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swiftdog2.0

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Kurt Cobain was not the John Lennon of my generation (GenX). Lennon and Cobain are an apples and oranges comparison.

I respect Kurt as an artist and songwriter. I like Nirvana's music. Dave Grohl was the better musician and guitar player in that outfit. Two words to prove that. Foo Fighters.

I could be more onboard with an Eddie Vedder / John Lennon comparison. Barely though.
 
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Spideyman

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DiO'Bolic said:
People who say "money can't buy you happiness" don’t know what they’re talking about.
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One has to define "happiness" and it's meaning to each individual. If money gives one ease from financial difficulties and enables a better lifestyle, when one was not possible before-- it brought a degree of happiness. On the other hand, there are those to whom no amount of money could make them happy.
 
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DiO'Bolic

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Spideyman said:
One has to define "happiness" and it's meaning to each individual. If money gives one ease from financial difficulties and enables a better lifestyle, when one was not possible before-- it brought a degree of happiness. On the other hand, there are those to whom no amount of money could make them happy.
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They belong in therapy. :)
 
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Dana Jean

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Money doesn't buy happiness. Money buys the ability to find happiness at a more leisurely pace. And you can make happiness with a lot of money.

But whether you are rich or poor or somewhere in between, happiness ebbs and flows in your mind, not your checkbook.

My head would be pretty full of flow though if I could make it rain!
 
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DiO'Bolic

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Dana Jean said:
Money doesn't buy happiness. Money buys the ability to find happiness at a more leisurely pace. And you can make happiness with a lot of money.

But whether you are rich or poor or somewhere in between, happiness ebbs and flows in your mind, not your checkbook.

My head would be pretty full of flow though if I could make it rain!
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Research shows money can indeed buy a person happiness. Hey, you can't argue with science. :)
 
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mjs9153

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Grandpa said:
This version is being played at my funeral, if I have any say about it by then, which I won't, but that's my wish. This version is a wonderful amalgam of anger, shock, grief, sadness - it seems to have all the stages encapsulated in nonverbal vocals and that lovely, stately music backing it up.
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I agree..to me, it also seems to capture the wonder and heights of human existence.. maybe I am reading too much into it, but is just seems like a non verbalized snapshot of the emotions of being born, living, and passing on..
 
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GNTLGNT

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Grandpa said:
My dad was Jason Jr. , and he was nicknamed Jake. His dad, Jason Sr., was called JT. I'm Jason III but grew up being called Tom (middle name Thomas) by the family until I reclaimed the name Jason in high school. (Some friends call me Jase.) Our first son, Jason IV, is called Jay.

Of course, none of that addressed the statement at issue or helped in the discussion. If I could give you the last 45 seconds of your life back, I would.
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...you only owe me 20......
 
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mjs9153

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swiftdog2.0 said:
I never really understood why Seinfeld was so popular. I've seen a few episodes. They were funny, I guess.
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I love Seinfeld, so many funny episodes.. besides a lot of pop culture from the 90s that you recognize and things about New York,it's the ongoing gag about these people who are really pretty selfish and self-involved,sabotaging themselves over and over again. It's things that you can recognize that you may sometimes do,people in your family,friends, things that just drive you crazy,that kind of thing.. and the thing with Kramer, he never works, but things always seem to fall into his lap and problems never stick to him.. which annoys the others to no end..
 
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swiftdog2.0

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mjs9153 said:
I love Seinfeld, so many funny episodes.. besides a lot of pop culture from the 90s that you recognize and things about New York,it's the ongoing gag about these people who are really pretty selfish and self-involved,sabotaging themselves over and over again. It's things that you can recognize that you may sometimes do,people in your family,friends, things that just drive you crazy,that kind of thing.. and the thing with Kramer, he never works, but things always seem to fall into his lap and problems never stick to him.. which annoys the others to no end..
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I get the concept. It just doesn’t do it for me.
 
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Steffen

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swiftdog2.0 said:
Van Halen was way better with Sammy Hagar as the lead singer.

Better songwriting, better vocals, better live show.

Need proof? The current version of the band doesn’t play any Sammy era songs live. Why? Dave can't sing them. Heck, he can’t even sing his own tunes anymore.

Dave was always a lazy singer and he’s only gotten worse. He can’t compensate with showmanship anymore either. Sammy, on the other hand can still bring it live at 70+ years old.
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No controversy here. It is a FACT.
 
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Blake

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Sports are fun, but it's the excess that bothers me. So much of society's resources poured into something that, at the core, is simply recreational, societally useful, and really kinda frivolous. Institutions of "higher learning" pumping millions, billions, of dollars into their sports. Yeesh. Professional sports - the latter part referenced in "bread and circuses."
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I used to be a massive Rugby League fan, but I've gone off it a bit since it has gone professional. Back in the 1970's, the average first-grade Rugby League player in Sydney had a day job like a butcher( some of them had 'cushy' jobs with companies where they were basically PR people). For instance, where I grew up in Darlinghurst, John Coveney(I think it was him) I used to see delivering the beer kegs to a club near where I lived. I think sports is a distraction to keep the masses 'distracted'. I don't like the advent of sports betting either. Sports has become too political as well. When I hear 'so and so' has signed a 100 million dollar contract, I switch off the radio. I think I read that like in the 1950's the average major League baseballer in America earned ten to fifteen times the average wage, but now it is like 100 times.
 
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