I also think this immigration bill is part of a larger problem in government, as others here have said. I think this could have been used as a starting point with input from everyone.

How often do Republicans vote against a sex ed funding bill because it doesn't promote abstinence? How often do Democrats vote against late-term abortion restrictions because they don't make exceptions for rape? How often do either of those parties criticize a bill "because it doesn't go far enough"?

That's what the problem is. What's wrong with approving a basic bill that everyone can agree on, and then working out additional details later? I'm not being too optimistic, am I? It seems lawmakers are more concerned with making sure another party doesn't get credit for something than they are about making things better...argh.

Joe, if you happen to be reading this, is there any chance you could share some new pictures of your home studio? You mentioned in a recent interview that you rearranged everything, and I'm wondering what it all looks like now.

For everyone else:

- Ozzy scares wax museum visitors

- The band once known as Black Country now has a slightly different name and a new website: Black Country Communion. Go there and sign up for their email list.

Listening to: Dave Weiner - On Revolute (current song: Blue Fade Silver)

And ill be seeing you in Tahoe Joe! CHICKENFOOT

On a lighter note, how's this for smokin' watch from 1;30 Rock and Roll from Cabo

Cheese - Thank you for you post! Sorry I won't be seeing you in Tahoe this year, too. It's probably better for me this way, anyway, as money has been kinda tight since I got outta the Military, and the job market around Boise is not too good right now. I kinda figured they would be playing the same set (for the most part) anyway, but maybe you will get lucky and they will try out some stuff from CF II on the crowd there.

Michelle - Like I said before, I didn't mean to start such a fire when I first brought it up. I know this isn't a political forum. But at the same time it has been kinda cool to see the board so busy, and it is truly nice to see that everyone here can agree or disagree over something and not argue and call each other names like a bunch of moody teenagers. You see that a lot on other sites, really whether people disagree or not. Just because it's the internet and they feel like they can I guess. Anyway, thanks for the AC/DC!!! My favorite first rock band, they brought me over from the world of country music during my high school days and I haven't looked back!!

Austin - More good points... Yet another reason I don't like the political world.
Anyway.. I was expecting Black Country to make a little more effort at changing their name than that, since there is already a band named Black Country. I'll judge them by the music though. Hopefully an album is coming shortly? Also, I got an email from the Bonamassa crew last night about a limited edition signed "Blue and Evil" lithograph. $250. One comes with 4 tickets to any show of your choice, an opportunity to meet Joe B., and a cert. of authenticity. The other is the same price, and comes with 2 tickets and a meeting with JB at any show of your choice. They are only releasing 100 of them. I would post the link from the email, but it goes to a broken page.
Thanks for the info on BCC.

turbo - I've made a sandwich I see.

Let's dance to this cool song by Dave Matthews - grab your friend or loved one.

Ah, Skippy.. one of my favorite songs on the album, next to Baby Blue!! My girlfriend is a huge DMB fan, but she's in bed as it's almost 4:30 A.M. I'll see if I can get the dog to run around in circles with me, ha!
We are going to see Dave here in town on August 31st, hopefully he plays some of the songs I like. There are only a handful so I'll probably just hear the ones off the new album. Should be a good time though. I need to head to bed myself, otherwise I'll sleep all day...

LMAO well, you and the dog rock it out turbo! Lucky you to see him, he's not touring in 2011 at all.

DMB before work! Sweet! Thanks for that :-)

~~~Let's all sway to the music ~~~

what the bejesus is going on here!

IN cambodia at the minute, its unbelievable, 1 usd for food, beers 50c cocktails for a dollar... 1 hour away from a pub crawl in a really cool hostel, evenhas a pool rocking it up alrite

all good so far bangkok was awsome, a 12 hour bus journey to cambodia was not but worth it as usual, its mad, tuk tuks are awsome people are nice, even ended up in a bar surrounded by hookers playing pool then met some american folk, good night, some mad ones in bangkok too, met this canadian guy played in a bar grows his own weed and mixes pcp into his speed, didnt do it since we had a bus to catch in a few hours but we do have to go back to banfkok in a few weeks! madness over here!

all in all amazin trip so far, gotta get my JS ticket though for dublin, whats the deal is the club joe an add on package thing this time round? so ill jus get me ticket sort it out wen i come back

Blue Moon - Ah, Al, memories of 1991 there...............

Hi Everyone:

Here is how I did in the 12K:

Time: 47 minutes and 20 seconds (I think that's my fastest time for this run).

Place: 23rd out of 190+ participants

Age Division: 5th out of 19.

It was warm & humid out and there was some competition with some elite runners, but I was glad with how I did.

This we know: All things are connected

like the blood that unites us.

We did not weave the web of life,

We are merely a strand in it.

Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.

-Chief Seattle

R.I.P. Dennis Hopper

Rest in peace, Dennis Hopper.

There's a slight Satch connection here...Dennis Hopper played King Koopa in the 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros. movie, and Speed Of Light is in the film and on the soundtrack.