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I wouldn't go that far. Unfortunately people like some hot actors a lot, forgetting classic actors. I did it too. I forgot about Hopkins and kicked myself when I saw him on the list in such a low spot. It happens. That said, while Ferrell would place high in my list of comedy actors, I do agree that he does not belong on this list. Also when I said I agreed before, I didn't agree that Spader wasn't that good, just that Maggie owned The Secretary. Spader kills in many films. 3 Days In The Valley (i believe is the title) is one such film where I thought he was fucking great, even if the movie was just above average. Yes, but 3 Days in the Valley also had a catsuited Charlize Theron catfighting with Teri Hatcher. (Y)

Me personally, I enjoyed the hell out of Spader in Secretary, but Maggie Gyllenhaal made that movie. Other than that, Spader's always been kind of meh.

Talisman was ungodly bloated to me. Felt like they kept throwing shit in there so it could have that "two great authors must craft enormous epic" sort of feel to it. Black House was leaner, meaner, and a hell of a lot easier read. The Stand was bigger than The Talisman, but it felt like there was importance attached to each word, and I never found it dragging at any point. Bummer part is, I've yet to enjoy much cinematic work based off King's writing. Langoliers wasn't bad (who knew Bronson Pinchot could play such a scary fucker?), The Stand mini-series was good (Molly as a brunette... ), Carrie was excellent (better than the book, even), and I thought Pet Sematary and Christine were okay. Never saw Cujo, though. The rest has sucked nuts, and I don't think I'll be making an appointment to watch Talisman, either. P.S. Re: books...The Stand and Needful Things FTW.

1. Al Pacino 2. John Cusack 3. George Clooney (Our generation's Cary Grant.) 4. Robert DeNiro 5. Johnny Depp 6. Jack Nicholson (Every role he does seems like really similar guys to me, but in his case, that ain't a bad thing.) 7. Robert Duvall (Not a great leading man, IMO, but he still steals every film he's in.) 8. Aaron Eckhart (If you haven't seen Thank You for Smoking, my condolences.) 9. Samuel L. Jackson 10. Morgan Freeman

Okay, it's official...no one in my NBA fantasy legaue is paying a damn bit of attention. Some goober chick decided that since Richard Jefferson was hurt, that he wasn't worth keeping on the bench. He sat on waivers for two days, and I got him for the bargain price of one slightly used Sarunas Jasikevicius. Jefferson, Kidd, Ray Allen, Redd, Dirk, Boozer, Jameer Nelson, Andre Miller (another waiver grab)...damn, my team is looking sweet.

As far as the next generation of big men goes, I'm really digging David West from the Hornets right now. 20 PPG so far through his first three, and he's showing no signs of being fat and happy after getting his big contract extension in the offseason. Between him and CP, the Hornets do have a pretty good nucleus.

Nowt wrong with that, I'd say...it's just when they start winning that I get perturbed. And at least you won't get cheated on by your hands, eh, Cloudy? (Y)

Hella better than the Knicks, anyway.

ROC, I'll spray some love all over Shahi. Never heard of her before now, but I'm right impressed. Glad to see Bilson on the list, but I'll be disappointed if Barton's ahead of her. And always like to see some Dushku. Lowerdeck, are you speaking of Kristen Bell? If so, and you voted her highly, then (Y)

Miami sort of looked hung over after getting the rings last night, eh? 42 points kinda qualifies as an ass-whipping. On a related note, did anybody see those damn rings? Things were the size of a small puppy or something.

Of course they were...good women ARE hard to find. My girl never really tried games until she met me, and she wanted to try some one night, so I broke out Burnout 3. She loved smashing everything to hell. Other than that, she's not keen on anything else I've got...gamewise, you perverts. However, I have a friend who's in the Air Force, stationed in Arkansas, and his wife is essentially a house slave. No job, no license, nothing. All she does is play whatever PS2 RPG is hot at the moment (he told me they finished Valkyrie Profile 2 in, like, four days) and they used to be constant on a series of MMORPGs. DAoC, FFXI, City of Heroes/Villains, etc. She's more rabid than he is...and that's something. Of course, she has less than no social skills (I've known the woman for almost eight years, and she's yet to speak directly to me), thereby reinforcing every gamer stereotype going. Meh.

Playing through III again right now myself, actually. As long as you don't dwell on the things that Whathisnuts can't do that Carl Johnson can, the game's still fun like no other. I did get spoiled by the big-name soundtracks, though. Playing III, about all I listen to is Lazlow.

--Peja Stojakovic went to the Hornets --Shane Battier got traded to Houston --Bonzi Wells signed with Houston --Tim Thomas to the Clippers --Tyson Chandler to the Hornets --T.J. Ford from Milwaukee to Toronto for Charlie Villanueva --And Portland blew up most of the damn team Other than that, not much.

1. Prince--Sign o' the Times 2. Funkadelic--One Nation Under a Groove 3. Marvin Gaye--What's Going On 4. Beatles--Revolver 5. Rolling Stones--Aftermath 6. Tricky--Pre-Millennium Tension 7. Handsome Boy Modeling School--How's Your Girl? 8. Prince--The Gold Experience 9. Fiona Apple--Tidal 10. Natasha Bedingfield--Unwritten Block: System of a Down--Toxicity Metallica--S&M

Halloween night is an appropriate night for the NBA season to open, because the game gets pretty scary if you're a fan of the fundamentals. But if you like seeing people getting dunked on, then you've got to be a little bit excited. This year, I think we might see a couple of perennial weaklings flexing a little muscle. Atlantic: It's still the Nets' division to win, and they'll still have a shitty record for a division winner. Kidd's tires are running low on tread, and Carter seems to only crank it into high gear when his contract's set to expire. The Raptors could be decent if the United Nations approach works. Two Spaniards, an Italian, two Slovenians, and a Senegalese should make for some linguistic nightmares for the coaches, and it's time to drink heavily if the guys can't play. The Sixers need Andre Iguodala to become Joe Dumars to Iverson's Isiah Thomas, but it ain't real likely. The Celtics need somebody better than Sebastian Telfair to get Paul Pierce the ball. The Knicks, well, they still just suck. Southeast: This one, I think will get tight this year. The Heat will likely start out slow, pacing the old guys for the late season and trying to protect Wade. If the Wizards can play defense, they'll challenge. I'm a huge Arenas fan, even if he does think cops will bow to a basketball player. (Great player, but a bit of a dumb shit.) Orlando's got Howard and Nelson, and if J.J. Redick can shoot from NBA range, they might slip into the 8 seed. Charlotte's got The Mustache, and paired with Felton, Okafor, and May, that's a nice-looking group. Playoffs...in 2009. Atlanta...they're praying for Greg Oden. Central: All five teams could make the playoffs again, and I'm calling it now: Bulls take home-court advantage. Ben Wallace's experience and toughness vastly improve over Tyson Chandler, and guys like Gordon, Nocioni, Hinrich, and Deng make for a flexible-as-hell team. If Thabo Sefolosha can defend guys like Arenas, Hamilton, and Wade, we might see Chicago in the Finals. Detroit's still gonna be strong, but they lost a lot of size and strength when Ben walked. Nazr Mohammed? No thanks. Cleveland won't win a title with Eric Snow at the point. Either put the entire offense into LeBron's hands (which it may as well be anyway) or find a younger, quicker replacement for Snow. I love my Pacers, but dammit, can somebody keep these guys out of the strip bars? Oh, and find them a PG who can play a whole season? And the Bucks finally stopped wasting one of my favorite players, Michael Redd. They've got an interesting two-headed monster at PG with Blake and Williams, but they might slump out of contention in the first two months without Bogut. CONFERENCE FINALS: Bulls over Pistons in 7. Southwest: Dallas and San Antonio will keep owning this division until Houston says otherwise...or until Tim and Dirk both have their legs torn off. The Spurs are still two-deep at every position, but if Francisco Elson can't produce more than what Nesterovic and Mohammed did, Dallas will still be able to outgun them. Houston did well by adding Bonzi Wells and Shane Battier as insurance for T-Mac, but they still need outside shooting. Casey Jacobsen and Steve Novak (Matt Bullard v.2?) are gonna be important. New Orleans adding Chandler, Stojakovic, and Bobby Jackson to Chris Paul might get them into the playoffs...or Peja might be creaky, Chandler might get rich and lazy, and Jackson might have to play 40 minutes with Paul in street clothes. Memphis - Pau Gasol = 48 minutes of suck, unless Rudy Gay's as good as everyone at the draft seemed to think he was. Northwest: This is the Atlantic of the West, except this division doesn't have ANY teams that stand head-and-shoulders above. Minnesota gets the edge for me, just because of KG. Or, they may miss the playoffs if Blount and Davis don't provide some reasons why the Szczerbiak trade was a good idea. The Jazz have an absolutely awesome frontcourt w/ AK, Boozer, Harpring, and Okur, but hopefully Ronnie Brewer can improve on the blandness that is Gordan Giricek. Denver's still got a solid starting five, especially if J.R. Smith comes to play, but they could really use a bench outside of Earl Boykins. If Nene gets hurt again, no playoffs. Seattle still has Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis to score loads of points, and they have a good PG in Ridnour to get them the ball. Now, they have to try not to piss Luke off by giving his minutes to Earl Watson. Portland finally did the wise thing and blew up that shithole of a roster, but they've still got some pouters in Randolph and Miles. They're waaaaaaaaaaaay behind in this division unless those two come to actually work and get great help from Brandon Roy and Jamaal Magloire. Pacific: The Clippers are gonna win this division. Write it down. Unless Elton Brand runs out of gas, that is. Even then, there's talent up top AND depth on the bench for once. Taking Tim Thomas away from the Suns might be the move that takes them over the top, and I say that even though I hate Tim Thomas. The Suns may be screwed if Amare doesn't get back to his dominant ways. Otherwise, all the scoring load falls on Marion, Nash and Diaw. Those three will get you to May, but maybe not June. The Lakers still need another scorer good enough to make Kobe think that passing the ball might be a good idea once in a while. The Kings still need one more bruiser inside, especially since Brad Miller keeps drifting outside. If they got a banger like Chris Wilcox from Seattle, they'd be a dark horse contender IMO. And the Warriors still shouldn't be as bad as they are, but pinning too much of their hopes on the injury-prone (Baron Davis) and the overrated (Done-leavy) isn't gonna get them anywhere. How long before J-Rich demands out? CONFERENCE FINALS: Mavs over Clippers in six. NBA FINALS: Mavs over Bulls in six. And finally, I've got a Yahoo league started if anybody wants a run fantasy-wise. The league is called the Basketball Jones League, and the draft is on Oct. 30th, 7:30 pm EST. Anyone's welcome to join, as long as you think you'll be an active participant. Game on!

RADIOHEAD - OK Computer U2 - The Joshua Tree NIRVANA - Nevermind MICHAEL JACKSON - Thriller PINK FLOYD - Dark Side of the Moon OASIS - Definitely Maybe THE BEATLES - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band MADONNA - Like a Prayer GUNS N' ROSES - Appetite For Destruction THE BEATLES - Revolver R.E.M. - Automatic for the People THE BEATLES - The White Album QUEEN - A Night at the Opera COLDPLAY - Parachutes OASIS - (What's the Story) Morning Glory ALANIS MORISSETTE - Jagged Little Pill LED ZEPPELIN - Led Zeppelin IV THE VERVE - Urban Hymns JIMI HENDRIX - Are you Experienced THE SMITHS - The Queen Is Dead JOHN LENNON - Imagine RADIOHEAD - The Bends BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS - Exodus THE STONE ROSES - The Stone Roses SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - Bridge Over Troubled Water BJORK - Debut THE DOORS - The Doors ABBA - Arrival MICHAEL JACKSON - Off the Wall DURAN DURAN - Rio SEX PISTOLS - Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols DAVID BOWIE - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars THE BEACH BOYS - Pet Sounds JOY DIVISION - Closer THE ROLLING STONES - Let It Bleed BLUR - Parklife BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Born to Run BILLIE HOLIDAY - Lady Sings the Blues THE WHITE STRIPES - Elephant BLACK SABBATH - Paranoid THE SPECIALS - Specials THE ROLLING STONES - Exile on Main Street FRANK SINATRA - Songs for Swingin' Lovers! THE CLASH - London Calling THE PRODIGY - The Fat of the Land THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - The Velvet Underground and Nico DIRE STRAITS - Brothers in Arms PIXIES - Doolittle ARETHA FRANKLIN - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You THE LIBERTINES - The Libertines HAPPY MONDAYS - Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches PATTI SMITH - Horses THE WHO - Tommy LOU REED - Transformer BOB DYLAN - Blood on the Tracks PRINCE - Sign 'o' the Times DIDO - No Angel AIR - Moon Safari ELTON JOHN - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road THE JAM - All Mod Cons JEFF BUCKLEY - Grace FLEETWOOD MAC - Rumours MOBY - Play RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Blood Sugar Sex Magik THE POLICE - Synchronicity JONI MITCHELL - Blue CURTIS MAYFIELD - Superfly ELVIS PRESLEY - The Sun Sessions OUTKAST - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below PULP - Different Class KRAFTWERK - Trans-Europe Express MASSIVE ATTACK - Blue Lines BECK - Odelay STEVIE WONDER - Songs in the Key of Life KATE BUSH - Hounds of Love TALKING HEADS - Fear of Music EMINEM - The Marshall Mathers LP MARVIN GAYE - What's Going On GEORGE MICHAEL - Faith SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - The Original Movie Soundtrack PRIMAL SCREAM - Screamadelica JOHN COLTRANE - A Love Supreme LOVE - Forever Changes PAUL SIMON - Graceland NICK DRAKE - Five Leaves Left MEAT LOAF - Bat Out of Hell DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - Dusty in Memphis DE LA SOUL - 3 Feet High and Rising THE STROKES - Is this It MADNESS - One Step Beyond... ROBBIE WILLIAMS - I've Been Expecting You NEIL YOUNG - After the Gold Rush PUBLIC ENEMY - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back BLONDIE - Parallel Lines THE EAGLES - Hotel California JAMES BROWN - Sex Machine THE STREETS - A Grand Don't Come for Free DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels ROD STEWART - Every Picture Tells a Story The HUMAN LEAGUE - Dare! Respect to PRP and no one else, as everyone should own a copy of Sign O' the Times.

Never heard of Erica Durance and Melissa Therieau, but...yum. Can never go wrong with Rose... And good Lord, that is the most boyish-looking picture of Shannyn Sossamon I've ever seen. I'll need an address to send my therapy bill to...

You say that like Live are a bad band >_> Nah, not at all. I dig me some Live...the joke was that they're about ten years past their biggest hits, which in today's society probably qualifies them as old.

These days, a club's idea of "classic rock" is probably Third Eye Blind or Live.

No fair to blame the Eagles for a Henley solo song. And yes, "Ol' 55" kinda sucked, but "One of These Nights" owns my soul...and possibly yours.

Loved the Asia dragon eating the Nirvana baby. And anything that results in the dismemberment of a member of Night Ranger = (Y)

1. Say You Love Me 2. The Chain 3. Little Lies 4. Second Hand News 5. Dreams Excellent as the Mac are, I must agree with Marcos, Eagles > Mac...but not by much. And finally, Mick Fleetwood in a cheerleader's outfit is seriously disturbing shit.

The Best of Prince: 1. Pussy Control (from The Gold Experience) 2. Head (from Dirty Mind) 3. Lady Cab Driver (from 1999) 4. The Ride (Live track, unreleased) 5. Raspberry Beret (from Around the World in a Day) 6. Take Me With U (from Purple Rain) 7. Nothing Compares 2 U (Live track, from The Hits collection) 8. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (from Sign o' the Times) 9. Money Don't Matter 2Nite (from Diamonds and Pearls) 10. 17 Days (B-side of "When Doves Cry", from The Hits collection) 11. Little Red Corvette (from 1999) 12. Wonderful Ass (Unreleased) 13. Life o' the Party (from Musicology) 14. Peach (from The Hits collection) 15. Pop Life (from Around the World in a Day) 16. The Holy River (from Emancipation) 17. One of Us (from Emancipation) 49. 7 (from 0-+->) 77. Purple Rain (from Purple Rain)

Over the course of the last two days, on a four-hour trip to Kentucky for my grandfather's funeral and another one headed back, I plowed through all of Sacred Stone by Clive Cussler. There are very few authors that I can read continuously over the course of a long trip, but Cussler is king among them. If you like adventure-type novels, kind of the Indiana Jones-meets-Tom Clancy sort of style, then Cussler's your man. One of his books was the basis for the movie Sahara, although I can only assume that the book was just TOO FUCKING BIG to make a decent movie, since I've been told that the film was shit. Much the same happened with the last film they made out of one of his books, Raise the Titanic. It took twenty years for Hollywood to regain some goodwill toward the man, and then it sounds like they fucked it up again. There's twenty-some books in three different series, and all are pretty damn fun reads.

Just read through this list and I noticed two glaring omissions: No Stones and No Doors The Doors not being here comes as a tremendous surprise to me, since it seemed they were universally worshipped during a Classic Rock Survivor game last year. As for the Stones, well, any list that places Tool, System of a Down, and Mars Volta (great album...BUT IT'S THEIR FIRST ONE) among the Top 25 of all time is bound to have a few that slip the radar. Just not sure how anyone can forget the Stones, though.