Tagged at Thundernose's. A coward's tag, but tagged nonetheless. So, figuring what better time to try out the Amazon function of my blogging software, I decided, why not?

Rube's Random 10

"Parklife" (Blur)	"Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits" (Hank Williams)	"Alice" (Tom Waits)	"Good for Your Soul" (Oingo Boingo)	"The Downward Spiral" (Nine Inch Nails)
"Red Headed Stranger" (Willie Nelson)	"Candy Apple Grey" (Hüsker Dü)	"Chips from the Chocolate Fireball" (The Dukes of Stratosphear)	"Darklands" (Jesus and Mary Chain)	"Reckoning" (R.E.M.)

1.) What is the total amount of music files on your computer?
I just spent about a week sucking all my music into iTunes, along with cover art and what-not. The final damage?

2.) The last CD you bought is:

"Excursions in Ambience 1" (Various Artists)

That was well over a year ago. I already seem to have everything I need.

3.)What is the song you last listened to before this message?

Live with Me, Rolling Stones from Let It Bleed

4.) Five songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you:
I'm a sentimental goon, and tend to get all weepy if the right song comes on at the wrong moment.

Three Days, Jane's Addiction

Prodigal Son, Alison Krauss & Michelle Shocked

Mother Nature's Son, The Beatles

Streets of Baltimore, Bobby Bare

Oh, You Pretty Things, David Bowie

5.) Who are you gonna pass this stick to (five persons and why)?

I'll be passing this one along to:

• My Brother, no link, but I'd be interested to hear what he's listening to these days
• Augie, even though, being German, she'll probably just list a bunch of Kraftwerk CDs
• The Hetzfresse, just to irritate him
• Andy of "XOR", for pretty much the same reason
• And, finally, to Rappinhood, because I'd like to see if he puts his own records on there...

Well, that was entertaining. Damn you, Zonker. Damn you to HELL! I'll get this one back at the Wreckyll, if I remember to reserve a room...

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Gut Rumbles: the guitar face:

What a hoot; Acidman got me there. I don't even play guitar all that good, but when nobody's looking I stick out the tongue and squint my eyes like the guy from Uriah Heep, "Magicians Birthday"-style. It's all pretty ridiculous anyway when all you can play are a couple of sappy old Beatles tunes; I mean, it's not like you have to jump around the room and bash in your amp after Norwegian Wood, now is it.

While we're on the subject, I know that some of youse that drop by every now and then are musicians. I'm looking for a better way to guitar into my computer. I'm thinking of setting myself up with some sort of guitar synth, but I really have no idea what all I'll need. Any suggestions? All I've got right now is a jangly old western acoustic and a Mac. Well, it was enough for Matthew Sweet to get started...

What kind of rock was I under last week to make me miss this beauty:

With Moore sitting in the audience, the Dirty Harry star said, "Michael Moore and I actually have a lot in common - we both appreciate living in a country where there's free expression.

"But, Michael, if you ever show up at my front door with a camera - I'll kill you. I mean it."

Jeeps, I can't think of many things that would fill my pants quicker than Gunny Highway telling me he was going to kill me, then adding 'I mean it' just to make sure I knew he wasn't joking.

A man's got to know his limitations, Mike.

Via Evil White Guy