BigBunny

I was surprised on the outcome.

Hi Joe - how's tricks?

Happy Birthday Webby

Satriella - glad I could be part of it, you both looked really great together.

As for this "yes he is very cute and handsome and sweeeeet! LOL" I'm sure you were talking about hubs! But ta for the compliments

Skippygirl - tsk tsk you. You & Mrs Walker need to behave. But as ever, thank you. Good timing for boosting pip

Cuth - not sure we've ever "chatted" on the board before but your posts sure are interesting. Good to have you back so to speak

Welcome back to Fatape and Ozzy Fudd too

Cheese, Michelle, Blue Moon, Two Shay, Slansh, Glitz, Uncle Tom Cobley and all - hi peeps, how is everyone?

Hello Sir Alan

Another fecked up day with the daughter in hospital.

However, finally some GOOD news, looks like the placenta previa is no longer previa. With less than a month to term it's moved far enough out of the way for the baby to get her head down where it should be.

Looking forward to Sunday nights webcast of the Cliff benefit show Joe, Chris and I will be standing by, ready at 8 pm, lol!

Police Watch as SB1070 Illegal alien supporters desecrate US Flag during National Anthem

Couldn't find anything in the narrative about the GI that was stopped by the cops from grabbing the flag, but the video does show law enforcement just standing around doing nothing but watching while our flag is desecrated ..... A sad day, indeed, for this country......

Cappy - that's good news, she's in the home straight now so not long to wait.

Al: That Joe pic scared the sh*t out of me, lmao!! And Bill Bailey.... I fell out on that one!!!!

turbo236: Kinda late, but I've always loved this Paul Gilbert version of The Star Spangled Banner Watch as he rings out the sustain towards the end, and then Green Tinted Sixties Mind is added for good measure :-)

Pip55: :-)

Here's what's happening in my neighborhood. Very, very sad! Only 28 years old, and his wife is pregnant. Google his name for more info. Very sad day here.

TheHawkGuy- Unfortunately, there is nothing the cops CAN do to people who are desecrating the Flag. It is technically not illegal; the flag code is just a set of guidelines that suggest how people should treat and handle the Flag, it is only law for U.S. entities to follow it.
Two years ago, I was in the Air Force, on duty, standing with a bunch of Secret Service agents while we watched a bunch of stupid teenagers across the street from where the Vice Pres. was speaking drag the Flag on the sidewalk, spit on it, rip it- pretty much everything but burn it. There wasn't a damn thing the law could do. Finally an old Vietnam-era Vet went up and punched the kid holding the Flag in the face and continued to wail on him until the cops arrested one of them. Guess who went to jail? The teens were politely asked to leave for being unruly or something of the sort. I'll admit it was nice to see him leave with blood all over his face, I didn't care how young he was.

Ovation1- Don't get me wrong, I love me some PG, but I like my National Anthem to be played the way it was written (for the most part). That's why I favor Joe's rendition of it so much. He doesn't add any BS, gets right to the point but yet still manages to send a message with those few notes that few others can, IMO. The Star Spangled Banner is without a doubt my favorite song, and it means a lot to me. I'd love to hear Joe play it more often! There are certain parts of Zakk Wylde's rendition that I like and a FEW parts of Steve Vai's, and I think Hendrix definitely broke ground with his, but for me it's Joe FTW!

Sweet! ~ from Mike Portnoy ~

WOW!!

I just found out that I won Drum! Magazine's "Drummer Of The Year" award...(as well as winning Metal Drummer and runner-up in Progressive Drummer and DVD of the Year)...this is truly an honor!!!

Awards 2011

I am beyond words over the fact that in such a "transitional" year in my career, I won Revolver's Golden God Drummer of the Year, Modern Drummer's MVP of the Year and now Drum!'s Drummer of the Year...

The fan's have spoken: MP ain't goin nowhere!!!

You guys are the best...I will continue to make you proud!

Onward & Upward...

MP

Zinc - if the judge lets her out today, she won't be having Christmas dinner with mum, dad & her brother Lee. apart from lying about what happened to Kaylee, she accused her dad & brother of abusing her.

Judge wants to make an example of ol Willie Nelson fer smokin a lil weed ...he could get more time than Casey Anthony will end up doing...........boggles the mind........

whoah, good year for mike p!

Two years ago, I was in the Air Force, on duty, standing with a bunch of Secret Service agents while we watched a bunch of stupid teenagers across the street from where the Vice Pres. was speaking drag the Flag on the sidewalk, spit on it, rip it- pretty much everything but burn it. There wasn't a damn thing the law could do. Finally an old Vietnam-era Vet went up and punched the kid holding the Flag in the face and continued to wail on him until the cops arrested one of them. Guess who went to jail?

As disgusting as we may find desecration of the flag, or any other inanimate object or symbol, it does not violate the personal or property rights of another (save in cases where the item was stolen, or folks are trespassing to do it). There is no right from being offended.

As with any other form of acting out, ignoring it is often the best defense, as the perpetrators will soon tire of being shunned/ignored and might start to think and get a clue from life. While this vet may have thought he was doing his country another service by serving up an ass whoopin' for this kid (I suppose it's possible), it seems far more likely that he reinforced the kid's hatred.