only have it on vinyl and haven't heard them in quite a while.
 
 I know somewhere The Director is smiling right now!

[vansmack]

Whatever happened to Pete the Chop?

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  remastered U2 streaming

My boss would like to see you.
 
 She want's to know why I'm screaming and bouncing around my office.  I told her it was because you started a landslide in my ego.
 
 Kosmo was right - I am much more happy about these then I thought I would be.  Here I was all geared up for Coldplay tomorrow, but there's no way it can compare to this!

[kosmo vinyl]

Originally posted by vansmack:
  I forgot how much I love the remixes of "Two Hearts Beat as One" - I only have it on vinyl and haven't heard them in quite a while.
 
 I know somewhere The Director is smiling right now!

Both Kosmette and I own the vinyl copies of that 12" and they are really good remixes, I happened upon a used CD single with them last year and gleefully snapped it up.

[kosmo vinyl]

I was reading over the details for Rock Band 2 and wow would this be a handy feature to have, guess it was the right decision to hold off on getting RB1 for the Wii.
 
 "The guitar itself now features a woodgrain-looking neck to help maintain the illusion of actually rocking, while a new auto-calibration feature flashes a light in time with your TV screen to measure the delay and adjust accordingly."
 
 http://kotaku.com/5025868/rock-band-2-perfecting-the-game