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<Tree Planting>

I love that "On the Beach" by <Neil Young> and I'm not surprised Nick Cave recommended it. It's not a pop song, not a rock song, something else altogether.

I know that record and I think it is one of Neil's "hidden gems."

Here is one of my favorite tracks from that record- I think he is playing some kind of "mellotron" synthesizer on, but I don't actually know what a "mellotron" is. Beautiful lyrics and sad sad sad like all the songs on this album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxUb...

<Hozza> heh well me <Travis> and <Ohio> have been running an apish theme around these parts for months now.

The "monkey ranker" used to be a random generated pick for the <McLovin/Ohio> games prediction contest and I would routinely finish below the monkey in the standings. I was eventually asked to stop playing the contests. Ok I wasn't, but I certainly should have been.

I never quite understood how the "monkey ranker" worked, but many smart people tried to explain it to me, including <Eyal> years ago, and <Ohio> recently spoon fed me two very thorough explanations about how the monkey ranker actually works.

But he may as well have been trying to explain it to a cat.

I'm not really a "thinker" per se, <Hozza>.

On other news I downloaded a huge highlight reel featuring every goal scored in the World Cup, and I've just finished watching the first 36 game highlights so far. You know those African teams are strong, fast boys who can stay on the ball, but they seem to lack the technique to finish. I think African football may be on the upswing in the future though. They didn't lack for chances in the early rounds.

I saw <Van Persie> and <Robin Hood> score a few goals so far- no lack of technique there. Not surprising the Dutch put in a good show with those two up front. You know who else has technique is that Croation @#$% <Periwinkel>. Very tough lad. He made the most of his opportunities in a game I saw where he finished on two goals on the highlight.

<Messi> can finish, no worries there eh? And <Mueller> too. Did <Mueller> win the coveted "Golden Shoelace" for most goals in the event? I think he may have scored 30 in the game against Brasil alone.

<Hanh> offer thanks for detailed information on Ad Block and Ad Block Plus. I run them both.

<"Get your hand of my thigh" brand Timpons>

I hadn't heard the <jethro Tull> "creme broule" yet, but I don't hear any guitar on it? Are you referring to the legendary "flute guitar"?

Here's an early recording from Jessie's blues period.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unms...

Here are some proper geeter versions of the Bullray by Batch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7aD...

John Williams playing the whole shebang. Perhaps you didn't know that before becoming a leading movie scorer, Williams was a pretty fair country geeter man. The ads are disturbing here but having the whole set shows Bach's unbelievably inexhaustible imagination. The Boo Ya is about 10 minutes in. The following Gigue is astonishing. One of the posters called it unplayable.

<Thanh> heh nobody can defeat the Stooges in maths or logic.

<Forrest Timp>

Man that's some fine picking to be sure. That's really the same <Robin Williams> who does every hollywood soundtrack?

QUESTION: Why does the guitar make all classical music sound Spanish?

:-)

It's a long story.

King Kong
http://youtu.be/cmixe-Dii0Y

<Tape>

Brilliant! The first appearance of Kong, still scary after all these years.

On a closely related topic, I just downloaded this film which I haven't seen before-

Behold, the appearance of MECHAGODZILLA:

<Beneath the Planet of the Grapes>

Oh forgot to mention- Korean students don't know the English word "prison."

But they certainly know the Konglish word:

"The Monkey House"

<caucho> wow that really is the sound of silence, since Korea has banned the audio of the link you gave.

ahhhhhhhhhh ahha

Good question, Jersey Joe. Perhaps this guy has something to do with it.

Looks like you stumbled upon a MUST SEE!!

P.S. Jess, that reminds me don't forget the Epic Classic of all Times!! 1962's King Kong vs Godzilla!!!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056142/

Just scratch them behind the ears and everything will be OK.

After all, they are only looking for the bare necessities.

I'm growing too fond of the sitcom Vicious. Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi play gay men who have been together for 48 years. They show their affection for each other through insults. Well, at least then they know that they care...sort of.

Typical dialogue:

Girl: How did you two stay together for so long?

Ian: I attribute it mostly to the fact that he won't leave.

Bwa ha ha ha

Atlantis - Donovan
http://youtu.be/hOaB4_JW-qs

If you link your Youtube account with a Google+ account you could then add me as a "Manager" - and maybe some trusted friends from here too?!

There is a video here which shows how to do tis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNR...

From the polite side of the ranker clan:

Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree,
Damned from here to Eternity,
God ha' mercy on such as we,
Baa! Yah! Bah!