For my 100th post...

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

What are the main differences between South Jordan and West Jordan? Other than the obvious latitudinal and longitudinal ones.

[byu71]

You are planning to wear pants, right?

Yea, can't afford to get a letter sent to HR and I am sure someone from the office would see me.

[snowcat]

What are the main differences between South Jordan and West Jordan? Other than the obvious latitudinal and longitudinal ones.

Not much.

[Sullyute]

Welcome, welcome. I like the new avatar.

PS I liked the old avatar too, Mr. Bean is great.

[wuapinmon]

snowcat, please answer the following question. However, consider your answer carefully, as our future dealings on this site may depend, in large part, on your answer to this:

In Tolkien's Middle Earth, there are several races that are immortal, or live long lives. Man, however, is blessed with the Gift of Men, or the ability to die, to cease to exist in the present. Jorge Luis Borges wrote, "quiero morir del todo," meaning "I want to die completely," citing Homer as an example of someone immortal who surely must be bored by now with all the possibilities of endless time having fulfilled the words of Ecclesiastes 1 several times over. Death surrounds us, but we ignore it because it's always out there, coming for us, but never actually present until we cease being. We are Dasein, according to Martin Heidegger, and as Beings-Toward-Death we conceal our concept of death because of its abstraction in some kind of futurosity. Bill Murray's comical death in Zombieland is nothing like his mutiple deaths in Groundhog Day, which were born of his frustration with immortality, bound in a nutshell as it were, of infinite time, but finite space. He never lacked the mettle to do himself in, hoping to end his being. Being a fan of metal: gold, silver, steel, Metallica, I have an affinity for rhythmic sound, piercing guitars, big bass lines, and growled lyrics. Metallica's "One" lost a grammy for the best metal/hard rock song to Jethro Tull. So, the question remains, can a band be a rock band if Ian Anderson is playing the flute on the album? Explain your answer.

[snowcat]

snowcat, please answer the following question. However, consider your answer carefully, as our future dealings on this site may depend, in large part, on your answer to this:

In Tolkien's Middle Earth, there are several races that are immortal, or live long lives. Man, however, is blessed with the Gift of Men, or the ability to die, to cease to exist in the present. Jorge Luis Borges wrote, "quiero morir del todo," meaning "I want to die completely," citing Homer as an example of someone immortal who surely must be bored by now with all the possibilities of endless time having fulfilled the words of Ecclesiastes 1 several times over. Death surrounds us, but we ignore it because it's always out there, coming for us, but never actually present until we cease being. We are Dasein, according to Martin Heidegger, and as Beings-Toward-Death we conceal our concept of death because of its abstraction in some kind of futurosity. Bill Murray's comical death in Zombieland is nothing like his mutiple deaths in Groundhog Day, which were born of his frustration with immortality, bound in a nutshell as it were, of infinite time, but finite space. He never lacked the mettle to do himself in, hoping to end his being. Being a fan of metal: gold, silver, steel, Metallica, I have an affinity for rhythmic sound, piercing guitars, big bass lines, and growled lyrics. Metallica's "One" lost a grammy for the best metal/hard rock song to Jethro Tull. So, the question remains, can a band be a rock band if Ian Anderson is playing the flute on the album? Explain your answer.

This is an interesting question and was originally faced by Jethro Tull very early in their history. Shortly after organizing in 1968, there was a disagreement on whether young Ian and his flute should be the focal point of the band. The original band came from blues roots, and the flute was not standard to this tradition. Early band managers and the lead guitarist wanted to put Ian in the background and make the guitar the focal point. Ian prevailed and what we know as Jethro Tull is the result.

My answer is yes, it is not the size of your instrument, but what you do with it that makes the music.

As an aside, I have only seen Jethro Tull once, live in concert. This was well past their prime and Ian was already showing signs of age, as was most of the audience. He still spent much of the performance in his trademarked one leg stand. This was obviously becoming a physical challenge and his performance was marked by his rocking a bit on that leg. The swaying matched the rhythm of the aging hippie in front of me wearing a wonderful rainbow tie-dye shirt.

Tie-dye has roots in many ancient cultures including the Chinese T'ang dynasty as well as the Nara period in Japan. One of the early materials of choice for tie-dye was hemp. Hemp is now often associated with the modern counter cultures who look to rock for their musical identity. Another small evidence of the appropriate classification of Jethro Tull as rock music.

[wuapinmon]

This is an interesting question and was originally faced by Jethro Tull very early in their history. Shortly after organizing in 1968, there was a disagreement on whether young Ian and his flute should be the focal point of the band. The original band came from blues roots, and the flute was not standard to this tradition. Early band managers and the lead guitarist wanted to put Ian in the background and make the guitar the focal point. Ian prevailed and what we know as Jethro Tull is the result.

My answer is yes, it is not the size of your instrument, but what you do with it that makes the music.

As an aside, I have only seen Jethro Tull once, live in concert. This was well past their prime and Ian was already showing signs of age, as was most of the audience. He still spent much of the performance in his trademarked one leg stand. This was obviously becoming a physical challenge and his performance was marked by his rocking a bit on that leg. The swaying matched the rhythm of the aging hippie in front of me wearing a wonderful rainbow tie-dye shirt.

Tie-dye has roots in many ancient cultures including the Chinese T'ang dynasty as well as the Nara period in Japan. One of the early materials of choice for tie-dye was hemp. Hemp is now often associated with the modern counter cultures who look to rock for their musical identity. Another small evidence of the appropriate classification of Jethro Tull as rock music.

We shall be great friends.

[hostile]

This is an interesting question and was originally faced by Jethro Tull very early in their history. Shortly after organizing in 1968, there was a disagreement on whether young Ian and his flute should be the focal point of the band. The original band came from blues roots, and the flute was not standard to this tradition. Early band managers and the lead guitarist wanted to put Ian in the background and make the guitar the focal point. Ian prevailed and what we know as Jethro Tull is the result.

My answer is yes, it is not the size of your instrument, but what you do with it that makes the music.

As an aside, I have only seen Jethro Tull once, live in concert. This was well past their prime and Ian was already showing signs of age, as was most of the audience. He still spent much of the performance in his trademarked one leg stand. This was obviously becoming a physical challenge and his performance was marked by his rocking a bit on that leg. The swaying matched the rhythm of the aging hippie in front of me wearing a wonderful rainbow tie-dye shirt.

Tie-dye has roots in many ancient cultures including the Chinese T'ang dynasty as well as the Nara period in Japan. One of the early materials of choice for tie-dye was hemp. Hemp is now often associated with the modern counter cultures who look to rock for their musical identity. Another small evidence of the appropriate classification of Jethro Tull as rock music.

Only once for me as well, at the old Salt Palace. A group of friends and I snuck in using a dinner fork and a butter knife. Great show, but as we were all freshmen we stuck out somewhat.

[pellegrino]

Welcome, snowcat. Your use of the pellegrino-approved template as an anniversary marker is most appropriate.