Let's not forget "The Tourist" in 2010. Not that I had much invested in Hollywood awards before that, but nominating "The Tourist" was, well, it for me.

Let's not forget "The Tourist" in 2010. Not that I had much invested in Hollywood awards before that, but nominating "The Tourist" was, well, it for me.

Damn! I'm so late to this party!

Damn! I'm so late to this party!

easytoplease, I'm so sorry, I remember that episode clearly, but I can't remember what it was called maybe something like "…not how I planned it"?

My father is a vintage guitar/amp collector (don't hate, I live hundreds of miles away from him and thus do not often get to play with his awesome collection). He started collecting 35 years ago when he had no money and as such, I was raised with a deep respect for quality equipment.

Do these sidewalk riders wear bicycle helmets? I live in the "hip" part of town and the number of 20-somethings I see in their scarf-bandanas, self-altered punk band t-shirts, and dirty chuck taylors riding around SANS HELMET makes me want to…well, look up bicycle fatalities involving helmetless riders and just, just…

The scary thing is that I'm not sure we have our own generation of musicians who are as prolific and other-worldly talented as Scruggs, or Monroe, or the Louvins. I'm a guitarist, sure, but I'm really more of a songwriter. I'm not the next great shredder on my instrument, and though I know ridiculously talented…

My Year of Fops, there most definitely *is* full-titty nudity in Tit(ha!)antic.

*AHEM* Bitch tits.

Yes, welcome as well! I'm also an East Nashvillian and I highly recommend it.

Ah, tanooki, I can always count on you to show some love for Nashville when folks start talking about rednecks and ass-rape and the like.

Mr. Hyden, I just want you to know that I really appreciate you saying that.

A co-worker of mine recently(ish) was expressing how excited he was to attend the Dawes concert that evening. I had to excuse myself to the ladies' room.

I wrote in "The Little Girl and the Awful Dreadful Snake" by Bill Monroe. I did last year as well, and will continue to do so until someone who makes these decisions actually LISTENS to the song and realizes they have not up until that moment truly lived, loved, or experienced emotion.

@avclub-22ce23196c2ec6eadd651bf0ba7d4d75:disqus , I suppose you're right about the "key" differences, but I'm not sure how that applies here.

@avclub-9acf7344ec50993b012999f76196c4c6:disqus , I agree with your whole statement. At the time of my previous comment, I had not yet read the Times article. I was just responding to a sentiment I was reading that stated that "indie" bands shouldn't have training because it makes them inauthentic or something.

Jesus, what's with the vitriol against music/voice lessons? I'm a musician with very little (but some) training. I play with and around people who grew up with all the lessons they wanted and I envy them for it. I would love to have that foundation and knowledge.

Do any of you have nanny friends on FB? For some reason, I am FB friends with several mothers *and* nannies (I need to do a cleanse). The nannies are actually WORSE than the moms, if you can believe it. And the posts are looooooooooooong. And there are about 27 of them a day (from each nanny). God, I hate facebook.

Ok, I'll admit that I also wrote in Dawes for the artist. And here's why: the comments would go APESHIT and I would find that entertaining. Also, the other artists I would choose are either dead (Charlie Louvin) waaaaaaaay too huge (Tom Waits) or never tour (Billy Childish).