Everything, from punk to heavy metal, and I mean everything, pulls directly from American blues music. Chords, song structure, chord progression - it's all blues based.

Those two albums (Core and Purple) were fantastic. I fell off after Tiny Music...a few good songs, but definitely not as good as the first two.

Weird sounds like awesome. My ~3 year old son LOVES STP, Soundgarden, Candlebox, Live, etc.

The Patriot is terminal-phase only, and it's doubtful that it would be able to intercept a long range ICBM, just given the speed at which the warheads would be moving. I would expect that the computer software would support the intercept, and the firing solution could, at the very least, be plotted. Realistically,…

I'm not so sure I'd say that it barely works, as-is. Sure, some of the programs have had big issues, but Patriot and AEGIS BMD are relative rockstars, in their current configurations.

The US has a missile defense system with different systems and interceptors for different phases of flight. AEGIS BMD, THAAD, GMD, and Patriot all have interceptors with different capabilities and 'legs', with differing areas of responsibility. Currently, there are no boost-phase interceptors, other than AEGIS AAW,…

I believe this was the exact vantage point from Days of Thunder, during one of the test scenes.

Probably because the maintenance and upkeep of a facility like this would far outstrip the likely revenue generated. North Wilkesboro, while an awesome track, is in the middle of nowhere. A venue in San Diego, that has a primary user (San Diego Chargers) can afford maintenance and upkeep, and incur any additional…

I live in Charleston, SC, and I see them constantly. Probably a half dozen a day, or so.

I had trouble getting T-Mobile service at my house, so I called and asked if I could buy a repeater. They sent me one, for free, within a few days, and now I have four bars of LTE in my house. I was also able to cancel my landline with AT&T, since I could now use the CellGuard service for my alarm system.

I really liked it. I don't understand the hate.

I was staying at a hotel in Wilmington, NC a couple years ago, and there were a half dozen or so Harriers that must have been from MCAS Cherry Point that were making approaches to the Wilmington airport for some exercise. They'd fly in, switch to hover mode above our hotel, then dash off towards the airport. Those…

Why would the USN be launching SM-3s at missiles within the atmosphere?

You're assuming that salvo launches of SMs wouldn't stop the incoming missiles...

Well, you're partially right. Anti-missile technology has DEFINITELY improved, and AEGIS is orders of magnitude more capable now than it was in 1986, though the Vicksburg may or may not have received the ACB-08 modernization. If so, it does have BMD capabilities, but it's not the newest of the bunch. That said, the…

It's the Ford Galaxy, actually.

My sweet, gentle Jesus...

Gotcha. He's been back and forth between ANG and USAF-R throughout the years, so it's possible he was a boom operator on KC-135s, but I do know that he is a KC-10 pilot, now. Must have gone to the Reserves when he started flying...

Honestly, that how I usually drive my 06' Mustang GT. Start in second, up to third, and once I hit 45, I'm in fifth, unless I'm getting on a highway.

I know a guy that used to be an ANG boom operator on KC-10s, and is now a KC-10 pilot. The next time I see him, I should ask what's more stressful!