GhostMachine

I vote for AJ. They both look pretty good, though.

Creed broke up?! Hallemuthafuckinlujah!!!! One of the most overrated groups ever. I only liked one song I ever heard by them, and I can't even remember the name of it. (I think it was the last song they did a video for, though - had angels with swords, or something like that, in it) MTV reporters are funny. ← Biggest Christian rock band of the past decade, maybe. But..... Stryper>Creed

If Slipknot does the theme, its gonna suck. They should get Def Leppard to do it. At least it would sound recognizable, then.

Besides the shows already mentioned, I'd also recommend: Big O - Just in case your mind is in the gutter, its not porn. The Big O is a giant robot that the main character pilots. Some of the voice actors from Cowboy Bebop do voices in Big O, but only the voice of Roger Smith is recognizable (same guy who does Spike's voice in Bebop. Its the exact same voice, in fact). First season is mostly stand alone episodes (the first two are a two parter), but the second season is one long story, with a `WTF?!' ending. (I have the entire first season on DVD) Unlike most shows with giant robots, the robot ISN'T the main focus of the show in most episodes, which is a good thing. Sorcerer Hunters Tenchi Muyo - the OVAs, that is. Avoid Tenchi In Tokyo at all costs! (Boring as hell, for the most part) The Tenchi Universe stuff is good, but its an alternate reality, not part of the regular continuity. Robot Carnival - An old movie which is actually a series of shorts by different creators. Armitage the Third - Get subbed, if you can. They had name actors do the voices for the dub, and it detracts more than anything. (I think Keifer Sutherland was one of the voice actors, iirc. I do know for a fact that Elizabeth Berkley, of Saved By The Bell and Showgirls fame, did the main character's voice.) Roujin Z - A weird ass movie that's best seen instead of described. The plot is funky, but its a good flick. Might post some more recommendations later. You should check this site out. They have a TON of stuff (I used to get print catalogs from them every year), some of which is bargain priced: http://www.rightstuf.com/ And in my opinion, Akira is over-rated. Good, but over-rated. (By the way, if you were a fan of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (or Power Rangers Zeo) when you were younger, Johnny Yong Bosch, who played Adam (the second Black Ranger in MMPR, Green Ranger in Zeo) does the voice of Vash the Stampede in Trigun.)

Anything by Avril Lavigne is automatically shit. I still want to slap the holy crap out of her for fucking up "Fuel" on the MTV Icons Metallica special. Haven't heard SoaD's Chop Suey or Avril's (thank God!), but I'm assuming its not a cover of the old 70's song by the same name? My personal crap list: St. Anger by Metallica Anything by Avril Lavigne or Slipknot (other than `Wait And Bleed' (I think that's the name of the song, but I'm not sure) Anything by Britney Spears other than Stronger and Toxic Warm It Up (aka `That Milkshake song') by Kelis Underneath Your Clothes by Shakira (I have the cd, and that's the one track I never listen to on it) Rubber Band Man by whoever the hell that no-talent rapper is who does it. Boot Scootin' Boogie by Brooks & Dunn. I like most of B & D's songs, but that one SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

I used to play pen and paper RPGs, but I haven't had a regular gaming group in years, and the gaming convention I looked forward to every year (Tenncon) suddenly stopped without any warning (ie, no notice they weren't going to hold Tenncon anymore) a few years back. Pen & Paper RPGs I've played: AD&D 2nd Edition D&D 3rd Edition (they dropped the Advanced part of the name, since the basic Dungeons & Dragons game doesn't exist anymore - 3.5 is out, and I don't care) Champions - Don't remember the edition, but it was the hardcover one. Call of Cthulhu - Only played a couple of times Legend of the 5 Rings - Ditto - I have all the Clan books (but not the extra ones, like the book for Ronin) Shadowrun - I have three different characters that I alternated using when I played. Star Wars - I have the 2nd Edition, but only played it TWICE. I have the current d20 version (and a few sourcebooks) and converted the character to it, but I've yet to play it. I've also been in 2 different wrestling e-feds, and one of them may be starting up again (but starting over, as well) in a month or two. Oh, and I play Everquest, when I'm in the mood. Haven't logged in to play in a few weeks, but I run a lvl 52 High Elf Magician named Zyrtryx Conjureblade and a lvl 15 Human Monk named Dherrunkynn on the Rathe server.

Get War of the Monsters, if you don't already have it. It'll take a good amount of time to unlock everything, and it has a long replayability factor.

Linkin Park - In The End, Crawling Blink 182 - I Miss You Limp Bizkit - Rollin', Break Stuff Robbie Williams - Millenium Pearl Jam - Do The Evolution, Evenflow Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People, Its The End Of The World As We Know It Britney Spears - Stronger, Toxic And I agree that most of Metallica's stuff post-Black Album has been crap (St. Anger is possibly the worst song they've ever done), but they're still a good band.

I know they have it here, because I read the description a few weeks ago: http://www.hkflix.com/home.asp (Just make sure you check and make sure you order the right Region, unless you have a Region-free DVD player) Note: DON'T read the plot description for BR 2, because it gives away the ending to BR 1.

If anyone cares, Danny Graves became the Reds' all-time saves leader the other night. He got save #149, which puts him ahead of John Franco (148 saves with the Reds from `84 to `89).

Thanks for the links, Doc. (I already knew about Smackology. Downloaded some CAWs from there earlier today, in fact) I've been mainly using Just Bring It World, Hacking Hideout, and Neoseeker for getting CAWs. (Neoseeker has the same FAQs posted as Gamefaqs, and the people on the message board aren't jerks)

I'm trying to find the following CAWs. I posted over at Neoseeker, but never got a decent reply. AJ Styles (`The X-Styles' t-shirt outfit) Akira Hokuto Alexis Laree Curry Man Francine Hayabusa as `H' (I've seen plenty of CAWs for Hayabusa and Darkside of Hayabusa, but none for H) Kensuke Sasake Lollipop (NWA-TNA dancer) Major Gunns Masato Tanaka Psicosis (his unmasked, short-haired look)

Oh, there's a TON of stuff out there. Player-made meshes, skins, mods, voicepacks, etc. By mods, I mean stuff that changes the game entirely. Like new scenarios that use characters that didn't come with the game, for instance.

For PS: Legend of Dragoon For PS2: Haven't played any. Xenosaga is supposed to be pretty good, but from what I've heard it's more like an interactive movie than an RPG (has more cutscenes than game play). Stay away from Unlimited Saga.

I was going to get City of Heroes, but I found out that I need a better video card and more memory. I *may* be getting a new computer in a few months, so I'm going to hold off for now. If you do try Freedom Force, give me a yell. I can tell you where to find all sorts of good downloads for it (player-made mods, meshes, skins, etc). And before any moderator or anyone else starts yelling `WAREZ!', don't. The game was MEANT to be modable by the fans. You should be able to find it fairly cheap, depending on where you are. And there's a sequel supposed to be coming out later this year or sometime next year. (My avatar is a head shot of a FF skin I made, btw)

Wrong. There have been a lot of pitchers who still remained dominant into their early 40's. Nolan Ryan comes to mind, for instance. He pitched his last No Hitter as a Texas Ranger and was over 40 at the time. Hell, I think Walter Johnson was still owning chumps in his early 40's before he retired! But Bonds is at a point in his career where his offensive output should be going down, not up. You just don't see batters who hit like he does at that age - sure, they might have a decent batting average, but their home run production deteriorates. True, there have been exceptions, but I still find it amazing that he's hitting the # of homers that he is this late in his career. (For the record, Clemens is my favorite pitcher, so I'm a bit biased, but still.....)

Clemens. He's now in second place on the all-time strikeouts list, and holds the record for most strikeouts in a game (20). (Yes, Kerry Wood also struck out 20 in a game, BUT.....Clemens not only did it first, but he did it TWICE) The only possible question about Clemens would be which hat he wears in the Hall, and its obvious it'll be the Red Sox. If Bonds in indeed juiced and the truth eventually comes out, I hope its before he's enshrined. Whether or not it comes out before or after he's in the HOF would be embarrasing to him and Willie Mays, but it would be even MORE embarrasing if he happened afterward, because he'd likely be the first person (I think) to be kicked out of the Hall. And even if the truth about whether he is or isn't juiced never comes out, there will always be doubt about him. (For the record, they both definitely deserve to go into the HOF, but as long as there's any doubt that Bonds is clean......)

I know he's not going to get it, but I voted for Rudy, who I wanted to win the 1st Survivor.

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