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This song was floating around when I was about 15. I really liked it. I found it encouraging, even though the lyrics didn't actually describe my particular circumstances. I had it on a mix tape after Fade to Black. Even now, when I hear Fade to Black, I kind of expect to hear this song next. Funny how memory is. [video=youtube;4VqvEGsIvAc] ]

^speaking of drummers who are also singers.... I love to see Don Henley play the drums and sing. His coordination blows my mind. His afro is pretty epic, too. [video=youtube;sxSOtgLETWg]

Phil Collins made a lot of awesome music. I forgot how much I enjoyed it. [video=youtube;ylITtfio9Mg] ]

This album is so dope. [video=youtube;XfH3erWacsQ] ]

Very cool, Rainy. Thanks!

The bell in Touch of Evil reminded me of two other "bell" songs: For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Metallica, and Hell's Bells, by AC/DC. Whenever I hear a tolling bell on the radio, it seems like they always play Hell's Bells, and not For Whom the Bell Tolls. It's always a bit of a letdown. Personally, I think For Whom the Bell Tolls is waaaay better than Hell's Bells. I'm not a huge fan of AC/DC, actually. [video=youtube;eeqGuaAl6Ic] ]

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I never read the book. I heard of it, but never read it. I looked up the book when I found out (yesterday) that there was also a movie and found out more stuff I didn't know! It's all so interesting. Makes me happy when I find out new and cool stuff like that.

That was a book. The author was a really interesting person.

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If you could read my mind, love What a tale my thoughts could tell Just like an old-time movie 'Bout a ghost from a wishin' well In a castle dark or a fortress strong With chains upon my feet You know that ghost is me And I will never be set free As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see [video=youtube;v5tr_L31StI] ]

We used to have a church pew in our kitchen, growing up. It was behind our kitchen table, up against one of the walls. Seemed perfectly normal at the time. Now, I realize it's sort of novel. I miss that church pew!

That's really nice.

You're welcome

This is one of the funniest pairings of videos that I have ever seen, but I can't figure out how to embed the first video So, it'll have to be links for both. The first video is Dave Chapelle doing a skit about Prince. It's funny all by itself. In the second video, Jimmy Kimmel interviews Dave Chapelle. They talk about the skit, and then Prince's awesome get-back. This makes everything even better.

I guess you could say that. My family dynamic was very dysfunctional growing up. On the outside, it looked perfectly normal--good even. But on the inside it was very difficult. In a nutshell, besides the ridiculous, drawn out four-year divorce of my parents, and the numerous disastrous financial decisions that resulted in us moving four times and four years, AND the alcoholism and absence of my father, I (in retrospect) think my mom was mentally ill and undiagnosed. I think my sister became her codependent. I was stuck growing up with these two volatile, twin-star crazy people. On top of that, I'm adopted, and a TOTALLY different personality type than my mom and my sister (read: weird). I ended up putting myself in therapy through a few crazy maneuvers at school. I regret nothing. It had to happen. I went to therapy for four years, starting when I was 15. Three times a week, three hours a day. More on family-therapy days. I was not going down with that ship. Things have gotten better over the years, but I had some years of real desperation as a kid. I still sometimes find myself flinching in certain situations. It's so wild when that happens because I realize that some of the old sickness peeling away and I feel a little bit better.

That happens to me. Sometimes it happens in the middle of the day, too. I didn't realize it was a symptom of PTSD, but it's helpful that there is a name for it. Sometimes it happens in the middle of the night, wakes me up. The best thing for me to do then is get up, or else the images won't stop. It's really inconvenient and unpleasant, and I wish it would go away forever.

Dubstep, I get you. I really do. [video=youtube;xUO7tLwUmn8] ]

Agreed. The others weren't bad, just not on par with Hot Fuzz.

Absolutely LOVE that movie!!

I first heard this song on a cruise to Bermuda. Sitting in the sun on the back of the ship in the middle of the ocean, it sounded so perfect [video=youtube;QJCyZtRPXhk]